{"id":1087,"date":"2020-11-13T07:34:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T12:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2020-11-13T07:34:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T12:34:53","slug":"transgender-individuals-and-public-policy-from-bathroom-bills-to-employee-protection-2016-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/2020\/11\/13\/transgender-individuals-and-public-policy-from-bathroom-bills-to-employee-protection-2016-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender Individuals and Public Policy: From \u201cBathroom Bills\u201d to Employee Protection, 2016\u20132020"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n<!--\r\n.center {\r\n  display: block;\r\n  margin-left: auto;\r\n  margin-right: auto;\r\n  width: 50%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n-->\r\n<\/style>\r\n<\/br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth1007190\/m1\/12\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center size-full wp-image-932 img-fluid img-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/untdocsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/11\/bathroom-bill-protest.png\" alt=\"Protest against SB 6, the Texas &quot;bathroom bill&quot;\" \/><\/a><\/br>\r\n<p>The U.S. federal government response in recent years to matters related to transgender rights has skewed against recognition, dignity, and equality. 2016 started with an onslaught of proposed legislation and public policy measures aimed at negating the basic <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc949086\/\">civil rights of transgender individuals<\/a> in the United States. These developments have endangered both the physical health and mental well-being of the transgender community. Most notably the \u201cbathroom bills,\u201d which became headline news for months, inspired anger from the right and outrage from the left. However, in 2020, a landmark case emerged, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/2019\/17-1618\">Bostock v. Clayton County<\/a>, in which the Supreme Court held that Title XII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on gender identity (as well as sexual orientation). Given this case, as well as transgender military personnel recently receiving invitations to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b6507407\">voice in military policy<\/a> that directly affect them by providing testimony before the House of Representatives, the next four years appear to hold a promise of a better future for the transgender community in relation to the government.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Below is a bibliography of titles, separated by subject, from the UNT Libraries, both from the <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/\">catalog<\/a> and from our <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/explore\/partners\/UNTGD\/\">Digital Libraries Government Documents collection<\/a> that highlight public policy affecting transgender individuals from 2016\u20132020.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h3>Education \u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>Examples of Policies and Emerging Practices for Supporting Transgender Students. <\/em>U.S. Dept. of Education. (2016). Available from\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc949396\/\">https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc949396\/<\/a>. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>This document covers the U.S. Dept. of Education efforts to protect transgender students. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>Implications for Gender Identity and Athletics Under Title IX<\/em>. Congressional Research Service report. (2018). Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b6740590\">https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b6740590<\/a>. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>This report reviews whether Title IX, which prohibits discrimination \u201con the basis of sex\u201d in federally funded education programs or activities, reaches claims raised by transgender students.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Employment\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>The Equality Act (H.R. 5): Ensuring the Right to Learn and Work Free from Discrimination: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, Hearing Held in Washington, D.C.<\/em> (2019). Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b6376452\">https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b6376452<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Transcripts from a legislative hearing on the Equality Act to guarantee and expand civil rights protections for transgender (and LGBQ+) Americans, pros and cons presented in testimony.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Housing\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>The Fair Housing Act: HUD Oversight Programs and Activities.<\/em>\u00a0Congressional Research Service report. (2017). Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc1042437\/\">https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc1042437\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Page 12 of this report notes that the Fair Housing Act does not expressly protect individuals from discrimination based on gender identity (or sexual orientation); further, it notes the challenges faced by transgender individuals\u2019 ability to gain access to single-sex shelters in accordance with their gender identity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Military Service \u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>The Selective Service System and Draft Registration: Issues for Congress. <\/em>Congressional Research Service report. (2016). Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc980491\/hits\/?q=transgender\">https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc980491\/hits\/?q=transgender<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Page 16 of this report, \u201cTable 2. Who Is Required to Register for the Selective Service?\u201d indicates that, \u201cIndividuals who are born female and changed their gender to male,\u201d <em>are not<\/em> required to register for selective service, yet, those \u201cwho are born male and change their gender to female,\u201d <em>are<\/em> required to register for selective service.