• The decision scrapped the policy signed under previous President Barack Obama in 2016 to end a ban on transgender individuals. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • In August 2016, the government introduced the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 in Lok Sabha. (prsindia.org)
  • Transgender women have among the highest rates of HIV infection, but little is known about HIV prevalence among trans men, Tonia Poteat from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health said in a plenary lecture on transgender health and HIV at the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2016) in Boston -- the first ever on this population at CROI. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • In June 2016 the Obama administration's secretary of defense , Ashton Carter, announced that transgender people would be allowed to serve openly . (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • Prior to Secretary Carter's announcement in 2016, transgender troops could not serve openly. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • According to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project, Brazil has one of the highest transgender-related homicide rates in the world (Balzer/LaGata & Berredo, 2016). (bvsalud.org)
  • The Lancet, June 2016 Published online: 17 June 2016 Abstract / Resumen: The Lancet is publishing its first Series on transgender health. (bvsalud.org)
  • President Donald Trump infamously declared on Twitter in July that he was going to reverse the policies started under President Barack Obama to accommodate transgender troops. (reason.com)
  • Trump indicated a complete reversal-no more transgender troops would be allowed to serve at all. (reason.com)
  • One big news story today throws those tweets in a new light: On the same morning Trump suddenly tweeted out a change in transgender policy, the FBI was raiding the home of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort . (reason.com)
  • U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., upon his return to Washington after a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, July 3, 2017. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • U.S. President Donald Trump will ban transgender people from serving "in any capacity" in the country's armed forces. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • But Trump tweeted: "After consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon seems to have been unaware that President Donald Trump has decided to bar transgender people from the military. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that "the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. (vox.com)
  • Right-wing commentator , conspiracy theorist and Donald Trump - obsessed sycophant Wayne Allyn Root kicked off his radio broadcast on Wednesday by heaping praise on President Trump's decision to ban transgender people from serving in the military. (rightwingwatch.org)
  • President Trump has signed a memo implementing his new policy on transgender people serving in the armed forces. (wvik.org)
  • In a series of tweets this morning, President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced a cruel and dangerous reversal in policy on transgender individuals serving in the military. (aclu-wa.org)
  • Five transgender service members are suing Trump and other government officials who would be in charge of implementing the policy over the president's proposed ban on transgender people serving in the military. (motherjones.com)
  • Hotlines that cater to members of the transgender community reported a spike in calls after the Trump administration reversed guidance from the Obama administration guaranteeing transgender students are able to access restrooms that match their gender identity. (metroweekly.com)
  • The Trump administration has justified its stance on reversing the Obama-era guidance by suggesting that transgender student protections should be determined at a state and local level. (metroweekly.com)
  • This misguided action not only places the health of people who use drugs at risk, but undermines goals set by the Trump administration to tackle two public health epidemics plaguing the nation - HIV/AIDS and deaths from overdose. (hrw.org)
  • First, the Trump administration finalized regulations removing protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity (including transgender status) in health care, arguing that the definition of sex does not extend to either. (kff.org)
  • In addition to the message to Trump, the Olympian and reality star expressed optimism about "winning" full rights for transgender Americans. (businessinsider.com)
  • A reporter asked how Trump reconciles rolling back transgender school bathroom guidelines with his comment during the election that Jenner could use any bathroom in Trump Tower that she wanted. (businessinsider.com)
  • In a series of tweets last week week, Trump said that transgender men and women would not be allowed to serve in the ranks "in any capacity. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • Teen Vogue reporter Leigh Cuen ( @La__Cuen ) catalogues the many ways this has played out under Trump -- from delaying a policy allowing transgender people to openly enlist in the military, to the steady stream of anti-LGBTQ activists he's given jobs in his administration. (hrc.org)
  • Mr Trump announced the ban in July 2017, reversing a landmark decision by his predecessor, Barack Obama, which allowed transgender people to serve openly and receive medical care to transition genders. (straitstimes.com)
  • As required by recent federal district court orders, the Department of Defense recently announced it will begin processing transgender applicants for military service on January 1, 2018. (defense.gov)
  • In the first six weeks of 2018, brutal violence claimed the lives of at least three transgender women in the United States. (therainbowtimesmass.com)
  • I came out to myself as trans only a few weeks after Transgender Day of Visibility in 2018. (amnesty.org.au)
  • Premiums would increase by 20 percent by 2018, and many Americans -- including LGBTQ people -- would lose access to coverage because of so-called preexisting conditions. (advocate.com)
  • Grohskopf L. 2017-2018 Influenza Vaccination Recommendations. (medscape.com)
  • Key Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines in 2017 - Medscape - Jan 16, 2018. (medscape.com)
  • The Bill prohibits discrimination against a transgender person in areas such as education, employment, and healthcare. (prsindia.org)
  • 2 The Committee stated that transgender persons faced issues of social stigma and discrimination which affected their access to education, healthcare, employment and government documents. (prsindia.org)
  • [4] Further, the Court directed central and state governments to grant legal recognition to transgender persons, address issues of social stigma and discrimination, and provide social welfare schemes for them. (prsindia.org)
