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Transphobia

Opinion 

Trump’s trans military ban is destructive to America

February 11, 2019February 13, 2019 Alyssa Tatro 125 ViewsDonald Trump, Military Service, Trans discrimination, Transphobia 2 min read

Back in July 2017, President Don­ald Trump announced via twitter his plan to create a new policy that would ban

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Letters to the Editor 

April 16th Letter to the Editor

April 16, 2018May 20, 2019 Ledger Staff 116 ViewsDanni Derrickson, Transphobia 1 min read

Dear Editor, Twitter has an odd habit of un­covering people’s’ true colors. Last week, a UW Tacoma stu­dent’s transphobic opinions

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News 

I-1515 Sets off Debate Over Restricting Bathroom Access

May 16, 2016September 13, 2017 Ledger Staff 134 Viewsby Diana Zuniga, I-1515, Just Want Privacy, state laws, Transphobia, Washington Wont Discriminate 3 min read

Just Want Privacy, the campaign promoting Initiative 1515, is pushing for the measure to be on Washington State’s ballot in

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Opinion 

Discrimination Isn’t Religious Freedom

May 9, 2016September 13, 2017 Ledger Staff 141 Viewsby Julianna Siemssen, homophobia, LGBTQ, Mississippi, Proposition 8, Queer, Transphobia 3 min read

Religious freedom is a crucial American value, written into the First Amendment of our Constitution: “Congress shall make no law

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Opinion 

Tacoma Protest Highlights Transmisogyny Against Undocumented Immigrants

October 5, 2015August 4, 2017 Ledger Staff 123 ViewsImmigration, Julianna Siemssen, Latinx issues, transmisogyny, Transphobia 3 min read

On Monday, September 21st, the Northwest Detention Center Resistance Coalition blockaded the roads of the private deportation center, effectively stopping

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Opinion 

Bruce Jenner Media Coverage Reveals American Bias

May 11, 2015August 29, 2018 Ledger Staff 122 Viewsby Kari Treese, Caitlin Jenner, Deadname, Transgender, Transphobia 2 min read

Bruce Jenner won the Olympic Gold Medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also starred in some

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Opinion 

Transgender Selfies Depict Discrimination in Restroom Politics

April 13, 2015August 30, 2018 Ledger Staff 130 ViewsBathroom Access, by Kari Treese, selfies, Transphobia, WeJustNeedToPee 2 min read

Last month, a transgender woman, Brae Carnes, took a bathroom selfie. The photo of Carnes stand­ing in a men’s public

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Opinion 

Transphobia at UWT and Beyond

March 2, 2015September 4, 2018 Ledger Staff 123 Viewsby Zakari Pelland, Caitlin Jenner, Laverne Cox, Leelah Alcorn, Transphobia 1 min read

If you go to the supermarket, you’ll more than likely be bombarded with tabloids at the checkout—all of which are

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