The Briefing 09-03-15

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1) Portland Catholic school reverses policy on gay employees in less than 48 hours

Portland, Oregon, Catholic school changes gay hiring policy after backlash, Reuters (Shelby Sebens)

Rescinding job offer to gay counselor doesn't reflect St. Mary's Academy spirit, students say, The Oregonian (Melissa Binder)

St. Mary's reverses policy on gay employment after backlash over rescinded hire, The Oregonian (Melissa Binder)

2) UT's proposed gender pronoun policy exposes presence of morality shift even in Bible Belt

Tennessee students asked to use gender-neutral pronouns, The Tennessean (AP)

University of Tennessee switches gender-specific pronouns 'he' and 'she' for 'xe' and 'ze' to promote inclusivity, The Independent (Jess Staufenberg)

3) Missouri high school grants transgender teen access to girls' bathroom

A transgender teen used the girls’ locker room. Now her community is up in arms. , Washington Post (Michael E Miller)

4) Pervasive doping raises questions of reality for fans of track and field

What’s Real in Track? It’s Hard to Know, New York Times (Juliet Macur)