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People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."
An inmate who castrated herself with a disposable razor blade after prison officials refused to treat her for gender identity disorder should have female hormone therapy paid for by the state, a federal judge said.
The court denied Idaho's request to stop the surgery, although two of the most conservative justices would have granted it.
Barred from medically and socially transitioning at a Florida prison, Reiyn Keohane fought back.
The DOJ is supporting a Georgia transgender woman who is suing the state's Department of Corrections over denial of care.
The Catholic Church has long emphasized traditional binary views of gender. But in many places, both present and past, individuals have been able to push back against gender norms.
Ashley Diamond won a historic settlement in 2016, but is still being assaulted and denied needed medical care, a new lawsuit says.
The DOJ filed a statement of interest in Ashley Diamond's case against the Georgia prison system, which she says failed to protect her from sexual assault and denied her health care.
The Department of Justice has intervened on Georgia trans woman Ashley Diamond's behalf, declaring state prison's continued denial of her hormone therapy a violation of her Eighth Amendment rights.
Doctors at the esteemed institution are perpetuating dangerous myths about transgender people -- and the university is not doing enough to stop them.
It comes as the state's GOP-controlled legislature has passed a number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills this session.
A Facebook user called for owners of assault rifles to gun down parade participants.
The man who once compared trans troops to "castrated slaves" is now going after survivors of mass shootings.Â
Legislation introduced in South Dakota and Florida would make it a felony for doctors to offer gender-affirmation treatment to minors.
Peter Lee was born and raised in Taiwan in the ’80s to devout Catholic parents. He hid who he was until he met his husband in his 40s, came out, and got married. He hopes that future generations of LGB people won’t have such a struggle.
Greer defended her characterization of trans women with sharp language: 'Just because you lop off your dick and then wear a dress doesn't make you a fucking woman.'
Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the bill into law today.
The director and star of the Tom of Finland biopic discuss the legacy and urgent relevance of the late gay artist.
