The policy, which sparked controversy locally after it was raised in September, will go into effect Feb. 23, 2024.
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Bowman says in Oakland resignation letter that backlash to gender transition prompted her to leave
Ella Bowman resigned this week after nine years as the town manager in Oakland, where she had been on administrative leave, and she says pushback she received for being a transgender woman led to her departure.
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Commentary: Trump’s second-term agenda must not get lost in the noise
Anyone who isn’t a true believer in the former president’s authoritarian vision should be terrified.
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Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect
Legal advocates who sued on behalf of the families and doctors, including the American Civil Liberties Union, called the law and the high court’s decision Thursday ‘cruel.’
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Tom Waddell: Political agendas take aim at LGBTQ Americans
There is nothing wrong with being transgender. It is nefarious, bigoted religious and political agendas that cause the problems transgender people experience. Transgender and cisgender people (a person whose gender identity matches their sex given at birth) are the gender they identify as. Gender identity and sex are not the same. Sex is what you […]
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Oakland council places town manager on administrative leave with no explanation
Town Manager Ella Bowman was placed on leave Wednesday after an executive session that was not publicized on the Town Council agenda, and she says she was given no explanation for the move.
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Maine has tacked left as nation lurches right in culture wars
Embracing the state motto – ‘I lead’ – Maine lawmakers led in a different direction, safeguarding and expanding access to abortion and gender-affirming care.
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Bill giving teens access to gender-affirming care moves forward
The Senate’s approval Tuesday follows the House vote in favor on Monday.
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Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors is unconstitutional
The ruling affects only the Arkansas ban but may carry implications for the fates of similar prohibitions, or discourage attempts to enact them, in other states.
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The Maine Millennial: Anti-gay rights crowd has a new target, but it’s the same old hate
I am pro-freedom, and I understand that all of our freedoms are connected.