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Transgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change

Transgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change

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PA Supreme Court Affirms Lesbian Mom's Parental Status, Providing a Legal Standard to Secure Families Formed Through Assisted Reproduction

"A couples' decision to have a baby together is often profoundly intimate and may not be so easily reduced to a transaction," ...

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Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions

A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science.

Judge hopes to rule this week on Trump order banning transgender people from military service
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Judge hopes to rule this week on Trump order banning transgender people from military service

A federal judge said Wednesday that she hopes to rule this week on whether to block President Donald Trump's administration from banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.

Notice from the City of Boston: City Council Declares Boston a Sanctuary City for Transgender and LGBTQIA2s+ Residents
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Notice from the City of Boston: City Council Declares Boston a Sanctuary City for Transgender and LGBTQIA2s+ Residents

The Council adopted a resolution declaring Boston a sanctuary city for transgender individuals and all members of the LGBTQIA2s+ community. The resolution passed, securing a 12-1 vote.

Supreme Court: Poised to ease burden  on straights, scrutinize books in school
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Supreme Court: Poised to ease burden on straights, scrutinize books in school

Long-time observers of the U.S. Supreme Court might have been wondering last Wednesday why the court would have spent its scarce oral argument time on an issue on which all sides already agree.

Transgender women near Rome pray for Pope Francis, celebrate his outreach
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Transgender women near Rome pray for Pope Francis, celebrate his outreach

Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their parish church to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle pneumonia in a Rome hospital, about an hour away from this modest seaside town.

Federal appeals court upholds school policy protecting LGBTQ+ student privacy
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Federal appeals court upholds school policy protecting LGBTQ+ student privacy

A federal appeals court has ruled that a public school does not violate parents' rights when school officials do not inform them that their child is grappling with the possibility or reality of being LGBTQ+.

EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, citing Trump's executive order
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EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, citing Trump's executive order

Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers...

US Park Service erases the word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot
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US Park Service erases the word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot

References to transgender people were removed Thursday, Feb. 13, from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument...

Worcester Declares Itself "Sanctuary City" for Transgender Community
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Worcester Declares Itself "Sanctuary City" for Transgender Community

The Worcester City Council voted 9-2 on Tuesday, February 11, to designate Worcester as a "Sanctuary City for Transgender and Gender Diverse People."

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