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'Traumatizing to hear': Transgender US Air Force candidate reacts to Trump's executive order • Feb. 18, 2025, 5:17 AM ET (CNN)
‘Transgender’ and ‘queer’ erased from Stonewall Uprising national monument website • Feb. 14, 2025, 3:17 AM ET (CNN)
San Jose State and Penn face inquiries in Trump crackdown on transgender athletes • Feb. 6, 2025, 5:41 PM ET (AP)
Georgia lawmakers advance a bill to prevent transgender women from competing in women's sports • Feb. 6, 2025, 5:31 PM ET (AP)
NCAA changes transgender policy to limit women's competition to athletes assigned female at birth • Feb. 6, 2025, 5:19 PM ET (AP)

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Transgender pride flag
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Who created Transgender Day of Visibility?
Why is Pride Month in June?
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