A federal judge in Oklahoma has rejected a request to block a new state law that makes it a felony crime for health care workers to provide gender transition procedures to minors. The law, Senate Bill 613, which bans medical treatments like puberty-blocking drugs or hormone therapy for those under …
Read More »Federal Court Rejects School Policy Mandating Students ‘Respect’ Gender Identity of Trans Peers
A federal appeals court in St. Louis, Missouri, prohibited a school district in Iowa from imposing anti-free speech regulations that punish students and staff who refuse to “respect” the identity of transgender students. In April 2022, the Linn Mar Community School District in Iowa adopted a policy regarding transgender students. A provision …
Read More »Newsom Signs Bill Mandating Gender Neutral Restrooms in California Schools
California’s K–12 schools will be required to provide students with access to gender-neutral restrooms during school hours, due to a state bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week. Senate Bill 760, introduced in February by State Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), mandates that all schools should have at least one …
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