Texas Attorney General Takes on Target over Transgender Bathroom Policy (Video)

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Texas Attorney General Takes on Target over Transgender Bathroom Policy
Ken Paxton says he's concerned for the safety of women and girls, despite overwhelming evidence that this policy does not provide cover for "bathroom predators."
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          May 05, 2016
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Texas Attorney General Takes on Target over Transgender Bathroom Policy

Ken Paxton says he's concerned for the safety of women and girls, despite overwhelming evidence that this policy does not provide cover for "bathroom predators."

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The Idaho House passed legislation requiring teachers, medical providers, and other professionals to notify parents if a minor trusts them with their gender identity.

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The HRC press secretary, whose close friends were killed in the 2016 massacre, says the moment is painful but signals long-delayed progress toward a memorial for the 49 victims.

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The unsolved murder, dubbed the “gay Black Dahlia,” was cracked wide open by director Rachel Mason after 25 years.

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The Texas Republican championed a federal ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care for minors.

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