gender identity News

Oklahoma Governor Signs Executive Order Narrowly Defining “Female” and “Male”

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday directed state agencies to use narrow definitions of “female” and “male,” in the latest attack on transgender rights in a state that already has laws targeting bathroom use, health care …

Delaware Prohibits Limiting Transgender Health Care Coverage

Insurance companies in Delaware will be prohibited from limiting health care coverage for transgender individuals. The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware, reports that Delaware has become the 15th state in the country to prohibit private insurers from denying, canceling, terminating …

Fayetteville Voters Approve Anti-Discrimination Measure

Voters in Fayetteville, Ark., have adopted a civil rights ordinance that would to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in a vote that could put the community in conflict with a state law barring such protections. Fayetteville …