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Johnson Announces Change to Capitol Bathroom Policy

McBride says she doesn't agree with the rule, but she will follow it

(Newser) - Two weeks after the first openly transgender person was elected to Congress , House Speaker Mike Johnson has announced a change in bathroom policy. "All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings—such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms—are reserved for individuals of that biological sex,...

Nancy Mace Bill Takes Aim at New Trans Rep

Bill bars trans women from women's restrooms at Capitol, right after election of Sarah McBride

(Newser) - Sarah McBride made history earlier this month by becoming the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, but another House member isn't exactly giving her the warmest welcome. The Hill reports that on Monday, GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced a bill that would bar transgender women...

Congress Has Its First Openly Trans Member

Sarah McBride elected to House of Representatives

(Newser) - Delaware voters on Tuesday elected the first-ever openly transgender member of Congress. Democrat Sarah McBride was elected to an at-large seat in the House of Representatives, the AP reports. With 95% of the vote in, she had 57.8% of the vote, NBC News reports. McBride already entered the history...

Will Ferrell Gets an Education From Trans Friend

Netflix's Will & Harper aims to teach cis males a thing or two about the trans community

(Newser) - Will Ferrell and Harper Steele were hired at Saturday Night Live in the same week in 1995. They forged a bond that remained solid as Ferrell became a movie star and Steele emerged as SNL's head writer. Yet Ferrell admits he wasn't sure how to talk to his...

Trans Paralympian Responds to JK Rowling's 'Cheat' Claim

Author 'doesn't know anything about me,' says Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo

(Newser) - Valentina Petrillo's run at the Paralympic Games is over, but she hopes "a transformation for transgender people" has only just begun. The 51-year-old sprinter, who transitioned from male to female in 2019, spoke out about the "transphobia" she's encountered, including from JK Rowling, in a Monday...

Texas to Trans People: You Can't Change Sex on License

(Newser) - In the same week that gender was ruled "changeable" in Australia , halfway around the world, Texans were blocked from changing the sex listed on their driver's licenses. An internal memo issued Tuesday by the Texas Department of Public Safety says, in effect, that transgender people cannot change the...

Landmark Ruling: Sex Is 'Changeable'

Roxanne Tickle, a trans woman in Australia, sued over exclusion from women-only app

(Newser) - A transgender woman has won her case alleging she was discriminated against when she was booted from an app described as a safe space for women only. In the amusingly named Tickle vs. Giggle case, Australia's Federal Court found Roxanne Tickle was a victim of indirect discrimination, "when...

Why Walz Is Being Attacked as 'Tampon Tim'
Why Walz
Is Being
Attacked as
'Tampon Tim'
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 9, 2024 6:50 AM CDT

Why Walz Is Being Attacked as 'Tampon Tim'

Harris' running mate signed law providing free menstrual supplies in schools, to GOP's chagrin

(Newser) - Tim Walz continues to make headlines , as the public learns more about him , and as the GOP goes on the attack . But one law the Minnesota governor signed last year is drawing special attention, as well as generating a new derogatory nickname.
  • The law: The bill included a mandate to
...

Olympic Boxer Sticks Up for Rival in Gender Hubbub
Olympic Boxer Sticks Up
for Rival in Gender Hubbub
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 2, 2024 2:23 PM CDT

Olympic Boxer Sticks Up for Rival in Gender Hubbub

Italian boxer Angela Carini apologizes to Algerian foe Imane Khelif

(Newser) - Outcry continues to swirl around an Olympic women's boxer who some say shouldn't have been fighting other women. Italy's Angela Carini bowed out of her match on Thursday against Algeria's Imane Khelif after taking a pretty hard hit right in the face from Khelif, renewing questions...

Musk: My Trans Kid Is 'Dead' Due to 'Woke Mind Virus'
Musk: I Will
'Destroy the Woke
Mind Virus' Over
My Trans Kid
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 27, 2024 4:40 PM CDT

Musk: I Will 'Destroy the Woke Mind Virus' Over My Trans Kid

SpaceX CEO had a lot to say on the matter to conservative commentator Jordan Peterson

(Newser) - If you've been wondering why Elon Musk spends so much time online criticizing gender-affirming care, a conversation this week sheds some more light on a big reason behind that: his 20-year-old trans daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson. Mediaite reports that the SpaceX and Tesla CEO sat down Monday for an...