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>Transgender Service in the U.S. Military: An Implementation Handbook. (<\/em>2016). Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc949052\/\">https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc949052\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>This is a handbook to aid transgender Service members with their transition, assist commanders with rules and regulations, and teach Service members of policies.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services: Background and Issues for Congress. <\/em>Congressional Research Service report. (2017). Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc1043170\/hits\/?q=transgender\">https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc1043170\/hits\/?q=transgender<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Page 37\u201340 of this report has a section focused on \u201cTransgender Service\u201d highlighting some of the 2016\/2017 policies affecting \u201ctransgender recruits.\u201d\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>Department of Defense Report and Recommendations on Military Service by Transgender Persons.<\/em> (2018). Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b6005268\">https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b6005268<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>This memorandum to the President recommends that the DOD adopt policies disqualifying \u201ctransgender persons with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria\u201d and those \u201cwho require or have undergone gender transition\u201d from military service. Further, \u201ctransgender persons without a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria, who are otherwise qualified for service, may serve, like all other Service members, in their biological sex,\u201d because, \u201cby its very nature, military service requires sacrifice.\u201d\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>Transgender Servicemembers: Policy Shifts and Considerations for Congress.<\/em> Congressional Research Service report. (2018). Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b6755930\">https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b6755930<\/a>. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>This report provides an overview of policies affecting transgender servicemembers in 2016\/2017, cost of care for those servicemembers, and includes links to some existing research on these concerns. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>Questions Remain, Litigation Continues over Military Service by Transgender Individuals. <\/em>Congressional Research report. (2018). Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc1228533\/\">https:\/\/digital.library.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc1228533\/<\/a>. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>This report discusses the controversy regarding transgender individuals serving in the military, President Trump\u2019s memoranda on the subject, and the four lawsuits challenging the President\u2019s memorandums. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Additional Resources<\/h3>\r\n<p>More information on the above topics can be found in the following databases:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>Policy File Index<\/em>, available from <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b3825860\">https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b3825860<\/a>. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Provides access to information from over 350 public policy think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, advocacy groups, and other entities. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em>Congressional Research Service Reports <\/em>(Nexis Uni), available from <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b5894328\">https:\/\/discover.library.unt.edu\/catalog\/b5894328<\/a>. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>The Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for more than a century. CRS is well-known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Article by Julie Leuzinger, with contributions from Coby Condrey and Clark Pomerleau.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Photo of opponents of Texas &#8220;bathroom bill&#8221; (SB 6) protesting at the state Capitol in Austin by Eric Gay\/Associated Press. From &#8220;Go all out to Go All In for Advocacy,&#8221; by Tammy Nash, in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth1007190\/m1\/12\/\"><span class=\"ark__cite--title\"><\/em>Dallas Voice <em>(Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 2017<\/em><\/span><\/a>. <span class=\"ark__cite--site\">University of North Texas Libraries, <a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/\">The Portal to Texas History<\/a><\/span>; crediting\u00a0<span class=\"ark__cite--partner\">UNT Libraries Special Collections<\/span>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The U.S. federal government response in recent years to matters related to transgender rights has skewed against recognition, dignity, and equality. 2016 started with an onslaught of proposed legislation and public policy measures aimed at negating the basic civil rights of transgender individuals in the United States. These developments have endangered both the physical health&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/2020\/11\/13\/transgender-individuals-and-public-policy-from-bathroom-bills-to-employee-protection-2016-2020\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read Transgender Individuals and Public Policy: From \u201cBathroom Bills\u201d to Employee Protection, 2016\u20132020\">Read more &raquo;<\/a>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,9,12],"tags":[172,171],"class_list":["post-1087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guest-posts","category-hot-docs","category-keeping-tabs","category-special-days","tag-bathroom-bill","tag-transgender"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1087"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1108,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1087\/revisions\/1108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}