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LGBTQ+
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Being Asian and transmasculine was ‘a revolutionary act.’ Now he’s a model for what’s possible.
At 61, Willy Chang Wilkinson has always tried to take care of his community — from HIV prevention to helping the next generation of AAPI transgender men.
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At Camp Lost Boys, manhood is rooted in love, not shame
In the woods of Colorado, 150 transgender men celebrated their masculinity as a tool to nurture and to build — not to destroy.
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A sobering lesson from the ban on gay Boy Scouts
In his new book, "Morally Straight," journalist and former scout Mike De Socio examines the scapegoating of LGBTQ+ people amid the organization's controversies.
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In South Florida, a Democrat’s pitch links abortion, immigration and freedom
In the uphill fight for Rick Scott's Senate seat, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is urging voters to see the state's abortion ban as a threat to the liberties their families sought in the United States.
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A Kansas Republican voted for a gender-affirming care ban. But then she flipped.
The GOP-dominated state legislature has enacted a number of anti-trans bills over the governor’s veto. Here’s why one this year failed.
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West Virginia governor’s race is a battle of who can be the most anti-trans
The rhetoric is front-and-center in the state’s Republican primary, where ads have focused on who will be the most restrictive of LGBTQ+ rights.
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Where does the Supreme Court stand on gender-affirming care bans?
The justices have yet to take up a case on whether statewide bans on transgender health care are unconstitutional. But an upcoming Tennessee lawsuit could be pivotal.
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She created a global movement to honor trans people — and even she’s still trying to get accurate IDs
Gwen Smith founded Transgender Day of Remembrance in 1998. Three years before that, she started updating her identity documents to reflect her gender, and she’s still working on it.
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LGBTQ+ employees can’t be misgendered or denied bathrooms at work, new federal rules say
New guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission strengthens protections for transgender and nonbinary employees in American workplaces for the first time in 25 years.
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Biden administration strengthens health care protections for LGBTQ+ Americans
New rules prohibit discrimination by doctors, Medicaid and health insurance plans — but make religious exemptions easier to obtain.