Austin City Council at odds with Texas AG over transgender protections
The Austin City Council passed a resolution ensuring that transgender people may receive gender reassignment therapy and providing protections for healthcare providers as well. The resolution comes just days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its changes to Title IX, which expanded sex-based discrimination in the federal […]
Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Arkansas won’t comply with federal transgender student protections
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) said Thursday that Arkansas will not comply with new federal regulations that would ban discrimination of LGBT students under federal law. The move comes as other Republican-lead states made similar defiant moves against the Biden administration. Sanders said Arkansas will continue to enforce bathroom restrictions, which could become invalid with […]
Riley Gaines slams new Title IX protections as the ‘most anti-woman’ pursuit of the Biden administration
former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines President Joe Biden’s overhaul of Title IX called it the current administration’s “most anti-women” effort, as six other states filed lawsuits Tuesday challenging the new provisions. During a virtual press conference attended by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Scumetti and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, Gaines spoke about […]
Six states sue Biden administration over new Title IX protections for trans athletes in girls’ sports
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Scumetti announced Tuesday that he is leading six states in suing the Department of Education (ED) for its review of Title IX of the Education Reform Act. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, according to court documents. of Biden administration announced new […]
Biden administration strengthens healthcare protections for gay and transgender people
Transgender and gay people will now be protected against discrimination in healthcare thanks to the Biden administration reversing a Trump-era rule that rolled back protections. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which extended the prohibition of sex discrimination to include also sexual […]
White House bolsters transgender health protections, rolls back Trump admin rule
The Biden administration is strengthening health care protections against discrimination against gay and transgender people and reversing Trump administration rules that watered down the protections. In a wide-ranging final rule released Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations prohibiting discrimination based on sex, including discrimination based […]
SAG-AFTRA, record labels reach deal over AI protections for artists
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing thousands of actors and other media professionals, has reached a tentative agreement with major record labels that includes protections for artists from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The union made the announcement on Friday. The agreements with labels including Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and […]
Idaho enacts new protections for teachers who don’t play the pronoun game — and all the right people are upset
Idaho has enacted new protections for teachers and other public employees who don’t use someone’s “preferred pronouns.” On Monday, Gov. Brad Little (R) Signed HB 538 To the law. This bill prohibits the following: …Idaho government agencies may communicate to public employees and public school students preferred personal titles or pronouns that do not match […]
Court finds UK Children Act protections apply to children stranded in Diego Garcia | Refugees
Five children who have been stranded on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia since October 2021 have won a legal battle to ensure they are protected from harm in the same way as children in the UK. The Supreme Court of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), located in a remote part of London, […]
Biden restores some, but not all, ESA protections
management Reversing Trump-era changes that allowed economic impact to be considered When deciding whether to grant endangered species status and protection to a species. This has also been restored Protection of “endangered species” – Has a lower risk of extinction than an “endangered species.” “These revisions leverage all available tools to halt declines and stabilize […]