Politics Apr 18 Federal judge blocks Trump’s passport policy affecting transgender Americans By Michael Casey, Associated Press
Politics Feb 15 EEOC moves to drop transgender discrimination cases to comply with Trump’s order Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that the cases now conflict with… By Claire Savage, Alexandra Olson, Associated Press
Nation Feb 25 Communities hold vigils for nonbinary Oklahoma teen who died after school bathroom fight Vigils took place across the nation on Friday and Saturday for an Oklahoma teenager who died the day after a fight in a high school bathroom in which the nonbinary student claimed to be a target of bullying. By Associated Press
Nation Feb 22 Watch 5:20 Family seeks answers after nonbinary teen in Oklahoma dies following school altercation There are new details about an Oklahoma teenager who died the day after a physical altercation in a school restroom. Nex Benedict, who was nonbinary, attended high school in Owasso, a suburb of Tulsa. Nex's death is raising concerns in… By Amna Nawaz, Adam Kemp, Courtney Norris
Politics Feb 09 Kansas’ attorney general is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law Kansas' attorney general is telling public schools they're required to tell parents their children are transgender or nonbinary even if they're not out at home, though Kansas is not among the states with a law that explicitly says to do… By John Hanna, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Apr 30 Watch 8:02 New book highlights the work and perspectives of underrepresented photographers By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Juliet Fuisz A 2018 survey found that only 18 percent of photojournalists worldwide were women. Women Photograph is a nonprofit group working to elevate more female and nonbinary photographers. Founder Daniella Zalcman joins John Yang to discuss a new book published by… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 8:00 New initiative aims to make world of jazz more inclusive By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport When most people think about jazz greats, it's possible few faces of women and nonbinary musicians come to mind. But a new program is working to change that. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at a pipeline being developed to pump… Continue watching
Apr 26 Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary birth certificates By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Experts say some states only offer male or female gender options on birth certificates, but Oklahoma is the first to write the prohibition into law. Continue reading
Oct 27 United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press The State Department said Wednesday it expects to be able to offer the option more broadly early next year. Continue reading
Aug 04 More Americans now know transgender people, but most still don’t seem to understand them By Kate Sosin, The 19th The number of people who know a transgender person has jumped dramatically in the past five years. But the number of people who believe gender is determined by sex assigned at birth has barely budged. Continue reading