All posts tagged "national center for transgender equality"
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White House spokesman: Transgender bathroom access is a state’s rights issue
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed that Trump administration officials plan to issue new guidance on protections for transgender students in schools, reports the...
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Most LGBTQ groups lining up to oppose Gorsuch nomination
As more becomes known about Judge Neil Gorsuch’s record, more LGBTQ groups are starting to line up in opposition to the man that President Trump...
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LGBTQ groups enraged over language in leaked “religious freedom” order
Despite assurances from two presidential spokespeople, many LGBTQ groups are choosing not to trust the White House’s messages on the issue of potential discrimination. Throughout his campaign for...
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Trump’s pick for Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division defended HB 2 law
The lawyer picked by President Donald J. Trump to head the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has defended a number of laws that critics...
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President Obama commutes Chelsea Manning’s sentence
On Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama announced he would be commuting former Army Private Chelsea Manning’s sentence for releasing classified information to the cyber-anarchist government...
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LGBT groups concerned about DeVos nomination as Education Secretary
Some national LGBT organizations are cautioning U.S. senators to do an in-depth vetting of Betsy DeVos, the billionaire charter school advocate tapped by President-elect Donald Trump...
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LGBT groups praise Obama’s picks for U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
LGBT advocates are praising President Barack Obama’s selection of two appointees to six-year terms on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. On Thursday, Obama appointed...
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Survey shows significant disparities exist between transgender people and overall population
The results of a recently released national survey of transgender people show that transgender individuals lag behind their American counterparts for nearly every economic, health...
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LGBT Legislative Hopefuls across the nation – The Election Issue
Meet the 14 LGBT candidates you should watch for on Election Day
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Pro-transgender ad to premiere during Republican National Convention
TV ad depicts restaurant owner trying to stop transgender customer from using the women's restroom
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N.Y. governor’s executive order will expand transgender protections
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) plans to issue an executive order that will protect transgender individuals from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education and public accommodations....
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HHS rules prohibit transgender healthcare discrimination
New rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would effectively prohibit health care plans from denying coverage to transgender people for...
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Transgender Targets: Trans murder rates are out of control
The number of trans women killed in 2015 has already exceeded that of the previous year
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Transgender organization launches national U.S. Trans Survey
Researchers for the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) are taking a head count and asking transgender people to lend their voices the 2015 U.S. Trans...
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White House hires first openly transgender staffer
The Obama White House has hired the first openly transgender staffer to serve in any presidential administration with its selection of Raffi Freedman-Gurspan to serve as Outreach...
