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Nov 22 2023
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Alaska Attorney General says teachers need parental consent to discuss gender identity
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor issued new guidance about discussions of gender identity in public schools in a letter last week to educators and parents across the state. Taylor has reinterpreted a statute requiring public schools to notify parents in advance of any content involving “human reproduction” or “sexual matters,” saying that statute also extends to discussions of gender
Alaska Public Media
Nov 15 2023
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Discrimination charge filed against Michigan salon after owner's comments on gender identity
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A hair salon in northern Michigan is facing a discrimination charge from the state's Department of Civil Rights after its owner posted on social media earlier this year that anyone identifying as other than a man or a woman is not welcome at her business. The department claims in the charge filed Wednesday that Traverse City's Studio 8 Hair Lab violated the state's civil
Beaumont Enterprise
Nov 15 2023
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Discrimination charge filed against Michigan salon after owner's comments on gender identity
LANSING, Mich. — A hair salon in northern Michigan is facing a discrimination charge from the state’s Department of Civil Rights after its owner posted on social media earlier this year that anyone identifying as other than a man or a woman is not welcome at her business. Get a curated selection of 10 of our best stories in your inbox every weekend. The department claims in the charge filed
Washington Post
Nov 15 2023
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Discrimination charge filed against Michigan salon after owner's comments on gender identity
FILE - Christine Geiger cuts a customer’s hair at her salon, July 12, 2023, in Traverse City, Mich. The hair salon is facing a discrimination charge from the state’s Department of Civil Rights after Geiger posted on social media earlier this year that anyone identifying as other than a man or a woman is not welcome at her business. (AP Photos/John Flesher, file) A hair salon in northern
San Diego Union-Tribune
Nov 15 2023
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Discrimination charge filed against Michigan salon after owner's comments on gender identity
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A hair salon in northern Michigan is facing a discrimination charge from the state's Department of Civil Rights after its owner posted on social media earlier this year that anyone identifying as other than a man or a woman is not welcome at her business. The department claims in the charge filed Wednesday that Traverse City's Studio 8 Hair Lab violated the state's civil
The Derrick
Nov 15 2023
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Discrimination charge filed against Michigan salon after owner's comments on gender identity
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A hair salon in northern Michigan is facing a discrimination charge from the state’s Department of Civil Rights after its owner posted on social media earlier this year that anyone identifying as other than a man or a woman is not welcome at her business. The department claims in the charge filed Wednesday that Traverse City’s Studio 8 Hair Lab violated the state’s civil
Associated Press
Nov 28 2023
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LGBTQ+ rights group sues over Iowa law banning school library books, gender identity discussion
Several families are suing to stop Iowa’s new law that bans books from school libraries, forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues and forces educators in some cases to out the gender identity of students to their parents. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Lambda announced the federal lawsuit Tuesday, saying the law passed earlier this year by the Republican-led Legislature and
KRDO
Nov 15 2023
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Salon owner faces discrimination charge over stance on potential customers with ambiguous gender identity
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A hair salon that once told potential LGBTQ+ customers they were unwelcome if they didn’t identify as male or female and should see a dog groomer now faces action from the state of Michigan. The state’s Department of Civil Rights said Wednesday it has filed a discrimination charge on Wednesday against Traverse City’s Studio 8 Hair Lab, contending the business violated
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Nov 15 2023
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State charges Traverse City hair salon over social media posts on gender identity
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights is charging a Traverse City hair salon with discriminatory advertisement after its owner said individuals identifying as anything other than a man or woman were not welcome. The social media post from Salon 8 Hair Lab owner Christine Geiger caused an uproar over the summer and prompted the city to investigate the situation as a potential violation of
Detroit News
Sep 24 2023
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Newsom Vetoes Bill on Parental Support of Child’s Gender Identity in Custody Cases
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vetoed a bill on Friday that would instruct judges presiding over custody battles in the state to take into consideration a parent’s support for a child’s gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions. Why It Matters: The veto signals a break from the governor’s stance in support of transgender rights. In a letter accompanying his veto on Friday,
New York Times (News)