Who is Harmeet Dhillon?
Incoming President Donald Trump is tapping another Bay Area Republican for a spot in his administration, announcing Monday that he’s nominating the San Francisco legal warrior Harmeet Dhillon for assistant …
transgender issues
Contra Costa County adopts gender-neutral pronouns as movement grows in Bay Area
Nearly 900 pronouns will be stripped next month from the “law of the land” in Contra Costa County. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to modernize …
USGA and LPGA to require female at birth under new policies
By DOUG FERGUSON | Associated Press Players must be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female before going through male puberty to compete in LPGA tournaments or the …
UC Berkely law grad is first transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minors – The Mercury News
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST | Associated Press WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court this week wades into the contentious issue of transgender rights, the justices will hear from an attorney with …
Appeals court rejects emergency bid to ban transgender San Jose State volleyball player from tournament
A last-minute appeal by a San Jose State University women’s volleyball player to get her transgender teammate banned from a regional championship series starting Wednesday has been denied. A two-judge …
Transgender-athlete lawsuits roiling San Jose State volleyball trace back to Stanford tennis star – The Mercury News
Former Stanford All-American tennis player Kim Jones, the mother of four college swimmers, watched in disbelief and outrage as transgender swimmer Lia Thomas outpaced Jones’ oldest daughter, Raime, to win …
Female students sue California school district, alleging they were told to remove shirts opposing transgender athletes – The Mercury News
The Riverside Unified School District violated two high school girls’ rights by ordering them to remove or conceal T-shirts opposing the practice of transgender athletes competing in girls’ sports, a …
How California keeps transgender student athletes on the court as bans unfold across the country – The Mercury News
BY DESMOND MEAGLEY AND AMY ELISABETH MOORE | CalMatters Despite broad protections for transgender student athletes, California has become the latest battleground in the growing national movement to remove them …
San Jose State faces lawsuit over transgender volleyball firestorm
San Jose State University’s women’s volleyball team is at the center of a new legal action over transgender women competing in women’s college sports. A lawsuit filed Wednesday by team …
California school district rescinds transgender notification policy – The Mercury News
The Murrieta Valley school board has rescinded its controversial policy to notify parents if a student is transgender. In a 3-2 vote, board President Paul Diffley and members Linda Lunn …