All posts tagged "transgender"
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Republican congresswoman wants to ban health care for transgender military members
Rep. Vicky Hartzler seeks to prohibit military from paying for hormones or gender confirmation surgery
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LCD Soundsystem’s Gavin Russom comes out as transgender
Synth and percussion artist talks about her gender fluidity and coming out process in multiple interviews
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Transgender woman killed in Lynchburg
Ebony Morgan becomes the 15th transgender person of color to be violently killed this year
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4th Circuit to hear Gavin Grimm’s case in September
Transgender teenager Gavin Grimm will get his day in court come September. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has announced it will hear oral...
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Lawsuit challenges Puerto Rico’s refusal to issue transgender birth certificates
Lawyers representing three transgender residents of Puerto Rico and an LGBTQ advocacy group have filed papers urging a federal court to strike down Puerto Rico’s...
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Pentagon delays transgender enlistment deadline by 6 months
On Friday, the Pentagon announced it will delay allowing openly transgender individuals to enlist until at least Jan. 1, 2018. In a memo to the...
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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...
