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Despite its reputation as a bastion for strong women, Smith College officials have rejected applications from transwomen -- a policy that many students and alumni protest.

University of Illinois Chicago Division of Community Health Services kicked off the Windy City’s first Trans Month of Action with an open forum on Health, Healthcare and the Trans Community.

Alleged harassment by the New York City Human Resources Administration against transgender woman Jolie Estrella has led to a lawsuit filed against the city.

Atlanta put a positive spin on the Transgender Day of Remembrance with a free health fair, plus a community panel discussion and gala event to honor those working to improve life for the transgender community.

Advocates for transgender health access came together in Pomona for the 2012 Trans Conference: Outside the Lines, looking at removing the stigma around being trans, and putting an end to pathologizing it.

Human Rights Watch is criticizing the Dutch government for infringing the rights of transgender people by refusing to register their new gender on official documents until they have had sex change surgery and been sterilized.

A gay man and a woman whose sex-change operation was paid for by the state tied the knot Saturday in a first-of-its-kind wedding for Cuba, a sign of how much the country’s attitude toward sexuality has changed.

The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) has launched a campaign for votes to win a Pepsi Refresh Project grant of $25,000 to build support and acceptance of transgender people through education.

The governor of Connecticut signed a trans-inclusive anti-discrimination bill on the evening of July 6, according to a Human Rights Campaign press release.

Lawmakers in two New England states are pondering bills that would help ensure equality for transgender people.