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Father's Day as a Transgender Man
Huffington Post
I witness Ezekiel's first Father's Day in a Philadelphia hotel room, a block away from the Transgender Health Conference that has drawn 3,000 to the city. I surmise that there are numerous others within our community celebrating this first today, one ...

Mel Wymore, 51, Is Running In The Upper West Side's 6th District
CBS Local
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — If he wins the seat he is running for on the City Council, Mel Wymore will become the first openly transgender person to be elected to public office in the city. Wymore, 51, is running for the 6th District City Council seat ...

Surveillance video along Hollywood Boulevard captured this image of three members of a group that attacked a transgender woman May 31, 2013.

NBC Southern California
$25000 Reward Offered for Group That Attacked Transgender Woman
NBC Southern California
Police on Tuesday announced a $25,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest of multiple people who seriously assaulted a transgender woman in Hollywood last month. The victim, known as “Vivian,” was assaulted while walking on Hollywood ...
Video: 4 suspects sought in May 31 assault on transgender woman on ...Los Angeles Daily News
Police Release Suspect Photos, Offer $25K Reward In Transgender Beating CaseLAist
$25000 reward offered in Hollywood transgender attackLos Angeles Times
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The day-to-day life of a transgender child outside of home
CTV News
Wren Kauffman came into the world as a little girl named Renna, more than two years ago; he started living life as a boy. It was a steep learning curve for his family, who noticed their young daughter's odd requests to become a boy as she got older ...

NSAA to vote on transgender policy in August
Lincoln Journal Star
“Placing the proposal on the August board agenda as an action item will eliminate any confusion on the transparency of the association or myself to formally address procedures for transgender participation within our board procedures,” Blanford-Green ...
Nebraska board does about-face on transgender policyKansas Watchdog
Nebraska policy on transgender students, school activities to be voted on in ...Omaha World-Herald
NSAA looks to clarify issueKTIC

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There was a time not that long ago when it would have seemed far-fetched to suggest that the law should protect gay and lesbian students in public schools from bullying or discrimination.

Authorities in Mississippi are confirming that the suspect in a Selma resident's death is now charged with murder after giving the patient injections to enhance her buttocks even though she had no medical training.

It finds that gay and lesbian couples are less likely to receive a favorable response to email inquiries about rental properties than straight couples.

Gay-Lesbian-Transgender Group Moves Back to Burlington
Fox44abc22yourvoice
Gay, lesbian and transgender Vermonters have a new center to serve them. After several years in Winooski the support agency RU12? has moved into a new location at 255 South Champlain Street in Burlington.More >>. RU12?, an advocacy group for gay, ...

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Dash cam captures transgender woman flashing trooper
Central Florida News 13
Dash cam video has been released from the night a transgender woman was arrested for standing topless along a busy Orange County road. According to an arrest report, Corwin Mathis, who is legally a man, was spotted by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper ...

Nebraska board does about-face on transgender policy
Kansas Watchdog
ABOUT-FACE: Nebraska was being hailed as one of the best states for transgender student-athletes, thanks to a little-noticed policy supposedly passed by the state high school activities association. Now a board member says it hasn't yet voted on the ...

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Experts: Fox News' Coverage Contributes To Violence, Discrimination Against ...
Media Matters for America
National Center For Transgender Equality: Fox's Coverage "Permits Disrespectful And Sometimes Violent Treatment Of Trans People." Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, wrote in a statement to Equality Matters:.

Counsel & Heal
Hormonal therapy for transsexualism safe and effective
EurekAlert (press release)
Hormonal therapy for transsexual patients is safe and effective, a multicenter European study indicates. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Transsexual individuals who seek treatment ...
Hormonal Therapy For Transsexual Patients is Safe, StudyCounsel & Heal

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The Province
Transgender candidate could become a first in NYC, but he says focus is on ...
The Province
Nationwide, at least five transgender people have won city, school board and judicial elections, including current Mayor Stu Rasmussen of Silverton, Ore. Perhaps dozens of others have run across the country; it's unclear whether any such candidate has ...
Mel Wymore, Transgender City Council Candidate, Could Be A First In NYCHuffington Post
Transgender candidate running in NYCWashington Post

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Media in India are discussing the poll strategies of the ruling Congress and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party for the general elections due next year.

PolicyMic
Meet the 15-Year-Old Transgender Teen in Maine Leading the Fight For Equal ...
PolicyMic
School in a smaller town is hard; in some ways, harder than college. It definitely doesn't get any easier when you are a transgendered female. But instead of sitting quietly, Nicole Maines has chosen to make a difference in her community. Nicole is a ...
Which bathroom should transgendered students use?Daily Caller
Transgender student suit goes to Maine high courtLake Wylie Pilot

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Janet Mock Talks Transgender Advocacy, Women Of Color And Social Media
Huffington Post
The former editor of People.com has taken social media by storm and has built a space where transgender women can spread awareness and form heartfelt connections. She took some time out to talk to The Huffington Post about her growing platform and ...

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Hormone treatment to halt puberty in transgender adolescents is safe and effective
News-Medical.net
An adolescent who identifies as the opposite sex-now called transgender or gender dysphoric rather than transsexual-often considers the body changes of puberty to be unbearable, Delemarre-van de Waal said. "Reversible hormone treatment can relieve the ...

Most adults in developed countries favor gay marriage or some type of legal recognition for same-sex couples and think they should be able to adopt children, according to an international poll released on Tuesday.