The Crusader: Family fights on in bathroom fitting saga
THE luxury bathroom a young family planned turned into a washout when its fitting disintegrated into chaos. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
UNC System Moves Cautiously on Transgender Bathroom Rule
(Photo: Ethan Hyman, The News and Observer) The University of North Carolina system has announced that it will not be enforcing a law that would require transgender students to use the bathroom that corresponds to the sex stated on their birth certificate. “I have no intent to exercise my authority to promulgate any guidelines or regulations that require […]
Transgender Bathroom Directive Prompts Lawsuit from 11 States
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Eleven states have sued the Obama administration over its sweeping directive urging all public school districts to grant transgender students access to bathrooms that correspond with their preferred gender identity. The Obama administration argues that sex discrimination is prohibited by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Title IX […]
EdSec King Calls For Repeal of ‘Hateful’ School Bathroom Laws
(Photo: Susan Walsh, AP) The Department of Education will not stand by and allow schools to ignore federal law that protects the rights of LGBT students, according to Education Secretary John King, Jr., who has called for the “bathroom laws” be repealed. Tyler Kingkade, writing for The Huffington Post, quoted King: “They’re hateful laws and should […]
South Carolina High School Shifts Transgender Bathroom Policy
(Image: WMBF News) After being threatened with a lawsuit, Horry County Schools in South Carolina agreed to allow a transgender student use the boys’ restroom, but only after he was suspended in January. The Transgender Law Center (TLC), an organization that works on changing laws and policies so that all people can live equally, safely, […]
North Carolina’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ Proving Tough to Enforce
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Administrators and staff at the University of North Carolina have been told to abide by the state’s contentious new law that requires transgender people to use restrooms and locker rooms that do not correlate to their gender identity. An internal memo from University President Margaret Spellings on Thursday stated that all […]
South Dakota’s Daugaard Vetoes Transgender Bathroom Bill
Gov. Dennis Daugaard of South Dakota vetoed a bill this week that would have made public school transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms that correlated with their birth sex. The Republican governor, when announcing the veto of HB 1008, said the bill: “… does not address any pressing issue concerning the school districts of […]