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Transgender Teens File Class-action Suit over Arizona Surgery Ban

Two transgender teens sued Arizona’s Medicaid agency Thursday, alleging their civil rights are being violated by the state health insurance program’s ban on gender-affirming surgeries. The suit, filed Thursday in an Arizona federal courthouse, seeks to establish a class action on behalf of the teens — known only as John Doe, 15, and D.H., 17, and other transgender Arizonan Medicaid recipients under age 21 who seek chest reconstruction as treatment for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. The complaint estimates there are at least 100 Arizonans who would be affected by the suit. The suit defines the class as “individuals who […]

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Trans Woman Harassed and Misgendered in Jail Secures Vital Reforms for Trans Prisoners

Trans prisoners in a New York county were delivered a stunning victory Wednesday (August 5) when a roster of LGBT+ activist organisations secured them a vital but simple right: To be incarcerated as the correct gender. The landmark legal settlement was described by activists as having secured some of the most “robust policies in the country” to better protect trans folk in custody in the western Steuben County. The case was brought forward after 43-year-old trans military veteran Jena Faith was sentenced to a month in Steuben County Jail in 2019. While initially kept in the women’s division of the […]

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Banker Sues Citi after Being ‘Denied a Promotion’ Because He’s Gay

The multinational investment bank Citigroup is being sued by a gay man who claims he was demoted and discriminated against because of his sexual orientation. The allegations by gay banker Thomas Krauss appear to counter Citigroup’s proud ranking as the most LGBT-inclusive financial services employer in the Stonewall Top 100. Krauss joined the firm in 2010 and until recently led the firm’s capital introduction group for the Americas, Bloomberg reported. He says he was targeted when he uncovered complaints of sexual harassment made against a new hire on his team, Deutsche Bank veteran Joseph Genovese. Concerned that Genovese’s hiring could put Citigroup at […]

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‘Brave’ and ‘Outspoken’ Marilyn Cazares among Six Transgender Americans Killed in July

Rosa Diaz and her daughter were riding their motorcycles through rural Brawley, California, this year when they noticed a young person who appeared lost walking down the town’s main street. Diaz, who runs the only LGBTQ resource center for miles, sensed that the person might be in need of support. She told her daughter to continue ahead, and Diaz made a U-turn. “I asked her for her name,” and the person shared a male name, Diaz said in an interview. “I said, ‘Is there another name that you prefer?’ And that’s when she told me, ‘Well, I like Marilyn.’” Diaz […]

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In a First, Hospital Vows to Ban Cosmetic Surgeries on Intersex Infants

A prominent children’s hospital publicly apologized Thursday for performing cosmetic genital surgeries on intersex infants and pledged to end the practice. “We recognize the painful history and complex emotions associated with intersex surgery and how, for many years, the medical field has failed these children,” the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago said in a statement. “We empathize with intersex individuals who were harmed by the treatment that they received according to the historic standard of care, and we apologize and are truly sorry.” The apology, signed by the hospital’s CEO and three head physicians, comes after […]

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Three Black Trans Americans Murdered as Epidemic of Violence Reaches Record Levels

Two more Black trans women have been murdered in the US this week, and reports have emerged that a Black trans man was killed in June. Their deaths mean there have been at least 25 trans people murdered in the US in 2020, just over halfway into the year. The Human Rights Campaign tracked 27 violent fatalities throughout all of 2019. According to local New York TV station WPIX, 32-year-old Tiffany Harris was stabbed to death in her Bronx apartment early Sunday morning (July 26). She was initially deadnamed and misgendered by the police and the media, but was correctly identified by people […]

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A Black Trans Army Vet was ‘Misgendered, Assaulted and Sexualized’ by Police

Black trans army veteran Jamel Young is suing the New York Police Department for their “dehumanising” treatment of him during what began as a routine traffic stop in 2019. Young, 33, had driven to New York from Atlanta, with his girlfriend, in March 2019. His ordeal began when, after dropping his girlfriend at a friend’s apartment, he began looking for somewhere to park. When an unmarked NYPD car pulled him over, Young said he didn’t panic. “I’m feeling like, OK, I didn’t do anything wrong, whatever this is I’ll take care of it,” Young told BuzzFeed News. But the US citizen said […]

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Publishers Refuse to Gender Correct A Trans Academic Name

When Theresa Jean Tanenbaum changed her name last summer, she realised she was now deadnamed in two decades worth of professional accomplishments. A trans woman who transitioned in her 40s, Tanenbaum is a designer and scholar of human-computer interactions who’s been published in dozens of journals. Not only was her deadname a traumatic reminder of her past, in her own words, but having new work published in her correct name meant she would lose the continuous record of her life’s work. “I was faced with what felt like an impossible choice: to abandon past work, or accept that I would never escape […]

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Transgender Man Files Discrimination Suit after Maryland Hospital Cancels Hysterectomy

A transgender man is suing the University of Maryland Medical System in federal court, claiming his rights were violated when his gender-affirming surgery was canceled by one of the hospital system’s subsidiaries. Jesse Hammons was scheduled to have a hysterectomy in January at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson. The procedure, routinely performed on cisgender women at the same hospital, was deemed medically necessary for Hammons, who had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria. However, about a week before the scheduled surgery date, the center canceled the procedure because it “conflicted with the hospital’s Catholic religious beliefs,” according […]

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