  • All people have a right to be who they are, and to live a life free from discrimination. (aclu-wa.org)
  • We're fighting illegal discrimination wherever it exists, ensuring transgender people have access to the health care they need, helping to remove obstacles to obtaining legal name changes and gender marker changes on identification documents, and fighting for the rights of transgender parents. (aclu-wa.org)
  • The suit says that PeaceHealth's policy of refusing to cover medical care required by transgender people is discrimination and violates federal and state law. (aclu-wa.org)
  • For the second year in a row, a ballot initiative aimed at rolling back non-discrimination protections for our transgender friends and neighbors in Washington has failed. (aclu-wa.org)
  • Transgender women-people designated male at birth but who identify and may present themselves as women-face systemic discrimination in education, employment, housing, and the provision of health care in Lebanon. (gaysonoma.com)
  • This report focuses on the systemic discrimination that transgender women experience in Lebanon. (gaysonoma.com)
  • According to nearly all the people interviewed for this report, the lack of employment opportunities for transgender individuals residing in Lebanon is the most grueling form of discrimination they face. (gaysonoma.com)
  • In day-to-day life, trans people experience job discrimination, high rates of unemployment, poverty and homelessness and an all-around lack of representation in the media. (salon.com)
  • It shall be the policy of the United States to pursue an end to violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics, and to lead by the power of our example in the cause of advancing the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons around the world. (whitehouse.gov)
  • This reporting shall include anti-LGBTQI+ laws as well as violence and discrimination committed by both state and nonstate actors against LGBTQI+ persons. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Agencies involved with foreign aid, assistance, and development programs shall expand their ongoing efforts to ensure regular Federal Government engagement with governments, citizens, civil society, and the private sector to promote respect for the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons and combat discrimination. (whitehouse.gov)
  • As a result, intersex people experience fundamental rights violations ranging from discrimination to medical interventions without their consent. (europa.eu)
  • In each case, large majorities across partisan lines, including more than 7 in 10 Republicans, think such discrimination against LGBTQ people should be illegal. (kff.org)
  • Most Americans - including most Republicans - oppose discrimination against people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender," KFF President and CEO Drew Altman said. (kff.org)
  • Most adults say that people who are transgender (79%) or are lesbian, gay or bisexual (74%) face at least some discrimination in the U.S. today. (kff.org)
  • Although their beliefs do not override your rights as an LGBTQI person, you should take care to avoid direct challenges to their religion or they may be able to bring a discrimination case against you instead. (changingattitude.org.uk)
  • For the second year in a row, a organizers of a campaign to rollback non-discrimination protections for transgender people failed to turn in enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in Washington State. (hrc.org)
  • Their failure is a victory for equality and validation of Washington's non-discrimination laws that ensure fair and equal treatment for LGBTQ people in housing, employment, and public accommodations. (hrc.org)
  • This book falls short of providing practical and achievable suggestions for achieving the goal of protecting people from sex classification based discrimination. (nyjournalofbooks.com)
  • After President Donald Trump's administration last month withdrew Obama-era guidance on transgender rights, the court is weighing advice from both parties that it should proceed with the case and decide the underlying question of whether Title IX, the federal law against sex discrimination in education, covers gender identity. (edweek.org)
  • The National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the School Social Work Association of America filed a brief that argues that the high court should hold that Title IX prohibits transgender discrimination. (edweek.org)
  • School-based discrimination harms transgender students by stigmatizing them and denying them equal education opportunities. (edweek.org)
  • Transgender women and men continue to encounter barriers, motivated by discrimination, in their daily lives and-although much less studied-in achieving a satisfactory career. (bvsalud.org)
  • The objective of this study is to describe transgender women's and men's labor market discrimination. (bvsalud.org)
  • In addition to explicit violence, transgender populations continue to encounter barriers, motivated by direct or indirect discrimination, in accessing healthcare services (Costa et al. (bvsalud.org)
  • The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders announced today they've filed a federal civil complaint aiming to halt any rollback in policies allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military. (reason.com)
  • It's the first time in a decade that we have openly hosted such a function,' said Farzana Jan of Trans Action Pakistan, a campaign group that estimates there are at least 500,000 transgender people in the country of 190 million. (newint.org)
  • The change in policy that would have allowed transgender people to join the military had been announced by former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter but never implemented, unlike the policy change that allowed current transgender military personnel to serve openly. (wvik.org)
  • The ACLU stands ready to defend against any and all attempts to roll back the rules that protect transgender Americans' ability to serve in our military openly. (aclu-wa.org)
  • The five anonymous service members have followed protocol by informing their chain of command they're transgender, the suit contends, and they did so because of the government's "express promises that it would permit them to continue to serve their country openly. (motherjones.com)
  • They had an openly transgender woman who they had to accept in their chambers, shake my hand, and sit down and talk about public health, which was a unique experience. (medscape.com)
