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Drug hitmen blamed in Mexico shooting...Chile suffers major blackout

3/15/2010 8:01:17 AM

MIAMI (AP) — Social scientists say more people on both ends of the spectrum are coming out of the closet as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

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Sideshow: Gay and lesbian alliance honors media portrayals | Philadelphia ...

3/15/2010 7:09:48 AM

The awards salute fair, accurate, and inclusive media representation of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and issues that affect their

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'Transgender people need not apply' at J. Crew says Make the Road New York ...

3/14/2010 8:35:28 AM

Rally planned at NYC J. Crew to protest discrimination against transgender job

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J. Crew accused of discriminating against transgenders

3/13/2010 5:49:22 PM

NEW YORK – Gay rights supporters plan to rally Sunday in front of a J. Crew store in Manhattan to protest employment discrimination against transgender job

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21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards

3/13/2010 5:01:09 PM

Rosie Perez, Bryan Batt, Jill Zarin and more join GLAAD to honor stories that build understanding and acceptance of gay and transgender people.

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Journey from Steven to Susan captured in new documentary

3/13/2010 7:55:47 AM

Stanton -- who knew very little about the transgender community -- practically became the poster child for the transgender rights movement.

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender high school students attend Butterfly Ball

3/13/2010 4:36:37 AM

On Friday night, it was a safe haven for dozens of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender high school students from across the midstate.

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CNN's Cooper Interviews 'Chaz' Bono as Part of Pro-Transgender Publicity

3/12/2010 7:53:09 PM

CNN went into full tilt in promoting its upcoming pro-gender "reassignment" documentary "Her Name Was Steven" with Anderson

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Man or woman, Florida pol happy to be back at work

3/12/2010 4:06:19 PM

Stanton -- who knew very little about the transgender community -- practically became the poster child for the transgender rights movement.

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Transgender People and Families Gather in DC for Employment Rights

3/12/2010 4:01:37 PM

WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Faced with staggering rates of bias in the workplace, transgender people and their families are convening on

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Survey targeting gay Coloradans stresses need for safe schools

3/12/2010 8:16:31 AM

That's the top priority for most gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Coloradans, according to a recent statewide survey. The survey — conducted by a new

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Prodigal Sons | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/12/2010

3/12/2010 8:12:26 AM

Were the locals capable of wrapping their minds around her coming home as a transgender woman? After all, full acceptance was still an issue for one member

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'CNN Presents' tells Largo sex-change tale

3/12/2010 5:04:46 AM

"CNN Presents: Her Name Was Steven" looks at the struggle a person can face as a transgender. It airs at 8 and 11 pm Saturday and Sunday.

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Controversy continues over APA and gender variance

3/12/2010 1:56:49 AM

But that same clean bill is routinely denied to freely expressing gender-variant people — from toddlers to adults — regardless of transgender identity.

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$50000 reward offered for information leading to arrest of transgender woman's ...

3/12/2010 1:47:16 AM

HOLLYWOOD — A $50000 reward was offered today for information leading to the capture of a man suspected of killing a transgender person.

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Kesha appreciates the transgendered community

3/11/2010 10:36:18 PM

She saidm “I am a huge fan of the transgender community. I am so not a proper, good female. I can't dance in high heels and I'm just so not girly,

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Senate to vote on anti-bullying bill

3/11/2010 8:03:15 PM

According to the 2007 Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey, high school students who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender were almost

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Transgender or Transgendered?

3/11/2010 6:02:54 PM

I've increasingly been seeing and hearing the word "transgendered," and I have cringed every time. What's wrong with the seemingly subtle difference between

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Treating Transgender Needs

3/11/2010 5:47:28 AM

Each transgender person experiences the process of transition in a different manner—some prefer to avoid medical intervention and others seek the full range

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Gay & Lesbian Youth Likely Victims of Cyberbullying

3/11/2010 5:36:37 AM

A study by Iowa State University researchers Warren Blumenfeld and Robyn Cooper found about half of "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied

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Center seeks solace for all

3/11/2010 5:13:34 AM

“And in addition to that there was a lot of educational workshops around transgender and what that means and how to help. I definitely was inspired because

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That's Debatable

3/11/2010 4:10:03 AM

whose voting record has consistently gone against legislative measures that favor gay rights and are friendly to homosexuals, lesbians and transgender

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Cyberbullying Rampant For Lesbian And Gay Teens

3/10/2010 10:03:12 PM

New research has found that approximately one out of every two lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youths are regular victims of this new form of

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New Harvard Policy Covers Transgender Health

3/10/2010 7:22:58 PM

Gregory M. Sensing works at the Harvard School of Public Health. He goes to work, he goes home, he decides what to make for dinner and when to do the

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Cuba pays for sex reassignment surgery

3/10/2010 7:08:16 PM

Since 2008, Cuba has begun footing the bill for the country's transgender men and women to undergo gender reassignment surgery.

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Documentary sheds light on transgender issues

3/10/2010 10:18:48 AM

"Diagnosing Difference," a full-length documentary featuring interviews with transgendered people, explored the impact of Gender Identity Disorder and the

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New Policy Covers Transgender Health

3/10/2010 8:37:07 AM

Although he is taking sex hormones and plans on getting sex reassignment surgery, not all transgender people approach the process of transition in the same

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Titan Editorial: Walking Contradictions

3/10/2010 7:06:04 AM

How, then, can a politician honestly endorse a course of action – be it regarding abortion; lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) rights;

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Editorial: One bigoted man

3/10/2010 6:02:11 AM

25 that Health Services plans to implement several new measures in order to be more welcoming to transgender students. These steps include training

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SAPD promises justice in transgender sex assault, question of training unanswered

3/10/2010 2:21:05 AM

However, there was no talk about expanding transgender sensitivity training to veteran officers at the Thursday night meeting. Currently, only incoming SAPD

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After 'I'm Gay' Admission, Roy Ashburn Asked To Resign

3/9/2010 9:31:25 PM

voting against gay marriage, rights for transgender people and recognition of Harvey Milk Day, in memory of San Francisco's first openly gay politician.

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Catholic school in Denver denies admission to kindergartener because of ...

3/9/2010 9:07:03 PM

Dave Ensign, president of the board of directors of Boulder Pride, a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender organization, told ABC: "He feels like it's a

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National LGBT Rghts Leader Addresses DC Protest Demanding Health Insurance Reform

3/9/2010 7:05:26 PM

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund is the only lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organization officially participating

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Laverne Cox Leads Transgender Makeover Team on New VH1 Show “Transform Me”

3/9/2010 5:15:15 PM

The subjects quickly find out this won't be your typical makeover, since Laverne, Jamie and Nina are all transgender women. Laverne Cox (from VH1's I Want

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Same-Sex Couples Wed in Washingtion, DC

3/9/2010 4:59:24 PM

Townsend exchanged vows Tuesday at the headquarters of the Human Rights Campaign, a lobbying group for homosexual, bisexual and transgender Americans.

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Scott sticks to plan of targeting transgendered

3/9/2010 12:14:13 PM

Paul Scott refused to back down from his unusual strategy of targeting transgendered people and refusing to allow them to change the gender designation on

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