/tags/gender gender en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-13/uthmeier-warns-pageants-over-gender-rules The Miss America and Miss Florida groups that put on pageant competitions each year may have violated state law when they kicked out a contestant who refused to sign a contract opening up the competition to transgender females, according to Attorney General James Uthemeier. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-13/uthmeier-warns-pageants-over-gender-rules News Service of Florida /education/2024-08-20/discarded-gender-and-diversity-books-trigger-a-new-culture-clash-at-new-college Accounts spread through social media said officials at the college had sent a large collection of books from its recently shuttered gender studies program to a local landfill. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:30:00 GMT /education/2024-08-20/discarded-gender-and-diversity-books-trigger-a-new-culture-clash-at-new-college Associated Press /education/2024-05-29/fhsaa-gender-bylaws-sex-manny-diaz-jr The State Board of Education approved changes in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s bylaws that include replacing mentions of the word “gender” with the word “sex.” Wed, 29 May 2024 19:00:00 GMT /education/2024-05-29/fhsaa-gender-bylaws-sex-manny-diaz-jr Ryan Dailey | News Service of Florida /news/2022-07-11/florida-proposal-blocking-medicaid-for-gender-affirming-care-draws-raucous-response A state agency in Florida wants to block Medicaid from covering gender affirming care, calling it experimental. But advocates for the transgender treatment say this care reduces depression and suicide. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:06:54 GMT /news/2022-07-11/florida-proposal-blocking-medicaid-for-gender-affirming-care-draws-raucous-response Dara Kam | News Service Florida /news/2022-06-23/benching-the-patriarchy-50-years-of-title-ix-and-how-4-women-fought-for-change Fifty years ago, Title IX banned discrimination based on sex in educational institutions. College sports had to change. This is the story of how four women fought to make that happen. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:17:53 GMT /news/2022-06-23/benching-the-patriarchy-50-years-of-title-ix-and-how-4-women-fought-for-change Emily Harris, Ida Hardin /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-11/u-s-citizens-can-now-choose-the-gender-x-on-their-passport-applications The change took effect on Monday, with passport application forms on the government's website reflecting the third gender option in addition to "F" and "M" and making the document more inclusive. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:34:59 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-11/u-s-citizens-can-now-choose-the-gender-x-on-their-passport-applications Joe Hernandez /2022-03-15/can-states-limit-abortion-and-gender-affirming-treatments-outside-their-borders Building on SB 8 in Texas, some Republican lawmakers are trying a new strategy: pushing bills that would attempt to limit what residents can and can't do even beyond state lines. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:34:40 GMT /2022-03-15/can-states-limit-abortion-and-gender-affirming-treatments-outside-their-borders Vanessa Romo /news/2022-01-25/lawmakers-ramp-up-bills-that-would-affect-lgbtq-students As lawmakers in Florida take aim at prohibiting instruction around racial equality in classrooms, some are now also trying to limit conversation about gender and sexual orientation in schools. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:36:20 GMT /news/2022-01-25/lawmakers-ramp-up-bills-that-would-affect-lgbtq-students /2021-11-26/who-belongs-at-a-womens-college-in-2021-students-want-admissions-policies-to-change 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. Fri, 26 Nov 2021 12:42:08 GMT /2021-11-26/who-belongs-at-a-womens-college-in-2021-students-want-admissions-policies-to-change Melissa Block /local-news/2021-06-02/a-guide-to-gender-identity-terms How do I make sure I use the right pronouns for someone? And what if I mess up? Language can change quickly. Here's a guide to talking gender in its beautiful complexity. Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:39:22 GMT /local-news/2021-06-02/a-guide-to-gender-identity-terms Laurel Wamsley