  • A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, refused to answer questions about what Trump's tweeted announcement means for the current policy, including whether transgender people already serving in the military will be kicked out. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • A lot of people are upset about the comments, and now the tech industry is starting to voice its displeasure with Trump's decision, though it's unclear when (if ever) this might actually come to be. (vox.com)
  • Caitlyn Jenner questioned President Donald Trump's dedication to LGBT rights after he rolled back former President Barack Obama's guidelines allowing transgender students to use school bathrooms that matched their gender identity. (businessinsider.com)
  • WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US President Joe Biden is poised to repeal his predecessor Donald Trump's ban on transgender people enlisting in the US military, a person familiar with the matter said. (straitstimes.com)
  • While transgender military personnel under Mr Trump's policy were allowed to keep serving, new recruits were kept out. (straitstimes.com)
  • Don't forget for a minute that Trump's Obamacare repeal will specifically harm LGBTQ people, writes Daniel Ramos of One Colorado. (advocate.com)
  • Though the policy-called "A Guidance Policy for Open Transgender Service Phase Out"-has not yet been made public, sources familiar with the planning said it would encourage early retirement, usher out any enlisted personnel after their contract is up, and would fire trans officers up for promotion. (reason.com)
  • In addition, the person's gender must not match the gender assigned at birth, and includes trans-men, trans-women, persons with intersex variations and gender-queers. (prsindia.org)
  • The Bill includes terms like 'trans-men', 'trans-women', persons with 'intersex variations' and 'gender-queers' in its definition of transgender persons. (prsindia.org)
  • This will include trans-men, trans-women, persons with intersex variations and gender queers. (prsindia.org)
  • It's unfortunately not uncommon for trans people to still be referred to by their given (as opposed to affirmed) names. (healthline.com)
  • Many trans people put a lot of time, emotion, and energy into the name they use and it should be respected. (healthline.com)
  • IAS 2017: Who Are Trans Women Acquiring HIV From? (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • A study presented at the recent 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) attempted to answer these questions, but in the process uncovered another mystery: is there a hidden population of heterosexual men who have sex with trans women and who are themselves at high risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV? (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • In June she posted an Instagram with the caption, "I am proud to be me I am proud to be trans I am beautiful I don't care what people think. (mic.com)
  • Trans people are also targeted under laws of "violating public morality," "incitement to debauchery," and "secret prostitution. (gaysonoma.com)
  • For Lebanese trans people, living within a geographically small and close-knit society means that family rejection can spiral outward to a sense of rejection by extended families, an entire neighborhood, or even an entire town. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Legally, physicians in Lebanon can prescribe hormone treatment and surgical interventions for trans people. (gaysonoma.com)
  • This reality, coupled with the stigma that transgender women face in the public and private health sectors due to their gender expression, impede trans women's right to a safe, affordable, and inclusive system of health protection. (gaysonoma.com)
  • In a piece on a LACMA gala, where there was no correlation between trans issues and the evening, the Los Angeles Times first identified Nef as a "transgender actress" as well, much to her dismay. (salon.com)
  • i actually haven't said much of anything at all in regard to trans issues on the public record in 2017. (salon.com)
  • Singling out Nef and other famous trans people in this way has the effect of implying that their fame is unusual, that they don't otherwise belong, that their gender identity outweighs their talent. (salon.com)
  • Nothing above is said to downplay the extreme obstacles trans people face in the United States and across the world. (salon.com)
  • There is also the question of the violence trans people encounter. (salon.com)
  • Giving trans people exposure is, thus, crucial and possibly lifesaving. (salon.com)
  • It reminds trans people who have yet to reach a comfort level with their identities, who are harassed, or who are young that not only does life get easier, but that they can be just as successful as cisgender people. (salon.com)
  • General Dunford, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had to intervene and guarantee trans people already serving that they wouldn't be fired or denied any medical procedures. (irishcentral.com)
  • Christa was the first recorded murder of a trans person this year. (therainbowtimesmass.com)
  • This is a horrific start to the year following 2017, which was the deadliest year on record with 28 trans people killed in the U.S. alone, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). (therainbowtimesmass.com)
  • Worldwide in 2017, there were 270 reported homicides of trans and gender non-conforming people. (therainbowtimesmass.com)
  • Approximately 2,609 trans people, the majority of whom were transgender women of color, were murdered within the 10 years since the Transgender Day of Remembrance began in 2008 . (therainbowtimesmass.com)
  • The numbers are likely even higher because collecting information on these deaths is complicated by the fact that many trans people are misgendered in reports following their deaths. (therainbowtimesmass.com)
  • But the grim reaper of trans hate keeps swinging at us, disposing of increasing numbers of trans people not only through murder but also through the highest levels of suicide, HIV/AIDS diagnoses, medical neglect, and unemployment than in any other population. (therainbowtimesmass.com)
  • Trans people, especially trans women of color, experience an intersection of oppressions that force them into bearing more hatred than any other people do. (therainbowtimesmass.com)
  • Regardless of such conservative backlash, brands have continued to make ads over the years that have featured trans persons. (outlookindia.com)
  • Here we explain why representation matters and list other ads over the years featuring trans persons. (outlookindia.com)
  • A study from the William Institute at UCLA noted that hearing about and seeing images of trans persons reduced transphobia, leading to increased support for trans rights, according to Psychological Today. (outlookindia.com)
  • The UK government has just announced that it will exclude trans people from the ban on conversion therapy. (change.org)
  • Growing up, the only LGBTQIA+ people I knew were Graham Norton and Ellen DeGeneres, and the only trans people were unnamed characters who were the butt of the joke in the 90s sitcoms I watched with my family. (amnesty.org.au)
