LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The other shoe fell today. We knew it was coming, and by gosh, it came with a few surprises. Who knew education secretary Betsy DeVos would try to protect trans kids and stop the… Read More ›
Policy, Administrative
Groundbreaking “intersex” birth certificate issued in NYC
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Historic? You betcha! For anti-trans simpletons, their oft-used counter-argument “you’re born either a male or female, God doesn’t make mistakes” against the existence of trans people has taken a major hit. To them, the… Read More ›
Obama defends sweeping trans equality rules: ‘We’re talking about kids … they are vulnerable”
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — President Barack Obama: “I think it’s part of our obligation as a society to make sure everybody is treated fairly and our kids are all loved and protected.“ Last week’s sweeping transgender equality order… Read More ›
Oregon school guidelines: ‘There is no need for the student to prove their new gender’
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In what one report described as unprecedented, the Oregon Department of Education this week released liberal trans protection guidelines for educators of transgender students in the state. From the Oregon Dept. of Ed. trans student… Read More ›
First 2016 Bathroom Cop surfaces; Positive trans progress in NYC, NC and California
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Around a half a dozen anti-trans “bathroom bills” were considered in state legislatures during 2015 and all failed to become law, although some came close to succeeding. Proponents, however, said they would be back… Read More ›
Huge turning point: Major national family-wage employer to offer full transgender health benefits
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The country’s largest grocer, The Kroger Company — owner of stores bearing its name and the names of others chains it purchased, like Fred Meyer, — is gearing up to offer full transgender benefits,… Read More ›
U.S. Defense Secretary Carter: Transgender ban obsolete, orders 6-month study to lift ban
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Declaring the transgender ban obsolete, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter orders a 6-month study to wrap-up details which would presumably end the ban of military service for transgender individuals. This is according to a… Read More ›
Moved by Leelah’s story, President Obama calls for end to ‘conversion therapies’
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said President Barack Obama was moved by the tragic story of trans woman Leelah Alcorn and has called for the end of conversion therapies — the type of… Read More ›
School’s Trans Visibility Day poster yanked after parent causes ruckus on social media
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Citing the poster’s lack of “Christian values” and the inappropriateness of it for a school setting, a parent created a ruckus on social media which in turn triggered a Marshall, Michigan school principal into… Read More ›
Legislator’s bill to trash pro-transgender student sports policy gets traction
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Never mind the U.S. Department of Education’s insistence that transgender students athletes are protected by Title IX, a Republican legislator in South Dakota wants to ban trans student athletes from playing on a team… Read More ›
New York state; NYC, plow ahead with new transgender rights
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Last week we saw the state of New York require that insurance companies cover gender reassignment surgery or other treatments deemed necessary by doctors of trans residents. In addition, the city of New York… Read More ›
UPDATE: Minnesota newspapers don’t get it, run more transphobic advertising
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE Dec. 1, 2014 — Ad in the Minnesota Star-Tribune: “Your 14-year-old daughter just lost her position on an all-girl team to a male… and now she may have to shower with him.” Word comes… Read More ›
Full transgender health care to be provided by Oregon Health Plan
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Earlier today the Oregon Health Plan added transgender coverage to the state Medicaid program following efforts by local trans and LGBT organizations. This builds on the earlier inclusion of pubertal suppression treatment for transgender… Read More ›
Colorado gay bar bans ‘effinamate’ customers; division of civil rights steps in
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — About a year ago, a Denver Colorado gay bar boot a drag queen after they decided Vito Marzano didn’t meet a “dress code.” The club, Denver Wrangler, caters to gay ‘bears’ and bans exhibition… Read More ›
U.S. Dept. of Education gives Spring Arbor University legal right to transgender discriminate
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Once again, we’re seeing the U.S. Department of Education grant exemptions to colleges wanting to dodge Title IX equality provisions in order to legally discriminate against their transgender people. This time it’s Spring Arbor… Read More ›
A growing body of academic studies confirms transgender discrimination
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Another study? Some of you may be asking once again how many studies do we need? The answer: As many as possible. What seems obvious to us, may not be the case for those… Read More ›
University plays God card, gets transgender discrimination approval
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Got a transgender student in your college dorm? No problem, get a God Exemption from the government and boot him out! This is exactly what George Fox University President Robin Baker did with transgender… Read More ›
President Obama uses executive orders for historic transgender rights gains
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Transgender Americans gained very little rights under the George W. Bush administration, and were at high risk of losing them if either John McCain or Mitt Romney took office. Under the Presidency of Barack… Read More ›
AMA: No surgery required for trans birth certificate ID change
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — In a vote that was as close as a Bush-era presidential election, the American Medical Association’s policy making panel decided that transgender people need not have surgery to get their gender ID change on… Read More ›
Above the “T”-storm, blue skies!
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Did one man’s ego turn your week into a “T”-storm? If so, you might have missed these other trans-related things that happened during the past week — all far more newsworthy and positively impacting… Read More ›
UK press admit to exploiting severely injured trans woman
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — “Sex-swap scientist gored by stag” read one UK tabloid headline after a noted Scotland scientist was hit in the neck at night by the antlers of a deer that had wandered into a yard…. Read More ›
Wondering if the Salvation Army is trans-friendly yet? (They’re not)
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Every year around Christmas time the red kettles of the Salvation Army come out and like clockwork, trans writers remind our friends and allies not to give to the Salvation Army because of their… Read More ›
Defiant anti-transgender bar owner loses business after accounts seized
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The saga of Portland, Oregon bar owner Chris Penner ended Saturday after he closed his bar after the seizure of his business accounts by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) to settle… Read More ›
Christian college boots trans student from male dorm
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — George Fox University, a Christian college located in a town just south of Portland, Oregon told a currently enrolled trans student that he would not be able to live with other men on campus… Read More ›
Allowing trans personnel in U.S. military finally getting serious traction
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Commenting on a study funded by billionaire trans woman and veteran Jennifer Pritzker, researcher and former U.S. surgeon general Dr. Joycelyn Elders stated that there is no compelling reason to continue the ban on… Read More ›
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