Tag: Gender issues
Lawsuit: NJ prison guards kicked, punched transgender woman
<p>TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey prison guards punched and kicked a transgender woman during an attack on inmates in January and struck her so...
South Dakota gov pushes changes to transgender sports ban
<p>SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday suggested language changes in a bill to ban transgender girls and women...
S Carolina lawmaker draws ire from fellow Dems on trans bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty-three South Carolina Republicans have signed onto a measure aimed at blocking hormonal treatments for transgender youth. But the bill’s chief...
Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House...
Civil rights leaders unite around California ethnic studies
SAN FRANCISCO — As America reels from its latest spate of deadly hate crimes and racism, educators and civil rights leaders in California called...
Sources: Feds have no evidence yet for GA hate crime charge
WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have so far not found evidence that clears the high bar for federal hate crime charges against a man who...
Lawsuit: NJ prison guards kicked, punched transgender woman
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey prison guards punched and kicked a transgender woman during an attack on inmates in January and struck her so...
South Dakota gov pushes changes to transgender sports ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday suggested language changes in a bill to ban transgender girls and women...
Florida bill seeks to block trans athletes from girls’ teams
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Transgender women and girls couldn't play on girls' and women's school sports teams under a bill passed by a Florida House...
Court says Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional
TOKYO — A Japanese court ruled Wednesday the government's ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, recognizing the rights of same-sex couples for the first...