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Opinion | The Supreme Court Case Over Trans Youth Could Also Decimate Women’s Equality
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Opinion | The Supreme Court Case Over Trans Youth Could Also Decimate Women’s Equality

Politico  

The United States is challenging the Tennessee law on the basis of the Constitution’s equal protection clause, which has been interpreted to guarantee sex equality. But, if you change Ryan’s birth sex and suppose he was assigned male at birth, then SB1’s restriction lifts.” Drawing a line between biological females and biological males — one can get the treatment and …

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"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"
1 month ago

"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"

Salon  

The Supreme Court last week appeared likely to support a contentious Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors after more than two hours of oral argument in one of the most pivotal cases for transgender rights in the nation's history. "We think it would be sufficient for the Court to recognize that a law that on its face says you …

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The Hidden Danger of the Supreme Court’s New Trans Rights Case
55 years ago

The Hidden Danger of the Supreme Court’s New Trans Rights Case

Slate  

The Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday in Skrmetti v. U.S., a case of such immense importance to constitutional equality and with such devastating potential consequences that it’s hard to even describe. It is also, fundamentally, a case about gender equality, and whether constitutional limitations on sex discrimination can survive the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority. The statute itself declares that …

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Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Trans Youth Health Care
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Trans Youth Health Care

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments for the most important transgender rights case it has ever reviewed — one that could have significant consequences on the future of lifesaving gender-affirming care for youth in the country. The Tennessee law, Senate Bill 1, encourages minors to “appreciate their sex” by prohibiting puberty blockers or hormone …

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In transgender care case, Supreme Court to consider how far equal protection goes
1 month, 1 week ago

In transgender care case, Supreme Court to consider how far equal protection goes

CNN  

CNN — When the Supreme Court hears an appeal Wednesday from transgender youths challenging a Tennessee ban on their medical care, fundamental principles forbidding sex discrimination will be on the line. Throughout decades of cases, the high court has described Black Americans and other racial minorities as a “suspect class,” needing the greatest constitutional protection, and it has deemed victims …

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Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff faces explosive new allegations from his time at top LA law firm
3 months ago

Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff faces explosive new allegations from his time at top LA law firm

Daily Mail  

Kamala Harris's husband was 'inappropriate' and 'misogynistic' at work, his former colleagues tell DailyMail.com. Emhoff recently sat down for a fawning interview with Jen Psaki during which the former White House Press Secretary told the Second Gentleman that he had 'reshaped the perception of masculinity' The shocking allegations are a striking contrast to Emhoff's benevolent image promoted by the Harris …

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Supreme Court leaves LGBTQ+ students without crucial civil rights protections ahead of school year
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court leaves LGBTQ+ students without crucial civil rights protections ahead of school year

Salon  

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold injunctions on the Biden administration's latest education regulations in 10 states and hundreds of schools and university campuses nationwide leaves transgender, pregnant and harassed students without crucial civil rights protections as the new school year approaches, experts told Salon. At a June RAGA summer conference in West Virginia, speakers on a panel concerning Supreme …

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U.S. Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request. Most Republican-controlled states have banned gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, and several have adopted policies limiting which school bathrooms trans people can use and barring trans girls from some sports competitions. In April, President …

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Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country

The Independent  

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Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request. Most Republican-controlled states have banned gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, and several have adopted policies limiting which school bathrooms trans people can use and barring trans girls from some sports competitions. In …

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Legal experts say a fight over a Black teen's dreadlocks shows how the law still enables racism
5 months ago

Legal experts say a fight over a Black teen's dreadlocks shows how the law still enables racism

Salon  

A federal judge this week dismissed a majority of the claims in a Black Texas high school student's lawsuit against his school district, which accused officials there of racial and gender discrimination for punishing him over his refusal to change his hairstyle. Related Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for length of his hairstyle In his order, …

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Recruitment consultant disciplined after she boasted to colleagues about her 'gold star' sex life and showed off a sex tape at work loses employment tribunal bid
5 months ago

Recruitment consultant disciplined after she boasted to colleagues about her 'gold star' sex life and showed off a sex tape at work loses employment tribunal bid

Daily Mail  

A recruitment consultant who was disciplined after boasting to colleagues about her 'gold star' sex life has lost her employment tribunal. When bosses challenged her about her behaviour, Miss Tilley claimed she was trying to make colleagues uncomfortable so they would stop asking her about her sex life. Pictured: Manchester Employment Tribunal The hearing was told Miss Tilley joined Gravitas …

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Transgender Rights Advocates’ Last Best Hope Is Neil Gorsuch and John Roberts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Transgender Rights Advocates’ Last Best Hope Is Neil Gorsuch and John Roberts

