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The legislation under review eases the process of changing gender identification, but critics say it falls short of recommendations by the Council of Europe, an advisory body to the European Union.
During a tour of the only housing unit that ICE sets aside for GBT detainees to live together, one detainee in Santa Ana praised conditions. Lawyers and other advocates are still watching to see if guards’ behavior improves after a sensitivity training this summer. The third of four stories.
The Supreme Court declared that same-sex couples who are legally married deserve equal rights to the benefits under federal law. In Texas, Gov. Rick Perry has called a special legislative session to pass an abortion law.