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How bathroom bans on federal property would impact trans Americans

A proposed bill in Congress would ban trans people from bathrooms in museums, national parks and other federal property. How would it be enforced, and what are the consequences?

New York MTA Bus Driver Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Trans Co-Worker

The trans driver said MTA has been slow to help her after the attack that she calls a hate crime.

Iowa now allows anti-transgender discrimination

The Republican-led state is the first in the nation to take protections related to gender identity out of its civil rights code.

Report: Discrimination, Harassment Harms Transgender Health

According to a new report, discrimination and harassment could lead to physical and mental ailments like headaches, nausea, depression, and anxiety.

Trans Bride Sues, Was Told Men Can't Try on Wedding Gowns

She says she was told men couldn't try on wedding dresses.

N.Y. Governor Acts to Ban Anti-Transgender Discrimination

New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo is the first to take executive action to put in place such a sweeping ban.

Feds Sue Texas RV Park for Transgender Discrimination

U.S. attorney general Eric Holder filed a complaint against In Toone Services, accusing the park of evicting a woman on the basis of her gender identity.

Lawsuit challenges EEOC's failure to investigate anti-transgender discrimination

"The Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful effort to erase protections for transgender people is cruel, and a violation of the law and the Constitution," says Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman.

EEOC Files Landmark Lawsuits Against Trans Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed two federal lawsuits alleging employers in Florida and Michigan broke the law when each fired a transgender woman.

Landmark Employment Ruling Protects Against Anti Transgender Discrimination

In a decision described by one legal expert as "game-changing," the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that existing federal law protects transgender individuals from sex discrimination on the basis of their gender identity.

Transgender professor, Christian college settle sex-discrimination complaint

A transgender professor who was fired by a Christian school in Michigan has reached a settlement in her sex-discrimination complaint.

Trump administration moves to strip transgender people of employment discrimination protections

According to the U.S. Supreme Court, discriminating against transgender people at work is illegal. The Trump administration is testing the ruling.

Judge wonders if anti-transgender doctors sued 'because they wanted there to be discrimination'

“I don’t even understand why they brought this case,” Fifth Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes said of the suit being handled by anti-LGBTQ+ lawyer Jonathan Mitchell.

Missouri School District Sued Over Discrimination Against Transgender Girl

The transgender student was suspended for refusing to use the boys’ bathroom and harassed by other students when she did.