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Massachusetts legislators reach compromise on trans rights bill
The compromise announced by a six-member conference committee could receive final votes in both chambers today.
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Justice Department asks judge to block North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law
They asked the judge to halt implementation of the law requiring people to use the bathroom of the gender on their birth certificate.
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Chicago ordinance gives transgender people bathroom rights
Aldermen approved the change in Chicago’s human rights ordinance Wednesday.
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Activists file suit challenging Tennessee counseling law
The law lets therapists decline to see patients based on religious values and personal principles.
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Lawmakers differ on effective date of transgender proposal
The most significant difference between two versions of a bill under consideration by Massachusetts lawmakers is when the proposed law would take effect.
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Massachusetts House approves transgender rights bill
The 116-36 House vote, following several hours of debate on the highly charged issue, was greeted with loud and sustained applause.
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Massachusetts will debate trans law today after Guv says he’ll sign it
Debate is expected to start around 11am.
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Massachusetts House to debate transgender rights bill
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker hasn’t said whether he would sign the measure.
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Mississippi governor intends to join trans bathroom lawsuit
Attorney General Jim Hood, the only Democrat in statewide office in Mississippi, said he won’t represent Governor Bryant.
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How Massachusetts and Mississippi treat trans people the same
Democracy can only begin when those at the margin can experience what others take for granted.