South Dakota Excludes Transgender Women From Women's School Sports Teams
May 17, 2022
Transgender women and girls in South Dakota will be prohibited from competing on school sports teams with cisgender women.
Posts tagged "Transgender Rights"
Religious Bookstore Files Lawsuit Over Pronoun Usage
June 30, 2023
A Catholic bookstore is suing over a non-discrimination ordinance it claims will force it into specific pronoun usage it disagrees with.
Idaho Passes 2 Anti-Trans Bills during Coronavirus Pandemic
April 24, 2020
The Idaho Governor recently signed two anti-trans bills into law, becoming the first state this year to take aim at the transgender community.
Category: LGBTQ and Law State Laws
Tag: Idaho LGBTQ discrimination LGBTQ rights transgender rights
New York Takes Action to Prohibit “Gay and Trans Panic” Defense
July 18, 2019
Legislators in New York passed a prohibition on “gay and trans panic” defenses in criminal cases in an attempt to end discriminatory legal strategies.
Missouri Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Student
June 18, 2019
The Missouri Supreme Court recently ruled that a discrimination lawsuit initiated by a transgender student in Kansas City is allowed to proceed.
Tennessee Becomes First Southern State With Transgender Protection Law
May 10, 2019
Tennessee recently became the first state in the South with transgender protection with regards to hate crime laws.
Iowa Decides Landmark Transgender Rights Case
April 24, 2019
An Iowa City jury ruled in favor of a transgender employee who had faced illegal discrimination based on his sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Supreme Court Allows Transgender Military Ban
February 8, 2019
At the end of January 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States allowed President Trump’s transgender military ban to go into effect.
Federal Appeals Court Issues Restrictions on Transgender Troops
January 15, 2019
A federal appeals court in Washington DC recently ruled that restrictions on transgender troops in the military is permitted to stand.
Virginia Court Considers Transgender Name Change Request
January 4, 2019
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a transgender inmate at a Federal Correctional Complex has good cause to receive a name change.