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Transgender Tag

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 06, 2019 17 Comments
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's successor, has come under fire for make a joke about gender-neutral bathrooms. Her remark was in response to a campaign waged by the left-wing Green Party to introduce gender-neutral bathrooms in official builds in the state of Berlin. She said the third-gender toilets were for "men who cannot decide if they want to sit or stand when they pee" on a carnival-themed TV show.

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 05, 2019 38 Comments
The social justice warriors got to Martina Navratilova. The tennis legend has apologized for speaking the truth: having transgender women competing in women sports that depend on size and strength "would be 'cheating' because the athletes would have an 'unfair physical advantages.'" The remarks led to gay rights group Athlete Ally dropping her from the advisory board and removed her title as Athlete Ally Ambassador.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2019 49 Comments
The Supreme Court issued Orders in two cases involving the Trump administration decision not to permit transgender persons to serve in the military. The Orders stayed District Court preliminary injunctions that had prevented the ban from going into effect. The votes split along ideological lines, with the four liberal Justices voting to deny the stay (i.e., allow the injunctions to continue).

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 15, 2018 14 Comments
The German parliament approved a 'third gender' identity, allowing people to identify themselves as "diverse" on official documents instead of the usual male or female option. The new law introduced by Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition has been passed by both chambers of German Bundestag, with the upper house adopting it on Friday.
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