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Trans woman’s legal battle in limbo after changes in Washington
The attorney representing Aimee Stephens said she “is reasonably concerned that the EEOC may no longer adequately represent her interests going forward.”
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Minnesota GOP creates loophole to discriminate and deny trans health coverage
State Republicans found a way around Obamacare by writing a bill that would only apply when Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act.
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Report: Jewish school orders students to shun child of transgender woman
A judge banned a trans woman from contact with her children to avoid this exact outcome.
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Laverne Cox dishes on meeting Queen Bee & trans rights with Stephen Colbert
“Beyoncé got up! She got up for me!” Cox squeed, after describing the one thing she did not do upon meeting her idol.
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Texas lawmaker unmoved by ‘dudes walking around in dresses getting beat up’
The provocative statement comes from State Rep. Briscoe Cain, a lawmaker whose political opponents claimed he was a closeted gay man.
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San Francisco to name part of Tenderloin as first transgender historic district
It will be designated Compton’s TLGB District, referring to a historic local uprising and to highlight the contribution of trans people in that riot.
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Judge rules Orthodox Jewish trans woman cannot see, text or talk to her children
A judge in Manchester, England won’t allow her to contact her five children because their community would shun them if she met with them.
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Outpouring of love for trans woman who regrets transition because of haters
After Sandra MacDougall said abuse, attacks and a threat to set her on fire had ruined her life, she was inundated with messages of support.
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Boy Scouts to allow transgender children
The Boy Scouts of America said it will now base eligibility on what gender parents list on a child’s application.
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Virginia Republicans swiftly kill transgender bathroom bill
Members of a GOP-controlled House subcommittee used an unrecorded voice vote to ditch the “Physical Privacy Act.”
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Will Donald Trump dance with Caitlyn Jenner at inaugural ball?
“Trump dancing with Caitlyn would send a strong message that he supports gay rights and trans rights,” one Republican told Page Six.
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Obama commutes Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence
She will walk out of the Army’s Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary a free woman in May.
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BAM! Batman revealed as transgender ally & DC comics writer comes out as trans
Dr. Victoria October isn’t the first transgender character in DC Comics and Lilah Sturges isn’t the first transgender writer to come out as trans.
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IN lawmaker introduces anti-transgender bill to ban birth certificate changes
The bill would make it impossible for trans Hoosiers to change the gender markers on their birth certificates and other identity documents.
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Will President Obama commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning?
Although Manning’s attorneys have been unable to confirm the report by NBC News, the prospect has raised hopes among her relatives.
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Catholic group preys on fear & calls trans people ‘the family’s worst enemy’
Be aware: The American College of Pediatricians isn’t a real medical group. It’s an anti-LGBTQ religious right front group.
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Nuns in India have started a school for transgender dropouts
This may be the very first group of its kind in all of India.
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VA governor bans LGBTQ discrimination following introduction of ‘bathroom bill’
Governor Terry McAuliffe’s executive order makes anti-LGBTQ discrimination among state employees, contractors and subcontractors illegal.
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The top 10 transgender stories of 2016
2016 was the year that “transgender” crossed from the unique and rare into topical conversations across the country, and around the world.
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Cub Scouts kick out 8-year-old transgender boy after complaints from parents
“Not one of the kids said, ‘You don’t belong here,’” said Joe Maldonado’s mom, even though he’s been accepted at school by teachers and classmates.