  • I didn't learn about trans history, see trans people on my screen or read about trans characters until after I realised I myself was trans and not because trans people don't exist, but simply because in the stories I was shown our experiences were not told. (amnesty.org.au)
  • Four years later, Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) continues to be a day when I can truly express my unending gratitude for the trans people in my life. (amnesty.org.au)
  • It's a chance to give thanks to the trans people around me and to acknowledge the many, many people who have come before me and walked a much harder path than my own. (amnesty.org.au)
  • I have never before felt the love that I feel from the trans community, and that's why, for me, TDOV is a day to acknowledge what I owe (what we all owe) to the trans people around us. (amnesty.org.au)
  • This TDOV I am celebrating the trans people who have given me strength to go on, who have continued to light the way, and who have simply just existed in places where they've been told they shouldn't. (amnesty.org.au)
  • For many trans people visibility isn't a choice, a privilege or a celebration - there is so often a cost that comes with our visibility. (amnesty.org.au)
  • When we celebrate trans visibility, we also celebrate the people for whom visibility isn't a choice or option, the people whose visibility isn't recognised, the trans people for whom visibility isn't a celebration, and those who remain invisible, unsafe or unheard. (amnesty.org.au)
  • Every trans person has their own experience. (amnesty.org.au)
  • So without further ado, below is a short list of some of the trans people to read, listen to, watch, and follow on this TDOV! (amnesty.org.au)
  • It's an incredible resource to understand more about trans experiences, and how you can be a better ally to the trans people in your life. (amnesty.org.au)
  • A 2017 study found trans people were 2.4 times more likely than cis people to have an unmet mental health care need. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Indeed, one advocacy group projects that 2017 will be the deadliest year for transgender Americans on record. (salon.com)
  • Cisgender men who describe HIV testing among transgender women and men reported sexual orientations of gay or bisexual represent a and two cisgender comparison groups in 27 states and Guam. (cdc.gov)
  • Tailoring HIV testing activities to overcome the unique barriers transgender women and men with cisgender gay and bisexual faced by transgender women and men might increase rates of men while adjusting for characteristics associated with testing testing among these populations. (cdc.gov)
  • Persons assigned female sex at birth who identify as man, transgender man, and bisexual men, and 301,524 cisgender heterosexual men or another transmasculine identity. (cdc.gov)
  • This memorandum reaffirms and supplements the principles established in the Presidential Memorandum of December 6, 2011 (International Initiatives to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons). (whitehouse.gov)
  • That memorandum, for the first time, directed executive departments and agencies (agencies) engaged abroad to ensure that United States diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons everywhere. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Large majorities of Americans think it should be illegal for either employers or health care providers to discriminate against people because they are lesbian, gay or bisexual, or transgender, a new KFF poll finds . (kff.org)
  • As a bisexual person myself, this makes me ashamed. (change.org)
  • A government survey in 2017 found that transgender people were twice as likely to have been offered conversion therapy than gay and bisexual individuals, which makes the decision to exclude transgender people from this ban even more troubling. (change.org)
  • At the same time she was also on the board of Equality Pennsylvania, a statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) advocacy group. (medscape.com)
  • In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimated that there were 200 000 persons living with HIV in Pakistan (1), a country with a population of 207 million (2). (who.int)
  • Her dissertation The right to Soundscape the World from 2020 gave a contribution to the understanding of the relationships between music technology and girls and transgender persons in music-making from a gender equality perspective. (lu.se)
  • This article highlights the additions and changes to DeCS in 2017. (bvsalud.org)
  • From the 2017 version on, DeCS will present all NPE in English and will also translate new NPE in Spanish and Portuguese, along with PE that have always been translated. (bvsalud.org)
  • 2017 DeCS is available for online searching through DeCS Search or directly from VHL Search Portal . (bvsalud.org)
  • Please consult the DeCS 2017 edition or the online Introduction to 2017 MeSH for more details. (bvsalud.org)
  • While there have been dramatic changes regarding the acceptance of LGBT lifestyles, the support of transgender people has a long way to go. (irishcentral.com)
  • LGBT people are in the minority, so some people worry about being able to meet other people. (changingattitude.org.uk)
  • In 2014, the Supreme Court recognised a transgender person's right to self-identification as male, female or the third gender. (prsindia.org)
  • A full summary of a transgender person's gender history and anatomy are usually completely irrelevant. (healthline.com)
  • Symptoms vary, depending upon a person's age, but most people want to live in a way that matches their gender identity. (medlineplus.gov)
  • According to the World Health Organisation, 'transgender' is an umbrella term that includes persons whose sense of gender does not match with the gender assigned to them at birth. (prsindia.org)
  • Transgender is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity as revealed in their feelings and behavior is not congruent with their biological make-up. (irishcentral.com)
  • October 5, 2017, New York - In response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' memo on Department of Justice employment protections for transgender people, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). (ccrjustice.org)
  • Part of that law prohibits transgender people from using the bathroom that matches their gender identity. (metroweekly.com)
  • A growing number of studies and prevention and treatment programs are addressing transgender populations, but more research is needed. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • Previous research has documented higher rates of suicidal thoughts among transgender populations. (goodtherapy.org)
  • The epidemic is concentrated among key populations, i.e. injecting drug users, men who have sex with men, and transgender people. (who.int)
