So to condemn power is to condemn life, and affirming life requires affirming power, which he does.
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At Everyday Feminism, we strive to provide different affirming alternatives to systemic oppression's lies and do so in an affirming, supportive online community.
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"Spaces that are affirming of black identity aren't always going to be affirming of every black identity," trans activist Raquel Willis told BuzzFeed News.
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For example, public and private insurances have to pay for gender-affirming hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery, and I've seen that have an incredibly positive effect on the lives of my patients.
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That touch of imperfection is not only hilarious, but affirming.
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I found the whole thing to be affirming and fun.
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Bringing that to reality physically is so validating and affirming.
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They're meaningful, affirming, communities that go beyond their stated function.
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In fact, it would have the effect of affirming them.
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But he was moving Forefront Brooklyn toward affirming gay members.
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They work in affirming our belief in a higher power.
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Wade decision affirming a woman's constitutional right to terminate her pregnancy.
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The same is true for transgender youth and gender-affirming care.
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The experience was as life-affirming as it was life changing.
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The whirlwind created a self-affirming circle of science, one that
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Rachel, conversely, had been affirming that just won't work for her.
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Hysterectomy is a medically necessary component of gender affirming surgical therapy.
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The L.G.B.T.-affirming classes are designed to accomplish two core tasks.
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To boot, affirming political messages are like candy for the brain.
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It was affirming to see the instant, viral response to CLITERACY.
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That means affirming the ruling that ordered the disciplinary summaries released.
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Ultimately, Ms. Collette-VanDeraa said the experience was worthwhile — even affirming.
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The kind I grew up in: loud, comforting, affirming, challenging, political.
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What a radical, affirming message for teenagers to see on screen!
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Just the most warm hearted, generous, funny, clever, life affirming man.
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There's nothing wrong with affirming the importance of free expression principles.
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The Panama Papers arrived in a similarly affirming — and cinematic — fashion.
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It's a time for evocative contrasts and dynamic, life-affirming gatherings.
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The policy's recommendations include affirming a child's gender identity in interactions and paperwork, making sure families get access to support so they can best help their child, and advocating for insurance that covers gender-affirming treatments.
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LEAD, which stands for LGBT Educating and Affirming Diversity, meets every month.
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Jeff Flake has frequently criticized Trump, but was more affirming of Pence.
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Join me in affirming your support for our nominee Donald J. Trump!
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CNN received a statement from the company affirming their commitment to equality.
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It's deeply affirming to see women from all different professional backgrounds represented.
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Next week is a difficult, ultimately life-affirming ep about love & family.
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Victorianists and, while affirming my promise as a scholar, advised me to
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Death-embracing, the work also felt life-affirming in its proud strangeness.
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And that is where the L.G.B.T.-affirming therapy can also be helpful.
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An inspiring or affirming conversation is likely to go down as well!
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And yet despite that potentially depressing premise, Mustang is surprisingly life-affirming.
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They'll also be barred from taking hormones or getting gender-affirming surgery.
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It was such a life-affirming scene that I couldn't stop grinning.
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Probably not; this is not exactly life-affirming and earth-shaking art.
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The reason for this show is affirming visibility on a global scale.
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Another found gender-affirming care reduces rates of suicide among transgender youth.
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It was her oldest daughter, Lourdes, affirming the family connection in movement.
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Hodges, the landmark 2015 case affirming the right to same-sex marriage.
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It's horrific and scary, while at the same time affirming and beautiful.
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The procedure, part of his gender-affirming care, should have been routine.
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The House passed legislation in January affirming its support for the alliance.
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And that's, on the positive side, mission affirming, so that's one thing.
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Earlier this year, Ettner concluded that Manning should also undergo gender affirming surgery.
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Instead, this is a study in a suffocating, life-affirming, life-ruining relationship.
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"These developments provide us with many opportunities to advance a life affirming agenda".
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And I looked at this story and said, 'This is not life-affirming.
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Kennedy, 81, cast key votes for legalizing same-sex marriage, affirming Roe v.
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Casey, Kennedy provided the pivotal vote affirming the core holding of Roe v.
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It starts off sad, but stick with us for a life-affirming ending.
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While affirming his support for trans people, Simmons has vehemently rejected the claim.
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Trans client have expressed concern about losing access to healthcare that is affirming.
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I wish they'd publicly said something affirming of me and the LGBT community.
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This is heavy metal fans at full throttle; it's life-affirming and beautiful.
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Through making a lifetime exclusive commitment, spouses extend affirming love to each other.
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Episcopalians also took a lead role in affirming women's rights by ordaining women.
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But then also try to find a way to make it life-affirming.
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As Vidal points out, it pathologizes and dehumanizes instead of affirming and healing.
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"The show is actually more life-affirming than not," host Andy Cohen assured.
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In a letter on January 16 affirming her expulsion, Knoll rejected the evidence.
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It's to this life-affirming footballing subgenre that we can add Dimitri Payet.
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One suspects that Wright would find a way of affirming that as well.
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San Francisco recently passed a resolution affirming the policy, keeping it in place.
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A politics that is blind to affirming life, but cares only about itself….