Slate  

The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether states have the constitutional authority to prohibit gender-affirming care for minors. The 6th Circuit held that the due process clause does not protect the parents because there is no “deeply rooted” right to secure gender-affirming care for one’s offspring, and that the equal protection clause is not offended because …

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Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department’s authority. “The Final Rule applies to sex discrimination in any educational ‘program’ or ‘activity’ receiving Federal financial assistance,” he wrote. “The terms ‘program’ or ‘activity’ are …

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Senior female armed police officer who was made to strip to her underwear and told 'just because you have t**s does not mean you can't do a press-up' wins sex discrimination case
1 year, 3 months ago

Senior female armed police officer who was made to strip to her underwear and told 'just because you have t**s does not mean you can't do a press-up' wins sex discrimination case

Daily Mail  

She was made to be the 'poster girl' for the firearms unit, a tribunal heard A senior female firearms officer has won a sex discrimination and harassment case after being stripped down to her underwear during a police training course. Detective Inspector Rebecca Kalam was told 'just because you have t**s does not mean you cannot do a press up', …

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50 years of Title IX: The landmark equality law that changed US women’s sports by accident
2 years, 6 months ago

50 years of Title IX: The landmark equality law that changed US women’s sports by accident

Firstpost  

Signed into law by Richard M Nixon, Title IX has also been used to defend students from sexual harassment and assault, to ensure the rights of transgender students and protect pregnant students from discrimination The United States is set to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark law known as Title IX on Thursday. The exponential increase in girls’ and …

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Reversing Trump, U.S. Restores Transgender Health Protections
3 years, 8 months ago

Reversing Trump, U.S. Restores Transgender Health Protections

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The U.S. will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical care. The action by the Department of Health and Human Services affirms that federal laws forbidding sex discrimination …

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U.S. Will Protect Gay And Transgender People Against Discrimination In Health Care
3 years, 8 months ago

U.S. Will Protect Gay And Transgender People Against Discrimination In Health Care

NPR  

U.S. Will Protect Gay And Transgender People Against Discrimination In Health Care Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Gay and transgender people will be protected from discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, effectively reversing a Trump-era rule that went into effect last year. Sponsor Message "Fear of discrimination can lead individuals to forgo care, …

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Politicians and judges to be included in Sex Discrimination Act, federal government announces
3 years, 9 months ago

Politicians and judges to be included in Sex Discrimination Act, federal government announces

ABC  

The federal government will amend the Sex Discrimination Act to include politicians and judges, who have previously been exempt from the laws. Attorney-General Michaelia Cash said a series of legislative changes would be introduced into Parliament this year, aimed at strengthening protections against sexual harassment in the workplace. Significant changes to the Fair Work Act and the Sex Discrimination Act …

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Newsom signs bill intended to end discrimination against LGBTQ people in sex crime convictions
4 years, 4 months ago

Newsom signs bill intended to end discrimination against LGBTQ people in sex crime convictions

LA Times  

Discrimination against LGBTQ people in sex crime convictions will be outlawed under a new law signed by Gov. “It’s appalling that in 2020, California continues to discriminate against LGBTQ people, by mandating that LGBTQ young people be placed on the sex offender registry in situations where straight people aren’t required to be placed on the registry,” Wiener said in a …

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Supreme Court: Anger, leaks and tensions during the Supreme Court LGBTQ debate
4 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court: Anger, leaks and tensions during the Supreme Court LGBTQ debate

CNN  

CNN — When the Supreme Court extended the 1964 Civil Rights Act to gay and lesbian workers in a landmark June ruling, the justices also protected transgender employees. Conservative Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s first nominee to the Supreme Court, held the key to the decision that ultimately declared the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from denying jobs or promotions to …

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The Supreme Court Just Tanked Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda
55 years ago

The Supreme Court Just Tanked Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda

Slate  

Upon taking office, President Donald Trump launched an all-out war against the rights of LGBTQ people—particularly transgender Americans. Many civil rights laws outlaw discrimination “because of sex,” and the Obama administration argued that those protections encompass transgender people as well. The Trump administration rejected these interpretations, instead proclaiming that sex merely means “biological sex” and does not, on its own, …

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Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers protected by law
4 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers protected by law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. “Even as understood today, the concept of discrimination because of ‘sex’ is different from discrimination because of ‘sexual orientation’ or ‘gender identity.‘” Kavanaugh wrote in a separate …

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Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination
4 years, 6 months ago

Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. “Even as understood today, the concept of discrimination because of ‘sex’ is different from discrimination because of ‘sexual orientation’ or ‘gender identity.’” Kavanaugh wrote in a separate …

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