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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?

N.D. Bill Targets Nonexistent Trend of Students Identifying as Animals

Six Republican representatives have introduced the bill as an "emergency measure."

Queer Muslim Student Alleges Harassment by Professor

A student who recently left the University of North Carolina at Wilmington says professor Mike Adams created a hostile, threatening environment for her. 

New Biden administration Title IX rule protects transgender students’ bathroom & pronoun use at school

The updated rules enhance protections against discrimination based on sex, including for LGBTQ+ students, but leave the issue of transgender athletes’ participation in sports for further review.

Trans Woman Releases Bathroom-Finder App Refuge Restrooms

Meet transgender woman and coder Teagan Widmer, whose latest app, Refuge Restrooms, highlights the importance of providing safe public accommodations for trans people.

Florida School District Bans Trans Employees From Using Their Pronouns

The version of Ron DeSantis’s “anti-woke” Florida seems to include restrictions on some people’s speech.

Judge Dismisses Challenge to Ohio School District's Trans-Inclusive Restroom Policy

There is not a constitutional right to "transgender-free restrooms," a federal judge ruled.

Florida Demands Districts Comply with New Anti-LGBTQ+ Rules

The new rules are seen by local activists as an attempt to "bully and intimidate" affirming school districts.

Arkansas Seeks to Criminalize Trans People's Restroom Use

Under a bill advancing in the state, they could be charged with misdemeanor sexual indecency with a child in certain circumstances.

Wis. GOP Targets Trans Students

A proposed law in Wisconsin would prevent transgender students from using public bathrooms designated for the gender with which they identify.

Local Virginia School Board Rejects Bathroom Rights for Trans Students

A county school board in Virginia passed a policy restricting trans students to using single-stall restrooms or those for their birth gender.

Wa. YMCA Turns Its Back on Trans Members

A transgender-inclusive bathroom and locker room policy has been abandoned out of fears that have no basis in reality.

Mother of Trans Teen Targeted by Right-Wingers Speaks Out

When the antigay Pacific Justice Institute claimed a transgender teenager was harassing cisgender students in the school bathroom, LGBT activists went to work uncovering the truth -- which has now been confirmed by the teen's lesbian mother.

Japan’s Supreme Court Issues Landmark Trans Rights Ruling

The ruling had far-reaching implications in a country that is still hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, including marriage equality.

Florida's New Anti-Trans Rule Threatens Jobs of College Faculty For Bathroom Use

The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved new rules strictly enforcing a new law segregating public restroom facilities by gender.

NOM's New Attack on Trans Students: Nudity Trumps Sincerity

The antigay National Organization for Marriage focuses on the genitalia of transgender students in California in its latest fundraising pitch.

Anti-Trans Sports Bills Sent to Governors in Arkansas, Tennessee

It's not certain whether the bills will be signed into law, but both governors are anti-trans Republicans.

Federal Judge Orders School District to Allow Transgender Girl to Continue Using Girls’ Bathroom

The 11-year-old girl says that teachers observing which bathroom she uses was ‘creepy.’

N.C. School Board Member: Pepper Spray Trans Students

Chuck Hughes remarked that if HB 2 is struck down, pepper spray would be a “pretty valuable tool to have on the female students if they go to the bathroom.”

New DOJ Video Teaches Cops (and Everyone) How to Respect Trans People

The video touches on the tense history between police and trans people, and encourages officers unsure about pronouns to simply ask. 

As Anti-Trans Bills Advance, Kansas Governor Implies Veto Likely

"We don't want to go down that road," Democrat Laura Kelly says as an anti-trans bill awaits her action and similar measures advance in other states.