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Casey ruling affirming the right to obtain an abortion, the 2003 Lawrence v.
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These days, he and his family attend an affirming Methodist congregation in Pasadena.
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" By affirming that view, Trump supporters are in effect signaling: "I'm with him.
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He seems to be affirming a gradual, steady approach to tightening monetary policy.
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It makes sense that life-affirming displays of robust strength would be staged
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Previously, transgender athletes were required to have gender-affirming surgery before they competed.
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"The funeral is today," I said, affirming what I was loath to believe.
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Wade, affirming a woman's constitutional right to an abortion in Planned Parenthood v.
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The state is affirming who they are and not trying to erase them.
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But during the opinion-drafting process he joined the liberals in affirming it.
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Every American has the power to make our society more inclusive and affirming.
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The bill would classify gender-affirming treatment by medical professionals as a misdemeanor.
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On Tuesday, Lawrence's office put out a statement affirming her support for impeachment.
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Visibility and representation can be deeply affirming for those marginalized from the mainstream.
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Cosby's appellate argument, affirming the confidential nature of and protection afforded to marital communications.
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Earlier this month, the army conceded to her doctor's prescription of gender affirming surgery.
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She came out to her family and had proper gender-affirming surgery in Thailand.
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The Federal Circuit denied that argument in Wednesday's ruling, affirming a lower court decision.
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Affirming other people can go a long way both onstage and in the workplace.
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But his lyrical portraits of his city were affirming as I longed for mine.
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"Affirming a son as a girl violates the Father's Christian religious beliefs," Younger wrote.
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"Affirming a kid's gender to me is a life or death situation," she says.
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And Trump takes out full-page ads in major American newspapers affirming this view.
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They excel at transforming the intimate and possibly embarrassing to grand and life-affirming.
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Have you done hormonal replacement therapy or had any gender-affirming medical procedures done?
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It's a community that's much more pleasant and affirming than what Twitter has become.
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There was something life affirming in watching a band scoff at their expiration date.
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Highlighting it can be a way of affirming that women's interests are of value.
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It was a very positive, life-affirming, happy idea when I read about it.
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It's really incredible to think about that, and how life-affirming that will be.
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And there are so many individuals who are religious and affirming of LGBT individuals.
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Wade, the landmark 1973 case affirming a woman's constitutional right to end a pregnancy.
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Cohen also has tapes of the president affirming his desire to pay off McDougal.
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"This shows trans elders who need gender-affirming services in nursing homes," she said.
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In its first day online, Christians Against Christian Nationalism has already received affirming support.
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Fitch followed suit, revising the country's outlook to negative but affirming its BB+ rating.
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Even at his age, he is polished, with a repertoire of life-affirming stories.
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Affirming Nakhichevan's Armenian roots is dangerous for Azerbaijanis as well, no matter how prominent.
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"It's very affirming to be around someone as positive as Adhiambo," Mr. Trowe said.
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It means talking about reproductive body parts cheerfully, with correct language and affirming tones.
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Poignant, judiciously stocked with guests, it's soul- and life-affirming without ignoring harsh realities.
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But I still exist and I am still working — and that is so affirming.
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Instead, an affirming officiant was seamlessly provided to the couple to solemnize the wedding.
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All went onto cross-sex hormones around age 16 and later gender-affirming surgery.
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One thing I've noticed is that cis-on-cis gay porn is especially affirming.
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I've dated and had lovers of Christian faith, and they were allowed to have this diverse religious track, yet I was meeting people that could not imagine that there are queer Muslims, or that Islam can be gender-affirming, let alone queer-affirming.
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The authors conclude that it all comes down to ensuring access to gender-affirming care.
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To see it evolve into a positive, affirming word gives me great hope and pride.
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Cementing and affirming one of the greatest forces for progress this world has ever known.
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Instead, they should be seen as affirming that, as much as ever, elections have consequences.
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"Say a prayer," Patty wrote Monday, atop a list of supportive and life-affirming activities.
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The life-affirming photos were shared by the LGBT Facebook page Have A Gay Day.
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People of all genders suffer for lack of reliable, shame-free, pleasure-affirming sex education.
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And yet, the new wave of astrologers are insightful, often hilarious, and frequently life-affirming.
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Affirming a woman's feelings and experiences can help her get through the toughest of times.
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Simply fundraising and affirming the personhood of corporate donors seems like a weak-tea agenda.
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Nothing like a dead-on palm reading to make your spa treatment feel life-affirming.
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In 85033, the Lebanese government issued a policy statement affirming Hezbollah's right to bear arms.
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Above all, that means affirming our ability to have a real voice on the job.
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The new diagnosis was intended to clear hurdles to gender-affirming treatment, including surgical procedures.
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Many controversial rulings, including those affirming the right to abortion, were sealed by Kennedy's vote.
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Monday's U.S. construction spending and manufacturing data was positive overall, affirming the economy's steady improvement.
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She replied by affirming Facebook's commitment to encryption generally — saying it's good for user security.
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"Honestly, this has been the most life-affirming church I've ever been to," Marco said.
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Is it possible to develop an affirming, ambitious vision for the future of criminal justice?