Musk's Daughter Calls Out His 'Entirely Fake' Claims

'He doesn't know what I was like as a child because he quite simply wasn't there'

(Newser) - Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk's estranged daughter, is firing back at what she says are "entirely fake" claims he has made about her. "I think he was under the assumption that I wasn't going to say anything and I would just let this go unchallenged,"...

Bud Light Officially Dethroned
Once Top Dog, Bud Light
Keeps Tumbling
UPDATED
Jul 18, 2024 12:21 PM CDT

Once Top Dog, Bud Light Keeps Tumbling

The one-time beer champ now trails both Modelo Especial and Michelob Ultra

(Newser) - The fallout from Bud Light's trans controversy of last year appears to still be taking a toll. First, the longtime top-selling beer in America fell to No. 2 . And now, reports the Wall Street Journal , it has dropped to No. 3. The latest industry stats have Bud Light at...

Newsom Slams Musk: 'You Bent the Knee'
Newsom,
Musk Swap
'Knee'
Insults
Jul 18, 2024 9:36 AM CDT

Newsom, Musk Swap 'Knee' Insults

California governor criticizes billionaire after decision to uproot HQs of SpaceX and X

(Newser) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Elon Musk don't appear to be on speaking terms at the moment, but they are on tweeted-insult terms.
  • "You bent the knee," Newsom wrote of Musk's new embrace of Donald Trump, reports the Hill . Accompanying the tweet was a 2022 post
...

Transgender US Runner Is Headed to Paris Olympics

Nikki Hiltz earns their spot with stunning finish in 1,500-meter race at US trials

(Newser) - Transgender and nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz not only qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning the women's 1500-meter race at the US Olympic Trials on Sunday, they did so in record time . Hiltz, who uses they/them pronouns, finished with a personal best time of 3:55:33, cementing a...

Judge Strikes Down Montana's Controversial Gender Law

Though judge didn't address the concerns of gender-nonconforming people who challenged it

(Newser) - A controversial Montana law that defined sex as only male or female was on Tuesday struck down by a judge. The law had been challenged by plaintiffs who argued it denied legal recognition and protections to those who are gender-nonconforming, but District Court Judge Shane Vannatta did not address that...

SCOTUS Takes Up Rare Transgender-Rights Case

High court will look at state bans on gender-affirming care for minors

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care. The justices' action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people, school sports...

What Happens When a Spouse Undergoes a Gender Transition

The AP looks at marriages that have survived such a change

(Newser) - Marissa Lasoff-Santos and the person she would marry quickly fell head over heels in love. Lasoff-Santos was a gay woman. Her girlfriend was a bisexual woman—or so they thought. Now her partner has become her husband, and they both identify as queer. And things are better than ever. "...

Transgender Swimmer Can't Go to Olympics
Lia Thomas
Can't Go to
Olympics
Jun 13, 2024 1:00 AM CDT

Lia Thomas Can't Go to Olympics

Transgender athlete fails in her challenge of World Aquatics rules

(Newser) - Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women's races because judges ruled she did not have standing to bring the case, the AP reports. The development means she won't be able to compete at the Olympics, Fox News...

Judge Strikes Down Florida Transgender Law

Ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional, federal judge says

(Newser) - The federal judge who blocked part of Florida's law on transgender care for minors last year struck the law down in a decision Tuesday, saying key parts of it are unconstitutional. "Gender identity is real," Judge Robert Hinkle of Federal District Court in Tallahassee said in his...

Judge: Long Island Leader Had No Authority for Trans Ban

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's EO that barred female trans athletes was struck down

(Newser) - A New York judge on Friday struck down a Long Island county's order banning female transgender athletes after a local women's Roller Derby league challenged it. Judge Francis Ricigliano ruled that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman didn't have the authority to issue his February executive order, which...

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