Gender equity
US judge in Kentucky blocks Biden Title IX rules, says ‘sex,’ ‘gender identity’ not the same thing
A federal judge has blocked new Title IX rules, including those aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination in K-12 schools, and sided with Republican attorneys general in several states — including Kentucky.? Chief Judge Danny Reeves of the U.S. District Court in Eastern Kentucky on Monday issued a ruling siding with Republican Attorney General […]
Kentucky’s largest city giving away free period products
LOUISVILLE – Eighteen of Louisville’s health department and Metro Hall public-facing bathrooms just got period products dispensers thanks to an investment of around a $1,000 from the city’s Office of Women.? The free products are part of a pilot program that city leaders said Friday is a step toward health equity and also a worthwhile […]
Louisville students lobby legislature to exempt period products from state sales tax
FRANKFORT — Jessica Gross has had to leave school because she started her period and didn’t have menstrual products with her.? “It’s a panic situation,” said Louisville’s Gross, 16, who is a student at Mercy Academy. “It’s not the embarrassment of being on your period. It’s the way that people around you see it.”? That’s […]