Transgender

Ivanka Trump, Kushner Publicly Silent As White House Rolls Back Transgender Protections

... stands up, champions and fights for our community.”. In the past, Ivanka Trump and Kushner have described themselves as supporters of gay rights. A spokeswoman for Ivanka Trump declined to comment on Trump’s position. A White House spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment about Kushner’s position. By Tony Romm. The debate inside the Trump administration already pitted Education Secretary Betsy De Vos, who reportedly originally opposed the move, against Attorney General Jeff Sessions. But it also puts additional pressure on the first daughter and her husband. Since the campaign, Ivanka Trump has had the difficult task of acting as a surrogate for her father, while claiming she is not always ideologically in line with his most hard-line positions. “I’m a daughter, not a clone,” she said last year in an interview with ...

U.s. Companies Decry Trump Action On Transgender Student Rights

... an issue for the states to decide. "The action taken by the administration is troubling and goes against all that we believe in," Yahoo said in a statement. Social conservatives have hailed the decision by the Justice and Education departments to defer transgender bathroom policies to the states, calling it a victory for privacy and traditional values. But companies have tried to persuade state and local governments to side with transgender people. "We support efforts toward greater acceptance, not less, and we strongly believe that transgender students should be treated as equals," Apple said in a statement. Microsoft President Brad Smith looked to history as a guide, referencing the date that the Emancipation Proclamation took effect, when President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom for slaves. "Since Jan. 1, 1863, the federal government has played a vital role in protecting the rights of all Americans. Let's not stop now," Smith said on Twitter. Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey joined other tech firms criticizing the Trump administration's position. "Rolling ...

Betsy Devos’s Spineless Transgender Bathroom Politics

...  an oft-cited study  published by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, forty per cent of transgender adults have attempted suicide. At the same time, suicidal leanings are by no means an inevitable consequence of being transgender. A  study published last year  in the journal Pediatrics shows that transgender youth who have received the support of their families and communities through their transitions suffer no greater rates of depression than does the general population. In other words, if trans kids and teens are not made to feel isolated—if they are not singled out as different—they have every chance of doing just fine, or at least as well as any other teen-age kid. One good way to make sure trans kids aren’t isolated or singled out is to insure that they have the freedom to use whichever bathroom they feel comfortable ...

Transgender Student In Virginia Bathroom Case Reacts To Trump's Order

... we passed a statute in 1972 that's been on the books for four decades where we made a national decision that we are going to protect every single person in this country from sex discrimination in institutions receiving federal funding. If you want to discriminate on the basis of sex, you can do that, but don't use federal money to do it. Every claim of sex discrimination against anyone is a federal question. Your basic civil rights to be free from sex discrimination don't depend on what zip code you live in. SHAPIRO: Gavin, you're going to graduate in the spring, and any ruling in this case will likely come at the end of your high school education. Why pursue this case that you may not see the fruits of even if you do prevail. GRIMM: Even if I am graduated by the time this decision is handed down, I'm not the only trans student at Gloucester High School. And I'm not the only trans student that would be affected by a Supreme Court decision in this case. And that's really what it's about. Regardless ...

What's Next For Transgender Rights Lawsuits With School Guidance Rescinded

... wrong. The federal government, they argue, has long led the way when it comes to integrating schools, easing access to the polls, and other critical civil rights issues. 'Becoming Nicole' Recounts One Family's Acceptance Of A Transgender Child. What's more, Block at the ACLU said, his client Gavin Grimm has obtained an amended birth certificate stating that he's male. If Grimm moves to a state like North Carolina, where the law defines sex by what's on a birth certificate, schools there would allow him to use the boy's room. But Gloucester County, Va., has adopted a different approach, excluding Grimm from the boy's room and requiring him to use a single-user restroom. "The fact is that no child in America should have their rights subject to their ZIP code," said Eliza Byard of the Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network, or GLSEN. Advocates for the LGBT community say that a half-dozen courts across the ...

In N.c., Uncertainty Remains Over Transgender Protections

... their students, said Charlie Glazener, executive director of community relations and communications for Asheville City Schools. The issue will most likely be resolved by the courts, he said. The Obama directive didn't alter the district's practice of creating safe, inclusive learning environments for its 4,500 some students, and neither has the Trump administration, Glazener said. "Like public school districts across the state, we will continue to address student civil rights in a sensitive manner, while providing accommodations, when necessary, to meet the emotional needs of each student," he said. "We have done so in a safe and orderly manner for many years and will continue those actions as we await further guidance and clarifications.". Rory Philbrick, 18, however, said a school can only do so much. Philbrick dropped out of Asheville High School in March after coming out as a pansexual transgender ...

These Countries Are Ahead Of The Us

... recognition for transgender people over the age of 18, solely based on their self-determination - without any medical intervention. Denmark is the only European country that does not require any psychiatric diagnoses or any certificate by a medical professional, according to Transgender Europe. "In fact, 34 countries in Europe still do not allow a trans person to change their name and registered gender without" surgery or some sort of medical procedure, said Transgender Europe. Photos: Know your identity terms. New terms are entering the cultural lexicon as people endeavor to codify their sexual orientation or gender. These definitions, which have been edited, are primarily from the LGBTQ advocacy group The Trevor Project. The gender fluid definition is from __link__. Visit The Trevor Project for more details. Hide Caption. Photos: Know your identity terms. Hide Caption. Photos: Know your identity terms. Hide Caption. Photos: Know your identity terms. Hide Caption. Photos: Know your identity terms. Hide Caption. Photos: Know your identity terms. Hide Caption. Photos: Know your identity terms. Hide Caption. Photos: Know your ...

Colorado’s Transgender Students Will Still Get To Use The Bathrooms They Choose Despite Trump’s Order. Here’s Why

... states, such as Colorado, but not in others. Thirty three states have no local laws protecting transgender students’ rights to use the bathroom that aligns with their identity. For more on this story, go to Chalkbeat Colorado. Chalkbeat Colorado is a nonprofit news organization covering education issues. For more, visit __link__/co. Buck: Affordable Care Act replacement will “take a while to formulate”. February 23, 2017, 8:39 pm. Colorado Congressman Ken Buck, a Republican from Windsor, has told constituents at meetings this week that he thinks a repeal of the Affordable Care Act will come soon but that fully passing and implementing a replacement could take months or years. When construction costs are higher than the maximum sales price, affordable housing developers get creative. February 23, 2017, 9:01 pm. A proposed 24-unit mixed-income townhome development in Five Points is a drop in the bucket when it comes to addressing Denver’s affordable housing shortfall. But the project illuminates a very real challenge of building for-sale housing within reach of those who make less than area median income. RTD R-Line begins ...

White House Defers To States’ Rights On Transgender Protections

... government should be involved in. This is a states’ rights issue.”. But on Thursday, asked about federal marijuana enforcement, it was like the states had no rights at all. Arkansas-based reporter Roby Brock asked Spicer about the administration’s posture towards Arkansas’s new medical marijuana law. Spicer suggested that the Trump administration would respect state laws related to medical marijuana — but not offer the same respect for recreational marijuana. Watch the contrast. Sean Spicer says states have a right to discriminate against transgender kids but not legalize pot __link__/w 0 noos 55 cq. — Zaid Jilani (@Zaid Jilani) February 23, 2017. “There are two distinct issues here. Medical marijuana and recreational marijuana,” Spicer said. “Medical marijuana, I’ve said before that the president understands the pain and suffering that many people go through who are facing especially terminal diseases and the comfort that ...