All posts tagged "transgender"
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Fully Baked
Washington is a vibrant and dynamic city. For four years in recent history, however, some of D.C.'s pizzazz was muted, hidden behind a pall of...
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The Melancholy Sadness
Women's professional tennis has been a hotbed for social change, from the hear-us-roar launch of the women's pro tour in the 1970s to the emergence...
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Shooter Pleads Guilty
A man who shot a transgender woman in the neck and attempted to rob her after she declined his sexual proposition pleaded guilty Thursday, Sept....
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Gopalan Death Ruled Homicide
The D.C. medical examiner's office has ruled that the death of Gaurav Gopalan, a local theater enthusiast who was found dead in the city's Columbia...
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D.C. Debuts Transgender Employment Program
Project Empowerment, a program run by the District of Columbia's Department of Employment Services, has enrolled its first full class of transgender individuals, marking the...
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Plea Deal Offered in Transgender Shooting Case
A man accused of shooting and trying to rob a transgender woman in Southeast D.C.'s Shipley Terrace neighborhood appeared in court for a preliminary status...
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Social Security Ends Gender “No-Match” Letters, White House “Welcomes This Move”
The National Center for Transgender Equality announced this evening: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed that it has ended the practice of allowing gender to be matched in its...
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Arrest Made in Trans Shooting
The Metropolitan Police Department announced this morning that an arrest has been made in the case of a transgender woman shot in the early hours...
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MPD Fields Transgender Crime Questions
Metropolitan Police Department officials held a news conference Sept. 12 intended to address a shooting and the death of an unidentified person, but were bombarded...
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Going Public with Anti-Trans Attacks (UPDATED)
Metropolitan Police Department officials held a news conference Monday afternoon, Sept. 12, to ask the press and public for help in the death investigation of...
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Trans Woman Found Dead in Columbia Heights
[UPDATE: Metro Weekly received a Metropolitan Police Department email at 5:59 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13, identifying the victim as Gaurav Gopolan, 35. For further developments,...
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No Bail for Cop in Trans Shooting
The off-duty police officer arrested for allegedly shooting at a car containing two transgender women and three others was denied bond at a preliminary status...
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Officer Arrested
The off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officer, Kenneth Furr, who allegedly shot two transgender women seated in a car early Friday, Aug. 26, at First and...
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Transgender Shooting Prompts Rally
Local community organizations and advocacy groups are holding a rally to bring attention to an increase in violence against transgender individuals after an altercation with...
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Mayor Gray Commits to Addressing Anti-Trans Employment Barriers
Members of the local LGBT community, including the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA), Transgender Health Empowerent and the DC Trans Coalition, met with Mayor...
