News and analysis on bathroom bills and related policies, including legislation, court challenges, public accommodations, schools, privacy, transgender rights, and the political debate surrounding these measures.
BOSTON — President Donald Trump's revocation of a set of public accommodations "guidelines" for how to treat transgender public…
STATE HOUSE — Massachusetts voters in 2018 will be asked whether the state should keep or repeal the new state law aimed at…
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has announced it is removing seven championship events from the state of North Carolina in protest…
BOSTON – Days after theMassachusetts House of Representatives followed the Senate's lead and passed a "bathroom bill" giving transgender…
ATLANTA – The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Georgia chapter recently resigned over the legal advocacy organization'…
Sixty years ago, there were two universally known sex symbols in the West: Marilyn Monroe in America and Bridget Bardot in France.…
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that he would sign the version of the so-called bathroom bill pending in the…
BOSTON – On the eve of a debate in the state House of Representatives on access to public facilities for transgender people, Massachusetts…
BOSTON – Opponents hit Beacon Hill Tuesday to rally against proposals that would mandate access to public bathrooms or changing rooms for individuals…
BOSTON – Opponents of a proposal that would let people in Massachusetts use sex-segregated public bathrooms and changing rooms of their choice,…
The Obama administration will send a letter to every public school district in the country Friday warning them that they must allow…
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill to guarantee access to public facilities, including sex-segregated bathrooms and locker…
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, facing a Monday ultimatum from President Barack Obama's Justice Department over enforcing…
Oregon's state government released a set of guidelines for schools Thursday informing educators that students must be allowed to use…
BOSTON – Among potential ballot measures that may go before voters in November, raising the cap on charter schools won the most support…
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday he "appreciated" the changes made to the House version of the controversial "…
STATE HOUSE — Reps. Colleen Garry, a Dracut Democrat, and James Lyons, an Andover Republican, were the only two members of the Judiciary…
(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Tuesday that biological males should not be allowed to use the women'…
(CNSNews.com) – "Well, I think it would be a bad idea to put little girls in a bathroom with grown men,…
BOSTON – Remarking Thursday on reports that Donald Trump opposes a North Carolina law regarding public facilities access by transgender people, Massachusetts Gov.…
If it concerns sex in any way, you can be sure that our culture will fixate on it and manage to defy…
ERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Thursday that transgender people should be able to use whichever bathroom…
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN fired Curt Schilling, a baseball analyst and former Boston Red Sox star pitcher, following his comments on Facebook…
(CNSNews.com) – GOP presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that…
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker cut short his remarks Wednesday night at a networking event for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people after…
BOSTON – While the Boston City Council took action last week to ban taxpayer-funded travel to North Carolina, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday he won't defend in court a new state…
BOSTON – While Beacon Hill lawmakers have kept back a proposed law that would ensure access for transgender people to public accommodations based…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators decided to rein in local governments by approving a bill Wednesday that prevents cities and…
BOSTON – The so-called Bathroom Bill, a controversial measure to ensure public facilities access to transgender people, and a charter schools measure…
BOSTON — The federal government may soon require Massachusetts public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice, regardless…
BOSTON – While Speaker Robert DeLeo said Monday he hoped to pass transgender anti-discrimination legislation this session, the House of Representatives voted…
BOSTON – More than 50 Bay State residents, all with passionately held pro-family views, rallied in the State House Wednesday and fanned…
BOSTON – Speaker Robert DeLeo, the Democratic leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, is polling lawmakers to learn how the votes might…
BOSTON – Democrats appear to be hesitant to pass anti-discrimination measures that would protect transgender people's access to public facilities…
BOSTON – A measure ensuring access to restrooms and other public facilities for transgender people, known to some as the Bathroom Bill, won…