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I find that fact to be life-affirming, but many find it depressing and unbearable.
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This partnership could have led to patients being denied gender-affirming care, abortion, and more.
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Will Canada insist on affirming the Paris agreement in a Group of 7 joint statement?
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But the specter of shady reality TV production tactics hangs over the otherwise affirming scene.
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"We're happy people have found it affirming, so they can focus on learning," he said.
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Or that you must sign an oath affirming your opposition to, say, the Communist Party.
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In a world where queer people are marginalized, isn't an affirming therapist a… good thing?
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It was recently invoked in affirming the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry.
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"In affirming that black lives matter, we need not qualify our position," the statement reads.
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I think I ultimately come down on the side of affirming the appellate court decision.
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And that is far from an affirming recognition of senior citizens' sexual lives and selves.
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It was warm and affirming, and that is what Animal Crossing achieves at its best.
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This could not sound more grim, and yet it's often funny and profoundly life-affirming.
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It prevents insurance companies from selling policies that completely exclude gender-affirming treatment from coverage.
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She hadn't received gender-affirming surgeries such as breast augmentation, orchiectomy (removal of testicles), or vaginoplasty.
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But the number of LGBT-affirming mosques and Islamic centers in the United States remains small.
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"There are many more life-affirming ways to express oneself than with a gun," she said.
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" On cue, voices went up yelling what they knew was the right, Trump-affirming answer: "Steam!
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The life-affirming connections we make through punk rock, and making fanzines and going to shows.
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Wade, it will only be by affirming one of these laws that state lawmakers have passed.
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To put it plainly, gender-affirming care saves lives and allows trans young people to thrive.
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A short communique affirming the Kurdish right to sovereign self-determination would go a long way.
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Voters without acceptable photo ID can nonetheless vote if they sign an affidavit affirming their identity.
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Affirming that he was all for the "battle against stereotypes", he called nonetheless for a compromise.
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U.S. President Barack Obama has called for an orderly Brexit while affirming strong ties with London.
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In both cases, running movements triggered a passive flapping motion, affirming the modal effective mass calculations.
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Attempts to access gender-affirming medical care while incarcerated often leads to difficulties for trans people.
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Moody's changed its outlook on the Italian phone group to 'negative' while affirming its 'BA1' rating.
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Life-affirming is one of those douchey phrases that no music hack should ever really use.
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Congress could pass resolutions denouncing such rhetoric and affirming a shared commitment to the democratic process.
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It's a "safe, affirming professional network," as Audrey Gelman, one of its co-founders, puts it.
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In effect, by choosing not to alter the future, you're creating it, and actively affirming it.
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And especially someone who turned those ordinary, existential feelings into something epic and eventually, life affirming.
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Keep a ratio of about five pieces of affirming feedback to one piece of corrective feedback.
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The broth is life-affirming, and the flesh presented alongside slippery skin, the fat half melting.
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The National Governor's Association on Friday issued a statement affirming its confidence in the electoral process.
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This is a direct attack on LGBT Christians and on LGBT-affirming Christians of all orientations.
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U.S. construction spending and manufacturing data on Monday were positive overall, affirming the economy's steady improvement.
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" Abraham, an affirming director with the respiratory capacity for extended exclamations of " yessssss ," was contrite. "O.
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The Supreme Court has spoken, affirming that lawmakers have the power to stop anti-LGBT discrimination.
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With Lemonade, Beyoncé presented a spectacular and affirming pop-cultural blueprint for dealing with the hurt.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released a statement Monday affirming the previous statements of Republican Sens.
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"It's so exciting!" the British actress said, affirming that she will be singing in the role.
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GC2B is a 'gender-affirming apparel company' that specializes in binders for people experiencing gender dysphoria.
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It is life-affirming, made even more so when you taste the exquisiteness of your creation.
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At least the EU reached a decision, with capitals officially affirming the new plan on Monday.
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Unlike most of his other films, "Fanny and Alexander" is an audience-friendly, life-affirming spectacle.
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It strokes our own biases while affirming our worst assumptions about those who disagree with us.
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So there's a chance that the entire Fifth Circuit will end up affirming the Texas ruling.
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I'm worried that my upcoming gender-affirming surgery will be canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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There's something profoundly affirming about staying connected in a moment like this, and showing some compassion.
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Until then, he said, he was under the group's aegis, including restrictions against affirming gay members.
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They are allowed to vote anyway if they sign an affidavit affirming that they are eligible.
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We should all be looking for ways to support families in making courageous, life-affirming choices.
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The Brookhaven School District also put out a statement, affirming its support for local law enforcement.
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It was if she was liberating herself, and affirming her newfound sense of freedom and liberty.
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It's gratifying to see the president affirming that NATO is 'no longer obsolete' — it never was.
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We are likewise at a time of unprecedented momentum in the passage of life-affirming laws.
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Looking forward, we have dozens of life-affirming bills on the horizon at the state level.
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It's a soul food joint with a spare interior, greaseless fried whiting and life-affirming pie.
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This commitment to affirming identity through correct pronouns and easy HRT was our reason for being.
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" Another offers the affirming reminder: "The more our mind learns about itself, the stronger it becomes.
