Taking Refuge: Transgender Newcomers Find Safety, Services and Community in Vermont

Rachel Hellman

Seven Days

South Burlington, VT

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Services facing July 1 deadline ask for more time to develop transgender policy

Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today

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Services required to report plans to accept new transgender troops

Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today

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Kentucky Bill Allowing Businesses to Deny Services to Gays Advances

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Rhode Island Medicaid Now Offering Coverage For Transgender Medical Needs

John Bender
NPR

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Dispatches: Transforming Transgender Rights in Poland

Kyle Knight
Human Rights Watch

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Meyer Memorial Trust, Sexual Assault Services Program fund The Harbor

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Rochester to cover transgender services

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UCC challenges North Carolina law criminalizing gay marriage services

 M.L. SCHULTZE
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UN: Nigeria's anti-gay law may harm public health

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Fair care: Nurses ensure oncology services meet needs of LGBT community (news.nurse)

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Scaling-up HIV services for men who have sex with men and transgender people (cprindia [India])

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Lyon-Martin Health Services in S.F. faces closure (sfgate)

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Trans-Friendly Organizations that Offer Health Services in Washington, DC (Associated Content)

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