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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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Mike Pence promises Trump will repeal Obama’s executive orders on day one
Protections for LGBTQ workers and students that came through an Obama executive order are in danger.
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Will President Trump cut aid to international queer and intersex advocates?
“We have to be realistic,” said the World Bank’s first LGBT and intersex advisor.
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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.
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Trans man wins fight to change his name without providing ‘medical evidence’
The New York court of appeals dealt a blow to transgender discrimination by striking down a requirement that only applies to trans people.
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Extremists call trans kid freak, call for magazine editor to be burned at stake
“The kid is obviously evil, obviously a reprobate, obviously just diabolical. You’re a freak. You’re a little demon. You’re a little Nazi Hitler.”
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It’s a first: Admitted killer of trans woman is charged with federal hate crime
Prosecutors have never used the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act to bring charges against someone for targeting a victim for being transgender.
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Milo Yiannopoulos continues harassment of transgender student on tour
At his next speaking event, he brought up the transgender student again, misgendering her and sexualizing her desire to use the women’s locker room.
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Milo Yiannopoulos harasses transgender student on stage in Milwaukee
The student responded with a scathing letter to University of Wisconsin Chancellor Mark Mone, in which she asked, “Do you have any fucking idea how hurtful this is?”