by Jonah Bennett An all-Navy message sent Tuesday informs all sailors that they will soon be required to undergo transgender behavioral education before July 2017. Training, starting Nov. 1, is an attempt to educate servicemembers about the new transgender policy, which allows transgender individuals to service in the military, according to Chief of Naval Personnel Vice…
Blake Neff The University of Missouri (MU) is renaming its “Unisex” restrooms on campus in response to complaints that the current label isn’t inclusive. Henceforth, restrooms intended for use by both men and women will simply be labeled “toilet.” The change is apparently meant to accommodate student complaints that the “unisex” label, intended to encompass…
Retail chain set to spend $20 million to accommodate all customers By: Resa Willis Target’s controversial decision to allow transgender individuals to choose the restroom aligned with their gender identity has taken an interesting turn. Continuing protests against the store’s polarizing policy have caused the popular retail chain to reevaluate restroom policies. Target CFO Cathy Smith…
By Kevin Daley The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a court order requiring the Gloucester County School District to allow a transgender student to use the bathroom of his choice. Gavin Grimm, 17, was born female but identifies as male. He sought to begin using the boys bathroom at Gloucester High School, though district…
By Amber Randall A former transgender employee at Abercrombie & Fitch is suing the clothing store because it fired her for not following the company’s dress policy. Maha Shalaby, a transgender who transitioned from female to male, is suing for $35 million because the company allegedly forced her to wear female clothes instead of allowing her to wear…
By Amber Randall Republican Go.v Charlie Baker signed a bill into a law Friday preventing discrimination and allowing transgender to use the bathroom of their choice. Massachusetts now allows transgenders to use the bathroom corresponding to their “gender identity,” rather than their biological sex, reports The Boston Globe. The bill prevents discrimination against transgenders in certain…
By Jonah Bennett House Committee on Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry called the Pentagon’s decision to repeal the ban on transgenders serving openly in the military an example of “prioritizing politics over policy.” Thornberry emphasized in a statement that military readiness depends on troops being fully medically ready, adding the Obama administration has done nothing…
By Amber Randall Angry Target shareholders gathered Wednesday at an annual shareholder’s meeting with the company’s CEO and chairman, Brian Cornell, to discuss Target’s transgender bathroom policy. Target’s recent bathroom policy encourages people to use the bathroom and changing room that reflects their gender identity — not the gender on their birth certificate. This policy has outraged many,…
Is it fair to allow transgender individuals who are biological men to compete in women’s sports? While some would not see a problem with this, others feel it is unfair and could set a dangerous precedent for girl’s sports. In Alaska, a male-to-female transgender named Nattaphon “Ice” Wangyot is causing fierce debate around the issue. Wangynot…
Casey Harper After news broke that President Barack Obama would tell all public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice, one Texas superintendent let him have it. Port Neches-Groves Superintendent Rodney Cavness told 12News that Obama’s letter, which was sent out Friday and informs schools they could lose funding and face lawsuits for refusal to…