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Jesse Valles, far right, and Isaac Apodaca, center, get in line for the free Sunday dinners offered at the Rebel and Divine church, a congregation in Phoenix that aims to help at-risk youth, many of whom are homeless and transgender.

Pastor Redefines 'Church' For Transgender Youth

6:00am February 21, 2016

by Stina Sieg

For transgender people, church can feel extremely unwelcoming. A congregation in Phoenix is trying to change that by offering free meals and support to them — many of whom are homeless trans youth.

Eduardo Gonzalez is HIV positive. His mother died of AIDS; his father, who's HIV positive, is in jail. The boy lives at Eunime, a Tijuana facility for children whose parents have faced AIDS in their family and who may themselves be infected.

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These Are The Faces Of People Facing HIV/AIDS: #WorldAidsDay

2:40pm December 01, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

They are children, sex workers, drug users who live in fear of HIV. The portraits and stories are featured in a new book set in Tijuana: "Tomorrow Is A Long Time."

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Congressional LGBT Caucus Launches Task Force On Transgender Equality

2:47pm November 18, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

The new group of House members was announced during Trans Awareness Week. The LGBT caucus also held the first-ever congressional forum on violence against trans people.

'Becoming Nicole' Recounts One Family's Acceptance Of Their Transgender Child

5:04pm October 19, 2015

When Kelly and Wayne Maines adopted identical twin boys in 1997, they didn't anticipate raising one of their sons as a daughter. They tell their story, with author Amy Ellis Nutt, in Becoming Nicole.

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White House Hires Its First Openly Transgender Staffer

6:04pm August 20, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, 28, was appointed to serve as an outreach and recruitment director for presidential personnel.

Transgender performers walk backstage during an event to mark World AIDS Day in 2013. A new WHO report demonstrates extremely rates of HIV infection among transgender women in 15 countries.

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Transgender Women Face Inadequate Health Care, 'Shocking' HIV Rates

11:27pm July 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

A new World Health Organization study finds alarmingly high rates of HIV infection among transgender women. One of the researchers notes that the numbers are rooted in rampant discrimination.

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Health Effects Of Transitioning In Teen Years Remain Unknown

11:18am July 22, 2015

by Angus Chen

Though endocrinologists have been treating trans youths with hormones for about a decade, it's not clear how starting that process in adolescence affects health. A study aims to find out.

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Pentagon Weighs Allowing Transgender People To Serve Openly In Military

7:06pm July 13, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Defense Secretary Ash Carter said a working group will study the implications of the move. The panel will start with the presumption that transgender people can serve without an adverse impact.

Schuyler Bailar will swim on the men's team at Harvard this fall.

Transgender Swimmer Given Choice Of Harvard's Men's, Women's Teams

10:55am July 01, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

First accepted by the women's swim team, Schuyler Bailar decided to join the men's team this coming fall. He is believed to be the first openly transgender NCAA swimmer.

Filmmaker Christopher Lee attends a 1999 film festival.

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Making The Law Respect Gender Identity After Death

11:04am June 30, 2015

by April Dembosky

After filmmaker Christopher Lee died, his death certificate listed him as "female." His friends helped to change the way California law handles the death certificates of transgender people.

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