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Kate Sosin
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Kids in South Dakota have spent most of their youth fighting anti-trans bills. One was just signed into law.
SB 46 looks a lot like other bills passed over the last two years that aim to block transgender kids, trans girls in particular, from playing sports.
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Biden administration releases new transgender federal prison policy
Biden’s policy will require federal prison staff to use a transgender person’s lived name and pronouns in an effort to combat widespread abuse behind bars.
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Did Biden uphold his promises to LGBTQ+ Americans in his first year?
Biden made seven major commitments to LGBTQ+ voters, many of them aimed at rolling back policies made by the Trump administration seen as anti-LGBTQ+. Has he delivered?
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LGBTQ+ advocates ask NCAA not to cut nondiscrimination protections for athletes
As the NCAA votes on change to its constitution, LGBTQ+ advocates are calling on the organization to keep nondiscrimination language that they say protects queer athletes in a moment where they are particularly vulnerable.
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A trans woman's death in solitary confinement sparked a push for reform. The new NYC mayor could derail it.
New York Mayor Eric Adams vows to keep solitary confinement despite calls for reform after trans woman Layleen Polanco's death.
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Work resumes on the nation’s only major transgender study
The data has been used by Congress, the Supreme Court and medical institutions for everything from writing legislation to creating social service programs. But the pandemic and internal turmoil threatened to thwart this latest release.
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For some trans people, how family handle names and pronouns can make or break the holiday
Many face difficult decisions about what to do around the holidays. But for those whose families embrace their identities, it can bring new joy to the celebration.
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Gender-neutral toys can be hard to find. For some trans kids and parents, they are critical
The holiday gift-buying season highlights the gendered world of toy aisles. Finding a gender-neutral one can be a tall order, but one with big impacts.
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‘They couldn’t understand me’: One woman’s plea for transgender surgery in prison
Kanautica Zayre-Brown’s case in North Carolina highlights the tensions between LGBTQ+ advocates and the Biden administration as trans people behind bars are being denied what experts agree is medically necessary care.
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The word missing from the vast majority of anti-trans legislation? Transgender
In 102 anti-trans bills in seven states, the word “transgender” appears just eight times, part of an effort to deny trans kids’ existence even as the legislation affects what they can and cannot do.