Bathroom bills
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In North Carolina, more changes for disputed bathroom law
North Carolina has modified its law on gender identity and the use of bathrooms and locker rooms, after facing pressure... Read more
Lawsuit says girl in boys' locker room violated student privacy
A Pennsylvania high school wrongly allowed a female student into the boys’ locker room and violated an undressing male student’s... Read more
Texas advances bill on transgender bathrooms, but fate unclear
The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would require people to use bathrooms based on the sex on their... Read more
Supreme Court sends transgender student case back to lower court
The Supreme Court will not hear the case of a transgender student’s demand to access public school single-sex bathrooms, instead... Read more
Trump draws praise for withdrawing transgender bathroom regulation
On Wednesday night, the Trump administration withdrew an Obama-era guidance that had directed schools to allow students to use the... Read more
Trump drops Obama administration's transgender bathroom fight
President Donald Trump’s administration will stop fighting in court to implement the Obama administration’s transgender bathroom policy, leading to applause... Read more
Supreme Court to hear school's transgender bathroom case
The Supreme Court has announced that it will hear a case on whether students identifying as transgender may be required... Read more
Iowa church drops suit after court nixes fears of 'gender identity' prosecution
A Des Moines church has dropped its lawsuit against the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, after a federal court reassured the... Read more
Thousands of students, parents ask Supreme Court to protect bathroom privacy
More than 8,900 students, parents and school community members are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect a restroom privacy... Read more
Federal judge blocks Obama's transgender bathroom policy
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the Obama administration guidance that would require schools to comply with transgender... Read more
After decline in sales, Target tests out bathroom compromise
Amid continuing dispute over its transgender bathroom policy, the retail giant Target has denied that the controversy is linked to... Read more
Supreme Court halts transgender bathroom rule in Virginia school
The Supreme Court on Wednesday put a temporary halt to a federal judge’s ruling that a student who identifies as... Read more
NBA 'unreasonable' in moving All Star game from North Carolina
The National Basketball Association’s decision to pull its all-star game from Charlotte, North Carolina over the state’s bathroom bill has... Read more
Nearly half of US states have sued over transgender bathroom rule in schools
Ten states have announced that they are suing the federal government over a rule that would allow students to use... Read more
After bathroom scare, ACLU leader resigns over transgender stance
The head of the Georgia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has resigned after a scare with her daughters... Read more
For US bishops, Pope Francis brings clarity to transgender issues
As an alternative to the “deeply disturbing” new federal guidance on transgender regulations for schools, the U.S. bishops pointed to... Read more
NC governor: Separate men and women's restrooms is a matter of privacy
North Carolina’s governor is standing firm against the U.S. Justice Department’s claim that it is unlawful and discriminatory to require... Read more
Carolina controversy: bathroom bills raise questions of safety, privacy
The overturn of a Charlotte, North Carolina ordinance allowing biological males to enter women’s restrooms helps offer important protections against... Read more
