Tag: anti-transgender
NC Gov. Signs Radical Bill Into Law Attacking Transgender Students & Overturning LGBT Protections
New law not only rips away local non-discrimination ordinances and writes discrimination against LGBT North Carolinians into state law, but it also puts the state’s public schools at risk of losing $4.5 billion in critical federal funds under Title IX.
New HRC Report Reveals Unprecedented Onslaught of State Legislation Targeting Transgender Americans
Forty-four bills attacking transgender people have been introduced in 16 states – more than twice as many as in 2015 – with nearly two dozen specifically targeting transgender youth.
South Dakota Governor to Meet With Trans Kids Ahead of Decision on Signing Discriminatory
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation responded to the news that South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard will meet with transgender students before making his decision on whether to sign HB 1008 – outrageous legislation that would prevent trans students in public schools from using restrooms and other facilities consistent with their gender identity.
Anti-Transgender Ballot Initiative Fails in California
A coalition of California civil rights and LGBT organisations announced today that supporters of a proposed anti-transgender ballot initiative announced that they have failed to submit the signatures necessary to qualify it for the November, 2016 ballot.
TLDEF Observes Transgender Day of Remembrance
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) commemorates the 17th Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), a day to memorialise all those lost to anti-transgender violence and to honour the spirit and resilience of transgender people worldwide.
Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill Moves Forward in Wisconsin Legislature
Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill Moves Forward in Wisconsin Legislature.