The gay rights movement in the United States has experienced historic successes in recent years. Gay couples can marry legally in 36 states, and growing social acceptance is evident in the rising numbers of openly gay athletes, politicians and billionaires. And yet progress in the associated transgender movement has lagged far behind. Transgender women – those born biologically male but who have female gender identity – are far more likely than other LGBT people to be the targets of harassment and violence, and the protections afforded to gay Americans are sometimes challenged when applied to transgender people. The situation for transgender communities isn't so dour everywhere. In...
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