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No transgender inmate has ever before received gender affirming surgical treatment in prison, the ACLU said.
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By the time she was 213, she had realized she wanted to undergo gender-affirming surgery.
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Then, in March of last year, it issued a statement conditionally affirming the Islamic State's legitimacy.
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Can you talk a little more about what kinds of gender-affirming care trans patients seek?
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"I think the president is quite interested in making sure that we're affirming the important role that Muslims play in our diverse American society and certainly affirming their right to worship God in a way that's consistent with their heritage," the White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.
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"They empower him with affirming words, they tell him he is strong, brave and courageous," Allison said.
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Beyoncé released her song in 2016 during Black History Month, further affirming her culture and self-love.
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From there, a young person may choose to progress to gender-affirming hormones, and perhaps eventually surgery.
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Hodges, the landmark 2015 case affirming the right to same-sex marriage, told CNBC over the summer.
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Others, like the popular megachurch Hillsong, "welcome" members of the LGBTQ community, while not actually affirming them.
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Leaders in the global community must be vocal in affirming the reasonable goals of Hong Kong's protesters.
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Because as much as I adore a successful hood couple, I love self-affirming hood chick more.
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I think it's very life affirming to have skulls— makes you be kind of carpe diem-y.
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She also had to make an "accession declaration oath" affirming that she herself was a faithful Protestant.
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My dedication to constantly delving deeper with that game isn't delivering me any life-affirming, new experiences.
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As cataclysm purges society of any undesirable elements, it reveals inviolable truth, affirming society's deeply held values.
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Affirming beliefs, defending the values you wish to instill in your child, is also key, Costello said.
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In 28503, President Obama visited the Standing Rock reservation, affirming he supported Native Americans and their rights.
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I think that unfortunately people who aren't trans don't always see the incentives of affirming trans people.
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Haber's hasty revision is all too familiar, affirming that the police in such situations are untrustworthy sources.
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Yet it also ends with some of the most affirming, sincere celebrations of creativity I've ever seen.
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On several occasions, the courts have sided with Kenya's opposition, affirming its right to hold peaceful protests.
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Talk to the things that you don't like, and start affirming yourself in the mirror every day.
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Doe (1982), there is over a century's worth of case law affirming birthright citizenship and its benefits.
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To solve this issue, a new company created an innovative and gender-affirming solution: menstruation-friendly boxers.
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"The film has a positive, affirming, and timely message for African American presence and representation," Combs said.
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Could a differently composed Congress pass legislation somehow affirming that a president is subject to criminal process?
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Trends in who pays for gender-affirming surgery have tracked the broader debate on health insurance costs.
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Which is to say: "When The Bassline Drops (Acoustic Live Lounge Version)" is majestic and life affirming.
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"The work that we do tries to be exclusively affirming and inclusive but explicitly intersectional," she explains.
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Trans people also have tremendous difficulty accessing affirming care for a multitude of health ailments, HIV included.
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Ms. Lynn is the director of Masjid al-Rabia, a women-centered, L.G.B.T.Q.-affirming mosque in Chicago.
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That's an understatement: It's one of the most life-affirming, joy-giving ballets in any company's repertory.
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It was affirming to finally realize that other women also hated routine invasions of their personal space.
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And what's more self-affirming than a living, breathing reminder of our command over the natural world?
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Opponents of the bill say it would cut trans kid off from life-saving gender-affirming care.
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Synopsis: Two teenage cancer patients begin a life-affirming journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam.
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Instead, applicants must only submit an affidavit affirming that the change would conform to their gender identity.
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But the appeals court, affirming the earlier decision, said the rule was not applicable in New York.
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Mr. Trump twice approved such certifications, affirming findings of American intelligence agencies that Iran was in compliance.
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It was nearly dawn when she and Mr. Peralta stole a kiss, affirming their mutually felt connection.
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Instead of affirming the continuity of democratic progress, he expressed his contempt for its non-Trumpian past.
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You need to augment your outrage with actions that are affirming, behaviors that reinforce principles and values.
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Trump appeared to be affirming her intention to make a profit from the office of first lady.
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Ron DeSantis, who is running to succeed Scott, issued statements affirming their belief in the death count.
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That has been kind of life-affirming in its own way, to know I'm not really alone.
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Lamone, on procedural grounds, affirming a district court holding without addressing the merits of the larger case.
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If you're single in your 50s, something has happened in your life, but that can be life-affirming.
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I couldn't force a peaceful, life-affirming psychedelic adventure just because it fit a box in my schedule.
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This begins with cancelling our contract with CBP and affirming our place on the right side of history.
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That's why we've rounded up 30 life-affirming moments from 2016 that made us believe in love again.
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And yet here we are doing just that, because Style Savvy: Fashion Forward is positive, affirming, and fun.
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"When you're culturally horrified about politics, you want to put out affirming messages of love onscreen," she said.
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From funny: To affirming: Tweeting Scandal, like watching it, was known to tap into a range of emotions.
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"It's life-affirming that there are these women out there watching out for other women," Halliday-Johnson says.
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It's fun and affirming — and everyone at work knows I always show up with my brows on-point.
