All posts tagged "transgender"
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Yelp: More than 160,000 businesses have gender-neutral restrooms
Data from a new feature on Yelp that allows consumers to mark if a business has gender-neutral restrooms has been pouring in since the company...
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Trump appoints transgender rights opponent to USAID post
Bethany Kozma helped organize a campaign protesting the Obama administration's guidance on trans students
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Parties select endorsees for Fairfax County School Board special election
The political parties have made their official endorsements in the upcoming special election for one of three at-large seats on the Fairfax County School Board....
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Transgender student sues over bathroom access in Florida school district
Drew Adams says he was "shocked and demoralized" after he was barred from the boys' restroom
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D.C. DMV issues first non-binary gender licenses to D.C. residents
On Tuesday, Nic Sakurai’s 6-month long push to have their non-binary gender identification reflected on their driver’s license came to an end. “I got up...
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Almost half of British transgender youth have attempted suicide
More than four-fifths of trans students have also self-harmed, survey reveals
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HRC releases video highlighting importance of Planned Parenthood for LGBTQ community
The Human Rights Campaign has released a video highlighting the important role that Planned Parenthood plays in providing culturally competent health care to the LGBTQ...
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D.C. DMV will allow residents to choose non-binary gender on ID cards
Following talks with LGBTQ community members, the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles will begin allowing residents of the District to select a non-binary option as...
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Department of Education issues new guidance on transgender students
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance to employees on how best to deal with discrimination complaints lodged...
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Gang member pleads guilty in slaying of North Carolina trans woman
On Tuesday, a member of the Latin Kings gang pleaded guilty to the 2015 murder of a North Carolina transgender woman whose decomposed remains were found...
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3 transgender women attacked in Brooklyn
Three transgender woman were attacked in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick on Saturday, resulting in them being hospitalized. Jasmine Infiniti, London Jade, and a third...
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Amnesty International calls for greater transgender protections in the Dominican Republic
Following the killing of the 38th transgender woman in the Dominican Republic since 2006, Amnesty International is calling on authorities to take more substantive steps...
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Deirdre Grimm pens open letter as Gavin graduates from high school
Deirdre Grimm, the mother of transgender activist Gavin Grimm, has taken to the op-ed pages in The Washington Post, writing an open letter reflecting on her...
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Woman who sued Planet Fitness over pro-transgender policy loses lawsuit
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that a woman who claimed her privacy had been violated by being forced to share a communal locker...
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Retired generals ask Mattis not to reinstate ban on transgender troops
Three retired Army generals and a group that advocates for allowing LGBTQ individuals to serve openly in the military service are calling on U.S. Secretary of...
