Sarah McBride accuses Republicans of using trans row to ‘distract’ from real problems
Transgender congresswoman Sarah McBride has accused Republicans of trying to "distract" from real issues with their anti-trans bill.
Trans students’ safety in question after proposed South Carolina budget provision revealed
South Carolina trans students may be barred from using the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity after a new state Senate proviso passed April 24. The new rule requires students to use the bathroom of their assigned sex at birth and sleep in rooms based on their birth sex during overnight field trips, targeting […]
Bill to restrict transgender student-athlete participation fails in Nebraska
Nebraska lawmakers on Friday declined to advance legislation to ban transgender student-athletes from competing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity, defeating the measure for the second consecutive year. Legislative Bill 575, known as the Sports and Spaces Act, sought to prevent transgender students from using public school restrooms and locker rooms…
Florida House advances trans driver's license bill
It continues a trend of policies restricting health care and public expression for trans Floridians.
Teachers and students grapple with fears and confusion about new laws restricting pronoun use
Laws enacted in at least 10 states prohibit or restrict students from using pronouns or names that don’t match their sex assigned at birth. The laws are creating fear for transgender and nonbinary students and sowing confusion for teachers over how to comply but still offer a welcoming environment for everyone in their classes. Mental health experts and LGBTQ+ rights advocates say that requiring parental consent or notification of pronouns forcibly outs trans and nonbinary students, who already face a high risk of bullying and abuse. Supporters of the laws say that parents should be told if children want to use pronouns or names different than those assigned at birth.
Kemi Badenoch investigating census data for ‘overestimated’ trans population numbers
Kemi Badenoch has said she is looking into if the number of trans people was 'overestimated' in the Census due to 'skewed methodology'.
The policy reads: “
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#genderidentity, regardless of
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#gender #expression for
#participation in any division. As such,
#athletes will be permitted to participate in USA-
#Fencing-sanctioned
#events in a manner consistent with their
#genderidentity/
#expression, regardless of the
#gender associated with the
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Thought this video by Jackson Wagon was a cute way of explaining how biological sex should not be thought of as binary but instead as a "constellation" by using an analogy to the iPhone settings menu.
https://inv.vern.cc/watch?v=cnshnUk-UKU
#jacksonwagon #binarysex #intersex #endosex #iphone #sexassignedatbirth
Matt Walsh is WRONG about sex | The Biological Sex Constellation
chapters
00:00 - introduction
02:50 - building a visual model of biological sex
12:20 - sex isn't binary
15:55 - what is a female?
21:19 - charting intersex people on the sex settings graphic
25:20 - 45,X/46,XY mosaicism
29:35 - conclusion
Judge allows transgender Kansans to intervene in Kobach’s driver’s license lawsuit - Kansas Reflector
A district judge has granted a motion allowing transgender Kansans to intervene in Attorney General Kris Kobach’s lawsuit that would require Kansas driver's licenses to list an individual’s sex assigned at birth instead of their gender.
Tennesseans Can No Longer Update Gender Markers on Official Documents
As of July 1, only one’s sex assigned at birth as reflected on a birth certificate can be noted on identification documents in Tennessee.
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈
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