Tag: transgendered

LGBTQ+

Spelman Expands its Admissions Policy to Include Trans Students

All eyes will be on Spelman College as it joins the ranks of all-women’s colleges that officially have an admissions policy for transgender students this 2018-2019 academic year.

August 13, 2018

Students

More Women’s Colleges Admitting Transgender Students

A wave of women’s colleges have begun admitting transgender women. But even as many schools embrace shifting views on gender, some have been reluctant to change amid lingering differences over the role of women’s colleges.

September 5, 2017

LGBTQ+

Transgender University Employees Sue Over Insurance Cuts

MADISON, Wis. — Two transgender University of Wisconsin employees are suing the state’s insurance board and the UW System after it stopped covering sex reassignment procedures. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Wisconsin on Friday filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of anthropology graduate student Alina Boyden and cancer researcher Shannon Andrews. […]

April 9, 2017

Students

N.C. Governor Calls for ‘BathroomBill’ Repeal in State of State

RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper urged lawmakers gathered Monday night to repeal the state’s “bathroom bill” very soon, saying the law is “the dark cloud hanging over our state of promise” by harming North Carolina’s economy and reputation. Delivering his first State of the State speech as governor to the Republican-controlled legislature, Cooper […]

March 13, 2017

Students

Guillermo: Trump’s Sense of Equality Doesn’t Include Transgendered

Trump’s words do not match his deeds, when it comes to civil rights or bathroom rights. Trump, who just a month ago vowed to protect the rights of all Americans, is going backward.

February 26, 2017