Tagged with "Trans"
Study Suggests Anti-Trans Parents May Literally Be Killing Their Kids
Rejection from family members seems to have a significant influence on the health of transgender people, a new study finds. Trans people whose spouses, parents, or children chose not to speak with them after transitioning experienced much higher rates of suicide attempts and substance abuse.Donald Trump Can’t Decide Whether Transgender People Should Have Protections Or Not
Last month, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump broke with his party’s orthodoxy and came out against a North Carolina law that bans schools and public buildings from accommodating transgender individuals’ bathroom use.
You Better Be Demure, Straight, And Gender-Conforming If You Want To Enjoy Prom
It’s prom season — the time of year when school administrators attempt to enforce the gender norms, as well as the rules of heteronormativity, that were followed when they were growing up. Students have been resisting this for years. But now that social media allows them to spread news of arbitrary rules about who gets to wear a dress to prom, administrators are contending with social pressure from all over the country.Alabama Lawmaker Missed An Important Detail In His Plan To Discriminate Against Trans People
Alabama state Sen. Phil Williams ® has proposed what he describes as a “backstop” if North Carolina’s anti-transgender law HB2 is struck down. He also claims his bill is not discriminatory to anyone, and the thing is, he might be right.
Donald Trump’s Incoherent Position On Transgender Protections
As the Republican Party struggles to embrace Donald Trump as its presidential nominee, it seems Donald Trump is also struggling to cater to what Republican leadership wants to hear from him. His latest response about the Obama administration’s guidance on respecting transgender students and patients suggests an incoherent desire to toe the Republican Party line while also staying true to his own seemingly more inclusive beliefs — to the extent those beliefs are even discernible.
Ted Cruz Doesn’t Want Any Transgender People In Any Bathroom Anywhere
Social Conservatives Think This Story Justifies Anti-Trans Bathroom Laws. They Are Very Confused.
North Carolina Conservatives Backtrack On Lawmaker ‘Loyalty Pledge’ To Discriminate
Conservative supporters of HB2, North Carolina’s sweeping anti-LGBT law, are in damage control this week over a revealing “loyalty pledge” they sent to all state lawmakers, which indicates a naked intent to discriminate against LGBT people.
Gender-Neutral Bathroom Leads To Fight At Los Angeles School
A fight erupted in the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday over the addition of a gender-neutral bathroom, according to The Washington Post.
Students at the Santee Education Complex, a high school in the district, gathered a petition of 700 signatures to add a gender-neutral bathroom so that trans students would have a restroom to use without encountering questions or harassment for being there. It opened a week ago. The campaign was pushed by the school’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA).