Transgender Rights

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  GOP reboots for another round of anti-trans bathroom bills in TX

  Texas lawmakers are poised to try again to fight against transgender restroom use and same-sex marriage.

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  Did Robbie Williams seriously just ask this trans X Factor contestant for his birth name?

  X Factor celebrity judge Robbie Williams asked a deeply personal question that some say was completely unnecessary and inappropriate.

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  Is a constitutional amendment the route to LGBTQ equality we should be fighting for?

  We need a strategy to prevent our victories in the courts from being taken away as quickly as we won them.

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  Why is Facebook opening a data center in one of the most antigay states?

  Maybe Alabama and Facebook gain something from this decision, but LGBTQ workers will be the big losers.

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  The Texas GOP’s anti-LGBTQ party platform would make Westboro Baptist proud

  From denying the existence of trans people to condemning marriage equality, Republicans declared war on LGBTQ Texans.

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  Another federal court rules in favor of trans students in religious right lawsuit

  The Alliance Defending Freedom had argued that transgender students were threatening the privacy of other students. The court disagreed.

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  Wedding cakes aren’t the only LGBTQ issue in front of the Supreme Court

  With one ruling, the court could decide that LGBTQ Americans are protected from discrimination nationwide.

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  Pakistan now has better legal protections for trans citizens than the U.S.

  While Donald Trump rolls back rights, a Muslim nation becomes a leader in protecting transgender people.

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  Caitlyn Jenner bashes Trump administration during speech to UK Parliament on trans issues

  She also touted herself as a community spokesperson in a very Republican way. Meanwhile, transgender people cried out, "She doesn't speak for us!"

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  Why Melania’s anti-bullying campaign should focus on LGBTQ youth

  Each episode of anti-LGBTQ bullying makes self-harming behavior 2.5 times more likely.

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