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bbc.com

India opens first school for transgender pupils

A school for transgender people opens in Kochi, to help school dropouts finish their education.

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edition.cnn.com

Transgender boy is barred from Boy Scouts

All 8-year-old Joe Maldonado wanted was to keep hanging out with his Cub Scouts friends. But after a month, he was told he's no longer welcome.

Shachar Peled, CNN

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news.vice.com

Federal judge blocks trangender Obamacare protection one day before implementation

Transgender Americans had thought they’d be ringing in the new year with an assured entitlement to healthcare under a new anti-discrimination provision of Obamacare. But that didn’t happen. On Dec. 31, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide court order that blocked the policy one day before it was…

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sacbee.com

From football to taxes: How California’s ban on travel to bathroom-bill states will play out in 2017

A new law will block state employees from traveling to Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. California lawmakers want to protect workers from what they see as discriminatory laws. Soon, Pac-12 schools will avoid games in banned states.

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nytimes.com

Transgender Man Was Unfairly Fired, but Bias Not Proved, Chinese Court Says

The court ordered the company to pay the plaintiff, identified as Mr. C, 2,000 renminbi in compensation but did not grant his demand for an apology.

Vanessa Piao

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buzzfeed.com

This Is How 23 Countries Feel About Transgender Rights

One-quarter of Americans say people should never be allowed to change their legal gender, half of Brazilians know a transgender person, and lots more from a BuzzFeed News/Ipsos survey in 23 countri...

J. Lester Feder, Jeremy Singer-Vine, Ben King

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Incoming NC Governor Says HB2 ‘Bathroom Law’ Will Be Repealed in Special Session

North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper said legislative leaders have promised there will be a special session Tuesday to repeal the controversial House Bill 2, known as HB2, or the “bathroom bill.”

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This 9-Year-Old Girl Is The First-Ever Trans Person on the Cover of Nat Geo

For the first time in its history, National Geographic will feature a trans person on its cover. Avery Jackson, a 9-year-old transgender girl from Kansas City, will appear on the subscriber cover of the magazine’s January 2017 issue in a portrait shot by photographer Robin Hammond. “The best thing about being a girl is, now I don’t have to pretend to be a boy,” Avery says in the photo’s caption.

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Inside Singapore’s Only Shelter For Trans Sex Workers

Many trans women in conservative Singapore had a different experience altogether: Facing the breakdown of family ties—which disrupted their education —working the streets was one of the only ways to make cash while avoiding discrimination. Now, the same women who transitioned back in the seventies, eighties and nineties are facing an uncertain future as older sex workers.

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How We Can Combat the Legislation Taking Aim at Trans People Around the Country

More than 50 bills targeting trans people were introduced in 20 states during the 2016 legislative session, and state lawmakers are continuing the trend in 2017.

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