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Christine Jorgensen Becomes First American to Have a Sex Change A former Army private from the Bronx became the first American to undergo a sex change operation after traveling to Denmark for surgery and hormone treatments. Upon her return, she publicly announced her transition, and became an advocate and a celebrity. -
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The physician Harry Benjamin published “The Transsexual Phenomenon,” a groundbreaking book that outlined how transgender people could transition medically. -
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In a country that incarcerates more of its people than any other in the world, transgender people are more likely to be stopped and questioned by police, engage in survival crimes such as sex work, end up behind bars, and more likely to face abuse behind bars -
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Willy/Milly : A drama where Willy/Milly has to choose if they want to be a girl or a boy. -
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LGBT people and those living with HIV may face discrimination in the provision of health care services, and are especially vulnerable to breaches of confidentiality in medical settings, and to violations of their personal autonomy regarding reproductive decisions, sexual health, gender expression, transition-related care, HIV care and other matters. -
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A national survey by GLSEN has found that 75% of transgender youth feel unsafe at school, and those who are able to persevere had significantly lower GPAs, were more likely to miss school out of concern for their safety, and were less likely to plan on continuing their education. -
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-about 3.8 percent who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
-Only bases on two state surveys so not completly true estimate, but comes out to about 9 million Americans, which if you put them all in one place, it would be about the size of New Jersey. -
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Many Americans have been disturbed by decisions of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) to implement airport screening procedures that are far more intrusive than anything previously seen in the United States. These techniques—which often include aggressive body searches of passengers—present especially serious concerns for transgender people, who can be outed against their will or face bias and harassment. These screening procedures can be especially traumatic for transgender children -
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Landon Patterson is transgender and is flying high today after winning homecoming queen at Oak Park High School on Saturday night. -
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In a landmark ruling on April 20, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that Title VII, the federal sex discrimination law, protects employees who are discriminated against because they are transgender or gender non-conforming
