Schools can bar trans athletes from elite teams, Biden administration proposes – The Washington Post

The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new regulations that would allow schools to bar transgender athletes from participating in competitive high school and college sports, but disallow blanket bans on the athletes that have been approved across the country. The proposal was met with mixed reaction from transgender rights activists, with some saying that it…

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Scarlett Johansson is going to play a trans man — and just responded to criticism in the worst way

Scarlett Johansson has landed herself in hot water over her newest movie role — and didn’t exactly respond to criticism in the most thoughtful way. In early 2017, Johansson faced widespread accusations of whitewashing when it was announced she’d be starring in Ghost in the Shell, an adaptation of a Japanese manga. She’s now re-teaming…

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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Major Case on Transgender Rights – The New York Times

The Supreme Court vacated an appeals court decision in favor of a transgender boy, Gavin Grimm, and sent the case back for further consideration in light of new guidance from the Trump administration. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Prompted by the Trump administration’s reversal of the federal government’s position on transgender rights,…

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Supreme Court Won’t Decide Transgender Teen’s Challenge To Bathroom Policy : The Two-Way : NPR

  END CLASS=”STORYTITLE” END CLASS=”STORY-TOOLS” END ID=”STORY-META” CLASS=”STORY-META HAS-BYLINE” The case of transgender high school student Gavin Grimm, seen here last year, has been sent back to a lower court by the Supreme Court.   Steve Helber/AP hide caption toggle caption   Steve Helber/AP   The case of transgender high school student Gavin Grimm, seen…

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Guess How Much That Anti-LGBTQ Law Is Costing North Carolina | WIRED

In March, North Carolina state legislators banned transgender people from peeing in the bathroom of their choosing. According to the law, HB2 or the “bathroom bill,” when you’re in public building—a government agency, a public school, whatever—the gender listed on your birth certificate is the only one that matters. You remember the initial hubbub: North…

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Ex-porn star sues Facebook for $1 billion in harassment and libel case | The Daily Dot

A Texas-based former porn star who says her career was ruined by years of online harassment is suing Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion in federal court. As the Daily Mail first reported on Wednesday afternoon, Paree La’Tiejira—who appeared in over 40 adult films under the alias Lady Paree—filed a lawsuit in the Southern district…

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Transgender Law Center condemns South Dakota bill targeting transgender youth | Transgender Law Center

[if lt IE 9]> < ![endif] This site is powered by Shareaholic – https://shareaholic.com Shareaholic Content Tags Shareaholic Content Tags End Shareaholic Open Graph Tags Shareaholic Open Graph Tags End [if lt IE 9]> Today, the South Dakota Senate voted 20-15 to pass HB 1008, a dangerous bill that singles out transgender students and prohibits…

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