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Transgender Rights Lag '20 Years Behind' Gay Rights Progress

The Associated Press reports that, while gay and lesbian Americans are racking up success after success in the fight for same-sex marriage, that the picture is not as rosy for transgender Americans: '“My sense is that we are 20 years behind the mainstream gay and lesbian movement in terms of public understanding,' said Michael Silverman, executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund," according to the AP.

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