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Lean on the voice to slip this prank-based content into the daily stream of self-affirming language.
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The only thing cuter than JLo being a proud auntie is JLo being a proud trans-affirming auntie!
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Maybe it's foremost in my mind because, in the context of the exhibition, "life-affirming" is double-edged.
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Affirming that law would more or less overturn Roe in the state and any others that follow suit.
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I have amazing prayer warriors, family, and friends that have been extremely supportive and life-affirming throughout this.
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"The moon helps us feel more aligned with something bigger than us, which is deeply affirming," Driessen notes.
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That is why it was so affirming to hear Hillary Clinton refuse to cower and defend unconstitutional bans.
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Even as a Black girl with body-affirming parents, I still had the same stuff ingrained in me.
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"Together, we can transform our nation's K-12 schools into the safe and affirming environment all youth deserve."
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Reid then promptly orchestrated a second 52-21625 Senate vote affirming Leahy's announcement of a new precedent. Presto.
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Many fear that it may become harder to secure gender-affirming documentation at the state and federal level.
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Begin by talking it out with a trans and gender non-binary (TGNB) affirming therapist for a while?
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The lawmakers have no good legal case, and worse, such a suit would be affirming Virginia's racist history.
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The court could have avoided this by affirming the appellate decisions that correctly ruled in the government's favor.
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They're basking in the afterglow that invariably sets in from affirming enough votes to trigger a statewide recount.
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It shows a series of young recruits gathering together, celebrating, affirming their vows to the caliphate, and eating.
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And yet here we are doing just that, because Style Savvy: Fashion Forward is positive, affirming, and fun.
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We just love the fact that, at 81, Dench got a tattoo with such a life-affirming message.
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"It's a huge loss from an identity affirming perspective, from an educational perspective, from a feminist erotica perspective."
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People can use that format to show some degree of solidarity affirming the fact that it was terrible.
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The ruling undermines itself by affirming that racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional and can be rectified by the courts.
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Besides, drenching a cake with frosting and making it sparkle with sugar is a truly life-affirming act!
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Churches around the world were becoming more gay-affirming, he said, but Australia continued to drag its feet.
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There is something incredibly peaceful and life-affirming about surrendering to the rhythms and activities of the insects.
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Last week, they lost just two votes on a resolution affirming their inquiry and outlining its next steps.
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Dr. Griffiths noted that patients received extensive support, which may have deepened and secured their life-affirming transformations.
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The passage of legislation preventing them from receiving gender-affirming care could, thus, jeopardize their eligibility to compete.
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Find a positive and life-affirming way to say it, or find a way to side-step it.
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If the Supreme Court ends up affirming that decision, the Redskins will presumably get their trademark registration back.
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That is true despite the landmark Supreme Court ruling in 2015 affirming the right of same-sex marriage.
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It sometimes happens that to move toward love — true, active, life-affirming love — means to move toward death.
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It opens a pathway for anti-trans activists to ban trans-affirming health care through "conversion therapy" bans.
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The president on Wednesday signed legislation affirming the United States's support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
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A team held up as proof of soccer's life-affirming heart became a symbol of its rotten soul.
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True diversity requires points of view we disagree with, otherwise it won't be diverse, only self re-affirming.
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Readers responded to a Times editorial joining hundreds of other publications affirming the value of a free press.
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It means affirming that you're working for the same goals and fighting the same battles, side by side.
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Besides affirming the lowest level investment grade rating for Illinois, S&P also gave the rating a stable outlook.
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Nick Jonas is clearing up any confusion about his relationship status while also affirming his early morning pizza cravings.
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She also chronicled the experience, revealing all the ways that travel can be stressful, bizarre, beautiful, and life-affirming.
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He also listens to Macklemore, which is terrible but affirming, because it's wonderful to see Antoni have a flaw.
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There was also that kind of girl power feeling of being in my 40s and doing something life affirming.
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Under China's Sex Reassignment Procedural Management Standards 2017, "transsexual" people face a strict criteria before undergoing gender-affirming surgery.
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This reverses a two-part federal court ruling from 2016, affirming that patent law doesn't justify eroding ownership rights.
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The Pentagon will pay for a transgender soldier's gender-affirming surgery, according to a new report by NBC News.
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Expressing shared queer desires by insulting women is no better than straight men affirming their identities by teasing gays.
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"By affirming King Salman's denial of any knowledge of the matter an immediate escalation has been avoided," Soltvedt writes.
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They are some of life's most affirming and all-too-rare moments, all the more so for being unrequited.
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It can also help to tell them what words you find most gender-affirming to describe different body parts.
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For us, collectively — as a society, a nation, a civilization — they can have the same indelible, life-affirming effect.
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Instead, it presents tradition as a choice and a resource, affirming a heritage or giving it a personal twist.
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But with Scalia gone, the court returned a tie, automatically affirming the lower court's decision in the other direction.
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Fitch is affirming and withdrawing the ratings of Banamex USA, as this entity no longer holds a banking license.
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"Asking all patients their gender identity and pronouns creates a gender-affirming environment," Guss told Reuters Health by email.
