Illinois Families Fight Transgender Access to Locker Rooms (Video)

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Illinois Families Fight Transgender Access to Locker Rooms
A group of 63 students and 73 parents argued in court that students' privacy was being violated at a Chicago-area school that let a transgender girl access the girls' locker room.
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          Aug 16, 2016
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Illinois Families Fight Transgender Access to Locker Rooms

A group of 63 students and 73 parents argued in court that students' privacy was being violated at a Chicago-area school that let a transgender girl access the girls' locker room.

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Illinois Families Fight Transgender Access to Locker Rooms

A group of 63 students and 73 parents argued in court that students' privacy was being violated at a Chicago-area school that let a transgender girl access the girls' locker room.

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The gay governor and Maryland's Wes Moore, the only Black governor, were expressly not invited to attend.

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts recently endorsed taking gender-affirming care away from transgender adults.

The legislation comes after Trump sought to remove Pride flags from sites including the Stonewall memorial.

“We are deeply disappointed that the Fourth Circuit has chosen to uphold discrimination over medical reality,” said Gregory Nevins, Senior Counsel and Employment Fairness Project Director for Lambda Legal.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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The shooter's history includes a Nazi tattoo and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories online.

The American political leaders addressed the issue on a panel about women's rights at the Munich Security Conference.

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The gold medalist is addressing fans who say her boyfriend was "stealing her moment" when he proposed.

The bill provides for financial and criminal penalties as well as lawsuits against those who use a government building's restroom that isn't designated for their birth sex.