Apr 15 Federal lawsuit challenges Idaho's transgender sports ban By Keith Ridler, Associated Press Two civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Idaho's new law banning transgender women from competing in women's sports, the first such law in the nation. Continue reading
Mar 25 Justice Department sides with lawsuit that opposes treating trans athletes as girls By Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department is getting involved in a federal civil rights lawsuit that seeks to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from competing as girls in interscholastic sports. Continue reading
Mar 13 Advocates say transgender woman sexually assaulted at ICE facility By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press Several groups say the woman from Mexico is suffering from PTSD and should be released on humanitarian grounds while she awaits an appeal to her asylum denial. Continue reading
May 24 Trump administration moves to revoke transgender health protection By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Health and Human Services Department released a proposed regulation that in effect says "gender identity" is not protected under federal laws that prohibit sex discrimination in health care. Continue reading
Nov 07 Michigan legalizes pot, Massachusetts keeps transgender rights and other ballot measure moments By David Crary, Associated Press Medicaid expansion was another multistate topic on the ballot. Nebraska and Idaho voters approved measures to expand Medicaid health coverage to tens of thousands of low-income residents. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 8:06 HHS reportedly considering a limited definition of gender. Is it legal? According to the New York Times, the Trump administration is considering a proposal that would establish the definition of gender as a “biological,” fixed quality based on the sex the person was assigned at birth. Critics say that such a… Continue watching
Oct 22 Reported Trump plan targeting transgender people sparks fury By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press On Sunday, The New York Times reported that the Department of Health and Human Services was circulating a memo proposing that gender be defined as an immutable biological condition determined by a person's sex organs at birth. LGBT-rights leaders viewed… Continue reading
Sep 18 5 important stories that were lost in last week's news dump By Joshua Barajas, Harry Zahn, Erica R. Hendry The lack of pain diagnoses attached to opioid prescriptions, the alarming new numbers on suicide attempts among trans youth, and other stories we're reading this week. Continue reading
May 28 The 3 transgender cases in courts this last week By Hannah Grabenstein On May 22, a federal judge in Virginia ruled in favor of Gavin Grimm, an 18-year-old transgender man who, while in school, sued his district for the right to use the boys’ bathroom. Continue reading
Apr 29 Health care new front for transgender rights under Trump By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Trump administration is coming under fire for rewriting a federal rule that bars discrimination in health care due to gender identity. Continue reading