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Gov. Newsom signs new LGBTQ+ protections after controversial veto
All California schools will have a gender-neutral bathroom by 2026, as well as a better understanding of what LGBTQ+ students really need.
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Who is Gavin Newsom? Where does he stand on LGBTQ rights?
Newsom has proven himself a strong and dependable ally for queer civil rights and dignity, both in his home state and nationwide.
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Trans student sues after school punishes her for using the correct bathroom
When she used the boys’ bathroom, a student allegedly threatened to rape her.
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Mom blames transphobic law after library blocks her disabled son’s restroom use
Her son is on the autism spectrum, has a seizure disorder, and is nonverbal.
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Residents vote against school funding after rightwingers protest “demonic” trans bathroom policy
After an angry crowd accused the district of “moral depravity” with its “Luciferian” policy, a vote for a school tax levy failed.
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New York enacts legislation that requires single-person bathrooms to be gender neutral
School, restaurants, and state-operated facilities in the Empire State will have to make single-occupancy restrooms open to anyone, regardless of gender.
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Gender neutral bathroom in Portland high school vandalized with death threat
The incident occurred a week after the Trump administration backed away from supporting transgender students’ rights.
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Yelp adding feature to help customers find gender-neutral bathrooms
Yelp was among 53 U.S. companies filing a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting transgender teen Gavin Grimm.
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UK study: Bathroom signage should describe what — not who — is inside
Participants suggested that bathroom signage indicate what can be found in the bathroom, e.g. toilets with urinals, toilets without urinals, larger toilet with grab bars.
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California governor signs bill approving gender-neutral bathrooms
Supporters say gender-neutral restrooms also would help parents with children of a different gender and adults caring for aging parents.
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Southeast Missouri State University offers gender-neutral bathrooms
Rylan Flesch, a transgender student at the university, said the restroom change is “progress,” adding that it “shows that the university cares.”
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Target to spend $20 million adding gender-neutral restrooms to stores
The move comes in the wake of protests and boycotts over Target’s earlier statement supporting the rights of transgender people to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender.