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A transgender girl misses her high school graduation after Mississippi judge denies emergency plea to permit her to go in a dress and heels

CNN By Isabel Rosales, Paradise Afshar and Jaide Garcia, CNN (CNN) — A transgender teen in Mississippi missed her high school graduation after a federal judge denied a motion requesting she be allowed to wear a dress and heels under her robe. The 17-year-old, identified in court documents by her initials “L.B.,” did not attend

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Tbilisi Pride festival canceled after violent anti-LGBTQ protests

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Pride festival was canceled in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Saturday by organizers who say authorities failed to prevent violent disruptions from Russian-affiliated far-right groups. According to Georgian public broadcaster First Channel, police clashed with anti-LGBTQ protesters in Lisi Wonderland, an events venue outside Tbilisi where the

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Tbilisi Pride festival canceled after violent anti-LGBTQ protests

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Pride festival was canceled in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Saturday by organizers who say authorities failed to prevent violent disruptions from Russian-affiliated far-right groups. According to Georgian public broadcaster First Channel, police clashed with anti-LGBTQ protesters in Lisi Wonderland, an events venue outside Tbilisi where the

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‘No danger to the transgender community’ after missing South Carolina teen found dead, sheriff says

By Rebekah Riess and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina law enforcement officials say there is “no danger to the transgender community” as a transgender teenager was found dead this week after going missing and two suspects were taken into custody. Family members reported Jacob Williamson, 18, as a missing person to authorities in

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