Erin Allday

In the aftermath of Trump’s win, some Democrats have blamed the party’s support of transgender rights as a factor in their loss.

The Sunol school district was thrust into the national spotlight last year after the board voted to ban Pride flags on campus.

The Cupertino Union School District confirmed that the educator, who teaches transitional kindergarten, is on leave after parents contacted administrators.

The action followed a state ban against policies that force schools to notify parents of transgender students — but opponents say it will still out children.

Republicans are hitting hard on transgender rights in these final days before the election.

The recent attacks on an athlete who is said to be transgender underscore how trans people in general have become political targets across the U.S.

A Chino Valley high school student has been badly bullied in a district that passed policies banning Pride flags and requiring teachers to out trans students.

Boise State announced Friday afternoon that it would not play its scheduled game against San Jose State at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Even in liberal California, the parental rights movement and fights over sexual identity politics continue to cause significant tension in schools.

Three days at a safe place for LGBTQ kids in Texas: ‘I want to exist’

In the days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk raged against the “woke mind virus” that “killed” his transgender daughter, queer and trans folk said that as much as they’d prefer to ignore his words, his rhetoric is too popular and too dangerous to discount. In a two-hour interview with conservative commentator Jordan Peterson published on social media earlier this week, Musk leveled several attacks against the transgender community, though much of his comments were focused on his own child, who he said…

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a measure that forbids California schools from issuing so-called forced outing policies that require teachers to notify parents if students request to use different pronouns, a new name or otherwise identify as transgender. The legislation was introduced in May in response to a wave of such policies passing in at least a dozen school districts across the state during the previous school year. All of the policies had been challenged, in some cases in co…

Transgender activists and their supporters were “disappointed and dismayed” over a statement released by the White House this week that President Joe Biden does not support gender-affirming surgical procedures for transgender youth. Such procedures are extremely rare, and the president’s statement does not stop them from happening. But Biden’s words add fuel to a fire that’s been raging across the country for more than a year as states move to ban all types of gender-affirming care for minors an…

A nearly yearlong battle for control of a tiny East Bay school board, triggered by an implied ban on Pride flags, reaches its political conclusion Tuesday.

Pride month will hit its celebratory pinnacle in San Francisco this weekend, starting with the grassroots-driven Trans March on Friday and a dykes-only bash on Saturday, and wrapping up with a parade and party for tens of thousands of LGBTQ people and their allies on Sunday. In a year muddled by global unrest and increasing domestic attacks on the rights of LGBTQ individuals, it’s as important as ever to acknowledge the joy and resilience of the community, said Pride organizers and participants.…

In social media posts responding to the concerns Thursday, Pride leaders said that “absolutely all LGBTQ+ people and allies are welcome at San Francisco Pride.”

An attempt to recall the conservative president of a Riverside County school board was passing in early results Tuesday, following a campaign in which proponents argued the district under his leadership has put in place deeply problematic policies, largely targeting the LGBTQ community. Joseph Komrosky, who was elected to the Temecula Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees in November 2022, faced a recall after shepherding a series of conservative policies that stunned some parents, te…

TEMECULA, Riverside County — Pastor Tim Thompson took the stage at the Temecula Stampede in a black cowboy hat and an embroidered black suit jacket, the master of ceremonies of a fundraiser for a political action group formed explicitly to elect conservative Christians to local school boards. On hand were Eric Trump, the son of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, and a roster of other national right-wing headliners. All came with the same message, one they expect will resona…

An initiative targeting the rights of transgender youth that would ban gender-affirming care for minors and require schools to inform parents if their children identify as trans has failed to qualify for the November ballot. Proponents of the measure said Tuesday that they collected about 400,000 signatures, short of the 546,651 valid signatures required to appear on the ballot. “Even though we weren’t successful getting on the ballot, we laid the groundwork for a successful future attempt,” sai…

Standing in the shadow of Durant Hall on the UC Berkeley campus, Mama Ganuush at first was happy to be on the sidelines, colorful umbrella clutched in one hand to shield against the midday sun, as a crowd of 50 or so activists chanted for a free Palestine. This was a student-led protest, said Ganuush, who wanted to respect that hierarchy. But soon enough Ganuush, 42 and not a student, gestured for the megaphone and began calling out, “Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.” The br…