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Arkansas Governor Vetoes Transgender Youth Treatment Ban
Arkansas’ governor has vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments for transgender youth, though lawmakers could enact the restriction over his objections.
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New Study Reveals Top Universities for Transgender Athletes… and Which Schools Are Failing Miserably
Despite a growing number of athletes coming out as LGBTQ in college, fewer than 3% of NCAA D-I athletes compete in departments that fully protect their LGBTQ identities. Ohio State University, Boston University, the University of Miami and the University of Southern California were among the schools that performed the best.
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Majority of NCAA Division I Schools Aren't Making the Grade in Supporting Transgender Athletes
Athlete Ally reported that the vast majority of NCAA Division I athletic departments did not have fully inclusive trans athlete policies as of March 2021, according to a summary of this year’s equality index.
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A Most Deadly Year: Black Transgender Americans Are Being Killed at an Alarming Rate
Transgender people have more visibility in America than ever before, but that visibility has come at a deadly cost.
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Arkansas Governor Signs Transgender School Sports Ban Into Law
Arkansas’ Republican governor has signed a law banning transgender women and girls from competing in school sports teams consistent with their gender identity
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Florida Bill Seeks to Block Trans Athletes From Girls Teams
Transgender women and girls couldn’t play on girls and women’s school sports teams under a bill passed by a Florida House committee
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Elliot Page Opens Up About Journey in 1st Interview Since Coming Out As Transgender
It’s been three months since actor Elliot Page came out as transgender in a moving post he shared on social media. Since then, the 34-year-old hasn’t shared much more on the topic — until now. In a feature for Time magazine, “The Umbrella Academy” star is opening up about what his life is like now that’s he “fully become” himself. When asked how...
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More Than 500 Athletes Ask NCAA to Refuse Games in States With Anti-Transgender Laws
More than 500 college athletes have signed a letter to the NCAA Board of Governors asking the organization to refuse to schedule championships in states that have banned transgender participation in sports
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Mississippi Governor Signs Bill Limiting Transgender Athletes
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill banning transgender athletes from competing on girls or women’s sports teams
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GOP's Legislation Targeting Transgender Student-Athletes Is Part of an Election Strategy, Journalist Says
Politico National Political Correspondent Gabby Orr explains how the GOP is pushing transgender legislation as part of its election strategy.
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Lawmakers Pushing to Ban Trans Girls in Sports Can't Cite Local Examples of Athletes Causing Problems
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams in public high schools
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Judge Dismisses Georgia Lawsuit by Transgender Fire Chief
A federal judge has thrown out a discrimination lawsuit by a former Georgia fire chief who says she was fired because she’s transgender.
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The Activist Behind the First Black Trans-Owned Housing Community in NYC Is Giving LGBTQ Youth a Place to Call Home
One in five transgender people have experienced homelessness in their lives. Ceyenne Doroshow is the founder of G.L.I.T.S., an advocacy organization that opened the first Black trans-owned housing community in New York City. Doroshow talked to NBCLX’s Ngozi Ekeledo about why it’s so important to give trans youth a place to call home.
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How Ceyenne Doroshow Turned Her Personal Passion Into Fighting Housing Insecurity in the Black Trans Community
One in five transgender people have experienced homelessness in their lives, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality, and for the more than 1.6 million homeless youth in the United States, an estimated 20 to 40 percent identify as LGBTQ.
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How Lifting Trump's Ban on Transgender Military Members Paves the Way for Broader Equality
President Biden directed the Pentagon last week to lift former President Trump’s ban on transgender military service members. Zeke Stokes, a producer of the documentary TransMilitary, joined LX News to discuss why this move is important for all trans Americans.
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Biden Reverses Trump's Military Transgender Ban
President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to reverse a Pentagon policy that largely bars transgender individuals from joining the military.
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On Transgender Remembrance Day, South Florida Remembers Yuni Carey And Transgender Lives Lost Due to Violence
In a virtual rembrance, a candle was lit for Yuni Carey’s life Friday along with other transgender women and men whose lives have been cut short by violence this year. “Beautiful, radiant, vibrant, smart, funny was murdered by her husband in her own high rise,” said organizer LJ Woolston. Carey was a 39-year-old transgender woman who was a well-known...
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Remembering Transgender Woman Killed
On Transgender Remembrance Day, South Florida remembers the life of one woman taken by senseless violence.
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Meet Taylor Small: Vermont's First Trans State Legislator
Taylor Small made history when she became Vermont’s first openly transgender state legislator. Small joins LX News to discuss what her progressive win means for all young queer and trans people across the country and how she will continue her work on health equity and non-citizen voting.
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California Will House Transgender Inmates by Gender Identity
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring California to house transgender inmates in prisons based on their gender identity