Tag Archives: transgender
LGBT races to watch during tonight’s mid-term election
There's a lot of suspense for the LGBT community around Tuesday's mid-term elections, including races for the U.S. Senate and House, four governor seats, and a first-ever statewide ballot measure on transgender protections.
HHS moves again to stop protections for transgender people
News broke Sunday that the Department of Health and Human Services has prepared a proposal that could jeopardize the ability of transgender people to get medical care under the Affordable Care Act. President Trump said he's just trying to "protect
Trans issue on the ballot in Massachusetts
It's been six years since an anti-LGBT ballot measure has ridden a state ballot. But there's one this year, in Massachusetts.
Supreme Court session could be busiest yet
The U.S. Supreme Court session that began October 1 could be one of the busiest in history on LGBT-related concerns, with cases challenging employment discrimination, religious bias versus public accommodations, and banning transgender members of the military.
Second judge says trans ban requires ‘highest’ scrutiny
A second federal judge announced Friday that she will apply strict scrutiny to the Trump administration's reasoning for seeking a ban on transgender service members. The judge kept in place a stay on enforcement of Trump's proposed policy until she
Word ban, comment blackout seen as ‘disturbing pattern’
HRC and others see a 'disturbing' anti-LGBT trend in the recent news that CDC was purportedly instructed not to use the word "transgender" in its budget documents and that HHS is withholding thousands of comments regarding its plan to reduce
Historic wins at the polls for LGBT candidates
Fifty-five percent of the 72 known LGBT candidates Tuesday won their elections, including some stunning historic firsts.
Judge blocks Trump trans ban in military
In the first court action taken on President Trump's proposed ban on transgender people in the military, a federal district court judge in D.C. on Monday ruled plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their constitutional challenge of the policy.
Trump’s trans ban is a real threat, say legal activists
Some media outlets and observers think Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has put a freeze on President Trump's proposed ban on transgender service members, but legal activists say it's happening.
White House directs DOD on trans ban
Saying the Obama administration did not show "a sufficient basis" for allowing transgender people to serve in the military, President Trump sent a memo to the Department of Defense Friday evening, directing it to revert to the pre-Obama policy starting
