New Jersey - NJ districts defend policies state says would 'out' transgender students to parents

Mary Ann Koruth

northjersey.com

Hanover Township, NJ

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ezs note:  To the nitwit who carried the "parental rights" placard - when I was young, a man beat the crap out of a 5-year -old child.  His "offense"?  Accidentally wetting his underwear.  Oh, but he knew 'best'.  Riiiiiiiiiight.

national/world - Parents sue N.H. school district following wristband protest against transgender girl at soccer game

Kathy McCormack

boston.com

Bow, NH

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ezs note:  Hey, they have their First Amendment rights.  No matter how stupid, moronic, and knuckledragging they happen to be.  😁

national/world - Supreme Court rejects appeal from parents who lost custody of trans teen

Maureen Groppe

USA Today

Anderson, IN

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ezs note:  Hey, you have the right to believe as you wish.  What you DON'T have is to force the blatherings of your 'pastor' down their child's throat, especially those of a teenager.

Mississippi bill: School must tell parents if child identifies as transgender

Garret Grove

WJTV

Booneville, MS (District 3)

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ezs note:  Alright, Mississippi isn't exactly a forward-thinking state - but if you have a transgender child, or simply are worried about the plight of transgender children, you might make a difference - if you show up.

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Parents allege Jefferson County Public Schools transgender policy violated constitutional rights

Marco Cummings

The Denver Gazette

Golden, CO (Jefferson County)

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ezs note:  I know I've said this before, but it really gets my goat to have any ersatz couple blathering about their "rights".  This goes far beyond their transgender child.  This goes for any child's humanity.  Any couple with half a brain would know this.  Otherwise, he's just diddlin'.  If you know of any respectable psychologist, let her/him know.  Thanks.

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Parents raise concerns as Florida bans gender-affirming care for trans kids

Melissa Block

NPR 

Gainesville, FL

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Parents of transgender 3rd grader sue the state over Tennessee school bathroom law

Hannah Sarisohn

CNN

Williamson County, TN (Franklin)

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lead story - Texas appeals order stopping it from investigating parents of trans teen

Reuters

NBC News

Texas

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lead story - What parents can learn from 'Sex and the City' sequel talk about gender identity

Kerry Breen

Today

New York City, NY

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Oxford shooting - Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect held on $500,000 bond each after manhunt

Carolyn Sung, Shimon Prokupecz, Jason Hanna

CNN

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Georgia - Parents sue Ga. corrections department, others over transgender inmate’s 2017 suicide

Emileigh Forrester

WCTV.tv

Valdosta, GA

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New Hampshire - Epping wrestles with school policy that could out trans students to parents

Kathleen D. Bailey

Seacoastonline.com

Epping, NH (1905)

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Arizona - Parents of transgender kids sue over AZ law requiring surgery to change sex on birth certificate

Perry Vandell

azcentral

Holbrook, AZ

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lead story - Parents Sue Madison Schools Over Transgender Policy

Todd Richmond
US News and World Report

Madison, WI

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ezs note:  Uh, yeh.  There was a certain relation of mine whom I loved dearly, but who had literature around her house which had the most horrible views of Blacks and Jews.  Sorry, but making babies doesn't give you carte blanche to pass along this garbage. 

Pennsylvania - Harrisburg church hosts support group for parents with transgender kids

Frank Pizzoli
Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Harrisburg, PA

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civil rightsv- Matthew Shepard’s Parents Assail Trump Administration on Gay Rights

Katie Benner
The New York Times

Laramie, WY  (1908)

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lead story - NEW DETAILS: Transgender bathroom issue riles Pickens parents

Arlinda Smith Broady
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Delaware - Support group for parents and families of transgender children forming in Delaware

Sarah Mueller
Delaware Public Radio

Lewes, DE

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Oregon - Parents sue Woodburn schools after teacher educates son about being transgender

Whitney Woodworth
Statesman Journal

Woodburn, OR

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ezs note:  Hey, I agree with the parents.  After all, school is for ignorance.  After all, isn't that what school is for?

Riiiiight.

civil rights - Illinois parents drop lawsuit challenging transgender bathroom access

Press
KMOV

Oh, shazam...

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ezs note:  It's nice that the parents had the sense to drop the suit.  It would have been nicer if they had put it in the trash to begin with...