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Politics
Trump administration memo explains how to spot a transgender woman
The memo says homeless shelters can use “factors such as height, the presence (but not the absence) of facial hair, the presence of an Adam’s apple” to find suspected trans women.
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Politics
Trump administration will let homeless shelters refuse transgender people
Transgender people may be forced to sleep in the street as a result of the policy meant to “better accommodate religious beliefs of shelter providers.”
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Election 2020
Two major LGBTQ rights organizations endorse Joe Biden
“With Joe Biden, we know we will be engaged, we will be seen, and we will not be erased,” one major LGBTQ organizational leader said.
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Commentary
Transgender people, “Come out, come out, wherever you are”
Harvey Milk told gay people to come out to get equality. Transgender people will have to do the same.
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News (USA)
Facing backlash from trans community and racism accusations, Mara Keisling won’t step down from NCTE
Despite saying she doesn’t know if the trans community trusts her, the founder of the embattled transgender organization isn’t leaving: ‘I can’t even express to you how frustrating this is to me.’
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News (USA)
Most of the staffers at one of the nation’s biggest trans organization just quit
NCTE started 2019 with 20 employees and now they’re down to seven — barely a year out from the presidential elections.
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News (USA)
Trump administration to allow adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ people
The new rule stipulates that organizations receiving federal funds don’t have to recognize same-sex marriages either.
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Election 2020
Presidential candidate Julian Castro talks trans issues
Castro is hardly a household name, but he’s a party insider who has long been tagged as one of the rising stars of the Democratic party.
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Election 2020
Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar sat down to talk about trans issues & what she’d do about them
She wants transgender people to know she’d have their back if she becomes President.
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Politics
House passes measure to overturn Trump’s ban on transgender service members
It passed with bipartisan support.