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Trump’s Plan to Police Gender

December 7, 2023 trumps, Police, plan, gender0 comment

Editor’s Note: This article is part of “If Trump Wins,” a project considering what Donald Trump might do if reelected in 2024. After decades of gains in public acceptance, the LGBTQ community is confronting a climate in which political leaders are once again calling them weirdos and predators. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate the parents of transgender children; Governor Ron DeSantis has tried to purge Florida classrooms of books that acknowledge the reality that some people aren’t straight or cisgender;…

By Inserting Gender Identity, Team Biden Muddies Title IX’s Protections for Girls, Women at School

June 23, 2022 team, Protections, identity, Inserting, Muddies, Biden, IX’s, Women, school, gender, title, Girls0 comment

On the 50th anniversary of Title IX protections for girls and women, the Biden administration proposed rule changes in enforcing the law that would have dramatic repercussions for publicly funded schools around the country. The Education Department released a 700-page document Thursday announcing the proposed changes to Title IX regulations. Perhaps most significantly, the changes would extend the prohibition of discrimination based on sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity. It’s amazing how at this stage in the history of our republic, sweeping national social and political changes increasingly…

EXCLUSIVE: EPA Focused on Gender, Ethnic Diversity to Fill ‘Purged’ Advisory Posts

December 24, 2021 Diversity, Fill, advisory, ‘Purged’, EXCLUSIVE, focused, gender, Ethnic, posts0 comment

After the Environmental Protection Agency dumped advisers from regulated industries, the federal agency appears to have prioritized gender and ethnic diversity to replace them, EPA documents show. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments Wednesday in the case of Young vs. EPA. The lead plaintiff in the case, Stanley Young, was ousted in March from the EPA’s Science Advisory Board weeks after President Joe Biden took office. Young’s lawsuit identifies the EPA panels in question as the Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory…

2 California Teachers Accused of Encouraging Student’s Clandestine Gender Transition

December 17, 2021 gender, encouraging, transition, Teachers', Clandestine, accused, California, Students0 comment

Two teachers in a California school district are accused of coaching a student into coming out as transgender behind the backs of the student’s parents, according to video footage circulating on social media. School staff reportedly changed the student’s name and pronouns and called Child Protective Services when the parents objected to the gender transition, according to a Twitter thread by LibsofTikTok posted early Thursday morning. The thread included video of the girl’s parents addressing the school board of Spreckels Union School District on Wednesday. THREAD: 2 teachers at a California school…

Should There Be Racial and Gender Quotas for US Congress? We Asked, You Answered – OZY

July 31, 2018 Should, Asked, gender, Racial, Quotas, Answered, Congress, There0 comment

OZY Should There Be Racial and Gender Quotas for US Congress? We Asked, You AnsweredOZYCaucuses, collaborations, unions, affinity groups and power groups all are too little utilized in American politics. Two parties end up [being] too much like winner takes all. Proportional representation or perhaps proportional voting might spread the … us congress – Google News

Should There Be Gender and Racial Quotas for the US Congress? – OZY

July 20, 2018 Congress, There, Should, gender, Racial, Quotas0 comment

OZY Should There Be Gender and Racial Quotas for the US Congress?OZYWomen make up more than half of the U.S. population but still less than 20 percent of congressional seats. And, when compared with the rest of the world, the U.S. is doing worse than before, not better. The U.S. ranked 41 out of 177 countries in female … us congress – Google News