Transgender
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Transgender members in U.S. military may serve until study completed
Aug 30, 2017News Hour: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday current policy regarding transgender personnel serving in the military would remain in place until he advises President Donald Trump on how to implement his directive on... -
Majority of Americans support transgender military service
Jul 28, 2017News Hour: A majority of Americans believe that transgender individuals should be allowed to serve in the military, according to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday. The July 26-28 poll suggested that the country... -
Transgender couples to tie the knot on cruise ship
Jun 15, 2017News Hour: Eight hundred people will watch on Wednesday as Aries Liu, a 32-year-old man who used to be a woman, marries his blushing bride on a cruise ship in waters near China’s business capital of... -
Transgender couple make history with birth of their first child
May 16, 2017News Hour: This Transgender couple have made history as the first transgender couple in South America to do so. Fernando Machado, who was assigned female at birth and his partner Diane Rodriguez, who was assigned male at... -
Americans oppose bathroom laws limiting transgender rights
Mar 11, 2017News Hour: The majority of respondents to a new U.S. poll opposed laws barring transgender people from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identities and indicated growing acceptance for gay rights, a nonpartisan research group said... -
Transgender Serbian army veteran celebrates new identity as woman
Sep 14, 2016News Hour: More than a year after she was sacked from Serbia’s army for coming out as transgender, Helena Vukovic has finally received a passport, driving license, health and ID cards confirming her identity as a... -
Bolivia’s transgender citizens celebrate new ID cards
Sep 7, 2016News Hour: Feted by activists carrying a rainbow flag, transgender citizens in La Paz are celebrating their newfound right to register for identity cards with updated details under Bolivia’s new gender law. Transgender activist Pamela Geraldine... -
Agencies discuss about protection for LGBTI migrants
Aug 23, 2016News Hour: IOM has taken part in a workshop in San Salvador, the Salvadorean capital, on the risks faced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people when they migrate irregularly. The workshop, which was... -
Transgender rights critical for the health of 25 million transgender people worldwide
Jun 18, 2016News Hour: Public health efforts fail to capture even most basic information about transgender health, but social, legal context in which many transgender people live has led to high rates of HIV, depression. 2015 was an...
