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or transgendered
as in transsexual
of or relating to people who feel that their true nature does not match their sex at birth
the transgender community transgender issues
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And as transgender issues have become central to political culture wars — and as anti-transgender activists have increasingly focused their attention on transgender kids — Trump has become increasingly vocal about the topic as well.
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Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 11 May 2024
Bundy’s son Eli, who is transgender and attends college out of state, has frequently addressed the Legislature to oppose anti-transgender bills.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 6 Dec. 2023
In another part of the city, an underground art group for transgender people organized by Center T met on a warm afternoon last month, in an atmosphere so exuberant that the outside world of politicians whipping up anti-transgender sentiment seemed far away for a few hours.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
Facing violence for being transgender Transgender Awareness week ends with the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th, which honors the lives lost to anti-transgender violence.
—Christopher Dawson, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
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Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 11 May 2024
Bundy’s son Eli, who is transgender and attends college out of state, has frequently addressed the Legislature to oppose anti-transgender bills.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 6 Dec. 2023
In another part of the city, an underground art group for transgender people organized by Center T met on a warm afternoon last month, in an atmosphere so exuberant that the outside world of politicians whipping up anti-transgender sentiment seemed far away for a few hours.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
Facing violence for being transgender Transgender Awareness week ends with the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th, which honors the lives lost to anti-transgender violence.
—Christopher Dawson, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
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