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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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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.
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Christopher Dawson, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
Lawmakers are unlikely to stop at the transgender athletes ban, which is among a handful of anti-transgender bills being considered in Kansas this session and among hundreds of similar bills nationally.
—Andrew Bahl, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
The Wall Street Journal 6 Kentucky governor vetoes widespread transgender regulation bill Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Friday vetoed a controversial bill that would have expanded anti-transgender regulations across his state.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 25 Mar. 2023
Top surgery is performed on some transgender men and nonbinary people to remove breast tissue or augment the breast, enabling them to feel more physically aligned with their gender identity.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023
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Christopher Dawson, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
Lawmakers are unlikely to stop at the transgender athletes ban, which is among a handful of anti-transgender bills being considered in Kansas this session and among hundreds of similar bills nationally.
—Andrew Bahl, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
The Wall Street Journal 6 Kentucky governor vetoes widespread transgender regulation bill Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Friday vetoed a controversial bill that would have expanded anti-transgender regulations across his state.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 25 Mar. 2023
Top surgery is performed on some transgender men and nonbinary people to remove breast tissue or augment the breast, enabling them to feel more physically aligned with their gender identity.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023
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