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BOSTON – Opponents hit Beacon Hill Tuesday to rally against proposals that would mandate access to public bathrooms or changing rooms for individuals based on the gender of their choice, two weeks after the state Senate overwhelmingly passed a so-called bathroom bill and in anticipation of a vote as soon as
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WASHINGTON – White House spokesman Josh Earnest on Friday insisted that the Department of Education's message to schools on transgender access to restrooms and locker rooms simply equates to "guidance." But a close look shows the department threatens fiscal punishment for non-compliance. "In this instance this
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The Obama administration will send a letter to every public school district in the country Friday warning them that they must allow students to use whatever bathroom and locker room corresponds to their stated gender identity, or face a federal lawsuit.
Massachusetts
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, facing a Monday ultimatum from President Barack Obama's Justice Department over enforcing a law requiring citizens to use bathrooms and changing rooms that correspond with their biological sex, responded by suing the department. Later that afternoon, the Justice Department punched
Massachusetts
LONDON (AP) — President Barack Obama called Friday for the overturning of a North Carolina law that requires transgender people to use public bathrooms and locker rooms that conform to their gender at birth. Obama criticized that law and others targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people during a news briefing
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Remarking Thursday on reports that Donald Trump opposes a North Carolina law regarding public facilities access by transgender people, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker sent fresh signals about how he might react should a "bathroom bill" dealing with the issue reach his desk. The Republican presidential contender from
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ERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Thursday that transgender people should be able to use whichever bathroom they choose, voicing opposition to part of a far-reaching North Carolina law. Speaking at a town hall event on NBC's "Today" Thursday, Trump was
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BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN fired Curt Schilling, a baseball analyst and former Boston Red Sox star pitcher, following his comments on Facebook about legislation to assure access to bathrooms and other facilities for transgender people. In a statement Wednesday, ESPN said "Curt Schilling has been advised that his conduct
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