Coast Guard Softens Stance on Hate and Hazing

A new servicewide policy recasts swastikas and nooses as merely “politically divisive” and deletes protections for transgender troops.

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Alberta Invokes Last-Resort Constitutional Clause to Shield Trans Laws From Challenges

The western province’s conservative government has invoked a rarely used clause in Canada’s Constitution to shield its bills limiting transgender rights from legal challenges.

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With Trump in Office, a Transgender Trailblazer and American Diplomat Seeks Refuge Abroad

Robyn McCutcheon, the first American diplomat to come out as transgender, helped to shape personnel and foreign policy at the State Department. The country she served doesn’t feel like home anymore.

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New Passport Rule Sends Blunt and Sweeping Message to Trans Americans

The Trump administration has said that the U.S. passports of transgender people must now reflect the sex on their original birth certificate, reversing a decades-old policy.

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Argentina Has Become an Escape for L.G.B.T.Q. Russians Escaping Putin’s Anti-Gay Crackdown

Argentina has emerged as a surprisingly prominent destination for L.G.B.T.Q. Russians escaping President Vladimir V. Putin’s escalating anti-gay repression.

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What to Know About Trump’s Transgender Passport Policy After Supreme Court Ruling

A policy that requires passports to display a person’s sex assigned at birth will come into play during renewals and first-time applications.

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Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy

A lower court judge had temporarily blocked the administration’s policy requiring that passports reflect sex as found on an original birth certificate.

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Judge Rebukes Justice Dept. Over Efforts to Obtain Confidential Patient Details

In a scathing order, a judge in Washington State said the government’s real purpose was to intimidate providers into dropping or paring back transgender care.

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Massapequa Schools Sue N.Y. State to Preserve Gender Rules in Bathrooms

National cultural issues have pervaded Nassau County as its Republican leaders have embraced President Trump’s brand of politics. The schools want students to use the bathrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth.

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Airlines Told to Disregard Gender- Neutral ‘X’ on U.S. Passports and Add ‘M’ or ‘F’

Although passports with an “X” marker remain valid, a new federal rule requires airlines on their internal information system to mark passengers with an “M” or an “F.”

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