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Record number of bills look to restrict LGBT rights in the U.S.

A record number of bills to limit transgender rights have been introduced this year in state legislators across the country, with lawmakers in 28 states considering 93 bills targeting the rights of transgender Americans according to the Human Rights Campaign. John Yang speaks…

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History: International Transgender Day of Visibility

Rachel Crandall-Crocker, the creator of International Transgender Day of Visibility, wanted people to have a moment of happiness. So she made a Facebook post encouraging people to organize festivities in their hometowns and started messaging accounts from all over the world…

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Why are gay men still banned from donating blood?

AMERICAN HOSPITALS ARE flooded with sick patients, and not everyone there is battling Covid-19. Many people need blood transfusions—in fact, the American Red Cross estimates that someone in the U.S. requires a blood donation every two seconds. The country’s blood…