May 26 GOP conservatives sink spending bill over LGBT rights By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The sweeping 305-112 vote to kill an energy spending measure imperils efforts by GOP leaders to pass any more of the 12 annual spending bills for the upcoming budget year. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 10:03 How a research campus in North Carolina deals with ethical questions on biobanking By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 13 For this transgender teen, the importance of being seen as ‘one of the guys’ By Joshua Barajas Going to the bathroom was a nerve-wracking experience for Alex Singh before he came out as transgender in middle school. "I just felt very out of place and like I did not belong," the 14-year-old high school freshman told the… Continue reading
May 12 Obama directs public schools to accommodate transgender students By Eric Tucker, Associated Press U.S. to give directive to schools on transgender bathroom access. Continue reading
May 12 Federal government won’t hold up funds over NC bathroom law fight By Associated Press The Obama administration made clear Thursday it won't withhold money for North Carolina while a legal fight plays out over the state's law on bathroom use by transgender people. Continue reading
May 10 Attorney General Lynch tells transgender community ‘we see you’ By Julie Pace and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Attorney General Loretta Lynch invoked the defining civil rights struggles of the last century and made clear that the federal government sees its dispute with North Carolina as about far more than bathrooms and showers. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 7:26 NC governor: We need clarity on bathroom law, but not from the executive branch By PBS News Hour The fight over North Carolina’s controversial bill to restrict restroom access by biological gender intensified Monday. The state’s governor and legislature filed suit against the federal government, rejecting the Justice Department’s assertion that the law violates transgender people’s civil rights. Continue watching
May 09 North Carolina, Justice Department file lawsuits over state bathroom law By Daniel Bush North Carolina and the Justice Department filed separate lawsuits on Monday over the state's controversial bathroom bill. Continue reading
May 09 Justice Department: North Carolina’s LGBT law amounts to ‘state-sponsored discrimination’ By News Desk The U.S. government filed a lawsuit Monday over a controversial North Carolina law that prevented local governments from passing protections for LGBT individuals and required transgender people to use bathrooms that matched their gender at birth. Continue reading
May 05 NC’s federal funds for public colleges in crosshairs of LGBT law By Gary D. Robertson, Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press If the U.S. Justice Department follows through on its enforcement threat, tens of thousands of students could lose around $800 million in federally backed loans. Continue reading