Transgender

Trump Administration Lifts Federal Transgender Bathroom Guidelines

... one placard. NBA has warned that Texas could be overlooked for future events because of a proposed "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people. The Texas legislation is similar to a North Carolina law that prompted the league to move the All-Star Game out of that state. It would require people to use bathrooms. The NBA has warned that Texas could be overlooked for future events because of a proposed "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people. The Texas legislation is similar to a North Carolina law that prompted the league to move the All-Star Game out of that state. It would require people to use bathrooms. (Associated Press). Conservatives hailed the change, saying the Obama directives were illegal and violated the rights of fixed-gender students, especially girls who did not feel safe changing clothes or using restrooms next to anatomical males. "Our ...

We Disagree With Transgender Decision

... and school districts to interpret whether federal sex discrimination law applies to gender identity. “Apple believes everyone deserves a chance to thrive in an environment free from stigma and discrimination,” Apple said in a statement emailed to CBS Money Watch. “We support efforts toward greater acceptance, not less, and we strongly believe that transgender students should be treated as equals.”. The Trump administration has lifted protections for transgender people originally issued by the Obama administration. CBS News' Major Garrett rep. The company added, “We disagree with any effort to limit or rescind their rights and protections.”. The greater the public support for transgender rights, the harder it coud get for Mr. Trump and his administration to oppose those rights, said Jack Preis, University of Richmond School of Law professor. “Some supporters will carry more sway than others,” Preis said in an email. “When Apple speaks, its message is more likely to be ...

Ny Will Protect Transgender Students

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These Countries Are Ahead Of The Us

... Gender Expression,and Sex Characteristics Act. The law is intended "[to provide] a simplified procedure which respects the privacy of the person requesting that one's official documents be changed to reflect the person's gender" and acknowledges that "gender identity is considered to be an inherent part of a person which may or may not need surgical or hormonal treatment or therapy" and "sex characteristics of a person vary in nature and all persons must be empowered to make their decisions affecting their own bodily integrity and physical autonomy.". Countries introduce gender-neutral policies for transgender community. Advocates say the law pivots away from viewing gender identity as a pathology in need of a diagnosis. People "shall not be required to provide proof of a surgical procedure for total or partial genital reassignment, hormonal therapies or any other psychiatric, psychological or medical treatment," the law states. Iran's 'double-edged sword'. Trump's ...

Caitlyn Jenner Says Trump's Blow To Transgender Rights Is A 'disaster

... New York Times report published earlier this week, Sessions pressed Secretary of Education Betsy De Vos to sign off on rescinding the guidance for transgender students, despite her reluctance to do so. “Apparently, even becoming the attorney general isn’t enough to cure some people of their insecurities,” Jenner said. Jenner describes herself as a conservative Republican and has said she wants to help the GOP reach out to the LGBTQ community. “I am here, since I’m on the Republican side, to help the entire Republican Party do a better job when it comes to LBGT issues,” she said last year. “I have kind of positioned myself with the Republican Party to try to help these people understand.”. She’s also praised Trump on his outreach to women and the queer community. “Everybody looks at the Democrats as being better with these issues,” she said last June. “But Trump seems to be very ...

In N.c., Uncertainty Remains Over Transgender Protections

... how the position is consistent with the express language of Title IX, nor did they undergo any formal public process.". White House press secretary Sean Spicer said President Trump is "a firm believer in states' rights and that certain issues like this are not best dealt with at the federal level.'. City and county school boards in North Carolina already have been allowed large say in deciding how best to accommodate transgender students, and that will continue as state and federal officials work through questions coming from the latest federal action. "Local school boards really are the entities that have to make a decision about how to handle individual student needs," said Vanessa Jeter, director of the communications and information division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Jeter said the state school ...

Colorado’s Transgender Students Will Still Get To Use The Bathrooms They Choose Despite Trump’s Order. Here’s Why

... students in some states, such as Colorado, but not in others. Thirty three states have no local laws protecting transgender students’ rights to use the bathroom that aligns with their identity. For more on this story, go to Chalkbeat Colorado. Chalkbeat Colorado is a nonprofit news organization covering education issues. For more, visit __link__/co. Buck: Affordable Care Act replacement will “take a while to formulate”. February 23, 2017, 8:39 pm. Colorado Congressman Ken Buck, a Republican from Windsor, has told constituents at meetings this week that he thinks a repeal of the Affordable Care Act will come soon but that fully passing and implementing a replacement could take months or years. When construction costs are higher than the maximum sales price, affordable housing developers get creative. February 23, 2017, 9:01 pm. A proposed 24-unit mixed-income townhome development in Five Points is a drop in the bucket when it comes to addressing Denver’s affordable housing ...

Pols Vow To Uphold Transgender Students’ Rights

... jeopardy. We have to speak out.”. Madeline Bruni, 18, of Mastic Beach, said she has been harassed when she tried to use a women’s restroom in a restaurant. Trump’s latest action “makes me feel 110 percent more vulnerable,” she said. Kilmnick said his organization works with 112 of Long Island’s 124 public school districts. Generally, he said, schools have followed the state’s guidelines, but there “are some that are behind the times.”. “We are really working hard to make sure they do what they need to do to protect students,” he said. Nation Donald Trump fact checks. Michael J. Hynes, superintendent of the Patchogue-Medford school district, said in an email statement Thursday that “transgender students, like ALL students, must feel safe, encouraged and accepted by the school they attend and belong to. Our transgender students at ...

White House Defers To States’ Rights On Transgender Protections

... and recreational marijuana,” Spicer said. “Medical marijuana, I’ve said before that the president understands the pain and suffering that many people go through who are facing especially terminal diseases and the comfort that some of these drugs including medical marijuana can bring to them.”. But Spicer compared recreational marijuana use to deadly opioid addictions. “I think that when you see something like the opioid addiction crisis blossoming in so many states around this country the last thing that we should doing is encouraging people, there’s still a federal law that we need to abide by in terms of … when it comes to recreational marijuana and other drugs of that nature.”. Shannon Pettypiece of Bloomberg followed up by asking if the federal government would take action against recreational marijuana. “I think that’s a question for the Department of Justice. I do believe that you’ll see greater enforcement of it. Because again there’s a big difference between the medical use, which Congress has through an appropriations rider in 2014 made very clear what the intent, what their intent was ...