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Back to School with MN’s New Transgender Toolkit

By Laurie Stern- Minnesota News Connection | August 4, 2017

Minnesota school administrators want to set the record straight about the Department of Education’s new transgender toolkit.

Scholars Criticize Report on Transgender Students

By Veronica Carter - Minnesota News Connection | May 8, 2017

A report issued this spring by a conservative think tank on school policies related to gender identity is under the microscope. Advocates are calling for federal guidance for states and school districts.

LGBT Issues

LGBTQ Community: NC’s Repeal of “Bathroom Bill” Does More Harm than Help

By Stephanie Carson- North Carolina News Service | March 31, 2017

North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” repeal already is drawing sharp criticism from the LGBTQ community — some who call it a “fake repeal.”

LGBT Issues

Judge Blocks Bathroom Rules for Transgender Students

By Mark Richardson -Texas News Service | August 23, 2016

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked Obama administration guidelines to public schools that allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choice.

LGBT Issues

Governor Rants Against “Hate Mongering” Transgender Policy Opponents

By Michael McIntee | December 5, 2014

“Hate mongering”, “despicable” and “absurd” are some of the words Governor Mark Dayton used to describe the tactics used trying to stop a policy allowing transgendered male students to play on girls teams.