United States

LGBTI Rights in United States


ADDED ON: 04/17/2023

40 professional athletes ask Congress to abandon federal anti-trans sports bill

Forty professional athletes have signed a letter opposing a piece of federal legislation seeking to ban trans women and girls from participating in women’s sports. H.R. 734 was introduced by Rep. Gregory Steube (R-FL) as the…

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ADDED ON: 04/15/2023

Colorado offers safe haven for abortion, transgender care

A trio of health care bills enshrining access in Colorado to abortion and gender-affirming procedures and medications became law Friday as the Democrat-led state tries to make itself a safe haven for…

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ADDED ON: 04/14/2023

School districts to mark national Day of Silence in support of LGBT activism

At least three school districts are poised to mark a national Day of Silence in support of LGBT activism, and the districts say the event is entirely student-organized despite posting it on the website. Broward County Public Schools…

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ADDED ON: 04/12/2023

Nonprofit Group Working to Help Transgender People Escape the U.S.

A newly formed group launched two weeks ago seeks to help transgender Americans escape the United States. Nearly three dozen applicants have already sought assistance emigrating from the country or obtaining asylum.…

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ADDED ON: 04/11/2023

California bill requiring school staff to out transgender students to parents effectively dead

A California bill that would require school employees to out transgender students to their parents will not get a committee hearing, meaning the legislation is effectively dead. Assembly Bill AB 1314, by…

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ADDED ON: 04/10/2023

A transgender teacher in Georgia runs a queer school. Most of her students are trans too, and activism is part of the curriculum.

In March, Thea Canby, a 38-year-old trans woman who teaches at a queer-centered micro-school in Georgia, was watching a livestream of state lawmakers voting on Senate Bill 140. The bill would strip…

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ADDED ON: 04/09/2023

Here’s what American Christian fundamentalists are exporting to Africa | Column

Uganda’s parliament recently week approved a law making it a crime for individuals to identify as LGBTQ+. The bill also provides the government with extensive powers to target gay Ugandans. While more…

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ADDED ON: 04/09/2023

Court backs teacher firing over transgender students’ names

An Indiana school district did not violate a former music teacher’s rights by pushing him to resign after the man refused to use transgender students’ names and gender pronouns, a federal appeals…

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ADDED ON: 04/08/2023

‘A backwards betrayal’: Biden Title IX proposal draws criticism from LGBTQ community

Some LGBTQ advocates this week slammed the Biden administration’s proposed revision to Title IX, accusing the president of backtracking on his commitment to protecting transgender young people. The proposal, released Thursday by…

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ADDED ON: 04/07/2023

US Supreme Court rules in favour of transgender track runner

The United States Supreme Court on Thursday has allowed a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on the girls’ sports teams at her middle school while a lawsuit over a…

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ADDED ON: 04/05/2023

Jayapal reintroduces Transgender Bill of Rights

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) is once again trying to codify federal protections for transgender and gender non-conforming people across the country. This is her second effort to get a Transgender Bill…

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ADDED ON: 04/04/2023

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools

Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor’s veto of a controversial bill to place…

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