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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that the cases now conflict with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order. This includes a case in Alabama.

Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation that would write definitions of male and female into state law that exclude transgender people from being recognized under their gender identity. The bill now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey who has vowed to sign it.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, many elected officials in Republican and Democratic states are preparing to either aid or oppose his policies. From immigration to education to transgender rights, a red-state blue-state divide has become common, including in Alabama.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, both conservative and liberal politicians say higher education changes in red parts of America could be a road map for the rest of the country. Trump has pledged to dismantle diversity programs, some which have already closed in states including Alabama.

Transgender youth in the United States, including in Alabama, have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign. Many teens worry about how their lives could change once he becomes president.

October is LGBT History Month, where each year the history and achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are celebrated. Oct. 11 is Coming Out Day. It's an annual observance, in Alabama and across the country, dedicated to celebrating and supporting individuals in the LGBTQ+ community as they share their authentic selves with the world.

New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges have launched, but not everywhere, including in Alabama. Most Republican-led states challenged the rule from President Joe Biden's administration, took effect Thursday. In response, judges have blocked enforcement in 21 states plus hundreds of individual schools and colleges.

New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges will take effect Thursday with muted impact because judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in twenty-one states and hundreds of individual colleges and schools across the country. The regulation also adds protections for pregnant students and students who are parents, and details how schools must respond to sexual misconduct complaints. That does not include Alabama where the federal protections are set to take effect.

A federal judge has postponed the upcoming trial over Alabama's ban on the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender youth until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a similar case from Tennessee.

A new federal rule seeks to clarify that a law against sex discrimination at schools includes gender identity, too. In Alabama, legislation is being considered that would define who is considered a man or a woman under state law, saying it must be based on reproductive systems and not gender identity.