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ThinkProgress
Anti-transgender bigots sink to new low with latest ad
ThinkProgress
This November, Massachusetts voters will consider Question 3, a referendum on whether to retain a 2016 law protecting transgender people from discrimination in public places. Opponents of the law — who call themselves “Keep MA Safe” — have unveiled ...
Statewide ballot question proposes repeal of transgender rightsThe Patriot Ledger
No evidence of higher crime rates in transgender-inclusive spacesPinkNews

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TeenVogue.com
Study Confirms That Transgender People Are Not a Threat to Cisgender People in Bathrooms
TeenVogue.com
While many have argued that transgender people using the bathroom that corresponds with their identity somehow endangers cisgender people, and fought to pass legislation and school policies to keep their bathrooms separate, a new study confirms that ...

fox6now.com
Federal judge orders state of Wisconsin to cover transgender transition surgery
fox6now.com
“As the court found, depriving transgender people of access to transition-related care is sex discrimination,” said Larry Dupuis legal director for the ACLU of Wisconsin. “We will continue our work until all transgender people can get the medical care ...
Judge rules state should cover transgender transition surgery for employeesWJFW-TV

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Newsweek
Before Being Fired, Transgender Nursing Aide Told She 'Would Go to Hell,' Lawsuit Says
Newsweek
Before getting fired last year, the five months working as a nursing assistant while employed by a Pennsylvania nursing home was emotional torture allegedly orchestrated by a set of grown-up mean girls, according to a lawsuit. The former healthcare ...

kplr11.com
High school crowns its first-ever transgender queen
kplr11.com
NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (KGTV) — Sweetwater Union High School is celebrating a milestone that's breaking social barriers. Karl Cruz was crowned the first-ever transgender homecoming queen in the district at Friday's homecoming game. She was voted in by ...
San Diego County High School Crowns First Trans Homecoming QueenAdvocate.com

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BBC News
Liverpool ReSisters slammed by mayor in transgender row
BBC News
Campaigners opposed to a council motion about Liverpool's transgender community have been accused of "intimidation" and "abuse" by the city's mayor. The motion, which proposed treating all trans women the same as cisgender women, passed ...

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ThinkProgress
Forget wedding cakes. ADF now wants to keep transgender women out of homeless shelters.
ThinkProgress
Because the charity wants permission to refuse to shelter transgender women, ADF argues in a federal lawsuit that the city's entire nondiscrimination law should be declared unconstitutional. The suit was filed last month but only came to light in the ...

San Antonio Express-News
Transgender woman in San Antonio files discrimination complaint
San Antonio Express-News
A transgender woman has filed a complaint under San Antonio's nondiscrimination ordinance after she says a local plasma donation center disqualified her from giving plasma because of her gender identity. Nicole Throckmorton, 33, claims Biotest Plasma ...

Cincinnati.com
Lakota teacher sues school board, says she was suspended for transgender advocacy
Cincinnati.com
A Lakota teacher says the district's school board is attempting to fire her due to her activism for transgender students, according to a complaint filed in federal court this week. Emily Osterling, an intervention specialist at Liberty Junior High ...

Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi of Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed the Punjab government to arrange separate rooms in Out-Patient Departments at all public hospitals for treatment of transgender community. Petitioner submitted that transgender persons were given discriminatory treatments in every field of life and even being denied medical facilities at public hospitals.

New York Times
Review: 'Call Her Ganda' Explores the Murder of a Transgender Woman
New York Times
There he met Jennifer Laude, a Filipino transgender woman, and went to a hotel room with her. Ms. Laude was later found murdered, and Mr. Pemberton was arrested and charged with the crime. While the facts were relatively straightforward, the aftermath ...

The 20-year-old, who was studying English and French at Cardiff University, was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after. Pontypridd Coroner's Court heard that Marty's caffeine level was 442mg per litre of blood - after one cup of coffee, the caffeine level is around 3mg per litre of blood.

The News Minute
Law targeting transgender persons in Telangana read down temporarily
The News Minute
In a major relief to the transgender community in Telangana, the Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday read down the century-old Telangana Eunuchs Act 1329F which gave the state police arbitrary powers to arrest and prosecute transgender persons.

Trans Lifeline Peer Support Helpline for Transgender
PsychCentral.com (blog)
If you're a trans adult or teen who needs help and support for issues related to your trans identity, there's a fantastic support organization available. It's called Trans Lifeline and it offers valuable, life-saving resources for trans and questioning ...

Although Blair's comments came "close to the line" of inciting severe ridicule, they didn't quite cross it. Ultimately, the case failed.

A Winthrop teenager admitted Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center to killing her parents and the family dog on Halloween 2016. Andrew Balcer, 19, of Winthrop, who is transgender and uses the name Andrea , pleaded guilty to two counts of intentional or knowing murder and one count of aggravated cruelty to animals.

Human Rights Campaign (blog)
AAP Affirms Support for Protections & Inclusive Care For Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth
Human Rights Campaign (blog)
In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) called for inclusive care and supportive policies for transgender and gender-diverse youth. In its statement, the AAP noted that transgender youth are underserved when seeking care and ...

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Transgender People's Military Service Upheld Again
Santa Barbara Independent
A presidential tweet in July 2017 banned transgender people from military service, but the ban was soon blocked by four federal courts, including California's Central District, pending a full hearing. The White House sought to dissolve the injunction ...

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Transgender UW employees win court fight over surgeries
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A federal judge said there was no legally valid reason to exclude medically necessary care and called the state's arguments “unhinged from reality.”

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