/tags/gender Gender en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 28 May 2025 16:31:55 GMT /politics/2025-05-28/texas-will-require-state-documents-to-reflect-sex-assigned-at-birth Many trans Texans have changed the sex listed on their birth certificate, driver's licenses and other documents. They say their identities will be invalidated under a bill headed to the governor's desk. Wed, 28 May 2025 16:31:55 GMT /politics/2025-05-28/texas-will-require-state-documents-to-reflect-sex-assigned-at-birth Eleanor Klibanoff /politics/2024-06-11/ken-paxton-sues-to-block-biden-admin-rule-protecting-some-gender-transition-care In March, the federal government said providers can’t deny gender care to transgender people that would be provided to others for other purposes. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:09:06 GMT /politics/2024-06-11/ken-paxton-sues-to-block-biden-admin-rule-protecting-some-gender-transition-care Juan Salinas II /education/2024-04-29/texas-biden-title-ix-lawsuit-lgbtq The new Title IX rules expanded the definition of sex-based harassment. Texas is also suing the Biden administration to block the changes. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:35:16 GMT /education/2024-04-29/texas-biden-title-ix-lawsuit-lgbtq Sneha Dey /education/2024-04-23/dripping-springs-isd-austin-discrimination-policy-gender-sexual-orientation Dozens of community members attended Dripping Springs ISD's meeting Monday night to voice their concerns about the district looking to remove the terms "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" from several policies. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:26:40 GMT /education/2024-04-23/dripping-springs-isd-austin-discrimination-policy-gender-sexual-orientation Maya Fawaz /texas/2024-04-23/ken-paxton-texas-trans-health-care-investigation Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suspected the hospital was helping Texas kids access puberty blockers or hormone treatments that are outlawed for juveniles. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:54:42 GMT /texas/2024-04-23/ken-paxton-texas-trans-health-care-investigation Karen Brooks Harper /politics/2024-03-25/austin-judge-upholds-ruling-to-block-texas-from-demanding-trans-kids-records-from-pflag National LGBTQ+ organization PFLAG won a temporary injunction blocking Texas from demanding information on trans kids. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:45:29 GMT /politics/2024-03-25/austin-judge-upholds-ruling-to-block-texas-from-demanding-trans-kids-records-from-pflag Elena Rivera /politics/2024-01-30/texas-gender-affirming-care-lawsuit Advocates argued today in front of the Supreme Court of Texas that the state's gender-affirming care ban violates the Texas Constitution. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:04:22 GMT /politics/2024-01-30/texas-gender-affirming-care-lawsuit Elena Rivera /texas/2023-06-12/strange-texas-prison-policy-keeps-some-women-in-solitary-in-gowns Prison researchers were shocked to learn that women in Texas Department of Criminal Justice's security detention are issued a thick white gown instead of the two-piece uniform men are issued. No official explanation was offered. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:49:44 GMT /texas/2023-06-12/strange-texas-prison-policy-keeps-some-women-in-solitary-in-gowns Paul Flahive /education/2021-12-14/texas-school-district-ends-policy-previously-requiring-boys-to-have-short-hair Magnolia ISD had initially suspended and even expelled some students for wearing long hair. As part of a settlement of a federal lawsuit, its school board voted Monday night to reverse its hair policy. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:14:55 GMT /education/2021-12-14/texas-school-district-ends-policy-previously-requiring-boys-to-have-short-hair Sascha Cordner | The Texas Newsroom /education/2021-11-04/magnolia-isd-agrees-to-pause-enforcement-of-hair-policy-for-boys-and-nonbinary-students Magnolia ISD will now allow boys and nonbinary students to wear their hair longer than the bottom of their ear and to fashion their hair in a ponytail or bun without fear of punishment. Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:31:22 GMT /education/2021-11-04/magnolia-isd-agrees-to-pause-enforcement-of-hair-policy-for-boys-and-nonbinary-students Lucio Vasquez