Tag: Gender issues
Tennessee lawmakers pass new transgender ‘bathroom bill’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would put public schools and districts at risk of civil lawsuits if they let...
North Carolina won’t pass bill to ban youth trans procedures
RALEIGH, N.C. — The office of North Carolina's Republican Senate leader said on Tuesday the chamber won't advance a controversial bill put forward...
Tennessee House OKs new transgender ‘bathroom bill’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee House lawmakers on Monday passed a bill that would put public schools and districts at risk of civil lawsuits if...
‘Distance makes sense:’ Semenya pins Olympic hopes on 5,000
PRETORIA, South Africa — Caster Semenya won the 5,000-meter race at the South African national championships on Thursday in a personal-best time and then...
Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback
PHOENIX — Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle" as they faced a lawsuit,...
UN report: Many women in poor nations can’t say, `No sex’
UNITED NATIONS — Less than half the women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to say “no” to sex with their partners,...
Florida House moves to limit transgender students in sports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers moved closer to requiring transgender athletes to undergo testosterone or genetic testing — as well as submit to having...
GLAAD Media Awards presenters support transgender athletes
LOS ANGELES — “Schitt’s Creek” and “The Boys in the Band” were winners at the GLAAD Media Awards, which included soccer’s Ashlyn Harris and...
Passage of Kansas bill on trans athletes won’t be veto-proof
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas conservatives appeared likely Friday to push a proposed ban on transgender athletes in girl's and women's school sports through the...
Blackmore bids to be 1st female jockey to win Grand National
She’s the new face of British and Irish horse racing, to some the savior of a sport that has endured the worst kind of...