Month: July 2017

Trump announces plan to ban transgender individuals from U.S. military service (USA)

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In a series of Tweets on July 26, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to ban transgender individuals from serving…

R.M.A. (a minor child), by His Next Friend: Rachelle Appleberry vs. Blue Springs R-IV School District, et al (USA)

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In a 2-1 decision, the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s ruling dismissing a case from R.M.A., a…

David "Kathleen Anne" Becker (USA)

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In 1979, a 9-year-old girl, Erika, was raped, and she and her grandparents, Helen and Howard Becker, were murdered in…

Shauna Smith (USA)

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In July 2016 Shauna Smith, a man who identifies as a transgender woman, entered an Target store in Ammon, Idaho…

National Women’s Hockey League Policy on Participation of Transgender Athletes @NWHL @NCLRights (USA)

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In December 2016, The National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) released a new Policy on Participation of Transgender Athletes.  The new policy…

Kristen McKay (Canada)

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Kristen McKay, a man who identifies as a transgender woman, filed a complaint with the P.E.I. Human Rights Commission “alleging…

The Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act of 2017 (Canada)

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In June Ontario lawmakers passed Bill 89, also known as “The Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act of 2017,” by a…

Growing Pains: Problems with Puberty Suppression in Treating Gender Dysphoria (USA)

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In a recently published paper in The New Atlantis titled “Growing Pains: Problems with Puberty Suppression in Treating Gender Dysphoria,”…

Yvette Cormier v. @PlanetFitness (USA)

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Yvette Cormier is a woman who objected to the presence of a man in the women’s locker room at a…

Doe v. Boyertown Area School District (USA)

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  In March of 2017 Joel Doe, a high school student in the Boyertown Area School District, and his parents…