Outside the Beltway

Another big change for the Boy Scouts.

Reversing an Obama Era position, the Justice Department has rescinded a legal interpretation that purported to apply previously adopted civil rights laws to transgender individuals.

A Federal appellate court has ruled that a transgender student must be allowed to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, but its reasoning is questionable at best.

The Supreme Court has decided to return the case involving a transgender student’s right to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity to the Fourth Circuit rather than deciding it during this term.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration has revoked guidelines to public schools that required accommodation of transgender students.

Another major change for the Boy Scouts.

A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?

A Federal Jury orders Rolling Stone to pay up.

A Federal Court has barred the Federal Government from enforcing guidelines on the rights of transgender students in public schools.

Unlike previous civil rights changes, this one came without much fanfare, fight, or even discussion.

The Senate has passed an amendment to a military spending bill that would require women to register for the draft.

Begun, the bathroom wars have.

The political fight over North Carolina’s so-called “Bathroom Bill” has moved to the Federal Courts.

The passage of a new law in North Carolina has revealed an apparent obsession among some on the right with who gets to use which restroom.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign and its supporters seem to be getting frustrated by the fact that younger women are seemingly more interested in her opponent than in her.

Is this really ‘infuriating’ news?

Rolling Stone faces yet another legal headache over last year’s story about a campus rape that never took place.

Houston voters rejected a broad anti-discrimination law largely due to a campaign that focused almost exclusively on concerns about transgender rights.

In which I change my mind on an important topic.

Erick Erickson has disinvited Donald Trump from the RedState Gathering. What finally pushed him over the edge?

The Defense Department is working to fully integrate transgender troops.

The winners of the Women’s World Cup will get paid far less than the men that played last year, but that’s not because of sexism.

There’s a lot of pandering and outright nonsense in the wake of the Supreme Court’s legalization of gay marriage.