Transgender

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Transgender Woman Makes History: Wins Vermont Governor’s Primary

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Transgender Woman Makes History: Wins Vermont Governor’s Primary

Christine Hallquist “…became the first transgender candidate to be nominated for a governorship by a major party, beating three other candidates in Vermont’s Democratic primary, according to The Associated Press.”

NCAA Pulls All Championship Events From NC Over Anti-LGBT Laws

NCAA Pulls All Championship Events From NC Over Anti-LGBT Laws

“We’re all aware, except for Pat McCrory, that the damage will continue until we take the worst LGBT bill in the nation off the books,” said Chris Sgro, the executive director of Equality NC, an LGBT rights group that has fought against the law. 

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Pentagon Lifts Ban On Transgender Troops

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Pentagon Lifts Ban On Transgender Troops

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Thursday that lifting the ban on transgender troops only enhances what is “the finest fighting force the world has ever known.”

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Obamacare Rule Bans Discrimination Against Transgender Patients

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Obamacare Rule Bans Discrimination Against Transgender Patients

The Obama administration has finalized a new rule that bans discrimination against transgender people and all discrimination on the basis of sex within health programs that receive federal funding.

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U.S. Directs Public Schools to Allow Transgender Access to Restrooms

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U.S. Directs Public Schools to Allow Transgender Access to Restrooms

The Obama administration is planning to issue a sweeping directive telling every public school district in the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity.

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New Rules Bar Transgender Discrimination In Health Care

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New Rules Bar Transgender Discrimination In Health Care

Transgender people would be entitled to equal treatment in health care and would gain the legal right to make civil rights claims against insurers, doctors, hospitals and others who deny them coverage or necessary care because they are transgender.

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Missouri Teenagers Protest a Transgender Student’s Use of Girls' Bathroom

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Missouri Teenagers Protest a Transgender Student’s Use of Girls' Bathroom

“I think that there are a lot of folks that don’t understand the difference between sex and gender and only see Lila as her sex at birth,” said Morgan Keenan, Founder and Director of Missouri Gay-Straight Alliance Network

Photo: Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, via Associated Press

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LGBT groups to Obama: Private prison not safe for transgender women

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LGBT groups to Obama: Private prison not safe for transgender women

"...Transgender detainees make up less than one percent of the estimated 34,000 people held in detention, yet made up 1 out of 5 confirmed instances of sexual assault in immigration detention facilities."

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Open now! Needs assessment survey for transgender people living with HIV/AIDS

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Open now! Needs assessment survey for transgender people living with HIV/AIDS

“This survey is a groundbreaking opportunity to not only highlight our needs, but also our resilience when there are few resources available. We are ready to offer policy makers, providers and legislators our own solutions.”

AMA: End Transgender Military Ban

AMA: End Transgender Military Ban

The American Medical Association (AMA) passed a historic resolution declaring that "there is no medically valid reason to exclude transgender individuals" from U.S. military service.

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LGBT Rights Victory Handed Down In Kenyan Court

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LGBT Rights Victory Handed Down In Kenyan Court

The country could become a bright spot for LGBT rights in East Africa following a ruling on Friday.

Georgia Says It Will Allow Hormones for Transgender Inmates

Georgia Says It Will Allow Hormones for Transgender Inmates

The policy change, which occurred Tuesday, was revealed in a federal court hearing on Thursday in Macon in the case of Ashley Diamond, 37, a transgender woman housed in a men’s prison, who said that three years ago Georgia illegally cut off the hormone treatment she had been taking for half her life.

Obama Calls for End to ‘Conversion’ Therapies for Gay and Transgender Youth

Obama Calls for End to ‘Conversion’ Therapies for Gay and Transgender Youth

President Obama is calling for an end to therapies aimed at “repairing” gay, lesbian and transgender youth. His decision on the issue is the latest example of his continuing embrace of gay rights.

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8 critical facts about the state of transgender America​

8 critical facts about the state of transgender America​

Though visibility of transgender Americans is rapidly heightening, people in the community still face discrimination from employers, housing agencies, medical providers and the military, Keisling said. They endure harassment in every aspect of their lives: at home, school, work and on the streets.