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Transgender students face discrimination at graduation

Monday, May 20, 2013 - 2:48pm by Mari Haywood, Trans Issues Intern at GLAAD

Across the United States, millions of seniors are getting ready to walk across the stage in graduation ceremonies. This time can bittersweet for transgender students. Two instances of transgender students, in different parts of the country, have reminded us that schools can often fail to support transgender students and treat them with respect.

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Texas Senate passes bill with serious consequences for transgender Texans

Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 12:28pm by Mari Haywood, Trans Issues Intern at GLAAD

State Senator Donna Campbell's bill states that no marriage license can be obtained with a document that lacks a photo - which includes many legal documents indicating that one is transgender. This bill seems intended to stop transgender people from marrying their opposite-sex partners.

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Rhode Island Transgender Girl inspires family to create trans youth support group

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 1:20pm by Mari Haywood, Trans Issues Intern at GLAAD

A transgender girl in Rhode Island has inspired her family to create TransFamily New England, a free and confidential group for family members of transgender, gender variant, or intersex people.

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Transgender woman allowed to marry partner in Hong Kong

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 3:59pm by Mari Haywood, Trans Issues Intern at GLAAD

Hong Kong has just granted a transgender woman permission to marry her partner. Although the country still does not permit same-sex marriage, this is a major mile stone in transgender equality. As reported by USA Today, "The surprise decision only covers the right of a transgender person who was born male to marry a man, and for one who was born female to marry a woman."

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GLAAD and thousands of New Yorkers gather to mourn victim of anti-gay hate violence

More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.

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