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Supreme Court schedules transgender rights case for December - SCOTUSblog
Supreme Court schedules transgender rights case for December - SCOTUSblog
The Supreme Court’s December argument session will feature the challenge to Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors, as well as a case by survivors of the Hungarian Holocaust seeking compensation for the seizure of the property by the Hungarian government and a
·scotusblog.com·
Supreme Court schedules transgender rights case for December - SCOTUSblog
How AI might shape LGBTQIA+ advocacy
How AI might shape LGBTQIA+ advocacy
"AI Comes Out of the Closet" is a new system that leverages AI-generated dialog and virtual characters to create complex social interaction simulations involving LGBTQIA+ individuals. The project is led by MIT Media Lab researchers and graduate students D. Pillis and Pat Pataranutaporn.
·news.mit.edu·
How AI might shape LGBTQIA+ advocacy
Opinion: Utah incident reveals this inherent threat in anti-trans efforts to ‘protect’ girls in sports | CNN
Opinion: Utah incident reveals this inherent threat in anti-trans efforts to ‘protect’ girls in sports | CNN
A teenage girl in Utah has had to seek police protection after a member of the Utah State Board of Education suggested that she could be transgender (she is not), a reality that is the product of growing trans panic in this country, particularly when it comes to girls’ and women’s sports teams, writes Frankie de la Cretaz.
·cnn.com·
Opinion: Utah incident reveals this inherent threat in anti-trans efforts to ‘protect’ girls in sports | CNN
Re-imagining the Notion of "Pride" in the Legal Profession - Slaw
Re-imagining the Notion of "Pride" in the Legal Profession - Slaw
The Path to Pride The year is 2001. The legal profession in Ontario is in disarray after several law students at the University of Toronto’s law school were caught fraudulently altering their grades to secure prestigious Bay Street summer positions. Many of these students were disciplined. Yet, in the eyes of the legal priesthood, this […]
·slaw.ca·
Re-imagining the Notion of "Pride" in the Legal Profession - Slaw
Bills dictating school pronoun, bathroom uses sent to Arizona gov
Bills dictating school pronoun, bathroom uses sent to Arizona gov
Arizona lawmakers gave final approval Monday to forbidding teachers from calling students by a pronoun that does not match their biological sex at birth, and to requiring schools to create
·tucson.com·
Bills dictating school pronoun, bathroom uses sent to Arizona gov
ACLU sues Montana over censure of trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr
ACLU sues Montana over censure of trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr
Zephyr said leaders in the Montana House directly targeted her and her district by not allowing her to speak about bills affecting transgender youths and their families.
·nbcnews.com·
ACLU sues Montana over censure of trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr
Oklahoma governor signs gender-affirming care ban for kids
Oklahoma governor signs gender-affirming care ban for kids
Oklahoma is the latest state to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors. Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Monday that makes it a felony for health care workers to provide children with treatments that can include puberty-blocking drugs and hormones. Oklahoma joins at least 15 other states with laws banning such care, as conservatives across the country have targeted transgender rights. Stitt made the ban a priority of this year’s legislative session, saying he wanted to protect children. Transgender advocates and parents of transgender children say such care is essential.
·apnews.com·
Oklahoma governor signs gender-affirming care ban for kids
Montana transgender lawmaker faces censure or expulsion
Montana transgender lawmaker faces censure or expulsion
Montana Republican leaders will vote on censuring or expelling a transgender state lawmaker who has been silenced in the House for comments against a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for children. On Tuesday night, Democratic, Rep. Zooey Zephyr tweeted a letter she received from House leaders informing her of the plan to consider disciplinary action against against her on Wednesday. She says she will be given a chance to speak. A protest against Zephyr being silenced disrupted the House floor session on Monday and she stood defiantly on the floor with her microphone raised. The House won't be disrupted on Wednesday because the gallery will be closed.
·apnews.com·
Montana transgender lawmaker faces censure or expulsion
House to vote on anti-trans sports bill | CNN Politics
House to vote on anti-trans sports bill | CNN Politics
The House is expected to vote Thursday on a GOP-led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women's and girls' sports at federally funded schools and educational institutions.
·cnn.com·
House to vote on anti-trans sports bill | CNN Politics
Transgender girls go to court over Arizona school sports ban
Transgender girls go to court over Arizona school sports ban
PHOENIX (AP) — The parents of two transgender girls in Arizona filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a year-old state law banning trans girls from participating in school sports. Attorneys for the fa…
·thehill.com·
Transgender girls go to court over Arizona school sports ban