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Rebekah was only 10 years old when the Trump administration rolled back its protections for transgender students — but she, as a transgender student, felt compelled to act on behalf …
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India’s parliament passed a bill to protect transgender rights last week, but the new law is inadequate on several fronts. Trans activists and allied human rights groups have critiqued the …
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The accused killer of a transgender man in Washington, D.C., has been freed until his trial begins in July 2021, a development that has outraged the victim’s family. Akihs Gaius …
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I was recently interviewed with director Kimberly Peirce on NPR’s All Things Considered for the 20th anniversary of her breakthrough film, Boys Don’t Cry. NPR focused on how much the political …
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Scarlett Johansson has said she “mishandled” the backlash to her casting as a transgender man. In July 2018, the Avengers star sparked an outcry from trans activists and actors for …
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A group of transgender plaintiffs sued the state of Illinois for the right to change their legal name despite past felony convictions. Illinois state statute restricts access to legally changing …
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Iowa last week became the first state to fly the transgender flag at its capitol for Transgender Day of Remembrance, but some right-wing lawmakers have figuratively taken it down. “It’s …
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In May, San Francisco became the first city in the world to ban the municipal government’s use of face surveillance technology. Days later, Somerville, Mass., became the first city on …
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South Carolina Rep. Stewart Jones pre-filed a bill this week in the state legislature that would block anyone under 18 from obtaining gender-affirming care. The “Youth Gender Reassignment Prevention Act” …
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Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, like its predecessors, saw little mention of LGBTQ issues — and even though it took place on Transgender Day of Remembrance, no mention of the …
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