  • and provides recommendations for addressing viral hepatitis in certain populations including incarcerated persons and people who inject drugs. (cdc.gov)
  • Those who answered affirmative particularly those who have sex with cisgender§ men, are also at were asked to identify as male-to-female (defined as transgender high risk for infection ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • CDC analyzed data from compare demographic characteristics and HIV testing among the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to transgender and cisgender respondents. (cdc.gov)
  • Cisgender men and After adjusting for demographic characteristics, transgender women who reported an orientation of straight (hereafter women and men had a lower prevalence of ever testing and referred to as cisgender heterosexual men and women) rep- past year testing for HIV (35.6% and 31.6% ever, and 10.0% resent a group at lower risk for infection ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Persons assigned male sex at birth who identify as woman, transgender woman, gender women, 451 transgender men, 3,798 cisgender gay or another transfeminine identity. (cdc.gov)
  • Certainly we don't do the same for people who are cisgender. (salon.com)
  • For clinicians, it is important that they are aware of possible mental health conditions that may be more common in transgender and gender-nonconforming youth compared to cisgender youth. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann also tweeted his support of allowing transgender soldiers serve in the U.S. military. (vox.com)
  • Yet in housing, employment, and public places- including restrooms- in Washington, transgender and non-binary people are unfairly targeted, excluded, and harassed. (aclu-wa.org)
  • Among pressing concerns is what will happen to the thousands of transgender people already serving. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • This means that thousands of transgender people will not get the same protections as the rest of their community against this dangerous and unethical practice, which can include exorcisms and even physical violence. (change.org)
  • We are where we are today becuase of the thousands of transgender people who fought alongside us, and now its our turn to do the same. (change.org)
  • Let me just say that this issue was a huge example of the Obama administration's overreach, to suggest a one-size-fits-all, federal government approach, top-down approach, to issues that are best dealt with and solved at a personal level and a local level," DeVos said in a sit-down interview at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference. (metroweekly.com)
  • Between 25 April and 27 June 2019, a total of 30 191 persons were tested for HIV in Larkana District, and 876 of them tested positive. (who.int)
  • This statement provides guidance on contraceptive choices for transgender and non-binary people and their partners, who are engaging in vaginal sex where there is a risk of pregnancy. (fsrh.org)
  • While such a ban has not yet gone into effect, the lawsuit explains this guidance from the commander in chief has already harmed transgender people who are in the military by taking away their "reasonable expectation of continued service. (motherjones.com)
  • In 2015, the American Psychological Association adopted Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients in order to describe affirmative psychological practice with transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) clients. (medscape.com)
  • Some people describe themselves as transgender when their sex at birth does not match the way they think or feel about their gender. (cdc.gov)
  • To investigate the incidence of HIV among children in Larkana District, Pakistan and describe the distribution of cases by time, place and person. (who.int)
  • HIV testing is critical for detecting women in this report), female-to-male (defined as transgender and treating persons who are infected and delivering preventive men in this report), or gender nonconforming. (cdc.gov)
  • The Department of State shall, on an annual basis and as part of the annual report submitted to the Congress pursuant to sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) and 2304(b)), report on human rights abuses experienced by LGBTQI+ persons globally. (whitehouse.gov)
  • This report reviews how asylum claims based on sexual orientation and gender identity are assessed and analyses the existence of specific reception measures for LGBTI persons. (europa.eu)
  • A RAND report estimates there are up to 6,600 transgender troops on active duty, with possibly another 4,000 in the Reserves. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • In compliance with OMB Memorandum M-12-12 pdf icon external icon ("Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations") this report includes all CDC-hosted conferences held in FY 2017 where the net expenses associated with the conference exceeded $100,000. (cdc.gov)
  • According to One Colorado's recent report Transparent: The State of Transgender Health in Colorado, transgender Coloradans report higher rates of depression and anxiety disorders compared to the general population, and at least 10 percent have attempted suicide. (advocate.com)
  • ARV Market Report in September 2017. (who.int)
  • The former administration's policy also authorized the military to pay for transgender surgeries, hormone treatment , and related healthcare. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • Should there be an outright ban on transgender service members, or should there just be certain limits on their accommodation, such as payment for surgeries? (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • In 2017, the Australian and New Zealand Professional Association for Transgender Health (ANZPATH) submitted to the Treasury a paper titled Accessing Superannuation for Transgender Related Surgeries. (abc.net.au)
  • What about subtler phrasings that unconsciously undermine people, specifically transgender and nonbinary people? (healthline.com)
  • Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2017 is a bill passed by Senate of Pakistan to recognize transgender rights and allow transgender individuals to register as their true gender. (wikipedia.org)
  • The ACLU has long advocated for the legal rights of transgender individuals, as part of our core commitment to equality for all people. (aclu-wa.org)
  • For months, our opponents attempted to garner enough signatures to put the fundamental civil rights of transgender people on the ballot. (hrc.org)
  • Transgender troops who did serve had to wear the uniform and hair styles of their birth gender, and the military did not not pay for hormone therapy or transition surgery. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • Siobhan Frith says she feels like a different person since undergoing gender transition surgery. (abc.net.au)
