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Federal Judge Rules Wisconsin’s Medicaid Program Must Cover Transgender Healthcare
A federal judge has ordered that Wisconsin’s Medicaid program must cover gender affirmation health care in a major victory for transgender Wisconsinites. Four transgender people sued the state’s Department of Health...
Jordan Cofer Is 15th Known Trans Person In US To Be Killed In 2019, 14 Previous Killed Were Trans Women of Color
DAYTON, OH (PM) -- Media outlets and police continue to misgender one of the victims of the Dayton shooting, the sibling of the shooter. Friends say the victim being deadnamed...
Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of Transgender Man, Ordering Former School District To Recognize His Gender Identity
(PM) -- A federal judge in Virginia ruled in support of a transgender former student, determining a county school board must recognize him as male, in a win for transgender student rights....
Bulgarian Court Approves Same-Sex Marriage In Groundbreaking Case That Could Lead To Marriage Equality
BULGARIA (PM) -- A court in Bulgaria has ruled in support of a same-sex couple who originally married in France, in a court case that allowed gay marriage for the...
Federal Judges Rules North Carolina Cannot Ban Transgender People From Using Restroom That Correlates To Their Gender Identity
A federal judge has just ordered that the State of North Carolina cannot ban transgender people from using the restroom that matches their gender identity. The ruling comes in the form of...
Person Who Killed Maryland Transgender Woman Zoe Spears Indicted On First-Degree Murder Without Bond
A Baltimore man has been apprehended and charged in the assassination of Zoe Spears, a transgender woman who was fatally shot on June 13 in Prince George's County, Maryland, according to police....
Denali Berries Stuckey Is 12th Black Trans Woman Murdered In US This Year
CHARLESTON (PM) -- Denali Berries Stuckey was assassinated in Charleston, South Carolina early Saturday morning, according to local reports. Trans Griot blogger Monica Roberts, who also reported this death, writes...
Women’s World Cup – U.S.A. Through to Semi-Final Against England
(PM) -- Tonight saw the #1 world-ranked & Women’s World Cup holders’ U.S.A. team face off 4th ranked France at the Parc des Princes, Paris in the quarterfinals, with the...
Pride Month: Why We Celebrate, and Why It’s More Important Than Ever Before in Trump’s America
This articles discusses the meaning of Pride under the Trump administration and why it's important to celebrate.
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
(PM) -- Ecuador's highest court on Wednesday legalized same-sex marriage in a milestone ruling in the traditionally Catholic and conservative South American nation. The Constitutional Court said same-sex marriage had...
