Ia. district keeps bullying policy amid state law change By Paul Katula • Sep 10, 2025 The school board has not scheduled a vote after discussing Iowa’s removal of gender identity protections from state law.
The wrong target for the US Justice Department By Paul Katula • Aug 25, 2025 With wars abroad and divisions at home, federal energy is being spent chasing legal care for transgender youth. That’s a mistake.
Feds sue Oregon over transgender girls in girls’ sports By Paul Katula • Aug 2, 2025 The lawsuit alleges Title IX violations for allowing transgender female athletes to compete in girls' high school sports, impacting competitive fairness.
6th Circuit stands by school on pronoun use rules By Paul Katula • Aug 9, 2024 Even if you oppose using transgender students' preferred pronouns, you know that misgendering a student could cause harm.
Va. students protest governor’s anti-LGBTQ policy By Paul Katula • Sep 28, 2022 Virginia's new proposed transgender policy would roll back protections put in place by the former governor.
Sharing, honoring pronoun usage means a lot By Paul Katula • Nov 3, 2021 The use of appropriate chosen names and pronouns to refer to transgender students is critical and could help their mental health.
New IL law ensures inclusion of LGBTQ+ By Paul Katula • Oct 25, 2019 A law will take effect next school year in IL that will require students to study LGBTQ history as part of the social studies curriculum.
Defining ‘transgender’ under law is still muddy By Paul Katula • Feb 13, 2018 The use of "sex" in Title IX, which enforces anti-discrimination laws against students, is tricky in transgender bathroom cases.
Feds: We have no jurisdiction in transgender cases By Paul Katula • Jan 25, 2018 The US Dept. of Ed. has reportedly dismissed 3 new transgender discrimination cases, claiming the department can't intervene.
Judge won’t stop a transgender policy in Dist. 211 By Paul Katula • Jan 3, 2018 Students at northwest-suburban high schools would probably agree: students should use bathrooms based on gender identity.