September 21, 2018
NBC News, Julie Moreau, September 19, 2018- There is no evidence that letting transgender people use public facilities that align with their gender identity increases safety risks, according to a new study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. The study is the first of its kind to rigorously test …
July 3, 2018
The Hill, Emily Birnbaum, July 2, 2018- An effort to let Montana voters decide whether to prohibit transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice has fallen short, according to The Associated Press. The measure’s proponents gathered fewer than 10,000 signatures — far below the 25,000 signatures needed to qualify for …
May 1, 2018
Fortune, Sarah Gray, April 27, 2018- Could LGBT rights be a factor in Amazon’s closely-watched selection process for its new headquarters, known as HQ2? An article from the Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, suggests this may be the case. “Amazon has quietly made rights for …
April 4, 2018
US News, Sheila Burke, April 3, 2018- A Tennessee bill that would have required the state attorney general’s office to defend local school districts over their bathroom policies for transgender students appears dead for the year. The measure failed to make it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday amid concerns …
March 14, 2018
My Statesman, Chuck Lindell, March 13, 2018- Texas House Speaker Joe Straus’ hand-picked committee released its delayed report on the future of the state’s economy Tuesday, and it’s a ringing condemnation of last session’s transgender bathroom bills as unneeded and dangerous to the state’s economy as well as Austin’s bid for Amazon’s …