Nation Oct 27 United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker 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
Nation Jun 30 U.S. to add ‘X’ gender marker on passports 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. By Kate Sosin, Orion Rummler, The 19th
Nation May 19 Democratic lawmakers urge Biden to act on gender-neutral federal IDs The administration promised to allow nonbinary and intersex people to get passports that reflect their gender identities. By Amanda Becker, The 19th
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
Feb 08 South Dakota may ban gender identity instruction in public schools By James Nord, Associated Press The state would be the first in the nation to block instruction on gender identity or gender expression, and South Dakota's bill would cover public school students from kindergarten through seventh grade. Continue reading
Apr 06 North Carolina bathroom law could change rules at public colleges By Josh Logue, Inside Higher Ed Three university employees are suing the state after North Carolina passed a law requiring public colleges to segregate bathrooms by biological birth gender, forcing transgender students and faculty members to use facilities that don't reflect their identities. Continue reading