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Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills have already been introduced this year. Here may be why
Thursday, April 14, 2022
2022 is set to break records for anti-LGBTQ legislation, with hundreds of bills introduced across the U.S. Who's behind this wave of legislation, and why is this becoming such a potent wedge issue?
The White House announces moves to gender neutral passports
Friday, April 01, 2022
The Biden administration soon will allow people to indicate their gender as X on U.S. passports. Until now, non-binary, intersex and gender non-conforming people had to choose male or female.
Teachers fear the chilling effect of Florida's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law, teachers fear it will muzzle speech and further stigmatize LGBTQ youth.
How Florida teachers plan to deal with 'Don't Say Gay' rules
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Florida's governor has signed what critics call the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Teachers share how they plan to comply and how it will affect classroom discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Nonbinary students push for changes to Hollins University's admissions policies
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Women's colleges have changed policies for a generation that increasingly identifies as nonbinary, but Hollins University in Roanoke has not. (Story originally aired on ATC on Nov. 26, 2021.)
A pill to treat COVID patients gets the FDA's emergency authorization
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Pfizer has received emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 pill, giving doctors a new tool for treating the virus. Who qualifies to take it and is it expected to work against the omicron variant?
News brief: antiviral pill for COVID, Jan. 6 probe, Putin's news conference
Thursday, December 23, 2021
The FDA authorizes the first antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 at home. The House Jan. 6 panel wants to talk to Trump ally Rep. Jordan. Russian President Putin holds his annual year-end new conference.
The House panel probing the Jan. 6 attack wants to talk to Trump ally Rep. Jordan
Thursday, December 23, 2021
The House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol has requested that Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, a longtime ally of ex-President Trump, voluntarily provide information to the panel.
The clear and present danger of Trump's enduring 'Big Lie'
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Fueling the Jan. 6 insurrection was the "Big Lie" that Donald Trump won the election. One year later, many warn that lie has metastasized and now poses an even graver threat to American democracy.
News brief: COVID testing, omicron disruptions, stranded migrants
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
President Biden announces more measures to make free at-home rapid tests available. Because of COVID, the NHL is pausing games. Hundreds of migrants remain trapped at the Belarus-Poland border.
Hundreds of migrants remain trapped at the Belarus-Poland border
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere are stranded in Belarus, still hoping for asylum in the European Union. They are living in squalid conditions near the Polish border.
Who belongs at a women's college in 2021? Students want admissions policies to change
Friday, November 26, 2021
Women's colleges have adapted admissions policies for a generation that increasingly identifies as nonbinary. Hollins University's exclusion of nonbinary applicants has raised hackles.
The national reckoning over race and history is playing out in the world of birds
Monday, November 15, 2021
The Audubon Naturalist Society is dropping the name Audubon. John James Audubon was a famous ornithologist, who was also an enslaver and a grave robber who seized the skulls of Native Americans.
They Don't Remember Their Parents Dying On 9/11. But They'll Never Forget
Sunday, September 05, 2021
Many children of 9/11 victims were too young to remember their parents who died. They've grown up living with the tension between having a personal connection to the day but few, if any memories.
Olympic Runner Caster Semenya Wants To Compete, Not Defend Her Womanhood
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Rules on testosterone levels for women athletes have kept star runner Caster Semenya out of the Tokyo Olympics. At the heart of this heated debate: Who should be considered a woman in sport?
Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Ban On Gender Confirming Treatments For Trans Youth
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
A judge in Arkansas has temporarily blocked a law that forbids doctors from providing gender confirming treatment to transgender youth, meaning an American Civil Liberties Union suit can proceed.
Best Actor Or Actress? Gender-Expansive Performers Are Forced To Choose
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
There's a growing call for entertainment award categories to no longer be split by gender. Some nonbinary performers say these gendered divisions erase their identity.
Antisemitism Spikes, And Many Jews Wonder: Where Are Our Allies?
Monday, June 07, 2021
After turning out for racial justice and other movements in the U.S., they are frustrated by the response to attacks and hatred directed at Jews following the latest Mideast violence.
Lutherans Elect First Openly Transgender Bishop Megan Rohrer
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Rev. Megan Rohrer has been elected as the first openly transgender bishop within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. They will lead some 200 congregations in California and Nevada.
Idaho's Transgender Sports Ban Faces A Major Legal Hurdle
Monday, May 03, 2021
Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question was argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.