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North Carolina ‘bathroom bill’ trial waits on decision from SCOTUS
Saturday, September 3, 2016The law requires transgender people to use restrooms in schools and many other public buildings that correspond with the sex on their birth certificate, not their gender identity. -
Experts say NC case unaffected by Texas anti-transgender court ruling
Wednesday, August 24, 2016The Texas decision doesn't trump a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, whose decision supporting a transgender student in Virginia sets a precedent for the Carolinas as well. -
Baltimore Police review reveals mistreatment of transgender people
Sunday, August 14, 2016The DOJ heard allegations of "disparaging and inappropriate comments" and the refusal of BPD officers to treat transgender women as women. -
Judge to monitor Kansas’ actions on gay marriage for three years
Monday, July 25, 2016The judge issued a permanent injunction barring the state from treating same-sex couples differently than opposite-sex couples -
Justice Department asks judge to block North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law
Wednesday, July 6, 2016They asked the judge to halt implementation of the law requiring people to use the bathroom of the gender on their birth certificate. -
3rd federal court case seeks to block Mississippi LGBT law
Sunday, June 5, 2016All three lawsuits seek to block the bill from becoming law July 1. They also seek to have it declared unconstitutional. -
Lack of police reporting undercuts national hate crimes count
Sunday, June 5, 2016It's not just law enforcement departments that fail to report hate crimes. Many victims do not report them either. -
Will the FAA clip North Carolina’s financial wings over HB2?
Wednesday, June 1, 2016The Human Rights Campaign wants federal funding for North Carolina's airports put in a holding pattern as long as HB2 is in effect. -
Don’t sue! UNC says it won’t enforce trans restroom law
Tuesday, May 31, 2016UNC has asked a federal court to halt legal proceedings against the university while a higher court decides a case on trans rights from Virginia. -
Wanted: lawyer to sue Obama, see Mississippi governor
Saturday, May 28, 2016Eleven states are suing the administration over the directive to schools about transgender students. Mississippi won't be one of them.
Further Reading
This North Carolina sheriff compared transgender kids to lice infestation
Will homophobic Alabama Supreme Court chief justice keep his job?
Religious right will try to repeal Massachusetts pro-trans law at the ballot box
New HRC guide on trans children by pediatricians busts myths, offers support
Maryland high school adopts gender-neutral homecoming court
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