Politics Sep 27 Michigan Supreme Court orders judges to honor pronouns of parties in court By Ed White, Associated Press
Politics Aug 28 California sues district that requires parents be notified if their kids change their gender or pronouns The district is one of several in Southern California that have adopted similar policies. Bonta says it amounts to "forced outing" transgender students and violates their civil rights and the state constitution. By Amy Taxin, Associated Press, Sophie Austin, Associated Press/Report for America
Politics May 24 Here is a look at the laws DeSantis has passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns With the help of GOP supermajorities in the statehouse, the Republican has been able to push through an aggressive agenda that forms the base of his White House run. By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press
Nation May 18 New Hampshire bill that would force schools to inform parents about trans children fails Democrats passed several "poison pill" amendments to weaken the bill before it was defeated 195-190 on a vote to "indefinitely postpone" it. That means the topic can't be taken up for the rest of the session. By Holly Ramer, Associated Press
Politics May 03 Florida Republicans pass school bills on pronouns, diversity programs Florida Republicans have approved bills to ban diversity programs in colleges and prevent students and teachers from being required to use pronouns that don't correspond to someone's biological sex, building on top priorities of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press
Apr 03 North Dakota lawmakers fail to override governor veto of bill that restricts personal pronouns in schools By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers failed to override the governor's veto of a controversial bill to place restrictions on educators. Continue reading
Jan 20 North Dakota rejects bill that considers $1,500 fine for using pronouns other than those assigned at birth By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Republican Sen. David Clemens, of West Fargo, says he hopes the bill will discourage schools from “promoting transgenderism.” Reed Eliot Rahrich, who identifies as transgender, says the proposal is an “affront to human rights” for transgender people and state-funded employees. Continue reading