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Jailed transgender teen’s advocates concerned about isolation
HARTFORD, Conn. — A transgender teenage girl detained without being charged at Connecticut’s adult women’s prison is being held in isolation more than a month after being sent there by a state judge, her lawyer said Monday.
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Conn. governor presses for transgender teen to be moved out of adult prison
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s governor is pressing for a transgender teen to be moved from a Connecticut women’s prison where she has been held without charges for a month.
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Decision to jail transgender girl in adult women’s prison under scrutiny
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An unusual decision to put a transgender girl at a Connecticut women’s prison is sparking a heated debate over how to handle a teenager called dangerous by the state but portrayed as vulnerable by her attorney.
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HRC official to join Conn. senator’s office as chief of staff
HARTFORD, Conn. — A government relations chief for the Human Rights Campaign is joining Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy’s office as his chief of staff.
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Conn. city says there was no bias against transgender police officer
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An investigation by a Connecticut city has found no evidence that a transgender police officer was subject to discrimination or a hostile work environment.
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Brookdale to offer same-sex spousal benefits in response to lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Tennessee-based company that is a target of a sex discrimination complaint in Connecticut says it’s changing its policy and will provide health coverage to the spouses of same-sex couples.
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Conn. woman sues Brookdale Senior Living over same-sex spousal benefits
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut physical therapist has filed a sex discrimination complaint against the West Hartford senior living center where she works, saying she is being illegally denied health benefits for her wife.
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Man arrested on Christmas for making death threats toward lesbian sister
PLAINVILLE, Conn. — A Connecticut man was arrested Christmas day for making death threats toward his lesbian sister because he disapproved of her sexual orientation and feared she might turn his daughter gay.
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Transgender police officer files discrimination, harassment complaint
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A transgender police officer in Connecticut has filed a complaint with a state agency alleging her supervisors created a hostile work environment because of her gender identity.
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High school football star accused in deadly stabbing of male lover
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. — A high school football captain has been charged with fatally stabbing his lover with a steak knife after an argument over ending their relationship.