U.S. Magistrate Judge John Nivison says Nikki Natasha Petrovickov’s demand for injunctive relief is moot because the treatments are now being administered.
transgender rights
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Our View: Ban on transgender troops demeans true patriots
Revived this week by the Supreme Court, President Trump’s policy defies the facts and caters to those who hate.
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Posted inBusiness, Politics
56 businesses back transgender rights
The letter marks the tech industry’s latest salvo against the Trump administration over its treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
Posted inNation & World
Trump plan to deny federal civil rights to transgender people draws fury
The proposal would define gender as an immutable biological condition determined by a person’s sex organs at birth.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s time to improve identity documents for trans Mainers
Maybe we should get rid of gender labels on government-issued IDs altogether.
Posted inNation & World, News
Mass. transgender rights law will lie in the hands of a state’s electorate
Oppenents of a Massachusetts anti-discrimination law collected enough signatures to place a repeal question on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Cape Elizabeth mother fears for transgender son’s rights, well-being if Kavanaugh confirmed
Jack and other children like him could lose crucial protections against discrimination.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
LePage joins court brief seeking to allow companies to legally fire gay or transgender employees
The brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court argues that a portion of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that prevents discrimination against workers, including in pay and benefits, shouldn’t apply to gender identity or sexual orientation.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Transgender pioneer is inspired choice for TV role
Nicole Maines has cleared a path for Maine youth, and now she can make a national impact.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Nicole Maines, who played big role in fight for transgender rights, will star in vampire flick
In the indie film ‘Bit,’ she plays a transgender teenager trying to fit in with feminist vampires.