Gov. Eric Holcomb says he stands by his decision to veto because the bill suggests ‘there is an existing problem in K-12 sports’ but he found no evidence of the claims.
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Texas court allows parents of transgender youths to be investigated for child abuse
The Texas Supreme Court ruling is mixed, as it found in favor of 1 family but says lower courts were wrong to block all cases.
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Maine Voices: We are oppressing one another in this country, and it needs to stop
If a lack of unity, tolerance and love persists in the United States, then we are no longer united; therefore, the basis for our country no longer exists.
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Maine Republicans adopt platform to ban sexually based material, transgender identity in schools
The Maine Republican Party kicked off its two-day convention in Augusta by also rejecting an effort to remove the party’s one woman-one man definition of marriage.
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Biden marks Transgender Day of Visibility with new actions to make government more inclusive
Biden is announcing new measures aimed at making the federal government more inclusive for transgender people, including an ‘X’ gender marker on U.S. passport applications and new TSA scanners that are gender-neutral.
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Florida governor signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
Republicans say parents, not teachers, should be broaching subjects of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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California lawmaker proposes protections for transgender kids traveling from other states
Attempts by Texas and Idaho to criminalize health care for transgender minors have so far stalled amid national outcry, but dozens of similar bills have been introduced in red states across the country.
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Texas judge hears case on state investigations of parents of transgender youth
The lawsuit marked the first report of parents being investigated following a legal opinion by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton labeling certain gender-confirming treatments as child abuse.
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Maine Voices: Don’t support theaters that haven’t lived up to diversity pledges
Artistic organizations are beholden to the desires of their audiences when it comes to programming.
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Transgender woman from Maine files discrimination complaint against assisted living facility
The claim says Sunrise Assisted Living in Jonesport denied her a place to live because she wanted to share a room with another female resident; Sunrise denies the allegation.