Gender-affirming care for transgender individuals protected under new Philadelphia order

Abraham Gutman

The Lawton Constitution

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Transgender health care is now protected in Minnesota

Kiara Alfonseca

ABC News

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Transgender kids in Philly schools and youth organizations are now protected by a nondiscrimination law

Anna Orso

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia, PA (1750-2)

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Supreme Court - Supreme Court Rules Cheerleader's F-Bombs Are Protected By The 1st Amendment

Nina Totenberg

NPR

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civil rights - LGBT workers are protected from workplace discrimination, Texas judge says in 'earth-shattering' new ruling

Lauren McGaughy
The Dallas Morning News

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When Being Counted Can Lead to Being Protected: Pakistan’s Transgender and Intersex Activists

Kyle Knight
Los Angeles Review of Books

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LGB and not the T: Who will be protected in Indiana?

Alexis Moberger
WLFI

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ezs note:  Indiana people - if you are transgender or a friend, and are acquainted with your state senator or representative, meet them personally.  Not to protest or anything - just to let him/her that there is there is a transgender person in their district and not on Mars somewhere.  Granted, there are a few dingbats out there, but the majority are simply unaware.

Law column: Transgender issues in the workplace

Wilford H. Stone
The Gazette

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Keaveny is optimistic that the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act will pass

Pipe Salvator
The Missouri Times

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Gay, Transgender City Workers Protected From Discrimination - Bill Dries - http://www.memphisdailynews.com

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Should transgender Canadians be protected by a new parliamentary bill? (www.cbc.ca(Canada))

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Howard County: council aims to make gender identity a protected class (www.baltimoresun.com)

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South Carolina gays want 'special protected class' (goqnotes)

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