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Donald Trump’s presidency is 100 days old on Wednesday, and its bold and often controversial moves have spawned over 200 lawsuits. Here’s a look at some of the major themes and cases, with a looming question CBC | World News
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Transgender comedian cancels U.S. tour stops because of new gender policies
A comedian stopping in Saskatoon and a Regina art gallery CEO talk about their experience with U.S. visa and passport changes and delays. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump passport policy a ‘fundamental rejection of my identity,’ says transgender plaintiff
After applying for a new passport in January, Ash Lazarus Orr, a transgender man from West Virginia, has yet to receive it and is now suing the Trump administration over its discriminatory policy. CBC | World News
Read More »Organizer of transgender history conference in Canada says U.S. participants now afraid to cross the border
B.C. legal centre says it is overwhelmed with immigration requests from transgender Americans. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump cuts $175M US in funding to university over transgender athlete on swim team
The Trump administration has suspended approximately $ 175 million US in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a transgender athlete in its swimming program, the White House said Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Calls for NHS to ditch the word ‘midwife’ – because it excludes transgender people
The authors of the paper argue that midwife has a “gendered implication” which could make transgender men and non-binary individuals feel excluded. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Linkin Park legend’s child comes out as transgender in emotional statement
Draven Sebastian Bennington, the child of the late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, has come out as transgender in a touching statement shared on social media Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Track’s proposed eligibility, transgender rules would completely ban Semenya and others
Track and field moved toward adopting rules that would place athletes assigned female at birth but have higher testosterone levels, like Caster Semenya, under the same set of rules as transgender athletes who were born male and transitioned to female. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trump’s view on transgender athletes resonates among some candidates running for IOC president
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Read More »Trump will ban transgender female athletes from women’s sports in new executive order
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women’s or girls’ sporting events. CBC | Sports News
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