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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."
The Biden administration had previously supported the incarcerated woman, identified only as Jane Doe in the case.
The DOJ is supporting a Georgia transgender woman who is suing the state's Department of Corrections over denial of care.
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.
Doctors at the esteemed institution are perpetuating dangerous myths about transgender people -- and the university is not doing enough to stop them.
The man who once compared trans troops to "castrated slaves" is now going after survivors of mass shootings.
Legislation introduced in South Dakota and Florida would make it a felony for doctors to offer gender-affirmation treatment to minors.
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 state's Attorney General Derek Brown credits President Donald Trump for the decision and a new attitude from the federal prosecutors.
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.
It comes as the state's GOP-controlled legislature has passed a number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills this session.
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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.
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.
Why must trans individuals endure anguish to be seen as worthy of respect and care, asks guest writer Julian Applebaum.
The state's abysmal treatment of incarcerated trans people was the subject of a scathing Department of Justice report last year that was withdrawn last month by the Trump administration.
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.
A Facebook user called for owners of assault rifles to gun down parade participants.