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Asking about gender identity "also represents an important step to creating affirming, inclusive healthcare environments," Chen said by email.
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In July he signed a law affirming Israel's Jewish nationalist identity, to the fury of Arab and Druze minorities.
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And through the #BlackGaySlay hashtag, Black LGBT people are affirming their strength in the face of two marginalized identities.
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While the former president was more affirming of the policy Wednesday, he did not spare the bill of criticism.
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They're also prompted to check boxes affirming they're a U.S. citizen, and that they've read the terms and conditions.
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Tardigrades seem like the type of animal Pixar would feature in a life-affirming yet heart-wrenching children's movie.
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He intuitively gets the kind of affirming identity politics that speaks to huge numbers of people on the internet.
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By stepping in when a situation starts to turn, you're affirming every person's right to set their own limits.
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In six weeks Iraq will hold an election, affirming its status as the only Arab democracy east of Tunisia.
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Cis silence only reinforces the perception that transgender people can't or shouldn't have enthusiastic, affirming, and safe sexual experiences.
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Both Kenworthy and Rippon treated us to a lot of adorable queer-affirming selfies and biting jokes on Twitter.
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Coming back after a relentless tour in 2015 promoting the album, Weldon would finally receive gender-affirming top surgery.
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The DOJ even had to file a brief affirming that, in fact, Islam is considered a major world religion.
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Never tell someone with a chronic illness that they look "tired" or "sick" as a way of affirming them.
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"But I wouldn't take nothing," the crime boss answered, affirming in colorful language that Mr. DiBono's days were numbered.
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At the end of the film, Pearson speaks to a gay-affirming church in apparent repentance for his intolerance.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - The shared-office provider's long-awaited IPO filing is packed with pointless life-affirming tropes.
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Senator Elizabeth Warren became a progressive hero by affirming voters' sense that "the system is rigged" against average Americans.
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For people who identify with having a penis, the act can be both affirming and arousing—for obvious reasons.
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All proceeds from the Charitybuzz auction benefit GLSEN, which focuses on ensuring safe and affirming schools for LGBTQ students.
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For example, MSNBC goes heavy with a story affirming the allegations from Ford's classmate based on a Facebook post.
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"Affirming" a conclusion reached more than a year ago seems like a symbolic gesture -- a wrist slap at best.
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Aside from affirming what the current law is, Bob does not advocate for any policy changes in this video.
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ICE must stop affirming immigration detention as a market-based activity and remove guaranteed minimums from detention center contracts.
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We rarely hear the affirming truth that peace is good for the economy or that peace can be inevitable.
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This past summer, U.S. officials led the charge on a resolution affirming that the UN Charter applies to cyberspace.
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The Florida Democrat is referring to the 1972 landmark Supreme Court case affirming a woman's right to an abortion.
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The story's really about Jonathan's father, a pioneer who lived life to the fullest—a really life-affirming story.
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Joe Manchin's amendment affirming the ACA's pre-existing conditions protections didn't get a vote, which he wasn't happy about.
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Shame on many in the GOP for promising repeal and instead affirming, keeping, and, in some cases, expanding Obamacare.
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U.S. construction spending and manufacturing data were positive overall, affirming the economy's steady improvement and helping lift the dollar.
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It is geared to affirming the supremacy of nationalist-minded people, a vogue that has spread across eastern Europe.
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The families that are affirming their children are doing so in a lifesaving way in consultation with medical professionals.
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It can also be an affirming reminder of your strengths the next time you go through a rough patch.
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She keeps her music terse, minimal, homemade-sounding and underhandedly catchy: dance music with wary but self-affirming messages.
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Her doctor then recommended gender-affirming surgery in April 2016, which the Army agreed to pay for in September.
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That's usually where the mistakes are made — in assumptions, in guesses based on faded memories and self-affirming bluster.
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The spending plan is "a positive and affirming their capital-disciplined philosophy," said Jennifer Rowland, analyst at Edward Jones.
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He wrote opinions affirming the law in the two previous major Obamacare challenges that went to the Supreme Court.
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While Underwood would refrain from commenting on his hockey games, she did reveal that her feedback was more affirming.
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That faith in the affirming power of creation is being tested today as parts of Florida lie in ruins.
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"It's an incredibly affirming process when a person's identification reflects their name and their gender," Ramos told the paper.
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"To put it plainly, gender-affirming care saves lives and allows trans young people to thrive," the letter reads.
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After three terrific, ambitious seasons, the final run of "The Good Place" has felt a little too easily affirming.
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CAAM, affirming its forecast announced last month, also said auto sales declined for the 20193th consecutive month in December.
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As she tells it, the orangutan came over to watch, locked eyes with her and gave an affirming nod.
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They were heart-warming and affirming accounts of public service at its best, which most Americans will never hear.
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Despite intimations of "Darkness Absolute," of universal nothingness, Mallarmé saw himself to be affirming truths rather than negating them.
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Lenz also brought up Warren's former position against gender-affirming surgeries for trans inmates that she has since reversed.
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This event was an affirming celebration of that tradition, as well as a profound statement of our larger communality.
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I have him to thank for reversing our roles and modeling a healthier, more life-affirming perspective for me.
