Answers to Your Questions about Transgender - American ... http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/transgender.pdf Transgender is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth...... http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/sorientation.pdf]

Transgender Terminology - National Center for Transgender Equality http://transequality.org/Resources/TransTerminology_2014.pdf Terminology within the transgender community varies and has changed over time so we recognize the need to be sensitive to usage within particular communities.Transgender: A term for people whose gender identity, expression or behavior is different from those ...

Transgender Student Law Takes Effect in California http://kvpr.org/post/transgender-student-law-takes-effect-california Beginning this week all California public school districts must allow transgender students to use facilities and play on sports teams according to which gender they identify with. Supporters say the law will protect a vulnerable group of students. But opponents think voters should have a say.

Colorado girls claim transgender student is sexually harassing them ... http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/blogs.detail/display/11053/Colorado-girls-claim-transgender-student-is-sexually-harassing-them-in-girls--bathroom.html Colorado girls claim transgender student is sexually harassing them in girls' bathroom ... a transgender student is allowed to use a high school girls' bathroom and girls' locker room but other girls claim that their classmate is sexually harassing them there

No Recourse for Girls Harassed by Transgender Student http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2013/October/No-Recourse-for-Girls-Harassed-by-Transgender-Student/ A male student at Florence High School who claims to be a transgender has been harrassing girls in the bathroom. When parents complained, school officials said the boy's rights as a transgender trumped their daughters' privacy rights.

Trans Student Attacking Girls in School Restroom! Or, you know...not. http://www.transadvocate.com/trans-student-attacking-girls-in-restroom-or-you-know-not_n_10284.htm Right wing news outlets are falling over themselves to bemoan the sad state of our public school system now that the law allows transgender students to attack and harass non-transgender girls in the restrooms. I want you to pause for a second and really consider how likely these right wing assertions are. Florence High School is supposedly part of a trans conspiracy to assault school girls

Parents Outraged Over Transgender Bathroom Law http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/uncategorized/parents-outraged-over-transgender-bathroom-law.html One major conservative family group is calling on parents to pull their children out of California public schools after the governor signed a law allowing boys and girls access to the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice – regardless of their gender.

California’s Transgender Trendsetting http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/californias-transgender-trendsetting/ One major conservative family group is calling on parents to pull their children out of California public schools after the governor signed a law allowing boys and girls access to the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice – regardless of their gender.

Coy Mathis, Colo. Transgender Child Banned From Using School Bathroom, Ignites Debate Over Anti-Discrimination http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/coy-mathis-colo-transgend_n_2910066.html Coy Mathis, a Colorado transgender first-grader, has been stirring up debate over anti-discrimination laws since her elementary school stopped letting her use the girls' bathroom. Mathis, who had been attending Eagleside Elementary School in Fountain, Colo., is now being home schooled.

Transgender people force debate on bathroom use http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/21728439/transgender-people-force-debate-on-bathroom-use Arizona lawmakers have jumped in to the national debate over the rights of transgender people with a bill being debated Wednesday that would make it illegal for people to use public restrooms not associated with their birth gender.

Arizona ‘Bathroom Bill’ Would Jail Transgender People who Use ‘Wrong’ Public Restroom http://morallowground.com/2013/03/20/arizona-bathroom-bill-would-jail-transgender-people-who-use-wrong-public-restroom/ Reflecting conservative backlash against Phoenix’s new anti-discrimination law, a Republican state lawmaker in Arizona has introduced a bill that would jail transgender individuals who use public restrooms not designated for their birth gender.

Activists praise volunteers in transgender law referendum http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/activists-praise-volunteers-in-transgender-law-referendum/22939534 Thousands of newly signed petitions seeking to overturn California's controversial transgender equality law arrived Tuesday at the Sacramento offices of Privacy for All Students.

All wrong -- in California, girls can use urinals in the boys' restroom http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/01/14/all-wrong-in-california-girls-can-use-urinals-in-boys-restroom/ That’s right: Governor Jerry Brown, of California, signed a bill that took effect January 1 that tells kids from kindergarten on that they should decide what they believe their gender identity is and act, accordingly.

College adds locker rooms to gender-neutral policy http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-11-09/gender-neutral-college/51134546/1 Iowa's Grinnell College added a gender-neutral locker room to its mix of ... News: Communities ... STORY: Women's colleges examine transgender policies. In what the National Student Genderblind Campaign calls a "rapidly ..

Why Transgender People Belong in Your Bathrooms http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rye-silverman/why-transgender-people-belong-in-your-bathrooms_b_4262029.html Under the false banner of "protecting the privacy non-transgender" students, the organization Privacy for All Students wants to write into state law that trans kids' rights are less important, that trans kids deserve to be treated as if there were something wrong with them, something broken.

Transgender Bathroom Rights Bill Passed By California Lawmakers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/03/transgender-bathroom-rights_n_3543601.html Transgender Bathroom Rights Bill Passed By California Lawmakers ... was born a boy, could not use the girl's bathroom and would have to use the .... "The Huffington Post" is a registered trademark of TheHuffingtonPost.com, ...

California’s New Protections for Transgender Students http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbt/news/2013/08/23/72800/californias-new-protections-for-transgender-students/ Two weeks ago California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed the landmark School Success and Opportunity Act, or SSOA, into law, making it clear that California public schools have a responsibility to ensure that all of their students—regardless of their gender identity—can access school-based resources.

One Month Later: How California's Transgender Student Law Is Affecting Public http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/01/31/one-month-later-how-californias-transgender-stu/197864 One month after taking effect, California's new law allowing transgender students to use facilities and participate in programs that match ..