All posts tagged "transgender"
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Virginia Republicans introduce 3 more bills targeting LGBT community
Some Virginia lawmakers seem intent on testing Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s promise to veto any anti-LGBT legislation that lands on his desk. In the past week,...
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Mosaic Theater’s “Charm” (review): Sharp, funny, and thoroughly engaging
Mosaic's Charm is a stirring reminder to respect the person irrespective of her, his or their gender
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White House LGBT Liaison: If Trump cuts my role, “that’s clearly a loss”
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan gives the LGBT community a voice in the White House -- that could change under Trump
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Kentucky Democrat pushes 2 bathroom bills and “religious freedom” bill
Apparently Southern lawmakers have learned nothing from North Carolina’s failed experiment with anti-LGBT legislation. In yet another state, a lawmaker has introduced a bill that...
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick introduces anti-transgender bathroom bill
A defiant Dan Patrick dismisses threats of economic consequences as toothless
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Virginia LGBT advocates call on General Assembly to nix bathroom bill
LGBT advocates and allies are calling on legislative leaders within the General Assembly from both political parties to reject a bill that seeks to restrict...
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Del. Bob Marshall introduces bathroom bill in Virginia
Virginia lawmakers may spend their time during the 2017 legislative session debating a “bathroom bill” that would impose North Carolina-style restrictions on public sex-specific restrooms...
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Transgender journalist announces run for Virginia House of Delegates
Danica Roem, a former journalist for the Montgomery County Sentinel and a lifelong resident of Manassas, Va., has announced she will run as a Democrat against longtime...
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Latin Kings member pleads guilty to hate crime for transgender teen’s murder
A member of the Latin Kings street gang made history last week when he became the first person to plead guilty to a federal hate...
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Minnesota transgender locker room case on hold as court weighs Grimm case
In a move likely to be repeated for other lawsuits involving transgender issues, a federal judge in Minnesota has suspended a lawsuit from a parents...
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AFA outraged over National Geographic’s transgender child cover
The American Family Association has once again blown its stack over portrayals of LGBT people in media. Their latest target? National Geographic, for its decision to...
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6th Circuit: Ohio school must allow transgender student to use girls’ restroom
In a first-of-its-kind move, a federal appeals court has slapped down an Ohio school district that wants to force an 11-year-old transgender female student to use the...
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Trans 9-year-old makes history on National Geographic’s January cover
"The best thing about being a girl is, now I don’t have to pretend to be a boy"
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Churches drop lawsuit against Massachusetts transgender law
Four Massachusetts churches that were suing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts over what they felt was a lack of religious protections in the state’s new transgender...
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Survey shows significant disparities exist between transgender people and overall population
The results of a recently released national survey of transgender people show that transgender individuals lag behind their American counterparts for nearly every economic, health...
