Shruti Rajkumar

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Maine community not backing down from Trump’s transgender athlete attacks

1 week ago | prismreports.org | Shruti Rajkumar

President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Maine over the state’s failure to comply with his executive order banning transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports teams at schools, marking an escalation in an ongoing feud between the state and federal government.
RFK Jr. Plans To Create Disease Registry To Track Autistic People

3 weeks ago | shrutirajkumar.substack.com | Shruti Rajkumar

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to collect and give Americans’ private medical records to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his massive research study on autism, an NIH official told news outlets on Tuesday. NIH director Jay Bhattacharya told advisers in a presentation on Monday that access to “comprehensive” patient data and health records will support researchers in better understanding chronic disease and autism.
RFK Jr. Vows To Determine ‘Cause Of Autism’ By September

1 month ago | shrutirajkumar.substack.com | Shruti Rajkumar

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Health And Human Services (HHS) will determine the “cause of autism” by September.
Two transgender girls are first to challenge Trump’s trans sports ban

1 month ago | prismreports.org | Shruti Rajkumar

Two New Hampshire transgender students have challenged the Trump administration over an executive order banning transgender girls from participating in public school sports teams, marking an expansion of their initial complaint against the state version of the ban. On Aug.
Legal threat to Section 504 sets precedent for civil rights attacks, advocates say

2 months ago | prismreports.org | Shruti Rajkumar

A coalition of 16 states joined Texas in a lawsuit claiming that a federal rule that prohibits discriminating against disabled people is unconstitutional. The lawsuit is sparking fear among disability advocates, who say it sets a precedent for future attacks on civil rights protections. The lawsuit, Texas v.
Actor Alan Cumming Criticizes 'Absolutely Heinous' Attacks On Transgender Americans

Feb 1, 2025 | msn.com | Shruti Rajkumar

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Actor Alan Cumming Criticizes 'Absolutely Heinous' Attacks On Transgender Americans

Feb 1, 2025 | huffpost.com | Shruti Rajkumar

Actor Alan Cumming condemned the “absolutely heinous” moves the Trump administration has made against transgender Americans. “I can’t imagine what it must be like to be a trans person, knowing that the government is trying to legislate that you do not exist,” the “Traitors” host and longtime LGBTQ+ advocate said on “The View” this week. “I just think it’s awful. And what kind of country are we in where we take rights away from people? Do you know what I mean?
Trump Enrages Activists For Blaming DC Plane Crash On Diversity And Disabled People

Jan 31, 2025 | flipboard.com | Shruti Rajkumar

11 hours agoPresident Trump's new head of the Federal Communications Commission has ordered an investigation of NPR and PBS, with an eye toward unraveling federal funding for all public broadcasting. "I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials," Chairman …
Trump Enrages Activists For Blaming DC Plane Crash On DEI, Disabled People

Jan 30, 2025 | huffpost.com | Shruti Rajkumar

Disability rights activists swiftly condemned President Donald Trumpâ€™s remarks on Thursday in which he blamed diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, efforts and, specifically, disabled people for the deadly American Airlines plane crash that took place in Washington, D.C.On Wednesday night, a commercial passenger jet and a military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport. There were a total of 67 people on the flight, and no one is expected to have survived.
White House Press Secretary Condemns Bishop’s ‘Egregious’ Sermon At Trump’s Inauguration

Jan 23, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Shruti Rajkumar

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