For Transgender Vet, Transition Marks End of '54-Year Nightmare'

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        For Transgender Vet, Transition Marks End of  '54-Year Nightmare'
    Transitioning "is not a dream come true. It's a 54-year nightmare that finally comes to an end," says trans Navy veteran Marsha Morgan. 
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For Transgender Vet, Transition Marks End of '54-Year Nightmare'

Transitioning "is not a dream come true. It's a 54-year nightmare that finally comes to an end," says trans Navy veteran Marsha Morgan.

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For Transgender Vet, Transition Marks End of '54-Year Nightmare'

Transitioning "is not a dream come true. It's a 54-year nightmare that finally comes to an end," says trans Navy veteran Marsha Morgan.

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The High Court's ruling came down in an early-evening unsigned order.

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The Beatles star revealed that Yoko Ono once suggested her husband was gay.

Saturday Night Live is being called out by a Tourette syndrome advocacy group due to a controversial skit that was responsive to a racial slur incident at the BAFTAs.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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The rideshare company is helping trans Kansans get around after the Republican-controlled legislature immediately took their ability to drive away.

In a shocking move, the state’s Department of Health utilized its “11th hour” emergency rule just one day ahead of a lawsuit hearing.

The far-right influencer for months accused the CEO of Turning Point USA of being involved in her husband, Charlie Kirk's, murder.

Jill Collen Jefferson, the founder of JULIAN, explains what happens when a transgender woman’s death is ruled a suicide and a community calls it something else.

"Congress must use all available power to prevent him from further committing us to this conflict," the former vice president said.

These are some of his worst comments about LGBTQ+ people made by Charlie Kirk.