Education May 26 Iowa law limits gender identity instruction, bans books depicting sex acts from school libraries By Scott McFetridge, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
Politics Mar 22 DeSantis to expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to high school classes The rule change would ban lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity from grades 4 to 12, expanding the current law critics call "Don't Say Gay." DeSantis has leaned heavily into cultural divides on his path to an anticipated White… By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press
Nation Oct 27 United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker The State Department said Wednesday it expects to be able to offer the option more broadly early next year. By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press
Nation Oct 10 Watch 7:22 LGBTQ seniors fear discrimination when searching for housing Many LGBTQ+ seniors who live in long-term care communities and senior housing are fearful of being mistreated, refused care, neglected, or abused—with some even re-closeting themselves for safety. In many states, it's still legal to deny access to housing and… By Ivette Feliciano
Nation Sep 17 AP report: Justice Department reviewing policies on transgender inmates Policies on housing transgender inmates in the federal prison system are being reviewed after protections for transgender prisoners were rolled back in the Trump administration, The Associated Press has learned. By Michael Balsamo, Mohamed Ibrahim, Associated Press
Jun 30 U.S. to add ‘X’ gender marker on passports By Kate Sosin, Orion Rummler, The 19th Transgender and intersex Americans will have the power to identify their own gender on travel documents by the end of this year, an administration official said. Continue reading
May 19 Democratic lawmakers urge Biden to act on gender-neutral federal IDs By Amanda Becker, The 19th The administration promised to allow nonbinary and intersex people to get passports that reflect their gender identities. Continue reading
Feb 06 Virginia lawmakers pass protections for LGBTQ people By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Virginia lawmakers have passed comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that advocates say makes the state the first in the South to enact such protections for LGBTQ people. The legislation prohibits discrimination in housing, public or private employment, public spaces and credit transactions… Continue reading
Jun 10 LGBTQ Catholics denounce Vatican’s document on gender identity By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The document rejected the idea that people can choose or change their genders and insisted on the sexual "complementarity" of men and women to make babies. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 9:32 How Caster Semenya’s case could alter the landscape of women’s sport In athletics, who defines a man and a woman? A court has ordered South African runner and Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya to take drugs to suppress her naturally high testosterone levels if she wants to continue to compete. William… Continue watching