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Some of the most affirming and thought-provoking parts of Crazy Rich Asians happen when it's exploring this duality.
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I use the language "gender-affirming care," but many members of the community don't always agree with that language.
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Gender-affirming care is often denied as a result of inexperience with caring for trans patients on the part of prison medical staff; for example, an incarcerated trans person who wishes to receive gender-affirming health care might first need to obtain a psychological evaluation in order to get diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
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It was especially meaningful for transgender people, who often face discrimination when they try to access gender-affirming health care.
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He cited Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods affirming the e-commerce giant's desire to get into brick-and- mortar retail.
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The women of color affirming each other today have more in common with their activist forerunners than political exclusion, however.
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Potter's team disagrees, pointing to a slew of recent studies affirming the timing and presence of an ice-free corridor.
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I encourage you to 'shine light' on affirming the losses suffered here – NOT on a person who mocks those losses.
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While affirming a BBB-plus rating for Chicago's general obligation bonds, S&P revised the outlook to stable from negative.
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By embracing the boy-band label, these groups are inherently affirming the people who love them: girls and queer teens.
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This resulted in Sullivan getting denied gender-affirming surgery and care at Stanford University because he never hid his sexuality.
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And the issue of scandal may be quite serious here: Others who see an orthodox Catholic judge affirming Roe v.
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It is wonderful — and important, and life-affirming — to have allies, particularly as anti-Semitic violence spikes throughout the country.
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How many friends do you have who carry around props for the sole purpose of affirming all of your statements?
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Donald Trump and most Republicans are affirming Comey, only weeks after they condemned him for letting Clinton off the hook.
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Previous Treasury secretaries have managed to dance around the issue, essentially affirming concerns without outright declaring China a currency manipulator.
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On January 25th the parliament in Tobruk rejected the proposed government, while affirming the peace plan, if changes were made.
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As a nine-minute-ish EP, it's a slight release, necessarily, but it's life-affirming in its own little way.
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" That same month his dissent on a ruling affirming Obamacare dismissed the majority opinion as "pure applesauce" and "jiggery-pokery.
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I encourage you to 'shine light' on affirming the losses suffered here — NOT on a person who mocks those losses.
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But more than affirming previous studies, the survey proves that LGBTQ+ youth still deal with discrimination, intimidation, and increased stress.
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The hashtag was soon the number one trending topic on Twitter as Black women shared stories affirming what Packnett stated.
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Now, in recent years, quite a few theologians and scholars have been published in mainstream spaces that have affirming theology.
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He also refused to join a G-7 statement affirming the importance of international trade and dealing with climate change.
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For them, showing up at the BET Awards is the entertainment industry equivalent of affirming their "street cred" and authenticity.
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A CNN investigation looks at the uphill battle that transgender patients face in getting insurance coverage for gender-affirming procedures.
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Congregants from the New Orleans chapter of the Metropolitan Community Church, an L.G.B.T.-affirming group, were meeting there after services.
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Most of them, rather than containing blatant exclusions, were limited or unclear on what gender-affirming care they might cover.
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"HHS is affirming that it will comply with all applicable Supreme Court decisions in administering its grants programs," it added.
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Part of the reason that equities are not moving is that the Fed is affirming that things are pretty good.
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In doing so, we hope to respect the memory as well as the life affirming spirit of those who fell.
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Australia's largest investment bank Macquarie Group put on 1.4 percent after affirming its earnings guidance for the current financial year.
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The individuals involved signed affidavits affirming that the information was not shared, and the FDIC considers them low-risk cases.
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Smartflash appealed that ruling to the Federal Circuit, which could have ended the case by affirming the patent office's determination.
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When affirming the programme's long-term rating, Fitch assumed no rating uplift based on a recovery from the repo collateral.
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Instead, he emphasized the life-affirming side of Dionysus's outlook, an affirmation in full knowledge of life's propensity for tragedy.
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He established the Wiphala as the country's dual flag alongside the tricolor, affirming Bolivia as a land of tribal multitudes.
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Vice President Mike Pence is taking the lead on affirming some of the softer "yes" votes, a senior adviser said.
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The measure also would overturn local ordinances affirming transgender bathroom rights in such cities as Austin, San Antonio and Dallas.
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"[Defendants] cannot claim that Microsoft suffered minimal pecuniary injury," wrote the judges in the ruling affirming the previous court's sentencing.
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Women deserve affirming adult content that centers women's agency and portrays them as active, consenting players enjoying realistic sexual experiences.
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But it was also the most affirming piece of art I've experienced as a Black queer woman living in Kenya.
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In doing so we hope to respect the memory as well as the life affirming spirit of those who fell.
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While some say the change has been massively affirming, others point out that discrepancy between different forms can complicate things.
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Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans, both voted in 2003 for a resolution affirming the importance of Roe v.
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Instead, he said, it's been affirming, with some school groups bringing rainbow flags, waving them every time a couple kisses.
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Freedom in Parker's music was the freedom to work within the melody and chords to make beautiful, life-affirming music.
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The meeting is expected to produce a modest communique affirming the commitment of both sides to the multilateral trading system.
