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Orion Rummler
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More states are pushing to stop legally recognizing trans people in public life
Proposed bills would exclude transgender and nonbinary people from updating driver’s licenses, holding public office and accessing public restrooms.
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What an Ohio veto reveals about Republican efforts to ban gender-affirming care
House Republicans in Ohio voted to override a veto from Republican Gov. Mike DeWine that blocked the state's gender-affirming care ban.
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Sarah McBride believes voters are ready for the first ever transgender member of Congress
The Delaware state senator has polls, robust fundraising and key endorsements on her side — plus experience in how "the political is personal."
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What it's like to be a pregnant trans man in America
Pregnant transmasculine people are vulnerable within a medical system that doesn’t understand them — so they’re turning to other trans people for help and solace.
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Students and advocates ‘frustrated’ with Biden administration’s slow response to finalize Title IX changes
House Democrats have urged the Department of Education to act on policy protections for LGBTQ+ students and student sexual assault survivors.
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For families in the South struggling to find gender-affirming care, small grants make a huge difference
Families of transgender youth are at a “point of desperation” to find health care, turning to LGBTQ+ groups for financial assistance and help navigating a confusing legal landscape.
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On Trans Day of Remembrance, some advocates are honoring lives lost to more than homicide
TDOR was formed to honor lives lost to murder. But everyday discrimination leads to transgender deaths that should be honored too, some advocates say.
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Danica Roem becomes first transgender state senator in the South
Roem’s victory in Virginia is significant for a region with such a large transgender population, the majority of which live in states that are passing laws to restrict their rights.
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What Virginia’s elections could mean for LGBTQ+ people
Virginia is the only state in the South that has more protections for than discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ people.
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‘This is a make or break moment’: Tennessee families ask Supreme Court to take on gender-affirming care
For the first time, attorneys working for LGBTQ+ rights have asked the Supreme Court to rule on a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth.