Tag: Gender issues
S Carolina lawmaker draws ire from fellow Dems on trans bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty-three South Carolina Republicans have signed onto a measure aimed at blocking hormonal treatments for transgender youth. But the bill’s chief...
Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House...
Civil rights leaders unite around California ethnic studies
SAN FRANCISCO — As America reels from its latest spate of deadly hate crimes and racism, educators and civil rights leaders in California called...
Court says Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional
TOKYO — A Japanese court ruled Wednesday the government's ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, recognizing the rights of same-sex couples for the first...
Florida bill seeks to block trans athletes from girls’ teams
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Transgender women and girls couldn't play on girls' and women's school sports teams under a bill passed by a Florida House...
US VP Harris: `status of women is the status of democracy’
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told the U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality that “the status of women is...
Proposal to ban transgender athletes advances in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. — Conservative Republicans advanced a proposal Tuesday that would ban transgender students from girl's and women's sports in Kansas schools and colleges,...
Sexual orientation back in South Carolina hate crime bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group of South Carolina lawmakers have added back protections for gay or transgender people to a hate crime bill, five...
US female firefighters fight discrimination with lawsuits
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The highest ranking female firefighter in Asheville, North Carolina, says she was repeatedly discriminated against because of her sex and fought...
AP study: Nearly 90% of esports scholarships going to men
Colleges and universities rushing to invest in the booming arena of varsity esports are overwhelmingly committing opportunities and scholarships to male players, according to...