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Transgender Candidate Could Become a First in NYC

By Jennifer Peltz | Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
Mel Wymore, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations, could be the first openly transgender officeholder in the nation’s biggest city and one of only a handful ever in the U.S.

Calif. Bill Supporting Transgender Students Goes to the Senate Floor

Thursday Jun 13, 2013
The California Senate Education Committee OK’d a bill that provides crucial support for transgender students, allowing them to fully participate in all school activities, programs and facilities.

Transgender Student Suit Goes to Maine High Court

By David Sharp | Wednesday Jun 12, 2013
Lawyers for a transgender girl and an elementary school that required the fifth-grader to use a staff bathroom instead of the girls restroom clashed before Maine’s highest court Wednesday.

Boston Police Department Adopt Transgender Inclusive Policy

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Jun 12, 2013
The Boston Police Department officials have revealed new policies that aim to make transgender criminals suspects feel more inclusive.

SheZow, the Transgender Heroine That Isn’t

By David Perry | Sunday Jun 9, 2013
EDGE looks into the new controversial children’s cartoon, "SheZow," a cable TV show about a 12-year-old boy who transforms into a female superhero.

Arizona Transgender Bathroom Bill Won’t Move

Thursday Jun 6, 2013
The sponsor of an Arizona bill targeting transgendered people who want to use bathrooms of the gender they identify with says he’s giving up on the issue this Legislative session.

Pa. School Graduation Won’t Use Transgender Name

Wednesday Jun 5, 2013
A central Pennsylvania school district has refused to allow a transgender student’s male name to be announced during his graduation ceremony later this week.

One Million Moms Targets New Gender-Bending Cartoon

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Jun 3, 2013
One Million Moms strikes again: the anti-gay group has a problem with a new cartoon called "SheZow," which features a boy who transforms into a girl superhero.

Mass. Transgender Student Becomes High School Prom Queen

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday May 30, 2013
A Massachusetts high school student made news this week by becoming her school’s first transgender prom queen.

Parents Sue SC Hospital Over Child’s Gender Assignment Surgery

By Meg Kinnard | Wednesday May 15, 2013
A couple filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of South Carolina for what they say was an unnecessary sexual assignment surgery performed on a toddler they later adopted.