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Will transgender fighter's fame come with a cost? - USA Today

5/20/2013 12:09:01 AM

Fallon Fox thought she'd be a famous pro fighter some day. But she thought it would be for the fighting part, and only after she had done enough to justify the attention. She was wrong, and also maybe a little naive. "I'm the first transsexual fighter

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School principal humiliates transgender student

5/19/2013 11:02:28 PM

As a student who happens to be transgender, my life isn't all that different from other students in my class, except that I came out the summer before my junior year and have been going by my male name ever since. I try hard to make good grades, work

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Family steps in to help transgender teen - KRQE-TV.com

5/19/2013 7:06:08 PM

Transgender Student Damian Garcia Won't Walk At High School Graduation

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Indonesian Care Home Looks After Elderly Transgender People

5/19/2013 8:48:44 AM

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MAY 10: Indonesian transgender Mami Yuli (L) jokes with fellow transgender Oma (Grandma) Yoti Oktosea at Mami Yuli's home for elderly transgender people, or 'waria' as they are referred to in Indonesian language, on May 10,

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Transgender issues off the radar in HK

5/19/2013 7:54:59 AM

The public's understanding of issues affecting the transgender community is still at an early stage here, according to the Transgender Resource Centre. The Court of Final Appeal last week ruled in favour of a transsexual woman -- known as "W" -- who

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Family of transgender woman, 21, forced to move from Queensland regional ...

5/19/2013 2:49:13 AM

A SCHOOL principal and her family are moving to Brisbane because her transgender child, 21, cannot get sympathetic help from allied health professionals in their regional area. The mother said that 18 months ago their child, who was born a boy

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Chaz Bono Drops 65 Pounds; Transgender Activist Wants To Do 'Dancing With ...

5/18/2013 2:02:14 PM

Chaz Bono 65 Lbs Down And Loving It; How Did The 'DWTS' Lose The Weight

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Transgender activists speak out - Say they are not protected under the ...

5/18/2013 11:32:36 AM

“Powerless is a word that a lot of people in this room can relate to,” said transgender James Moriarty, the keynote speaker Friday at the International Day Against Homophobia breakfast in St. John's. Under the Human Rights Act, people are protected

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UN marks International day Against Homophobia - Newsday

5/18/2013 3:28:28 AM

LGBT Discrimination In Europe: Most Gay People Afraid To Hold Hands In Public

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Transgender teen finds strength in hockey

5/18/2013 1:58:05 AM

The world of male sports is often described as a macho, intolerant place where anything outside of heterosexual norms is met derisively and attacked as a weakness. But for 16-year-old Cory Oskam, that just wasn't the case. Oskam, a transgender teenager

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