

Politics Jul 16

As the Texas legislature heads into a special session to revive the "bathroom bill," conservative groups are vowing revenge on Republican lawmakers in Texas who don't approve it. Whether the law is enacted or not, the issue looms large over…
By Will Weissert, Associated Press
World May 22

In our news wrap Monday, a large explosion was reported at an Ariana Grande concert at an arena in Manchester, England, that police say has led to a number of confirmed fatalities and injuries. Also, President Trump’s former National Security…
By PBS NewsHour
Politics May 21

A transgender "bathroom bill" reminiscent of one in North Carolina that caused a national uproar now appears to be on a fast-track to becoming law in Texas.
By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Politics Mar 30

North Carolina's state legislature overwhelmingly voted to replace its so-called "bathroom bill" on Thursday, after suffering a business and economic backlash from a law that many saw as discriminatory. How do people see the compromise deal? Hari Sreenivasan talks to…
By PBS NewsHour
Mar 27

By Emery P. Dalesio, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press
The bathroom bill will cost North Carolina more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a dozen years, according to an Associated Press analysis.
Feb 15

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press
Hundreds of parents across the country have called on President Donald Trump to embrace Obama-era protections for transgender students.
Dec 21

In North Carolina, lawmakers met in a special session to debate repealing HB2, the so-called “Bathroom Bill” they passed in March. The controversial law says transgender people must abide by the sex listed on their birth certificate, not their gender…
Sep 29

By Associated Press
The law requires businesses and governments to post non-gender-specific signs on single-occupant restrooms by March 1, 2017.
My experience for the first 18 years of my life in Mississippi was very much limited to the company of people who looked and lived just like me. As a teacher, I’ve noticed my students are infinitely more worldly wise…
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