SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has affirmed the right of transgender people to change their sex designation on birth certificates. Thursday’s ruling came as a bright spot for advocates amid a wave of legislation targeting transgender people around the country. Several states have passed bills banning […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to ban transgender girls from female sports teams in Utah stalled at the Legislature on Wednesday, days after the Republican governor voiced doubt about the bill. At least 20 states are considering similar proposals that opponents say would discriminate against an already marginalized […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s conservative Republican governor choked up Thursday as he spoke about the struggles faced by transgender teenagers, though he didn’t commit to vetoing a bill that would ban them from girls’ sports. Gov. Spencer Cox sought middle ground on a polarizing issue that is coming […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams passed the state House Wednesday in Utah. Utah is one of more than 20 states considering similar measures that opponents say would harm transgender teenagers. The Republican lawmaker sponsoring the measure says it […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams passed the state House Wednesday in Utah. Utah is one of more than 20 states considering similar measures that opponents say would harm transgender teenagers. The Republican lawmaker sponsoring the measure says it […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Murray School District has suspended a program aimed at introducing kids to more diverse and inclusive literature after parents complained after a teacher read a book about a transgender child to a class of third graders last month. Murray School District spokesman Doug Perry […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender athletes would be barred from playing on girls’ sports teams under a bill that advanced Thursday in Utah, one of over a dozen states considering similar measures that opponents say would harm trans teenagers. The bill was approved by a panel of lawmakers Thursday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to study medical treatment for transgender minors has been voted down at the Utah House. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Republican sponsor Rep. Brad Daw said he wanted to research the issue because some of the medications prescribed for transgender youth concerned him. […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A project that started as a way for one transgender person to pay for gender-confirmation surgery has grown into a Utah-based nonprofit helping others who can’t afford the procedure. The Daily Herald reports that Ian Giles founded the organization Genderbands, which provides free chest binders and awards grants […]
