civil rights - Civil rights apply to transgender people too

Natalie Sweeney
The Inquirer And Mirror

Orleans, MA

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lead story - Editorial: New guidelines bring clarity to transgender student policies

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civil rights - Civil rights leader William Barber awarded MacArthur grant

Erin Durkin
The Guardian

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civil rights - If Democrats Take the House, Here's What Awaits Betsy DeVos, Civil Rights, and ESSA

Andrew Ujifusa
Education Week

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lead story - Vermont Nominates 1st US Transgender Candidate for Governor

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civil rights - Under DeVos, agency takes a sharp shift in approach to enforcing civil rights in schools

Laura Meckler
Savannah Morning News

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civil rights - Maine lawyer who won landmark gay marriage case warns of civil rights backlash

Judy Harrison
Bangor Daily News

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civil rights - Civil rights 'under assault' at Justice Department, DOJ 'exile' says

Julie Moreau
NBC News

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civil rights - 'This is a civil rights issue'

Michael Romain
OakPark.com

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civil rights - DeVos grilled on civil rights for students

Lydia Wheeler
The Hill

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civil rights - Civil rights groups wary of Trump's latest faith-based initiative

Julie Moreau
NBC

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civil rights - Polling Transgender Politics: Civil Rights on Mass. Ballot this November, We Deserve Better

Nicole Lashomb
Rainbow Times

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civil rights - Paul Weiss Sponsors Play About Civil Rights Trailblazer

Meghan Tribe
The American Lawyer

Yale University

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civil rights - Judith Light Talks LGBTQ Activism and Civil Rights at Jeffrey Fashion Cares Charity Soiree

Nia Groce
Footwear News

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civil rights - Civil Rights Bill for Trans Prisoners Breaks Ground in State Capitol

Ellen McGrody
The Bay City Beacon

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civil rights - Wiener bill expands civil rights for trans prisoners

Alex Madison
The Bay Area Reporter

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DeVos rewrites rules for school civil rights probes

Benjamin Wermund
Politico

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Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force demands meeting with Trump civil rights officials

John Riley
Metroweekly

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Department of Education Admits to Rejecting Civil Rights Complaints From Trans Students

Aaron Rodriguez
HRC

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Parents of transgender students give education secretary an 'F' in defending civil rights

Caitlyn Jones
Denton Record-Chronicle

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