  • From a man who gives birth to a cocoon, to a religious sect who transition every Winter, to a person who becomes a mountain - Callum combines magic, transness, relationships, bugs and the natural world to explore what transition means. (amnesty.org.au)
  • People who were assigned male at birth (AMAB) and have adopted a gender identity as a woman, regardless of whether they have undergone any medical gender transition. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A senior White House official told reporters that no transgender individuals will be allowed to join the armed services unless and until the secretary of defense and secretary of homeland security recommend otherwise. (wvik.org)
  • The policy prohibiting transgender individuals serving in the military is restored by the memo. (wvik.org)
  • Securing safe housing is also a monumental challenge for transgender individuals residing in Lebanon, who encounter varying difficulties depending on their socioeconomic status, refugee status, and gender expression. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Laws that criminalize drugs for personal use result in an arrest every 25 seconds in the US, and Human Rights Watch and others have documented the devastating harms that result to individuals, families, and communities, including driving people away from health services. (hrw.org)
  • Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • When choosing a health care provider, look for individuals who are trained to identify and work with people with gender dysphoria. (medlineplus.gov)
  • President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order that overturned a controversial ban by his predecessor on transgender individuals serving in the US military, a move cheered by LGBTQ advocates that fulfills a campaign promise. (straitstimes.com)
  • Transgender individuals who are experiencing mental health concerns may wish to find a therapist . (goodtherapy.org)
  • Being aware, respectful, and supportive of the needs of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Much is written in the medical press now about transgender individuals and how to assess and treat them. (medscape.com)
  • Previous defense secretary Ash Carter gave the Pentagon a year to review the process of determining how it would accept new transgender recruits. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • Former defense secretary Carter gave the armed services until July 2017 to adjust to the new policy. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • The Affordable Care Act removed barriers to care for many, including women, transgender people, LGBTQ elders, and people living with chronic diseases like HIV and AIDS. (advocate.com)
  • Just last week, we saw a drastic incident that demonstrates the importance of allowing all Coloradans -- especially LGBTQ people -- to get the care they need, without unnecessary barriers. (advocate.com)
  • Offences like compelling a transgender person to beg, denial of access to a public place, physical and sexual abuse, etc. would attract up to two years' imprisonment and a fine. (prsindia.org)
  • Pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions that people have toward others. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Most transgender women told Human Rights Watch that social stigma and the combination of vague laws that police morality, regulate sex work, and are interpreted to criminalize adult consensual same-sex conduct, has had an insidious effect on their individual self-expression, forcing them to adopt self-censoring behavior because any suspicion of non-conformity may lead to violence or arrest. (gaysonoma.com)
  • A District Screening Committee would issue a certificate of identity to recognise transgender persons. (prsindia.org)
  • Most European societies recognise people as either male or female. (europa.eu)
  • The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) currently publishes the Standards of Care (SOC), to provide clinical guidelines for health care of transsexual, transgender and gender non-conforming persons in order to maximize health and well-being by revealing gender dysphoria. (medscape.com)
  • Transgender respondents were defined as those women* had the highest percentage of confirmed positive who answered affirmative to the question if they considered results (2.7%) of any gender category ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • This finding suggests that transgender women and men might and men. (cdc.gov)
  • Just as we created the space for changes in clothing (which is gender expression) for women, we are learning more space needs to be created in language to affirm and account for the experiences and feelings of transgender people. (healthline.com)
  • Transgender women with HIV may be hesitant to use antiretroviral therapy (ART) or not take it as prescribed because of concerns about drug interactions with feminizing hormones, according to a presentation at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) last month in Paris. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • The California HIV/AIDS Research Program has announced funding for 3 new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstration projects that will explore the use of Truvada (tenofovir/emtricitabine) for HIV prevention for transgender women and men, with a focus on improving adherence and monitoring interactions between antiretrovirals and gender-affirming hormone therapy. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • This law has been regularly enforced to arrest transgender women who are misidentified as "gay men. (gaysonoma.com)
  • The cycle of oppression spun for transgender women in Lebanon often begins with domestic violence at home. (gaysonoma.com)
  • This violence, in many cases perpetrated by a dominant male figure in the family, goes unpunished, pushing transgender women out of their homes, and in the case of refugees and asylum seekers, their countries. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Regarding their current work situations, 33.85% of transgender women and 45.16% of transgender men stated that they do not have a current occupation. (bvsalud.org)
  • HIV prevalence among travestis and transgender women (TrTW) is disproportionately higher when compared to the overall Brazilian population. (bvsalud.org)
  • I'm still devastated by the fact that simply because I'm transgender I was refused coverage for the medical care that my doctor prescribed for me. (aclu-wa.org)
  • Under the AHCA, being transgender could be considered a preexisting condition and transgender people are at risk of being denied insurance coverage simply because of who they are. (advocate.com)
  • Under the latest plan, many more could lose coverage because of preexisting medical conditions, like HIV and AIDS, or simply for being transgender. (advocate.com)
