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House panel OKs gender standards for state documents
Insisting that boys are boys and girls are girls, Arizona lawmakers are moving to block state agencies from giving a third option for those who identify as neither. HB2294 would... […]
Proposed law harmful to all girls, women in sports
As a pediatrician for more than 20 years and as a dad, I know how important sports are in our children’s lives. Please contact Gov. Doug Ducey today and ask him to speak out against HB2706 and tell the Arizona Senate to drop this biased, unnecessary, and hateful law before we harm Arizona girls.
Barto bill bans transgender women from competing in women’s sports
Arizona state lawmakers are being asked to keep boys – or at least those who are genetically identified as male – off of high school and college sports teams for girls and women.
Federal judge recommends dismissing professor’s sex bias claim
A magistrate judge recommended June 24 that a transgender professor’s claim he was discriminated on the basis of sex for his preapproved gender reassignment surgery be tossed out.
The Breakdown: No turning back
Last week The New York Times warned that the Trump administration may soon define 1.4 million transgender Americans out of existence. One of those Americans is Tracey Nadzieja.
Transgender judge takes bench as gender issues heat up
Tracey Nadzieja never wanted to be the story. But she was thrust into the spotlight this year when she became the first known transgender judge in Arizona.
Kendra Tonan-Lizzarago: Showing world what being transgender means
Kendra Tonan-Lizzarago, president of Trans Spectrum of Arizona, has been working to educate Arizonans on what being transgender means and show them how they can protect trans people.
Transgender Arizona inmates claim guard forced sex
Two transgender prison inmates sued the state of Arizona and a former corrections officer, alleging the guard forced them to engage in sexual acts and the state failed to prevent the assaults.
Court says transgender man entitled to divorce despite complications
A transgender man is entitled to get a divorce in Arizona from his wife even though he kept his uterus and bore children with her, the state Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
Anti-discrimination rule earns Phoenix top score in LGBT equality index
After adding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and disabled residents to the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance in February, Phoenix earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index.
Arizona transgender bathroom bill won’t move
The sponsor of an Arizona bill targeting transgendered people who want to use bathrooms of the gender they identify with says he's giving up on the issue this Legislative session.
