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Supreme Court declines to hear student’s bid to wear ‘two genders’ shirt to school
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a student’s challenge to his school district blocking him from wearing a T-shirt to class that reads, “There are only two genders.” Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, two of the court’s leading conservatives, indicated they would’ve reviewed the student’s case, saying the lower courts were distorting the First Amendment.
Donald Trump’s War on Gender Is Also a War on Government
Amid Donald Trump’s recent attacks on transgender people, many critics of his Administration have cited the German pastor Martin Niemöller, whose 1946 poem “First They Came” describes Nazi Germany’s progressive targeting of maligned groups. Indeed, on the first day of Trump’s second term, he signed an anti-trans executive order decreeing that the federal government recognize only two sexes, male and female; since then, his Administration’s pursuit of groups that it deems enemies—immigrants, college protesters, white-shoe law firms—has progressed rapidly. But Trump’s anti-trans actions are not just opening moves in a battle against vulnerable groups. Nor are they simply fanning the flames of right-wing moral panic. The push to eradicate so-called “woke gender ideology” is also part of the assault on the government itself. The right understands this. It’s time the left did, too.
Christian camp opposes kids' choice to use restrooms, other facilities by gender identity
Attorneys from the Alliance Defending Freedom recently filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver, challenging as unconstitutional a policy update from the state agency that says gender identity of resident camp attendees will determine which accommodations they can utilize.
Bill aims to remove 'gender identity' from Maine Human Rights Act
A bill calls for removing the term “gender identity” from the Maine Human Rights Act. Maine voters added the term “gender identity” to the Maine Human Rights Act 20 years ago. Some Republican lawmakers at the State House want it removed.
RFK Jr.'s HHS releases controversial report on gender-affirming care. Here's what it says.
The U.S. Health and Human Services released a report reviewing medical interventions for minors seeking gender-affirming care. In the 400-page review published May 1, unnamed authors determined there’s a lack of evidence supporting interventions such as puberty blockers, sex hormones and surgery and emphasized their potential risks despite most medical organizations and professionals backing their benefit.
HHS will not enforce gender and sexual orientation requirements for medical records
The changes to medical records hit federal systems first. In February, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services removed sexual orientation and gender identity questions from enrollment forms for Medicare beneficiaries, and the U.S. DOGE Service said it had removed gender identity from the personal information pages of Veterans Health Administration patients.
Gender Identity Discrimination Still Illegal, Lawyers Remind Employers
Employers may be confused about their legal obligations in the face of the Trump Administration’s campaign against transgender individuals. Legal experts are reminding business leaders that it is still unlawful for most employers to discriminate against transgender employees because of their gender identity. Neither executive orders nor EEOC policy shifts can change federal or state gender identity discrimination laws governing private sector employers.
Iowa becomes first US state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code
Iowa became the first US state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on Friday when Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that opponents say will expose transgender people and other Iowans to discrimination in all aspects of daily life.
Despite EEOC shift, discrimination based on gender identity remains illegal
One of the many executive orders President Donald Trump issued in recent weeks could affect how the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will view gender issues in the coming years. Specifically, Executive Order 14168, “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” calls for federal agencies to uphold laws that protect men and women as biologically distinct sexes.
Trump executive order would upend federal surveys that ask about gender identity
President Donald Trump’s executive order banning “gender ideology,” issued last week, has alarmed researchers studying gender minorities as well as people who fear their own gender identity could put them at risk. It also promises to upend a key resource for social scientists: federal surveys on topics that include health, education, housing, adolescent behavior, political engagement, and criminal justice.
Moms For Liberty Very Mad Media Said Trump Lied About Kids Getting Surgery At School
Last weekend, Donald Trump made an appearance at the Moms For Liberty Joyful Warrior summit, during which he lamented that children were, and I quote, “Think about it, your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation. The school decides what’s going to happen with your child and many of these childs [sic], 15 years later, say ‘What the hell happened? Who did this to me?’”
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