“Gender Bender”: The Troubling Way Fox & Friends Discusses A Transgender Student’s Use Of Her High School Girls’ Locker Room

Media Matters | September 3rd, 2015 Ainsley Earhardt: “The Protesting Students Would Prefer That Lila Perry Use The Existing Gender Neutral Restroom Because She Is Still Physically A Male” Fox News used an on-screen graphic reading “Gender Bender,” to highlight protests against a transgender student’s use of the girls’ locker room at her high school, and emphasized the protesters’ claims that she “is still physically…

Transgender troops could serve openly under US military plan

BBC News | July 14th, 2015 The US military is considering a plan that would allow transgender people to serve openly in the armed forces. “The Defence Department’s current regulations regarding transgender service members are outdated and are causing uncertainty,” US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said on Monday. Transgender people now serve in the military,…

Universities Are Trying To Teach Faculty How To Spot Microaggressions

Via Gay Voices, Tyler Kingdale | June 9th, 2015 Earlier this year, University of California President Janet Napolitano invited deans and department heads to a seminar on inclusivity on campus. A large theme was how the university could better address microaggressions, the subtle comments, “slights” or “snubs” that signal bias against someone’s race, background or identity.  …