Transgender rights

Senate Confirms First Openly Transgender U.S. Official

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March 25, 2021 — Rachel Levine has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as assistant secretary of health, becoming the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. The vote Wednesday was 52-48 and the result was mostly along party lines. Only two Republicans — Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of … Read more

Centre notifies Transgender Protection rules; further simplifies processes

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NEW DELHI: Nine months after Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, the Centre has notified rules to operationalize the Act giving transgenders the right to self-perceived identity through a simplified application process which would not require any medical examination. Over two months after the ministry of social justice and empowerment put the … Read more