Colonial Williamsburg adds gay and transgender reenactments
Colonial Williamsburg is bringing a slice of gay and transgender history to life this Fall. Starting in October, a new musical called Ladies of Llangollen will be…
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Court Backs A Teacher Who Refused To Use Transgender Students’ Pronouns
RICHMOND, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia has upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the reinstatement of a northern Virginia gym teacher who…
ContinueTransgender student bullied in bathroom may be punished before boys who harassed him
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Murfreesboro mother is upset her transgender son could be punished after boys apparently harassed him in a school bathroom. “I…
ContinuePediatricians sue Biden over transgender mandate for children
WASHINGTON (WTVO) — Over 3,000 pediatricians have filed suit against the Biden administration for a health care mandate that would require medical professionals to provide gender-related services…
ContinueVirginia school board to pay $1.3 million in transgender student’s suit
A school district in Virginia has agreed to hand over $1.3 million after fighting a discrimination lawsuit filed by a transgender student for more than…
ContinueMother sues TSA over request to strip search her transgender teen
A North Carolina mother is suing the Transportation Security Administration and an agency supervisor for a May 2019 incident involving her transgender teenager who was…
ContinueTransgender youth who have socially transitioned fare as well psychologically as their cisgender peers, study suggests
According to new research published in JAMA Network Open, socially transitioned transgender youth experience similar levels of anxiety and depression to their siblings or same-age peers….
ContinueTransgender man sues Virginia Corrections Department over surgery denial
An incarcerated transgender man filed a complaint Wednesday against the Virginia Department of Corrections, or VADOC, for denying him surgery and other treatment for gender…
ContinueTeachers against Loudoun Co. schools’ transgender policy want to halt enforcement during litigation
Lawyers for teachers who have filed a lawsuit against the Loudoun County, Virginia, school board over its new policies regarding transgender students want enforcement of…
Continue‘Never say never’: Transgender woman shares story
It was after an LGBTQ community meeting in New London — with local nonprofit OutCT — that Fuhrmeister, in her 50s at the time, finally realized…
ContinueBiden Administration Transgender Student Back-To-School Message
In a joint video Thursday, Suzanne Goldberg, the acting assistant secretary of education for civil rights; Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke; and Dr. Rachel Levine,…
ContinueLondon LGBTQI Activists to Protest Ghana’s Hate Bill 2 pm Saturday
LGBT+ activists will be protesting Ghana’s “Family Values” bill on Saturday at 2 pm in front of the London offices of the Ghana High Commission. The…
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