TRANSGENDER RIGHTS

Feb 20 2025POLITICS

Biological Sex: The New Federal Guidelines

In a recent move, the Trump administration has rolled out new guidelines for sex-based definitions. This isn't just about semantics. It's about how the government and public will be talking about male, female, woman, and man. The new rules focus on biology. A male is someone who has a reproductive system that makes sperm. A female is someone who has a reproductive s...

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Feb 15 2025EDUCATION

Middletown Schools Drops Transgender Student Protections

Middletown's school board made a big decision recently. They voted to get rid of Policy 5756, which was put in place by the New Jersey Department of Education to protect transgender students. This policy had been a source of controversy for a while. The board's vote to remove it also meant that all the changes they made to the policy, which led to a lawsuit from the ...

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Feb 14 2025POLITICS

Trans Youths' Health Funds: A Legal Roadblock

In a surprising turn of events, a federal judge recently stepped in to halt a controversial plan. The judge ordered the government to keep funding for hospitals that provide gender-transition treatments for young people under 19. This decision came after a lawsuit filed by six transgender individuals, along with their parents and advocacy groups. They were concerned ...

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Feb 07 2025SPORTS

Can Nikki Hiltz Run in the 2025 Millrose Games?

Nikki Hiltz, a nonbinary athlete, has been making waves in the track and field world. They came out as transgender publicly in 2021 and have been competing in women's events, setting records and winning championships. But now, a new law signed by President Trump has thrown a curveball into their path. This new law means transgender athletes can't compete in women's ...

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Sports Ban: A Political Play

In a surprising move, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports". This order, which bans transgender women and girls from competing in female sports, was signed in the East Room of the White House on Feb 5. The order claims to be in line with Title IX, which prevents sex-based discrimination in federally funded educat...

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Feb 06 2025POLITICS

People Power: Protests Against New Administration Policies

Across the United States, people took to the streets to voice their disapproval of recent policy changes. In cities like Philadelphia and state capitols from Minnesota to Texas, protesters gathered to express their concerns. They didn't like the tougher stance on immigration, the reversal of transgender rights, and the idea of moving Palestinians from Gaza. Protest...

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Feb 06 2025POLITICS

Jailed, Jailed Again and Out of luck: Trump's Trans Ban

So a bunch of trans women were dumped from their US jail lockups with just their hardened lives in their hands. The problem was because of Donald Trump's rules. Trump commandered the USA prison bros to get trans people out of women's lockups and into men's. Also, hormones? Out for the trans folks. That last bit set the medical industry into another ding, not just f...

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Feb 05 2025POLITICS

Standing up for fairness

Federal judge steps up on a timely topic. A decision was made on Tuesday by a federal judge. The decision was to temporarily block prison officials from transferring incarcerated transgender women to men's facilities and ending their hormone therapy. This all happened after an executive order was signed by President Donald Trump. The judge for this case was U. S. D...

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

The Vanishing Webpages:A Look Into What Happened

On a busy Friday, a strange thing happened across various federal websites. Pages vanished, info on crucial health topics disappeared, and even pronouns in email signatures got the boot. All of this was part of a big cleanup ordered by officials. The Office of Personnel Management sent out a memo earlier in the week. This memo told agency heads to remove any mention ...

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Jan 29 2025POLITICS

Why is Trump Kicking Trans Troops Out?

President Trump has sparked controversy again by trying to ban transgender people from the military. This time, he says it's because they're not focused enough on training and winning wars. Critics argue that trans troops have been serving successfully for years. The new order says anyone with gender dysphoria can't serve. This means they can't use bathrooms matching...

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