  • We call on Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner to reject Trumpcare or any other legislation that would raise premiums, gut Medicaid, roll back consumer protections, or strip millions of people of their health coverage. (advocate.com)
  • The NHRAP mandates, inter alia, the establishment of legislation enhancing criminal and legal coverage for persons engaging in human rights protection activities (Action 33 of the Plan). (lu.se)
  • The presented study was developed to support these efforts by reviewing international best practices and standards on criminal and legal coverage for persons engaging in human rights protection activities, as well as examining relevant Armenian legislation and conducting a gap analysis. (lu.se)
  • It is a study of international standards and practices regarding legal and policy coverage of persons engaging in human rights protection activities, to facilitate consideration of a bill submitted to the National Assembly to effect legislative amendments and/or policy and practice guidelines. (lu.se)
  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff said they need to determine whether transgender recruits have medical issues affecting their ability to deploy and meet physical standards. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • This means the Pentagon will defer new enlistments by transgender applicants. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • Depression was the most common diagnosis among transgender children ages 10-17. (goodtherapy.org)
  • They are representing five unnamed current transgender members of the armed forces. (reason.com)
  • A RAND study indicated that the rough costs per year of accommodating transgender service members are about $2 million to $8 million , out of a $600 billion Pentagon budget. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • There has been no announcement from the White House or Pentagon on whether transgender service members already serving in the military will be permitted to continue. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices-United States, 2017-18 Influenza Season. (medscape.com)
  • For refugees and asylum seekers, not having the family safety net or social networks in a foreign country already marginalizes them, and their transgender identity further exacerbates their plight, especially given the absence of state services or shelters available to them. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Newly-Filed Evidence Bolsters Lawsuit Charging Illegal U.S. Practices Nov.14, 2017, Los Angeles - Today, an immigrant rights group, Los Angeles-based Al Otro Lado, and six asylum seekers filed a. (ccrjustice.org)
  • Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • The ACLU of Washington today filed a lawsuit against Swedish Health Services and Providence Health & Services for refusing to provide a medically necessary surgery for a transgender man. (aclu-wa.org)
  • I'm a Transgender Boy, and I'm Suing My Health Insurer to Cover the Medical Care I Need. (aclu-wa.org)
  • This ambitious goal is to be applauded, though it won't likely be realized without changes to the administration's health and civil rights policies that reduce access to health care for those most at risk of, and living with, HIV, including people who use drugs. (hrw.org)
  • 85% say it should be illegal for health insurance companies to refuse to pay for health care services for people who are transgender. (kff.org)
  • While some House Republicans were seeking to limit health care benefits for transgender troops, no lawmakers called for an outright ban. (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • As a result, the transgender community has a higher rate of mental health problems and risk of attempted suicide. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The AHCA could roll back the progress made to expand access to HIV care and treatment, leaving people with HIV vulnerable to illness, worsening health, loss of life, or an AIDS diagnosis. (advocate.com)
  • On top of that, the AHCA would defund Planned Parenthood, one of the largest providers of affirming health care for LGBTQ people nationwide. (advocate.com)
  • Transgender and gender nonconforming people may struggle to get their mental health needs met. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Mental health of transgender and gender nonconforming youth compared with their peers. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Transgender youth more often diagnosed with mental health conditions. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Standards of care for the health of transsexual, transgender, and gender-nonconforming people, version 7. (medscape.com)
  • The Sindh Provincial Department of Health, in coordination with the District Commissioner in Larkana and the Sindh AIDS Control Programme (SACP), began a major campaign to test people for HIV at the Taluka Headquarters Hospital in Ratodero, including the testing of hundreds of children (13). (who.int)
  • Also noteworthy is that in Massachusetts, the rate of viral suppression among people living with HIV was higher than the national average, especially among those retained in health care. (cdc.gov)
  • Protecting people at risk for HIV by prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), promoting condom use, and syringe service programs. (cdc.gov)
  • The Minister said that column for special persons and transgenders have also been included in the census form on the directions of Supreme Court. (com.pk)
  • Whether or not all transgender students are afforded protections across the board may depend on the outcome of a case now pending before the Supreme Court. (metroweekly.com)
  • School groups, as well as several former U.S. secretaries of education, are lining up on opposite sides of the major U.S. Supreme Court case on transgender student rights. (edweek.org)
  • It also explains that the plaintiffs disclosed their transgender status to the military with the understanding that doing so would no longer threaten their careers, and therefore they're asking the federal courts to block a reversal of that promise. (reason.com)
  • I am grateful to the transgender members of the military for their service. (vox.com)
  • For transgender service members already serving, the memo directs the departments of Defense and Homeland Security to determine what to do with them based on how their continued service affects military effectiveness, lethality, resources and unit cohesion. (wvik.org)
  • She fears that the president's directive banning transgender people from military service will result in her discharge from the military before she can reach this twenty-year benchmark, thus leading to a substantial decrease in her retirement payment," the lawsuit reads. (motherjones.com)
