Jun 12 At LGBT landmark Stonewall, a community in mourning By Omar Etman, Daniel Moritz-Rabson On Sunday, hours after 50 people were killed in a shooting in a gay club in Orlando, the LGBT community and its allies gathered to pay tribute at The Stonewall Inn. Continue reading
Jun 11 Oregon court rules that ‘nonbinary’ is a legal gender By Corinne Segal An Oregon circuit court has ruled that a resident can change their legal gender to "nonbinary," a gender identity that is neither male nor female. Continue reading
Jun 09 Column: In the face of anti-LGBTQ rights laws, my students give me hope By Douglas Ray 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… Continue reading
Jun 08 Twitter chat: What’s the status of transgender rights in the U.S.? By Corinne Segal In our next #NewsHourChats, we'll discuss the state of rights for the transgender community in the U.S. Join us on Thursday at 1 p.m. EDT. Continue reading
Jun 02 Army’s gay civilian leader calls his promotion ‘remarkable’ By Associated Press Army Secretary Eric Fanning is the first gay head of a military service branch. Continue reading
May 14 Schools offer lessons on accommodating transgender students By Lisa Leff, Associated Press Many U.S. public schools already are balancing the civil rights of transgender students with any concerns that classmates, parents and community members might have. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 7:37 Transgender soldiers gain ground as U.S. military transitions By PBS News Hour Last July, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ended the policy of discharging soldiers who change their gender identity, and began drafting a plan for transgender soldiers to serve openly. With a greater proportion of transgender people in the armed forces as… Continue watching
Apr 21 Many of my students see NC’s bathroom bill as ‘state-sanctioned bullying’ By Eric Grant Last month, North Carolina's lawmakers passed House Bill 2 which requires people to use the public bathroom that matches the gender on their birth certificate. How are students and school communities affected by so-called transgender "Bathroom bills"?… Continue reading
Apr 21 Trump voices opposition to North Carolina bathroom law By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Thursday that transgender people should be able to use whichever bathroom they choose. Continue reading
Apr 19 Court rules in favor of transgender student in bathroom case By Corinne Segal An appeals court ruled on Tuesday in favor of a transgender student who says that his school violated anti-discrimination laws by not allowing him to use the bathroom that matches his gender. Continue reading