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Tuesday

Sonia Doe, pictured here, reached a settlement with the New Jersey Department of Corrections that will make it standard for the state to assign prison stays to a person based on their gender identity, not the sex assigned at birth. The ACLU New Jersey hide caption

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The ACLU New Jersey

Wednesday

A new public survey reflects Americans' "mixed views" on trans issues, Gallup says, as people said athletes should compete based on the sex listed on their birth certificates. Here, protesters march against a bill restricting transgender girls from sports teams in Pierre, S.D., in March. Toby Brusseau/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign hide caption

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Monday

Madison Kenyon (left), who is cisgender, runs track and cross-country at Idaho State University. She supports Idaho's transgender sports ban. Lindsay Hecox (right) is transgender and hopes to make the women's track and cross-country teams at Boise State University. Alliance Defending Freedom; Joshua Roper/American Civil Liberties Union hide caption

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Idaho's Transgender Sports Ban Faces A Major Legal Hurdle

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Thursday

Dr. Rachel Levine during her confirmation hearing in February. In an NPR interview Thursday, Levine questions state measures limiting transgender rights. Tom Brenner/Getty Images hide caption

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Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Health Care Is An Equity Issue, Not A Political One

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Tuesday

Aimee Stephens' Supreme Court case is over the question of whether employers can fire workers for being transgender. "We're not asking for anything special. We're just asking to be treated like other people are," Stephens told The Detroit News last year. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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Monday

Demonstrators hold signs in support of trans equality outside the White House on Monday. The Trump administration is reportedly considering defining "sex" in a way that would restrict civil rights protections to transgender Americans. Tasos Katopodis/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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