  • A Transgender Military Ban … What Does It Really Mean? (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • How Many Transgender People Serve in the U.S. Military? (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • What Is the Current Military Policy on Transgenders? (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • Will Existing Transgender Service Members Be Kicked Out of the Military? (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • One Colorado's needs assessment survey, conducted last summer with more than 3,600 LGBTQ respondents, found that at least 22 percent of transgender people and 12 percent of LGBTQ people overall were on public insurance. (advocate.com)
  • A Wyoming man who identifies as a transgender woman is on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in a bathroom. (dailycaller.com)
  • [1] For example, a person born as a man may identify with the opposite gender, as a woman. (prsindia.org)
  • It's like a freaking Nightmare on Elm Street if they see a bunch of transgenders walking towards them who don't know if they are a man or a woman. (rightwingwatch.org)
  • WATCH: Shoppers passionately defend transgender woman in 'What Would You Do? (queerty.com)
  • tackled transphobia on its most recent episode, staging a fraught scenario in which a transgender woman is verbally attacked by an uppity sales clerk as she shops for new clothes. (queerty.com)
  • The new episode features a transgender woman, shopping for new clothes, suddenly being sniped at and badgered by a sales clerk. (queerty.com)
  • In this case, every customer stuck up for the transgender woman in one way or another, with many lecturing the sales clerk about accepting people for who they are. (queerty.com)
  • That awful woman on Inside Edition especially is horrible that goes around ambushing people into confessing they're awful human beings. (queerty.com)
  • Anger leads to hate," Dr Levine told the ENDO audience, quoting a "great" transgender woman, Jenny Boylan, a professor of English at Barnard College in New York City. (medscape.com)
  • Having graduated from Harvard and then trained in pediatrics and adolescent medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center in New York before moving to Penn State Hershey Medical Center, it was in Pennsylvania that Dr Levine transitioned from being a man to a woman, although she had been "out" as transgender for some time. (medscape.com)
  • This paper examines the legal situation of intersex people from a fundamental rights perspective. (europa.eu)
  • Legal and medical professionals should be better informed of the fundamental rights of intersex people, particularly children. (europa.eu)
  • Gender markers in identity documents and birth registries should be reviewed to better protect intersex people. (europa.eu)
  • Member States should avoid nonconsensual 'sex-normalising' medical treatments on intersex people. (europa.eu)
  • But LGBTQ advocates say that leaving the decision up to states or individual school districts creates an uneven and patchwork system in which the treatment of transgender students can be subject to the whims of administrators or politicians like school board members and state legislators who oversee education policy. (metroweekly.com)
  • Half (49%) of the public says our society has "not gone far enough in accepting people who are transgender," up 10 percentage points from a 2017 Pew Research Center Poll. (kff.org)
  • Alok is a writer, performer and public speaker who advocates for transgender and gender diverse rights. (amnesty.org.au)
  • The ACLU of Washington works to ensure that transgender, non-binary and gender-nonconforming people have the same rights as everyone else. (aclu-wa.org)
  • Persons whose sex assigned at birth is the same as their gender identity or expression. (cdc.gov)
  • The Bill states that a person recognised as 'transgender' would have the right to 'self-perceived' gender identity. (prsindia.org)
  • Transgender means that one's gender identity doesn't match one's birth certificate . (robertreeveslaw.com)
  • Most LGBTQI people in the United Kingdom will experience some sort of negativity about their sexuality or gender identity at some point during their life. (changingattitude.org.uk)
  • Even if they do not experience threats or violence, being around people who have an underlying negativity about their sexuality or gender identity can still be draining. (changingattitude.org.uk)
  • Multiple education groups filed friend-of-the-court briefs last week in Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. (Case No. 16-273) in support of Gavin Grimm, the female-born transgender high school student who is seeking, in line with his gender identity, the right to use the boys' restroom at his Virginia high school. (edweek.org)
  • We hope this research creates awareness about the pressure young people questioning their gender identity may feel, and how this may affect their mental well-being," said study lead author Tracy A. Becerra-Culqui, PhD, MPH, in a press release. (goodtherapy.org)
  • Transgender people live in all countries, but their acceptance by communities and freedom to live with their chosen gender identity or expression varies according to culture and society. (bvsalud.org)
  • WHO is committed to providing a respectful work environment, and to promoting and enforcing policies that respect the inherent dignity of all persons, including those we serve. (who.int)
  • The Associated Press updated their style guidelines for 2017, allowing for the singular use of "they. (healthline.com)
  • In 2017, the Endocrine Society updated its Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. (medscape.com)
  • Anti-equality activists spent hundreds of thousands of dollars attempting to pass a shameful ballot measure aimed at discriminating against LGBTQ people, but thanks to the fair-minded people of Washington State, they have failed," said Marty Rouse, HRC National Field Director, after the Secretary of State's office announcement Friday. (hrc.org)
  • Robbie (they/them), Allyship Coordinator for Amnesty International Australia, celebrates their personal experience on Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual event on March 31 dedicated to raising awareness of transgender and gender diverse people all around the world. (amnesty.org.au)
  • Basically, said a source, "the administration wants to get rid of transgender service members as fast as they can. (reason.com)
  • The only exception is for transgender service members already in treatment. (wvik.org)
  • Transgender service members have been blindsided by this shift and are scrambling to deal with what it means for their futures and their families," said Shannon Minter, a transgender legal expert and NCLR's legal director, in a statement. (motherjones.com)
  • The plaintiffs' stories offer a glimpse of some of the consequences such a ban would have on the lives on transgender service members. (motherjones.com)