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FILE - In this July 23, 2019, file photo, Gavin Grimm, who has become a national face for transgender students, speaks during a news conference held by The ACLU and the ACLU of Virginia at Slover Library in Norfolk, Va
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AP News
May 27, 2020 - 7:44 am

Court Hears Transgender Ruling Appeal

Virginia school board defends transgender bathroom ban
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FILE - In this July 23, 2019, file photo, Gavin Grimm, who has become a national face for transgender students, speaks during a news conference held by The ACLU and the ACLU of Virginia at Slover Library in Norfolk, Va. (Kristen Zeis/The Daily Press via A
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May 26, 2020 - 12:13 pm

Transgender Bathroom Ban Heard by Federal Appeals Court

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school board defended its transgender bathroom ban before a federal appeals court Tuesday, as a transgender man who was barred as a student from using the boys' bathrooms at his high school argued that the policy discriminated against him and violated his...
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High school track athletes Alanna Smith, left, Selina Soule, center and and Chelsea Mitchell prepare to speak at a news conference outside the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)
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AP News
February 12, 2020 - 4:29 pm

Girls Sue to Block Participation of Transgender Athletes

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer Eds: UPDATES: Adds quotes from the athletes, additional AP Photos. ; With AP Photos. HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The families of three female high school runners filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating...
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FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019 file photo, author J.K. Rowling attends the HBO Documentary Films premiere of "Finding the Way Home" in New York. Rowling is facing widespread criticism from the transgender community and other activists after tweeting support
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AP News
December 20, 2019 - 2:46 pm

"Harry Potter" Author Criticized

NEW YORK (AP) — J.K. Rowling is facing widespread criticism from the transgender community and other activists after tweeting support for a researcher who lost her job for stating that people cannot change their biological sex. The researcher, Maya Forstater, had been a visiting fellow at the...
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Jeff Katz
November 27, 2019 - 1:45 pm

Twitter Shuts Down Conservative Journalist

Conservative journalist Andy Ngo was suspended from Twitter on Nov. 25 for reportedly "violating our rules against hateful conduct," according to Twitter. Ngo, who was notoriously beaten by ruthless Antifa thugs, was flagged for tweeting at Chelsea Clinton about the murder rate of transgender...
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AP News
October 08, 2019 - 1:53 pm

High Court Appears Split Over LGBT Rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Supreme Court arguments over LGBT rights (all times local): 12:30 p.m. A seemingly divided Supreme Court is considering whether federal civil rights law protects LGBT people from job discrimination. Justice Neil Gorsuch said in arguments Wednesday that the case seems...
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Jeff Katz
September 05, 2019 - 12:03 pm

College Professor Cheers Deaths Of Conservatives

In an interview with Sirius XM's Breitbart News Daily , Turning Point USA activist Coleman Theodore said that a transgender College of Charleston professor openly celebrates the deaths of those who do not follow her leftist agenda. The professor, Rachel McKinnon, has come under fire previously for...
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Jeff Katz
September 04, 2019 - 2:08 pm

Mother Arrested In Front Of Her Kids For Calling Activist The 'Wrong' Gender

A British woman who was arrested in front of her children for referring to a trans woman as a man on Twitter has been charged with malicious communications, according to the Daily Mail. The woman, Kate Scottow, 38, was arrested in her Hertfordshire home in December after she misgendered a trans...
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August 09, 2019 - 5:26 pm

Victory For Transgender Student

Norfolk, VA (Newsradiowrva.com) _ The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled in favor of Gavin Grimm in his request for summary judgement in a sex discrimination lawsuit against the Gloucester County School Board. “It is such a relief to achieve this closure and...
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August 05, 2019 - 2:31 pm

Victoria's Secret's New Model

NEW YORK (AP) — Valentina Sampaio has become the first openly transgender model hired by Victoria's Secret nearly a year after a top company official was pressured to apologize for implying trans women are off brand. Sampaio, a Brazilian, has been posting from behind the scenes of a VS Pink...
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