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In the United States, the rights of transgender people vary considerably by jurisdiction. In recent decades, there was an expansion of federal, state, and local laws and rulings to protect transgender Americans; however, many rights remain unprotected, and some rights are being eroded, with significant federal restrictions since 2025.
The term is borrowed from the modern French phrase en femme [12] [13] meaning "as a woman", Most crossdressers also use a female name whilst en femme; that is their "femme name". In the cross-dressing community the persona a man adopts when he dresses as a woman is known as his " femme self".
The procedure for gender reassignment is not illegal in Egypt, however, the complication and stigmatisation has put transgender people through mental and physical assault along with torture, as per Human Rights Watch. Reportedly, the statistics of criminal acts committed against the transgender community have not been available because they ...
During the Biden administration, the Justice Department argued Tennessee’s law discriminates against transgender people because a teenager whose sex assigned at birth is male may be given ...
In 2002 transgender man Michael Kantaras made national news when he won primary custody of his children upon divorce; however, that case was reversed on appeal in 2004 by the Florida Supreme Court, upholding the claim that the marriage was null and void because Michael Kantaras was still a woman and same-sex marriages were illegal in Florida. [123]
Illegal since 1966 Penalty: 1 to 5 years imprisonment. [68] [113] Sierra Leone: Male illegal since 1861 (as the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate) Penalty: Up to life imprisonment (Not enforced, repeal disputed). Female always legal + UN decl. sign. [68] Bans some anti-gay discrimination. Togo: Illegal since 1980
(Reuters) -Families of transgender children on Tuesday asked a federal court to block President Donald Trump's order to end all federal funding or support for healthcare that aids gender ...
The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on Tuesday on a bill supported by Republican President-elect Donald Trump to essentially ban transgender girls and women from competing in school ...