Model and actress Hunter Schafer, one of the most prominent transgender women in Hollywood, said Friday that her newly issued passport lists her gender as male despite selecting female while filling out paperwork. Schafer, best known for her role in the HBO drama “Euphoria,” said in an eight-minute video that her driver’s license and passport…
Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that the cases now conflict with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, court documents say. The requests by the U.S. Equal…
A New York man was arrested Friday in the cold case killing of a trans performer 15 years after her apartment was set on fire, the Brooklyn District Attorney announced in a news statement. Henry Pacheco, 44, of Brooklyn was arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with second-degree murder, arson and other…
Washington — A federal judge in Seattle put a pause on President Trump’s directive that seeks to restrict access to gender-affirming care for young people under the age of 19, becoming the second in so many days to halt the president’s efforts to target access to the treatments. The order from U.S. District Judge Lauren…
The U.S. Army will no longer allow transgender people to enlist and will stop providing gender-affirming care for service members, it announced on social media Friday. “The #USArmy will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members. Stay tuned for…
Washington — A federal judge in Maryland agreed Thursday to temporarily halt President Trump’s executive action that restricts access to gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19, according to the groups challenging the move, delivering a setback to the Trump administration efforts targeting what it calls “gender ideology” while the legal proceedings move…
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM, is an independent, 162-year-old nongovernmental agency tasked with investigating and reporting on a wide range of subjects. In recent years, diversity, equity and inclusion — collectively known as D.E.I. — have been central to its agenda. But the Academies’ priorities changed abruptly on Jan. 31….
Two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting the rights of transgender and nonbinary people face court challenges filed Friday. A group of transgender people sued in U.S. District Court in Boston over an order that led to the halting of allowing gender markers to be changed on passports and barring the use of the…
Washington — President Trump on Wednesday is set to sign an executive order to ban transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity, marking his latest move targeting transgender rights. The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” mandates that Title IX, the federal law banning sex discrimination…
President Trump on Monday moved toward pushing openly transgender people out of the military, directed the Pentagon to end diversity programs and ordered the reinstatement of many service members dismissed for refusing the coronavirus vaccine as he sought to reshape America’s armed forces. The directives, contained in a batch of executive orders, advanced what Mr….