Showing posts with label transgender rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label transgender rights. Show all posts
Monday, April 22, 2019

SCOTUS Will Rule If Existing Civil Rights Laws Ban LGBTQ Discrimination

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The current U.S. Supreme Court (image via SupremeCourt.gov) The United States Supreme Court has announced it will weigh in on whether ...
Thursday, July 5, 2018

New Jersey Governor Signs Bills Expanding Transgender Rights

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New Jersey took positive steps forward on Tuesday when Gov. Phil Murphy signed new legislation into law providing important rights and ...
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Alaska: Anchorage Voters Reject Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill

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Voters in Anchorage, Alaska have rejected Proposition 1, an anti-transgender “bathroom bill” that would have forced folks to use bathroom...
Friday, March 30, 2018

News Round-Up: March 30, 2018

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(image via Instagram) Some news items you might have missed: • #TGIF!  Israeli fitness model Shalom Bar   (h/t Towleroad) • 9th Cir...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

News Round-Up: March 13, 2018

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Some news items you might have missed: • How could I pass up sharing a pic of uber-sexy model Stuart Reardon and wine??? • A federal...
Thursday, February 1, 2018

Trump Administration Refuses To Sign Court Ruling Supporting Marriage Equality & Trans Rights

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In January, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued an advisory opinion reiterating that sexual orientation and gender identity a...
Sunday, January 14, 2018

Podcast: America's 1st Out Winter Olympian, Possible Once-A-Week HIV Pill On The Horizon, Bette Midler Says "So Long" To Hello, Dolly!

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In this week’s Randy Report podcast: • America has it’s first openly gay Winter Olympian - figure skater Adam Rippon • The Human Rig...
Friday, August 11, 2017

Texas' "Bathroom Bill" Looking Less Likely As Special Session Nears End

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With only a few days left in the special session of the Texas legislature called by Gov. Greg Abbott, Senate Bill 6, the anti-transgender ...
Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Transgender Woman Brilliantly Trolls Texas Governor On Proposed "Bathroom Bill"

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(via Instagram) Ashley Smith, a transgender Texas woman, brilliantly trolled Gov. Greg Abbott with this pic posted to Instagram. Posi...
Sunday, July 16, 2017

Las Vegas: Transgender Woman Denied Entrance To Ladies Restroom At New York-New York Hotel

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Katie Charm (via Instagram ) A transgender woman from San Francisco, visiting Las Vegas this past week, was blocked from using a women...
Saturday, July 15, 2017

Podcast: Malta Approves Marriage Equality; Broadway's "Falsettos" In Movie Theaters; New Music From Superfruit

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In this episode of The Randy Report podcast: • The island nation of Malta approves marriage equality with a huge lop-sided Parliament vo...
Friday, July 7, 2017

Washington: Anti-Trans Haters Fail To Bring ANY Signatures To Put Transgender Rights On November Ballot

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Anti-trans bathroom measure, I-1552, will not qualify for the 2017 ballot in Washington State. From Washington Won’t Discriminate: P...
Saturday, March 11, 2017

Podcast: Where The Bears Are, SCOTUS U-Turns On Trans Rights, LOGO's "Fire Island"

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In this episode of The Randy Report podcast: • Hunky Ian Parks of Where The Bears Are chats on the upcoming 6th season of the popular...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Gavin Grimm: The Fight For Transgender Rights Is Bigger Than Me

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Transgender high school student Gavin Grimm pens an incredibly mature and clear-eyed essay for the New York Times chronicling his two ye...
Monday, March 6, 2017

High School Wrestling Champ Mack Beggs On Challenges Of Being Transgender

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Mack Beggs, a 17-year-old transgender high school wrestler in Texas who is transitioning to male, talks with ESPN's "Outside The...

Transgender Rights Case Scrapped At SCOTUS

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Gavin Grimm There will be no historic ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on transgender rights. At least not this year. From Chris John...
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Matt Baume On Exactly WHO So-Called "Bathroom Bills" Actually Protect

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Matt Baume Super-smart guy Matt Baume has looked at the data, and he concluded: so-called "bathroom bills" do protect people ...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Teen Transgender Student: "I Should Be Able To Use The Boys Room" Like My Peers

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From CNN : Gavin Grimm, a 17-year-old transgender student, was barred from using the boys' bathroom at his Virginia high school. ...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Laverne Cox Kills On MSNBC Talking Trump's Shift On Trans Student Protections

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Transgender actress Laverne Cox absolutely rocked her appearance tonight on MSNBC's Hardball. We already knew she is an outstanding...

National Education Association Responds To Trump Administration Rolling Back Transgender Protections

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Lily Eskelsen García, president of The National Education Association, which is represents more than 3 million elementary and secondary t...