Kentucky Schools in Chaos Over Conflicting Directions on Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
Republican lawmakers couldn’t get the law passed and enacted quickly enough, but are now facing the ramifications of their knee-jerk, rushed reaction.
April 18, 2023
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Federal judge blocks Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students in six more states
The preliminary injunction affects Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
June 17, 2024
Biden’s Title IX sexual orientation and gender identity protections blocked in 26 states
The new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students in schools accepting federal funds took effect in the rest of the country on Thursday.
August 2, 2024
Supreme Court ruling on Title IX raises questions about LGBTQ+ rights
The court refused to let the Biden administration enforce the rule, which includes protections for transgender students, in 10 states that have sued over it.
August 20, 2024
Trans Vet Sues Ky. Nursing School for Discrimination
Vanessa Gilliam contends that administrators at Galen College of Nursing in Louisville interrupted her studies, misgendered her, and ultimately harassed her out of school.
October 5, 2015
Lawmaker Wants to Punish Schools That Support Trans Students
Last week Senator C.B. Embry, Jr. introduced an antitrans bill to Senate, declaring that removing trans students from same-sex facilities is an "emergency."
January 18, 2015
Kentucky's Transphobic Legislation Dies After 'Last Ditch Effort'
Kentucky's so-called 'Bathroom Bully Bill' died in the House, despite a last-minute scramble to tack it onto unrelated legislation.
March 25, 2015
20 GOP Attorneys General Blast Biden's LGBTQ+ Policies
Republican state AG's, led by Tennessee's Herbert Slatery, are objecting to recent guidance on avoiding anti-LGBTQ+ and specifically anti-trans discrimination.
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20 States Sue Over Biden Administration's LGBTQ+ Rights Guidelines
The states' attorneys general, led by Tennessee's Herbert Slatery, object especially to guidance on assuring equal treatment of transgender people.
August 31, 2021
Why are Republicans challenging Biden's Title IX rules in court?
The Biden administration wants to fight this discrimination using the federal law known as Title IX, but Republican-dominated states are trying to stop the move.
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Here's how Project 2025's anti-transgender policies could impact all families
The vision for Trump’s second term in the White House purports to protect families — but its anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric is centered in exclusion.
August 28, 2024
Gay groups oppose surgeon general nominee
President Bush's nominee for surgeon general faces a contentious confirmation hearing because of his writings about homosexuality and health. In advance of the Senate hearing on Thursday, gay rights groups, the American Public Health Association, and 35 members of the House were lining up in opposition to James W. Holsinger's nomination.
July 13, 2007
Nevada Jumps on Transphobic Legislation Bandwagon
The transphobic bills just keep on coming, with Nevada following Florida, Kentucky, Texas, Minnesota, and Missouri.
March 31, 2015
How the GOP Laid the Groundwork for North Carolina's Antigay Law
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory pushed HB 2 to protect from "government overreach." That language should sound familiar.
March 26, 2016
Over 20 Republican-led states are challenging Biden admin's LGBTQ-inclusive Title IX rule
The Department of Education says sex discrimination includes anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. More than 20 Republican attorney generals disagree.
May 11, 2024
Gays Should Have Their Own Bathrooms, Says Va. Democrat
Joe Preston, a Democratic candidate for state senate, has a handy solution to make all citizens 'comfortable' when answering the call of nature.
June 6, 2015
Republicans Use Defense Bill to Restrict Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care
GOPers like to say they “support the troops,” but when it comes down to it, they don’t support certain troops.
July 14, 2023
Wis. GOP Targets Trans Students
A proposed law in Wisconsin would prevent transgender students from using public bathrooms designated for the gender with which they identify.
October 8, 2015
California bans forced outing of LGBTQ+ students as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark law
California is the first and only state to outlaw forced outing.
July 16, 2024
Texas Doubles Down on Transphobic Legislation
A bill introduced in the Texas House today would award cisgender students who shared a bathroom with a trans student $2,000, in addition to legal fees, for any 'mental anguish' the cisgender student suffered.
March 10, 2015
Nevada's Transphobic 'Bathroom Bill' Passes First Hurdle
A law that would prohibit students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that match their authentic gender has passed its first hurdle.
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