Almost 5,000 New Yorkers have 'X' gender markers on their IDs
The Gender Recognition Act of 2022 made a third gender option available on state-issued identification in New York.
May 17, 2024
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Texas Republican bill would make simply being transgender a felony
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Brad Pritchett, interim CEO of Equality Texas, said the move would “jeopardize the safety of the nearly 100 thousand trans people” who live in Texas.
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