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Transgender teen gets support from Justice Department in school lawsuit
The federal government is supporting a Detroit-area teenager who, in a lawsuit, accuses several schools of discriminating against him because he’s transgender.
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Kentucky Senate panel takes another vote; advances transgender bathroom bill
Transgender students would have to use separate restrooms in Kentucky’s public schools under a bill that cleared the Senate Education Committee on Monday.
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Transgender teen cites family bullying in suicide note: #HisNameWasZander
Another transgender teen has taken his own life, leaving behind a suicide note describing sexual trauma and alleged bullying by family members.
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Bill targeting transgender students’ use of restrooms fails Kentucky Senate panel
A bill that would have banned transgender students from choosing which restroom to use at public schools has failed to pass a Kentucky state Senate committee.
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U.S. Congressman tweets he is ‘proud grandpa’ of a transgender grandchild
Democratic U.S. Congressman Mike Honda wrote that he is “the proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild” and added he hopes the child can feel safe at school without fear of being bullied.
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South Dakota House votes to void transgender students sports policy
The full state House has approved a proposal that would void a High School Activities Association policy on transgender student participation in sports.
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South Dakota House panel votes to void transgender students sports policy
A measure that would reverse a state athletic association policy and require transgender students to play on the same sports team as the gender on their birth certificates easily passed its first legislative committee test on Monday.
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Study: Transgender youth aren’t confused about their gender identity
A new study of transgender youth indicates that the gender identity of these children is deeply held and is not the result of confusion about gender identity or pretense.
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Brazil’s largest city to pay transgender youth to finish school
The program being offered by Sao Paulo’s Municipal Human Rights and Citizenship Secretariat is intended to help transgender youth from having to turn to prostitution to support themselves.
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Transgender teen Leelah Alcorn’s death stirs action in U.S. and beyond
Although many details about her life and death are still unclear, Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen from Ohio, has become, within days of her death Dec. 28, the face of a growing movement of people hungering for acceptance.