All posts tagged "gender identity"
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Mississippi trans woman’s slaying leads to calls for LGBTQ hate crime protections
Jackson Police have not determined a motive for, or named any suspects in 30-year-old Dominique Jackson's murder
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Three North Carolina cities pass LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinances
Pro-LGBTQ laws are the first passed since a 2017 moratorium imposed as part of repealing the HB 2 "bathroom bill"
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More than 150 businesses oppose Montana’s anti-transgender bills
Measures seek to bar trans athletes from competition and deny transition-related care to minors
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Virginia Democrats introduce ban on gay and trans panic defense
Separate bill also ensures LGBTQ victims of crime can receive justice
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Montana lawmakers will consider two anti-transgender bills this session
Bills would bar trans athletes from competing and prohibit trans youth from receiving care to help them transition
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Family of trans woman killed in Chicago believes her shooting is a hate crime
25-year-old Courtney "Eshay" Key was misgendered in initial police reports
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Switzerland votes to legalize same-sex marriage
The European nation also made it easier for some transgender people to have their gender legally recognized
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U.S. Supreme Court lets Oregon district’s transgender bathroom policy stand
Justices allow lower court rulings finding trans kids do not threaten privacy of cisgender peers to stand
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Hundreds of thousands of trans and nonbinary people could face obstacles in voting
Trans people may lack accurate identity documents, encounter hostile poll workers, and even be threatened with violence
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Texas allows social workers to turn away LGBTQ people
Under a new rule change, social workers in Texas will now be allowed to turn away LGBTQ clients based on their personal religious beliefs.
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Transgender veteran says Illinois is denying her unemployment benefits due to name change
Myra Lebron says the Illinois Department of Employment Security refuses to recognize her legal name change
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Trans students could be outed to their parents after Wisconsin ruling
An injunction against pro-trans guidance could lead to school's having to out students to parents
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Being trans is illegal in only 13 countries, but many more nations use other laws to criminalize trans people
Report documents progress and regression in various countries when it comes to recognizing transgender rights
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Transgender Texas teen says she’s been banned from school until she adheres to male dress code
Sanae Martinez was told she'd have to lose her earrings and cut her hair in order to attend school.
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Trump administration slammed for allowing shelters to turn away trans people
Advocates have criticized new standards that will likely rely on gender stereotypes or physical attributes to discriminate against trans people
