All posts tagged "transgender"
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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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Federal judge strikes down Ohio law blocking trans people from amending their birth certificates
Court finds Ohio's policy, which was made more restrictive in 2016, "does not pass constitutional muster"
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Federal judge orders Wisconsin to provide surgery to trans inmate
Judge James Peterson found that prison officials' denial of surgery to Nicole Campbell violated her constitutional rights
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Historic number of LGBTQ candidates elected in 2020
334 of 782 out LGBTQ candidates were elected to public office, with 57% of Victory Fund endorsees winning their races
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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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Black Panther’s Letitia Wright shares anti-trans COVID conspiracy video
Wright deleted her Twitter account after backlash over promoting the misinformation-filled video
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President-elect Biden could reverse transgender military ban in only 30 days
Policy would be easy to implement, and would be life-changing for non-exempt service members and currently-barred recruits
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Transgender woman Skylar Heath shot to death in Miami
Trans woman Skylar Heath's death in Miami on Nov. 4 received very little press attention
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Michigan funeral home must pay $130k to trans trailblazer Aimee Stephens’ estate
Aimee Stephens successfully sued her former employer for sex discrimination after being fired for transitioning on the job
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Juno, Umbrella Academy star Elliot Page comes out as trans
Page uses he/they pronouns and said he finally felt able "pursue my authentic self"
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Prisoner sues Georgia Department of Corrections for failing to fix anti-trans policies
Ashley Diamond claims Georgia Department of Corrections has failed to abide by terms of an earlier 2016 settlement
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Laverne Cox targeted in anti-trans attack in Los Angeles
Cox said the attack was a reminder that "you’re not safe if you are a trans person"
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John Cleese comes under fire for anti-transgender tweets
Cleese tweeted that he is "not that interested in trans folks"
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DCATS hosts art sale featuring works by transgender artists on Black Friday
Proceeds from event directly benefit National Binder Exchange Program that links trans males with chest binders
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Transgender Americans turning to ‘grey market’ for hormones
Tenth of trans Americans forced to access unlicensed hormones, with insurance access and denial blamed
