Dozens urge Minnesota to change policy on transgender athletes
School board members from more than 50 districts have signed a letter supporting the policy change.
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School board members from more than 50 districts have signed a letter supporting the policy change.
Federal officials are claiming the Minnesota Department of Education and the state High School League violated Title IX. They believe both made violations by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports.
The state of Minnesota is on the defensive against a growing docket of lawsuits and investigations by the Trump administration. The newest case: Title IX violations related to transgender athletes in youth sports. As Jonah Kaplan reports, the lawsuits could amount to millions in losses for the state.
Federal officials say that the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League both violated Title IX with their policy on transgender athletes, in a Tuesday announcement.
In the aftermath of the horrific shooting at Annunciation Catholic School, Gov. Tim Walz announced he will call a special session. He will be meeting on Tuesday with leaders to discuss specifics. Joining WCCO's Esme Murphy to talk about this is the No. 2 Republican in the Minnesota House, Floor Leader Representative Harry Niska.
Court documents say a 22-year-old Illinois man is accused of making online threats against Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan following posts she made expressing her emotions over the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School last week in Minneapolis.
As people look for motives behind the tragedy at Annunciation Catholic School, some are casting pointing the blame on at the transgender community.
Organizers said the summit is built with the communities it serves, with sessions on legal rights, health care access and ways to build supportive networks in Minnesota.
Growing connections within the transgender community was the focus of the annual Trans Equity Summit in Minneapolis Monday. Photojournalist Nick Lunemann and Derek James show us why this event is important to this community.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women's sports, telling sports governing bodies it has an "obligation to comply" with federal policy.
The Supreme Court will take up cases involving laws in Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
The Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee's law restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youth does not violate the 14th Amendment.
LGBTQ+ advocates say they expect to see more people traveling to Minnesota, and even moving to Minnesota, to seek gender-affirming care after Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Today, two big developments impacting the LGBTQ+ community. One, a major Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care for minors. Another cuts specialized help on the 988 suicide prevention hotline. Jason Rantala shows us the possible impacts here in Minnesota.
A lawsuit accuses Minnesota's transgender athletes policy of violating Title IX and undermining fairness and safety for female athletes.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says a state lawsuit filed against the Trump administration intends to protect transgender children.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says a state lawsuit against the Trump administration intends to protect transgender children.
Speakers during a rally at the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda on Monday praised the state as a safe haven and ground zero in the fight for trans rights.
Hundreds of supporters filled the State Capitol, protesting the Trump administration's policy of only two genders.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled in favor of transgender active-duty service members and transgender people in the process of enlisting.
Seven people accused of killing a 24-year-old man in upstate New York subjected him to weeks of torture that included sexual assault, forcing him to eat feces and pouring bleach on him, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The Minnesota House has rejected a bill that would have banned transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports.
Large crowds of supporters and opponents, lobbied Minnesota lawmakers on a bill to ban transgender athletes from playing in women's sports.
Minnesota lawmakers are set to vote on the Preserving Girls' Sports Act on Monday afternoon following President Trump’s executive order targeting transgender student-athletes.
Iowa's governor signed legislation removing gender identity protections on Friday from the state's civil rights code, despite large, intense protests.
