All posts tagged "transgender"
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New York passes Gender Recognition Act, a comprehensive pro-LGBTQ law
New York has passed a law allowing trans and nonbinary New Yorkers to change their names and gender markers on vital documents and state IDs.
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Ohio governor allows doctors and nurses to deny care to LGBTQ patients
A new "conscience" provision signed into law in Ohio allows medical providers to refuse to perform procedures based on religious objections.
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Caitlyn Jenner wants to move homeless people to ‘big open fields’
California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner claims homeless people are "destroying Venice Beach" and should be moved to "an open field"
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13-year-old girl sues Florida over bill barring transgender athletes from female sports teams
A 13-year-old transgender girl is suing the state of Florida over a law that would prohibit her from playing on the girls' soccer team.
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Miss Nevada USA winner will be first openly trans contestant in Miss USA pageant
Kataluna Enriquez won the Miss Nevada pageant on the anniversary of the Stonewall riots
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Minnesota trans student wins $218,500 settlement over school’s bathroom ban
A Minnesota school district has agreed to settle a lawsuit over its policy forcing trans students to use separate restrooms and locker rooms.
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Tennessee officials face second lawsuit over anti-trans bathroom sign law
A second lawsuit has been filed challenging a Tennessee law requiring businesses with trans-friendly bathrooms to post anti-trans signs.
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ACLU sues Tennessee over bill requiring signs for businesses with trans-friendly restroom policies
Two business owners are suing Tennessee over a law requiring them to post "warning" signs about their transgender restroom policies.
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Transgender woman stabbed with screwdriver on New York City subway
A transgender woman was stabbed with a screwdriver on the New York City subway by a man calling her anti-gay slurs.
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Uber Eats apologizes after being accused of outing trans drivers to customers
The company will no longer require transgender drivers to display their legal names, potentially outing them to customers
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President Biden says he’s “proud” of two LGBTQ athletes who came out
Earlier this week, President Joe Biden praised two professional athletes — Carl Nassib, a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders, and Kumi Yokoyama, a...
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U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney reintroduces LGBTQ-inclusive violent crime reporting bill
Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney reintroduced a bill intended to improve reporting of data on anti-LGBTQ violent crimes.
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RuPaul’s Drag Race star Laganja Estranja comes out as trans
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 6 star Leganja Estranja has come out as transgender, saying she has “never felt more beautiful and comfortable in my own...
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Veterans Affairs seeking to allow transgender veterans to receive medically necessary care
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will pursue a rule change to allow transgender veterans to receive medically necessary surgery.
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Judge rules Colorado bakery discriminated against trans customer by refusing to fill birthday cake order
A Colorado judge has fined a bakery $500 for refusing to bake a birthday cake for a woman after finding out she is transgender.
