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Friday, shortly after the news came out that the White House was issuing a mandate that all schools adopt transgender bathroom policies, Gov. Inslee issued the following statement: “In Washington state, we’ve adopted policies to ensure our schools are a place all our children can feel safe from discrimination, harassment or assault based on their gender identity. The...

Friday, the Obama Administration issued a non-legally binding order that all public schools in the U.S. should adopt the same transgender bathroom rules recently enacted at Target Stores, and put into law by the Washington State Human Rights Commission in December.

It seems unusual that a group dedicated to advocating and supporting gay, lesbian and transgender individuals would not be at the forefront of Washington State's, and the Mid-Columbia's discussions about the new transgender bathroom laws, and other related issues.

North Carolina is the latest state to find itself in a battle over transgender bathrooms and other private facilities, but many don't know the past history of the man who is leading the charge.

The new transgender laws that seem to be spreading across the country are causing some women to stand up and point out that they are fast becoming the 'victims' in this issue. Some comments on social media made us think.

Now that legislative efforts to overturn the Human Rights Commission's new rules on transgender bathrooms and locker rooms in public buildings have failed, a citizen's group has launched a new campaign to reverse the laws.

Here we go...I did a very opinionated blog last week about me feelings regarding the new transgender bathroom law the 1st documented case of a non transgender man has sited the law as his right to change in a women's locker room!

A very interesting case is developing in Gresham, OR, where a transgender woman is suing U-Haul for not renting her a van. According to the website Progressives Today, she is suing because " the clerk allegedly looked at her funny and wouldn’t let her rent a van."  (Bold lettering added for emphasis).

With all this talk out of Olympia about the 'transgender bathroom laws,' there's a lot of confusion. What exactly does the new law stipulate? How will it affect businesses or even schools? We take a look at what it says.

According to officials in Olympia, a bill that would have overturned the controversial move by the State Human Rights Commission failed by a single vote Wednesday.