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President-Elect Joe Biden nominated Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation. If confirmed, he will become the first “out” member of a president’s cabinet. The U.S. Supreme Court handed another victory to LGBTQ civil rights advocates in a case involving the rights of same-sex parents to be listed on a child’s birth certificate.
Meanwhile, in California, Senator Scott Wiener is growing impatient with state health officials who have not complied with a Senate Bill he wrote requiring the collection of COVID-19 data from within the LGBTQ community.
(Photo: Pete Buttigieg - Lucy Hewett for NPR)
The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to transgender rights advocates last week by rejecting a lawsuit brought by parents of students at an Oregon school.
In Texas, a high school student is taking on his high school after he was suspended for wearing nail polish, a ruling the student says discriminates against him because girls are allowed to wear polish on their nails.
Meanwhile, in California, the oldest and youngest people elected to the state legislature were sworn in last week and both are part of the LGBTQ caucus. They were sworn in by California’s newest Supreme Court Justice who is also the first out gay man to serve on the state’s high court.
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A federal judge ruled last week that the U.S. State Department can no longer require transgender people to provide a signed doctor’s note before changing the gender marker on a passport.
Actor Elliot Page, formerly Ellen Page, announced he is transgender last week and received overwhelming support from all corners of social media.
Meanwhile, in California, a federal judge ruled that the DMV cannot censor a personalized license plate using the word QUEER. DMW called it an offensive word and the court said DMV was violating the right to free speech.
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Last week the FBI released the statistics for reported hate crimes in 2019. You won’t be surprised to know the numbers are up including a dramatic increase in hate crimes targeting transgender people.
3 people have filed suit in West Virginia after being denied health care benefits supporting treatment for various aspects of gender dysphoria. This follows the U.S. Supreme Court hearing considering again the Affordable Care Act.
Meanwhile, in New York, state officials announced changes in that state’s DMV system that will allow gender non-binary people to select an X as a gender marker.
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