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News Articles: Transgender

Do Businesses Show Their True Colors During LGBTQ Pride Month?

Celebrations continue across the country as the LGBTQ community celebrates Pride Month. President Bill Clinton declared June as “Gay & Lesbian Pride...

June 26, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Byron Fire Chief Rachel Mosby receives the Georgia Fire Chief Certification through the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs from Charles Wasdin at the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs conference in April.

City Fires First Openly Transgender Fire Chief

America’s first openly transgender fire chief was fired on Tuesday, June 4 from the Byron City Fire Department. Rachel Mosby served as the City of Byron...

June 10, 2019
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By:
  • Marianna Bacallao

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  • Health Care

Savannah LGBT-Friendly Medical Clinic Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary

Finding a doctor can be especially difficult in many Georgia counties. For LGBTQ patients, it can be even worse. A first-of-its-kind clinic in Savannah...

June 05, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Transgender men will be allowed to enroll in Morehouse College for the first time in 2020.

Morehouse College To Admit Transgender Men Starting In 2020

The country's only all-male historically black college will begin admitting transgender men next year, marking a major shift for the school at a time...

April 15, 2019
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  • Associated Press

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'On Second Thought' For Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019

Today's show explored social justice through the lens of dance and mental health initiatives across college campuses. Atlanta choreographer and dancer...

January 23, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more
Monica Helms, creator of the transgender flag, marching in a Pride Parade in 2004.

Meet The Creator Of The Transgender Flag: Monica Helms Of Marietta

Simply saying the phrase "American flag" automatically generates a mental image for most Americans. But it may not be of the classic stars and stripes....

January 17, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Gay rights demonstration in Atlanta in the 1980s.

Project Preserves and Shares Southern LGBT History

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender histories of New York and San Francisco are well known. But what about the South?

September 05, 2018
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By:
  • Cindy Hill
At TransFit Con, transgender athletes compete in the world's only competition for transgender bodybuilders.

Transgender Athletes Train To Compete In 'Man Made'

The world’s only transgender bodybuilding competition is held every fall in Atlanta. It's called Trans Fit Con . " Man Made ," a new documentary,...

May 09, 2018
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By:
  • Summer Evans and
  • Adam Ragusea
(left to right) Zahara Green and Erin Kettl of TRANScending Barriers Atlanta

Georgia Transgender Activists On Fear, Hope, And The Future

A new report by the FBI shows that violence against the LGBT community is on the rise. The agency found that one out of every six hate crimes last year...

December 05, 2017
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt

On Second Thought For Monday, August 28, 2017

This summer, 27 so-called micronations gathered in Dunwoody, Georgia for MicroCon 2017. A micronation is defined as a small, self-proclaimed entity...

August 28, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

On Second Thought For Friday, August 4, 2017

First, the average cost of college tuition has jumped by 77 percent over the last 10 years. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is collaborating with The...

August 04, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
 Transgender activist Monica Helms of Marietta served in the Navy as a submariner from 1970 and 1978. She later transitioned, and went on to create the Transgender Pride Flag.

Activist: Don't Ban Transgender Service Members

A week ago, President Donald Trump went to Twitter to announce a ban on transgender troops serving in the U.S. military. Nothing changes yet with U.S....

August 04, 2017
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By:
  • Sean Powers
Activists and protesters with the National Center for Transgender Equality rally in front of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Trump Administration Dismantles Federal Protections For Transgender Students

Today on “Political Rewind,” Donald Trump dials back on the Obama executive order that provided accommodation for transgender teens to use the bathroom...

February 27, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Lisa Clark
The Obama administration issued their transgender bathroom guidance earlier this month.

Georgia Case Could Set Precedent In Transgender Directive Suit

Georgia has joined 10 other states in a lawsuit challenging whether the Obama administration can provide guidance to school districts on transgender...

May 27, 2016
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead

Georgia Confronts The Transgender Bathroom Debate

The nationwide debate concerning transgender bathroom access has finally made its way to Georgia. A policy issued from the White House states that...

May 20, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt
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