Florida teacher refuses to use transgender student's chosen pronouns

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Thomas Caggiano at Sandalwood High School in Jacksonville emailed the student saying "I will NOT refer to you with female pronouns... If this is not acceptable for you, change classes."

A high school teacher in Florida refused to call a transgender student by her chosen pronouns, causing controversy.

Memorial sought for transgender woman slain in New West

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‘Lapuz was just 26 when she was killed at her New Westminster home in September 2012. The award winning documentary film, My Name Was January, was created to serve as a tribute and eulogy to Lapuz and to educate people on transgender women of colour issues.’

Sher Vancouver hopes to get the city’s support for a memorial honouring January Marie Lapuz. Lapuz was just 26 when she was killed at her New Westminster home in September 2012. The award . . .

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‘Adam is a film that is extremely homophobic, transphobic, and perpetuates rape culture. This film is being marketed as an LGBTQIA film, but it is actually very harmful to the community as it supports many, many homophobic beliefs. This movie and book have harmful themes such as rape culture, the fetishizing of lesbians, predatory behavior, and completely undermines the struggles the trans community faces. This movie is NOT LGBTQIA friendly, it is in fact the opposite due to it's complete lack of understanding LGBTQIA issues as well as sexuality and gender identity as a whole..’

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Alleged Child Molester Roy Moore: Being Transgender is “Not Biblical”

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‘It’s not that these statements are shocking, especially coming from Moore, because this is who he is: A Christian bigot whose power has always come from putting his personal religious beliefs over any law. For many Christians, that was a winning attitude… until they found out what he did to little girls.’

Good thing the Bible shouldn't play any role in government.

Army chief says transsexuals should be able to join Swiss military

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‘Transgender people should be allowed in the Swiss army if they meet the conditions of service, says outgoing army chief Philippe Rebord. This comes after a man was turned down for being transgender. ’

Transgender people should be allowed in the Swiss army if they meet the conditions of service, says outgoing army chief Philippe Rebord.

Higher Risk of Mental Health Problems for Transgender College Students: Study

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‘Previous research has shown that transgender college students experience near-constant discrimination and harassment and have higher dropout rates. Campus bathrooms and housing are among the most stressful issues for transgender students, who have a sharply higher suicide risk when they lack access to gender-appropriate facilities.’

Transgender college students are two to four times more likely than their classmates to have mental health problems, researchers say.

On Being a Pakistani Transgender Activist

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‘In her poignant talk, well-known transgender activist, Jannat Ali, shares her painful journey of coming out to not just her family, but to society at large as well. From transcending trials and tribulations, to her mission to shatter stereotypes, Ali, a formally trained Kathak performer, completes her talk with a spell-binding performance.’

In her poignant talk, well-known transgender activist, Jannat Ali, shares her painful journey of coming out to not just her family, but to society at large as well. From transcending trials and tribulations, to her mission to shatter stereotypes, Ali, a formally trained Kathak performer, completes h...

Nearly 200,000 trans people have been exposed to conversion therapy, study says

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‘Nearly 200,000 transgender people in the United States have been exposed to so-called conversion therapy at some point in their lives, according to a study published Thursday by The American Journal of Public Health..’

The controversial practice of attempting to change one’s gender identity was found to be most prevalent in Wyoming and South Dakota.

Transgender people ‘falsely accused’ of begging | The Express Tribune

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‘Neeli Naaz, a transgender rights activist spends her day working as a choreographer and has never begged for a minute in her life. Or so she claims. Yet, she accuses the police of implicating her in a false case of begging which led to her spending a week in Adiala Jail. Neeli, who runs the Khawaja Sara Welfare Society Androon-e-Lahore and a dance academy in the Taxali Gate of the Walled City, says she has been working for many years. Therefore, it is all the more heartbreaking for her when she is accused of begging..’

Neeli, a choreographer, says she spent a week in jail for doing nothing wrong

Coming Out As Transgender When There Was No Language To Describe It

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"A lot of the words that they have today, like transgender and non-binary, they didn't have them," said Elizabeth, now 71. "So, attempting to tell your extraordinarily loving blue-collar parents that you were transgender was tantamount to telling them I was from Jupiter."

In the late 1960s, Elizabeth Coffey-Williams' family kicked her out after she told them that she was transgender — before many knew what that meant. A little brother's embrace welcomed her back.