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LGBT History Month profile: Victoria Kolakowski, first openly transgender U.S. trial judge
Victoria Kolakowski is the first openly transgender person to be elected a trial judge in the United States.
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Seattle adds transgender health care to city’s employee benefits
The Seattle Office for Civil Rights has announced that for the first time, healthcare benefits offered to city workers will cover procedures for transgender employees, reports the Seattle Gay News.
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NOM attacks transgender son of House GOP supporter of DOMA repeal
Brian Brown, President of the National Organization for Marriage, on Wednesday said that Rodrigo Lehtinen, the transgender son of U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, is the reason his mother became the first Republican co-sponsor of the House bill aimed at repealing the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Calif. gov signs ‘Seth’s Law’ anti-bullying measure, two transgender rights bills
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has signed “Seth’s Law,” an anti-bullying measure aimed at giving public schools tools to prevent and address bullying through mandatory policies and systems to help discourage harassment, and track incidents when they do occur. The governor also signed two significant transgender rights bills.
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First transgender person may serve in Poland’s Parliament
Anna Grodzka is looking at the possibility of being the first transgender person to win a seat in the Polish Sejm (Parliament), after a new anti-clerical party stormed the national parliamentary elections winning an unprecedented third place finish.
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European Parliament calls for end of classifying gender dysphoria as mental disorder
The European Parliament has petitioned the World Health Organization to cease classifying transgender people as mentally ill, and to eliminate the current classification pf “gender dysphoria” as a “mental and behavioral disorder” in the WHO’s International Classification of Diseases.
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Trans-Stonewall: Chaz opens the door
I imagine I serve a Wonderful Creator Who really is creative; in all this lovely complexity of humanity, He understands both gender and sex. Yet plenty of people are already plotting the next onslaught of bigotry directed at the transgender community. Some people will react with scorn and “how dare he/she” comments. Try not to be in that prison with them.
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Baltimore woman sentenced in McDonald’s attack on trangender woman
A Baltimore woman accused of beating a transgender woman at an area McDonald’s on April 18 has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to the attack.
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Criticism, support precede Chaz Bono’s appearance on ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Chaz Bono — the transgender son of entertainer Cher and the late Sonny Bono — who recently announced he will be contestant this season on ABC’s hit show “Dancing With the Stars,” has set off both a firestorm of criticism, and a groundswell of support.
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If a transgender person is murdered and no one notices, did it happen?
In my personal journey to be accepted, understood and embraced as a gay person and understanding that I am a part of the “LGBT Community,” I have frequently felt a disconnect both personally and as a member of this group between the LGB and the T.