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Rights group: Trans people could be ‘collateral damage’ in voter ID battle
The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) warns transgender Americans that stringent new voter ID laws could exclude them from casting a ballot this November. Advocates urge transgender people to check and make certain that they are registered and that they have the proper ID needed in their state to…
Transgender activists protest ‘sensationalist’ segment from ‘Anderson Live’
The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) spoke out against a segment on Anderson Cooper’s talk show “Anderson Live” featuring an individual who claims a treatment for hair loss made them transgender. According to the “Anderson Live” website, the story, which was scheduled for Thursday, September 13, featured “Mandi, who was…
HHS includes trans people in health care rule that bans sex discrimination
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) clarified recently that the much-touted rule that says health insurance companies can not discriminate based on sex also extends to trans people. “This anti-discrimination law, enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act, creates an important new tool to combat anti-LGBT and…
N.Y. State Assembly passes transgender rights bill
For the fifth time, the New York State Assembly has passed a bill enshrining non-discrimination rights for transgendered people in the state’s charter. According to Advocate.com, the bill must now move to the State Senate, where, so far, every such rights bill has failed to pass. Raw Story spoke to…
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