Illinois - City of Springfield approves settlement over denial of healthcare coverage to former transgender employee

Staff

WAND-TV

Springfield, IL (c. 1905)

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Florida - Historic Settlement Achieved in Challenge to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” Law

Cielo

Equality Florida

St. Petersburg, FL

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ezs note:  Finally, sunshine in Florida!

A Settlement Will Require Georgia to Pay for State Employees' Gender-Affirming Care

Samantha Riedel

them.us

Georgia

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lead story - $2.2 million settlement for family of transgender woman who died in Georgia men's prison

Elisha Fieldstadt

NBC News

Valdosta, GA

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opioids - State Attorneys General Reach A $26 Billion National Opioid Settlement

Brian Mann

NPR

penny vs. opioid

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Michigan - Michigan funeral home to pay $250k settlement for transgender discrimination case

Lee DeVito

Detroit Metro Times

Aimee Stephens (1960-2020)

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lead story - UGA employee says settlement is step forward for transgender rights

Eric Stirgus
AJC

Athens, GA

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lead story - N.C. settlement affirms transgender people’s right to use restrooms matching their gender identity

Jonathan Drew
CPTV

Old Fort, NC

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civil rights - Swampscott agreement deals with gender fluidity

Colman M. Herman
CommonWealth

Swampscott, MA

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$115K settlement in Phoenix transgender worker discrimination case

Kathryn J. Woo
The Arizona Republic

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Settlement coming in District 211 transgender case?

Eric Peterson
Daily Herald

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UK: Transgender man thrown out of nightclub toilet wins out-of-court settlement (UK)

Scott Roberts
Pink News

Transgender inmate allegedly beaten by guards to get $80,000

Gary Craig

Democrat & Chronicle


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Kluwe, Vikings reach settlement to avert lawsuit

AMY FORLITI
http://www.kansas.com

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Settlement reached in transgender bathroom case

JOSH O'LEARY
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/

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Abused transgender teen reaches settlement in Philadelphia (advocate)

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Transgender settlement brings new policies to Philadelphia's youth study center (newsworks)

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