Illinois - Is O’Fallon denying transgender students certain rights? The board decides to rewrite its rules.

Lexi Cortes
Belleville News-Democrat

O'Fallon, IL

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civil rights - N.J. Transgender Students Get Rules on Restroom, Name Preference

Elise Young
Bloomberg

Jersey City, New Jersey

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civil rights - State insurance rule on transgender care is sex discrimination, federal judge rules

Ed Trevelen
WiscNews

Madison, WI (1855)

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civil rights - Transgender passport rules haven't changed, advocates confirm amid concerns

Kit Ramgopal
NBC News

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ezs note:  If you have a friend who is a lawyer and are planning a trip, it might be best to doublecheck. But overall, this is good news (for a change!)

civil rights - Michigan law doesn’t prohibit LGBT bias, Schuette rules

Jonathan Oosting
The Detroit News

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civil rights - Judge rules against Pensacola woman in transgender discrimination suit

Kevin Robinson
Pensacola News Journal

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civil rights - Guest column: Despite DOJ, court rules transgender discrimination violates federal law

Rob Ratton
Memphis Business Journal

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Netherlands - Dutch court rules third gender should be recognised

Staff
Independent

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civil rights - Federal Court Rules Civil-Rights Law Protects Transgender Students

Amanda Arnold
The Cut

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Kenya - Kenyan court rules forced anal exams unlawful

Tom Odula
The Philadelphia Tribune

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DeVos rewrites rules for school civil rights probes

Benjamin Wermund
Politico

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Civil Rights Act Protects LGBTQ Workers, Federal Court Rules

Daniel Wiessner
HuffPost

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Transgender wrestler Mack Beggs put in girls’ league by Texas school rules

Press
The Mercury News

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Trump Rescinds Rules on Bathrooms for Transgender Students

Jeremy W. Peters, Jo Becker, Julie Hirschfeld Davis
The New York Times

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Trost says he's being gagged, again (Canada)

Janice Dickson
iPolitics

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Homeless shelters facing new transgender rules

Tim Devaney
The Hill

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New school rules give transgender students 'right to be who they are'

Kathy Bocella
philly.com

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Mother pulls children from Frankston High School over transgender awareness rules (Australia)

Rita Panahi
Herald Sun

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Washington Senate panel passes bill nixing new restroom rules

Jim Camden
The Columbian

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HHS Rules Transgender Woman Entitled to Surgical Benefits Provided by Medicare Advantage Insurers

Breanna Diaz
HRC

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