All posts tagged "transgender"
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Federal judge slaps down Trump administration’s efforts to jump-start trans service member ban
Administration cannot begin barring transgender troops until all appeals have been exhausted
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Syracuse man on trial for murder of transgender woman serves as his own lawyer
A Syracuse man who is being retried for the 2008 shooting of a transgender woman and is serving as his own lawyer made a potentially...
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Democrats shoot down anti-transgender amendments to Violence Against Women Act
On Wednesday, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee approved a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that contained protections for transgender victims of intimate...
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Trump administration to begin enforcing transgender military ban on April 12
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced its intention to begin moving forward with implementing the Trump administration’s plan to bar most transgender individuals from...
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D.C. activists protest lack of justice for transgender victims of crime
Several dozen transgender activists and their allies demonstrated outside the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, which houses D.C. Superior Court, to protest what they say is...
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Iowa Supreme Court rules Medicaid can cover gender confirmation surgery
On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court issued a historic ruling finding that Iowa’s Medicaid program may not discriminate against transgender people by refusing to cover...
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D.C. Circuit rules injunction blocking Trump’s military ban should be lifted
Two judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued divergent concurring opinions regarding a preliminary injunction that is currently blocking the Trump administration from...
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Florida surgeon loses job after posting graphic photos of transgender patients on Instagram
In a post for Valentine's Day, Christopher Salgado fashioned a transgender woman's dissected penis into the shape of a heart
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Maryland court lifts injunction on Trump’s transgender military ban
A federal judge in Maryland has lifted the last remaining injunction preventing the Trump administration from implementing its preferred policy barring most transgender military personnel...
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Tennessee lawmakers push “indecent exposure” bill to criminalize transgender people
Bill is one of six anti-LGBTQ measures being pushed by lawmakers that LGBTQ advocates call the "slate of hate"
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32 companies sign onto amicus brief supporting Florida transgender student
Companies argue anti-LGBTQ policies will harm ability to retain quality employees and do business in certain areas
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Missouri Supreme Court: Transgender student barred from restroom can sue for sex discrimination
Supreme Court finds transgender people are protected from discrimination under the Missouri Human Rights Act
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11th Circuit to decide whether Florida transgender student can use boys’ restroom
Lower court found that allowing Drew Adams to use boys' restroom "poses no threat to privacy or safety" of other students
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Transgender man gets hit with $30,000 bill after his insurance refuses to cover his surgery
While he was on the operating table mid-surgery, Dashir Moore's health insurance refused to cover his surgical expenses
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Martina Navratilova: Allowing transgender women to compete in women’s sport is “insane”
The former tennis player has been heavily criticized for her comments, which have been labeled transphobic
