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Biden administration proposes rule saying trans athlete bans violate Title IX

President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday said it will propose a rule to ensure transgender students can participate in school sports. The proposed rule comes a day after lawmakers in Kansas overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto to block transgender students from participating in girls and women’s sports.

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US Supreme Court refuses transgender athlete ban, French protests continue over retirement age change, Italian artist creates giant Pablo Picasso portrait — as it happened

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Kansas OKs bill on opting kids out of LGBTQ-themed lessons

Kansas lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at helping parents opt their children out of public school lessons with LGBTQ-themed materials

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Biden proposal would limit bans targeting transgender, nonbinary athletes

The administration’s proposed rule for Title IX antidiscrimination laws would prevent states from ‘categorically’ banning trans student athletes

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US Supreme Court rules in favour of transgender track runner

The decision comes amid a proliferation of anti-trans rights bills promoted by Republican lawmakers across the country.

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The Biden administration moves to make broad, transgender sports bans illegal

The proposed changes to Title IX would still give schools some flexibility to ban transgender athletes depending on age and sport.

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US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions

A new rule proposed by the Biden administration would prevent schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but it would allow certain limits to promote fairness or reduce injuries

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Supreme Court says 12-year-old transgender girl may compete against girls in West Virginia

WASHINGTON — In its first decision involving transgender students and sports, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused West Virginia’s bid to bar a 12-year-old transgender girl from competing on the girl’s track team at her middle school.

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High court: Trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia

The Supreme Court is allowing a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues

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At least 20 states ban trans women and girls from sports that match their gender

Republican lawmakers across the US are rapidly advancing legislation targeting trans youth while members of Congress introduce national bills that mirror proposals dominating state capitols

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Supreme Court won't enforce West Virginia law banning trans athletes from girls' teams

The state's law was challenged by a 12-year-old transgender girl named Becky Pepper-Jackson, who has lived as a girl since fourth grade, according to court papers.

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Court says trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia

The Supreme Court is allowing a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues

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Title IX changes seek to ‘minimize harm’ to transgender athletes - Roll Call

Proposed Education Department rule would bar blanket bans on transgender athletes, but allow limits on competition in some cases.

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Children’s book illustrator arrested for making ‘terroristic threats’ in transphobic notes to kids

Mitchell Thomas Watley arrested and will have a preliminary hearing in Juneau, Alaska

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US children’s illustrator dropped by publisher after ‘secret threats to children’ revealed

Mitchell Thomas Watley arrested and will have a preliminary hearing in Juneau, Alaska

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The governors from Indiana and Idaho sign bans on gender-affirming care

Governors in Indiana and Idaho sign into law bills banning gender-affirming care for minors, as Republican-led legislatures continue to curb LGBTQ+ rights this year.

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Anti-transgender chalk graffiti across Ballarat does not reflect wider community, advocates say

Footpaths across the city have been targeted for harmful chalk graffiti, including outside the offices of local MPs and the City of Ballarat, and the local ABC bureau.

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NC bill would ban transgender females from playing on women’s high school sports teams

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republican lawmakers want to prevent transgender females from playing on female high school sports teams by adopting “biological participation requirements.”

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Publisher drops children's illustrator for anti-trans notes

An Alaska man known for illustrating widely distributed children’s books with cute mother-baby animal pairs has been dropped by his publisher after authorities allege he left transphobic notes threatening children

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Idaho to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Idaho’s Republican governor has signed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth starting next year

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‘We will sue’: Idaho ACLU seeking to partner with those affected by ban on gender-affirming care

BOISE, Idaho — Less than a day after House Bill 71 was signed into law, the American Civil Liberties Union said it plans to sue to block Idaho’s new prohibition on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

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Indiana governor signs ban on gender-affirming health care

Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednesday signed a bill that bans all gender-affirming care for minors in the state, joining at least 12 other states that have enacted laws restricting or banning such care

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Kansas lawmakers poised to override veto on trans athletes

Republican legislators in Kansas are poised to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college

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Kansas House overrides Kelly’s veto on bill banning trans athletes from women’s sports

TOPEKA, Kan. — Transgender Kansas students will likely no longer permitted to compete in girls and women’s sports after the state House voted Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s third veto of the policy.

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What would Tories changing the definition of 'sex' in Equality Act mean?

THE UK Government is considering changing the legal definition of “sex” in the Equality Act.

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