Ore. city approves transgender health benefits
Portland, Ore. has become the third local government in the nation to offer transgender health care benefits for its employees with a unanimous vote Wednesday by city commissioners.
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Joanne Herman: When Parents Reject Their Transgender Child
Few parents have heard about transgender issues, and some react so strongly to their child’s gender nonconformity that they force their child to leave home.
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600 reasons why Canada needs to pass transgender rights laws
It’s 2011, and transgender people still aren’t explicitly protected under Canada’s human-rights laws.
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Transgender student makes history on prom night
Andrew Viveros of Davie, Fla., fought to be on the prom queen ballot. Viveros, who has gone by the name Andii for the past two years, is the first transgender to be named prom queen at a U.S. public school.
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Transgender widow to appeal denial of death benefits
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The widow of a fire captain will appeal a judge’s decision to deny her death benefits because she was born male, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
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