Could North Carolina's Bathroom Battle Enshrine Transgender Civil Rights? (Video)

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Could N.C.'s Bathroom Battle Enshrine Trans Civil Rights?
The court battle between the state government of North Carolina and the Obama Administration might be the catalyst for a sweeping decision benefitting all trans Americans.
 Dawn Ennis
          
          May 11, 2016
          
        
Dawn Ennis
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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Could N.C.'s Bathroom Battle Enshrine Trans Civil Rights?

The court battle between the state government of North Carolina and the Obama Administration might be the catalyst for a sweeping decision benefitting all trans Americans.

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Could N.C.'s Bathroom Battle Enshrine Trans Civil Rights?

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Mary's landlady, Phyllis, was upset when her brother bonded with Rhoda instead of Mary. But there was something Phyllis didn't know.

Minnesota resident Alice Valentine says she and her girlfriend suffered severe mistreatment at the hands of ICE.

Rep. Andrew Clyde spent several days this week lobbing transphobic attacks against the Delaware congresswoman.

Hockey player Jesse Kortuem shares how his Heated Rivalry-inspired decision to share that he is gay has impacted him and so many others.

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These celebrities brought the sex appeal in their steamy videos this year.

"On the outside, I was still a top-tier player. On the inside, I was still that kid in Minnesota hiding," the player wrote in his coming-out statement.

The man who shot Renee Nicole Good is a 43-year-old firearms instructor who appears to have defended white supremacists online.

Kyrsten Sinema is being sued by the ex-wife of her former bodyguard for allegedly sleeping with him while he was still married.

Renee Nicole Good wasn't following ICE agents "all day" before she was killed, her family says.

“They just shot a lady," a caller told 911 operators shortly after ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good.