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News (USA)
Supreme Court upholds male-only military draft by refusing men’s rights group’s suit
The ACLU called it “one of the last sex-based classifications in federal law” and it doesn’t take trans people’s identities into account. But the Supreme Court isn’t going to touch it.
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Politics
Trump guidance on “how to spot a transgender person” at homeless shelters ended
The Biden administration announced yesterday that it was ending one of Donald Trump’s cruelest anti-LGBTQ policies.
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News (USA)
Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen to replace Mara Keisling at the National Center for Transgender Equality
He is a Cuban-American trans man and seasoned advocate poised to replace NCTE founder Mara Keisling.
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LGBTQ Prime
Here are critical resources to help transgender seniors face the challenges of growing older
Trans older adults face unique challenges, but fortunately, there are resources to help empower them to age with dignity.
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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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LGBTQ Prime
The number of LGBTQ seniors will double in ten years. Here’s what you need to know.
LGBTQ seniors face special challenges. Fortunately, there are resources dedicated to helping them thrive as they age.
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News (USA)
Judge rules that it’s OK to ban women from going topless because breasts are “unpalatable”
But no one knows how the ruling would apply to transgender people who have breasts.
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Politics
Idaho GOP ignores coronavirus in favor of requiring medical tests for transgender student athletes
If the opposing team claims a student athlete is transgender, the athlete’s “internal and external reproductive anatomy” will need to be checked by a doctor.
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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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Politics
House Democrats almost overturned Trump’s trans military ban. But the GOP stopped them.
A provision was inserted in a military spending bill to overturn the trans military ban. But it was dropped due to Republican pressure.