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Transgender Kenosha teen’s court win not based on federal order
A lawyer for a transgender student in Wisconsin who won a lawsuit against his school says revocation of federal guidance related to bathroom use would not impact his case.
Another legal win for transgender high school student
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A transgender student heads back to high school in Kenosha with the court’s permission to use bathrooms consistent with his gender identity. A federal judge’s ruling Tuesday is the second legal victory in as many days for Ashton Whitaker. The Tremper High senior has gone to court with accusations the school […]
Transgender student’s suit against school district advances
A federal judge has declined to dismiss a transgender student's lawsuit against a Wisconsin school district over its bathroom-use rules.
States file another lawsuit over Obama transgender rules
Texas and four other Republican-led states, including Wisconsin, filed another lawsuit Tuesday seeking to roll back the Obama administration's efforts to strengthen transgender rights, saying new federal nondiscrimination health rules could force doctors to act contrary to their medical judgment or religious beliefs.
Judge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama’s transgender rules
A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Obama administration's order that requires public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.
Transgender student sues school district (UPDATE)
A transgender student has filed a federal lawsuit alleging a Wisconsin school district won't let him use the boys' restrooms and repeatedly uses his female birth name, violating federal anti-discrimination laws and the U.S. Constitution.
Towns in Texas, Arizona are battlegrounds in bathroom debate
An unlikely battleground over whether public schools must allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice is taking shape in two tiny towns in Texas and Arizona, neither of which currently enrolls anyone who is transgender.
Wisconsin among states suing over transgender directive (UPDATE)
Wisconsin and 10 other states are suing the Obama administration over its directive to U.S. public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity.
Janesville passes anti-discrimination ordinance
Officials in the Wisconsin city of Janesville, the hometown of Republican U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, have passed an ordinance that says public spaces must allow people to use the restrooms of the gender they identify with.
School nixes reading of book about transgender kid after lawsuit threat
A southern Wisconsin elementary school cancelled a planned reading of a children's book about a transgender girl after a group threatened to sue.
Defeat of Houston LGBT-rights measure may have broad impact
The landslide defeat of a nondiscrimination ordinance in Houston has stunned LGBT-rights activists across the nation. They're now bracing for their opponents in other states to seize on the successful tactic of stoking fears over transgender people's access to public restrooms.
Transgender inmates sues to live as woman
A transgender Wisconsin prison inmate is suing officials, saying they're violating her rights by not allowing her to live as a woman.
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