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UK transgender youth denied hormone treatment to prevent puberty
LONDON — A 12-year-old transgender boy has been denied hormone blockers by his general practitioner that he hopes would halt the onslaught of puberty on his biologically female body.
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School considers request by transgender student to run for homecoming king
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania school board is reviewing a request by a transgender male student who wants to appear on the ballot for homecoming king.
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Opponents promise legal challenges to new laws protecting LGBT youth
Two recently approved measures creating protections for LGBT youth — one expanding rights for transgender students in California public schools, and another prohibiting gay conversion therapy on minors in New Jersey — have opponents promising to launch legal challenges to overturn the laws.
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Calif. lawmaker removes son from school over transgender law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Republican state lawmaker says a new California law allowing transgender students to choose which restroom and locker room they use is part of the reason at least one of his sons will not return to his local public school this fall.
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Calif. governor Jerry Brown signs landmark transgender student rights bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed the School Success and Opportunity Act into law, a landmark bill to ensure transgender youth have equal opportunities to fully participate and succeed in schools programs across the state.
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Teen delivers petitions urging Calif. governor to sign transgender school bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 16-year-old transgender teen from Manteca, Calif., on Wednesday delivered petitions containing more that 6,000 signatures urging Gov. Jerry Brown to sign legislation that would change the way California public schools treat transgender students.
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Calif. school district settles discrimination complaint by transgender student
The U.S. government said Wednesday it had reached an agreement with a Southern California school district to resolve claims the district discriminated against a transgender student.
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N.M. transgender students must follow birth certificate to join high school teams
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The organization that regulates high school sports and activities across the state of New Mexico has updated its policy in regards to transgender students, and will only allow students to participate in sports based on the gender listed on their birth certificate.
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Calif. lawmakers approve transgender student rights bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that would require public K-12 schools to let transgender students choose which restrooms they use and which school teams they join based on their gender identity instead of their chromosomes.
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Calif. Senate committee advances transgender student rights bill
SACRAMENTO — A California Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would require public schools to respect a transgender student’s gender identity in all school programs, activities, and facilities.