Under a policy approved Wednesday by the Maine Principals’ Association, schools will allow transgender athletes to compete on teams either according to their birth-assigned gender or gender identity.
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Hong Kong transgender activist gets ID card reflecting gender change after yearslong legal battle
Henry Yuen vowed to continue working for equality for the LGBTQ+ community.
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Maine Republicans outline party’s priorities heading into 2024 elections
On the second day of the party’s convention, the GOP adopts a platform that takes positions on school curriculum, foreign policy and news coverage.
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Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
The bill mirrors almost the same language from a so-called “anti-abortion trafficking” proposal Tennessee Republican lawmakers approved just a day prior.
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Gov. Mills signs bill protecting providers of abortion and gender-affirming care
The proposal drew significant debate in the Legislature this session as well as opposition from out-of-state Republican attorneys general who called it ‘constitutionally defective.’
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Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth
Meanwhile, lawsuits over the law proceed.
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Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban
A federal appeals court found that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools.
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Trump camp and White House clash over Biden’s recognition of ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’
Biden’s political stances on gay marriage and support for women having the right to abortion have put him at odds with many conservative Christians.
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Texas court blocks child abuse investigations into parents of transgender kids
DALLAS — Gov. Greg Abbott and state officials faced a setback Friday in Texas’ bid to open child abuse investigations into parents who provide gender-affirming care to children. The Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals upheld temporary injunctions in two related cases that stopped the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services from investigating allegations of […]
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Reporting Aside: A tragic ending to a troubled life
The person found dead Feb. 26 in a school bus at Waterville Junior High School was transgender and struggled with mental health and other issues, according to friends and former co-workers.