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Bill to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams fails to advance in Senate
Legislation that aimed to bar transgender women and girls nationwide from school athletic competitions designated for female athletes failed to advance.
MD bill would end open, contested elections for state circuit court judges
Maryland circuit court judges could keep their jobs with retention elections under a bill that appears to have widespread support.
EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, citing Trump’s executive order
The EEOC has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination.
MD judge blocks Trump order on gender-affirming care for people 18 and under
A Maryland judge temporarily blocked an executive order that seeks to withhold funds from institutions that provide gender-affirming care to youths.
Missouri judge upholds law banning surgery, medications for transgender minors
A Missouri court upheld a new state law that bans some gender-affirming health care for minors.
Naval Academy graduate charged with hate crime for tearing down LGBTQ pride flag
A U.S. Naval Academy graduate ripped down a tattoo shop's LGBTQ pride flag and put it in the trash, Annapolis police said.
Federal judge tosses Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children
A federal judge struck down a 2023 Florida law that blocked gender-affirming care for transgender minors, calling the statute unconstitutional.
Appeal judges voice doubts about ruling on transgender woman’s admission into sorority
Appeal judges are having doubts about whether they can rule on a transgender woman’s admission into a University of Wyoming sorority.
Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students
Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in schools.
New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn’t the final word
A new federal rule seeks to clarify that a law against sex discrimination at schools includes gender identity, too.
Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold
The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under new Biden administration rules.
Pair sue over denied access to Montgomery County school board meeting on LGBTQ-themed books
Two residents allege that the Montgomery County Board of Education wanted to avoid public criticism of its policies regarding classroom instruction incorporating LGBTQ-themed books.
