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Eighteen Republican-led states sued the Biden administration late Monday over new federal guidance that aims to protect transgender Americans from workplace discrimination.
Vice-chair, 2020–2024; Chair, 2024–present The first transgender supervisor and second elected public official in the State. Elected November 2019. [76] [77] Rosemary Ketchum: Democratic: Wheeling, West Virginia: City Council 2020–present The first out trans person to be elected to public office in West Virginia, elected in June 2020. [78]
On July 1, 2023, Kansas Senate Bill 180 went into effect, mandating that gender markers on birth certificates and driver's licenses reflect a person's sex at birth – reversing a 2019 federal equal protection lawsuit settlement which allowed birth certificates to be changed to reflect a person's gender identity. [72] In January 2024, Florida ...
The Equality Act was a bill in the United States Congress, that, if passed, would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (including titles II, III, IV, VI, VII, and IX) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally funded programs, credit, and jury service.
Also in April of 2024, anti-transgender activists claimed that transgender women have an advantage in darts, esports, hot dog eating contests, and poker. [217] After Trump won the 2024 Presidential Election, Caitlyn Jenner lauded his win publicly on Twitter where she faced both agreement, and transphobic comments from other Twitter users. [218]
One study found that 71% of transgender respondents made efforts to hide their gender or gender transition to avoid discrimination, while 57% reported delaying their gender transition to avoid discrimination. [161] Transgender individuals also face discrimination within the LGBT+ community, especially from cisgender gay men and lesbians. [166]
President Joe Biden (C) speaks with hosts Ana Navarro (L) and Joy Behar (R) during a commercial break in a live interview on ABC's "The View" in New York on September 25, 2024.
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 590 U.S. ___ (2020), is a landmark [1] United States Supreme Court case which ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects transgender people from employment discrimination.