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News (USA)
Trans woman makes history by winning cisgender Nevada beauty pageant
“Growing up, I was often told that I was not allowed to be myself, or to be in spaces that I was not welcome,” she said during the competition’s Q&A portion.
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News (USA)
Court allows Miss United States of America pageant to exclude transgender women
The pageant says it’s “not anti-transgender” but “just wants to be able to hold a pageant that is only for biological females.”
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News (USA)
Husband of Miss Trans America founder sentenced to life for her murder
Before her murder, activist Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien had “almost single-handedly created the community” for trans people in the Northeast U.S.
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News (USA)
Beauty pageant tells transgender woman they only allow ‘natural’ woman contestants
Anita Green has filed a lawsuit against the United States of America Pageants in federal court for being excluded from participating.
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News (USA)
Janet Mock to judge Miss USA Pageant
The author, activist and former talk show host is the first out transgender judge in pageant history.
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News (World)
Secret pageant defies Islamic hardliners by crowning Indonesia Miss Transgender
Organizers asked those present not to post anything on social media during the contest for fear of discovery and violence.
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News (World)
Behind the scenes photos from the Miss Trans Star International pageant
28 women competed last weekend to be crowned Miss Trans Star International, Europe’s largest beauty pageant for transgender women.