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Politics Feb 27

Iowa approves bill removing gender identity protections despite massive protests

By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

Politics Jan 20

Inauguration ceremony for Trump's second presidential term
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The power of presidential executive orders and their limits

President Trump promised a record number of executive orders on his first day in office. For a closer look at the power of these orders and their limits, Amna Nawaz spoke with Andrew Rudalevige, professor of government at Bowdoin College…

By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris

World Aug 04

Mubadala World Tennis Championship
For women athletes of color, outsized scrutiny over gender is nothing new, historians say

Female athletes of color who don’t conform to typically Western ideals of femininity have historically faced disproportionate scrutiny when it comes to sex testing and false accusations that they are male or transgender, historians and anthropologists say.

By Noreen Nasir

Politics May 07

General view outside New York State Capitol building, after Attorney General's investigation found that Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, in Albany, New York, U.S., August 3, 2021. Photo by Jeenah Moon/REUTERS
New York judge blocks amendment barring discrimination on gender identity and pregnancy outcomes

The ruling from state Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. Doyle on Tuesday determined that state lawmakers failed to follow procedural rules around passing constitutional amendments.

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

World Apr 08

Pope Francis holds weekly general audience at the Vatican
Vatican characterizes gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy as violations of human dignity

Advocates for LGBTQ+ Catholics immediately criticized the document as outdated, harmful and contrary to the stated goal of recognizing the “infinite dignity” of all of God's children.

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Mar 11

Under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ settlement, Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The settlement, reached Monday between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys, clarifies what is allowed in Florida classrooms following passage two years ago of the law prohibiting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades.

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Dec 29

Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues

By Associated Press

The judge said the ban on books is "incredibly broad" and has resulted in the removal of history volumes, classics, award-winning novels and "even books designed to help students avoid being victimized by sexual assault."…

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Nov 29

LGBTQ+ rights group sues over Iowa law banning school library books, gender identity discussion

By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press

The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed the federal lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of seven Iowa students and their families. LGBTQ+ advocacy group Iowa Safe Schools is also a plaintiff.

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Sep 19

Census Bureau wants to test asking about sexual orientation and gender identity on community survey

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The bureau wants to test the wording, response categories and placement of gender identity and sexual orientation queries on the questionnaires for the American Community Survey.

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Sep 15

Kansas to no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect gender identities

By John Hanna, Associated Press

The state health department's announcement Friday cited a new law that prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities.

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