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Ten states sue administration over transgender bathroom guidance

By Corinne Segal

Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson announced on Friday that ten additional states will sue the federal government over its directive on transgender students' bathroom use.

Controversial NC law restricting LGBT protections left largely unchanged

By Omar Etman

A minor change to the controversial North Carolina state law that limits protections for LGBT workers was approved by the state legislature Friday night.

NYC's gender-neutral bathrooms urge people to 'look past pink and blue'

By Joshua Barajas

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a new law Tuesday that would require all single-occupant bathrooms citywide to be designated as gender-neutral.

Supreme Court to review whether North Carolina relied too heavily on race in redistricting

By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press

The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Republican lawmakers relied too heavily on race when they redrew North Carolina's congressional districts to give the GOP a powerful advantage in the swing state.

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.

How a research campus in North Carolina deals with ethical questions on biobanking

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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…

Obama directs public schools to accommodate transgender students

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

U.S. to give directive to schools on transgender bathroom access.

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.

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.