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Iowa Gives Final Approval to a Bill Removing Gender Identity Protections Despite Protests
Iowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code Thursday, despite massive protests.
Georgia House Keeps Hate Crimes Protection as it Seeks to Restrict Transgender Sports Participation
Georgia's state House has backed away from changes to the state's hate crimes law that could have removed protections for crimes against transgender people.
Vote Expected on Iowa bill That Would Remove Gender Identity Protections from Civil Rights Code
Iowa lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill that would strip protections based on gender identity. Opponents say that could expose transgender people to discrimination.
In Lawsuit Filing, Pentagon Says Transgender Troops Can't Serve Unless They Meet a Warfighting Need
The Pentagon revealed the specifics of its new transgender troop policy in a court filing Wednesday.
Texas Says This Doctor Illegally Treated Trans Youth. He Says He Followed the Law
The lawsuits are believed to be the first time a state has brought enforcement under laws that ban or restrict gender-affirming care for minors, which Republicans have enacted in 27 states.
Supreme Court to Hear Case Alleging Anti-Straight Workplace Discrimination
The Supreme Court will hear a case today (Feb. 25) that "a coalition of city and county governments" warn could burst open "floodgates" of litigation claiming anti-straight, anti-white workplace discrimination.
Iowa Republicans Back a Bill that Would Strip Gender Identity from the State's Civil Rights Code
Protesters were arrested at the Iowa state Capitol, where shouts of "trans rights are human rights" reverberated in the building as Republican lawmakers advanced a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity.
Pennsylvania Changes Policy to Follow Trump Order on Transgender Athletes in High School Sports
Pennsylvania's governing body for high school sports has changed its policy that allowed transgender athletes to compete in prep athletics to follow President Donald Trump's executive order.
2 More People have been Charged in the Killing of a Transgender Man in Upstate New York
Two more people have been charged with murder in the death of a transgender man who authorities say was tortured for more than a month before being killed in upstate New York.
Texas AG Asks Court to Require NCAA to Begin Gender Testing as Part of New Transgender Policy
The Republican attorney general in Texas wants the NCAA to take its transgender policy a step further and require gender testing for athletes who compete in women's sports.
Watch: Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC Kicked Off Kennedy Center's Schedule
The Kennedy Center scrapped an upcoming performance by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC after Donald Trump took the venue over and appointed Ric Grenell its interim executive director.
WeHo Fitness Club Permanently Closes Steam Room Due to 'Inappropriate Conduct,' Angry Members Speak Up
Angry members of Crunch Fitness West Hollywood spoke up about the closure of the club's steam room for what the club's management called "inappropriate conduct."
Judge Questions Motives for Trump's Order Banning Transgender Troops
A federal judge on Tuesday questioned President Donald Trump's motives for issuing an executive order that calls for banning transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military, describing a portion of the directive as "frankly ridiculous."
Prosecutors Say There's No Evidence So Far that Torture and Killing of Missing Trans Man was a Hate Crime
Investigators have not yet found evidence that the torture and killing of a transgender man whose body was discarded in an upstate New York field was a hate crime, law enforcement officials said.
EEOC Seeks to Drop a Gender Discrimination Case, Signaling a Big Shift in Civil Rights Enforcement
The federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss its own lawsuit on behalf of a worker allegedly fired for his sexual orientation and gender identity.
New York Police Find Body of Missing Trans Man they Say was Tortured for More than a Month by 5 People
New York State Police charged five people Friday in the murder of a missing man who authorities said died following repeated acts of violence and torture for more than a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field.
Second Federal Judge Pauses Trump's Order Against Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
A second federal judge on Friday paused President Donald Trump's executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19.
US Park Service Erases the Word 'Transgender' from Website Commemorating Stonewall Riot
The changes were made in the wake of an executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office calling for the federal government to define sex as only male or female.
Federal Judge Pauses President Trump's Order Restricting Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's recent executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19.
Alabama Governor Vows to Sign Bill that Writes Definitions of Male and Female into State Law
Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation that would write definitions of male and female into state law that exclude transgender people from being recognized under their gender identity.