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" In affirming their preference for British sovereignty, voters in effect were rejecting globalization and its tendency to exacerbate "income inequality.
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There might have been a time, theoretically, when big presidential spectacles like this could provide affirming set pieces of tradition.
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Recently, she accepted a position to help Latinx UCC churches in the U.S. become open and affirming to LGBTQ people.
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In doing so, we hope to respect the memory as well as the life-affirming spirit of those who fell.
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At the same time, it is constructed to keep state officials happy by affirming their lead on administering federal elections.
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Furthermore, helping disaster victims is completely consonant with the immortal, life-affirming values that shaped and forged this great union.
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In later statements, Bannon took a more conciliatory tone with Trump, affirming that his support for the president is "unwavering."
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The first is an affidavit signed by the president affirming he was innocent of any wrongdoing and denying any collusion.
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A 4-85033 tie would leave the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision affirming the critical habitat designation in place.
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"We are affirming Congress's role as a co-equal branch of government," he said in a statement to VICE News.
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In some ways this is refreshing; not every documentary needs to culminate in a life-affirming takeaway or dramatic twist.
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He answered simply "no," the sprawl of objects on the ceiling, floor, and walls around him silently affirming his response.
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With so much happening in the news directed at affirming misogyny and controlling women, we could all use a little joy.
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In September, Apple unveiled its very own multi-device wireless charger, the Airpower, affirming its commitment to the Qi wireless standard.
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Its stated aim is to honour, every year, an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to "affirming life's spiritual dimension".
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Under President Donald Trump, the federal government is affirming these protections and the contribution that religious individuals make to this country.
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I was living in one of the most reputationally liberal places in the United States, with affirming work environments to boot.
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" But she said the experience had been "life-affirming and life-changing," telling reporters between tears, "It's more than I deserve.
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The Iraqi Federal Police have denied any involvement in unlawful killings in the Mosul operation, affirming their commitment to protecting civilians.
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These public demonstrations have been powerfully affirming moments for our communities -- periods of focused action that we cannot afford to waste.
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I think, in general, churches have loved being ambiguous because if they're openly LGBTQ-affirming, they'll lose older folks, tithe money.
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Such transgressive blurring of the borders between the public and private, sayable and unsayable, can be both life-affirming and riveting.
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We have laws against discrimination in the workplace; laws affirming equal access to education and the right to participate in sports.
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With legions of believers affirming the truth of his greatness, he rose to the presidency on the power of false advertising.
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Indeed, the new album has to be one of the most life — and love — affirming releases in country music this year.
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He forever changed my life by affirming my value and teaching me the fearlessness in asking for what I am worth.
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Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads Life-affirming: a descriptor redolent of Panglossian naiveté that I'd ordinarily avoid at all costs.
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He resents the idea that, because he is trans, he should only tell stories that are clear-cut, positive, and affirming.
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When an orthodox Catholic judge sits on such a case, he or she may have antecedently concluded that affirming Roe v.
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Relearning how to navigate our culture of gender without imposing those outside expectations on myself has been incredibly liberating and affirming.
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"The Biggest Little Farm" depicts a relationship with the natural world that is by turns both life-affirming and horribly grim.
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My denomination of Christianity is accepting and affirming, but many other branches of the church feel otherwise about the queer community.
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The Black Power movement offered up radical leaders and ideologies in support of African-Americans educating, sustaining, defending, and affirming themselves.
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For every show about conniving politicians or murderous adulterers, we like to sit down for something a little more life-affirming.
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This ruling says the government has to pay for service members' gender-affirming transition — the first judge did not say that.
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It consists of documents affirming the establishment of a Reparations Purpose Trust (with Artists Space as grantor and Rowland as enforcer).
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The decision overturns a lower court's ruling against Yelp, affirming rules that shield internet platforms from legal liability over users' posts.
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Affirming its idiosyncratic streak, Minnesota elected Jesse "The Body" Ventura, a flamboyant former professional wrestler, as governor from 1999 to 2003.
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When Daniels finally enters the auditorium to greet Unique, the two immediately repeat an affirming exchange they both know by heart.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Poland on Wednesday signed a joint declaration affirming defense cooperation, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
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" The rest of the men took the 29-year-old's side, with Mike affirming, "Luke S. did nothing that deserved retaliation.
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Clearwater County, Minnesota, however, is not a place you'd choose if you were going to have a trial affirming climate change.
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A China-EU summit ended on Monday with a communique affirming the commitment of both sides to the multilateral trading system.
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Take the report Hidalgo cited, which found that the top 100 largest evangelical congregations in the US are not LGBT-affirming.
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But first came months of red tape Trans people fighting for gender affirming care face long waits and repeated insurance denials.
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The Federal Reserve then followed by affirming the bond market's view that interest rates should be lowered over the next year.
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Yeah, I racked up a few badges here and there, but nothing was more affirming than my very first camping trip.
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At the time Laub agreed and Greitens signed a statement in a settlement with the Missouri Ethics Commission affirming Laub's role.
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That's when they might seek gender-affirming surgery -- and to get insurance coverage for it requires a diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
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Now, the software engineer said she works for a new company with benefits for gender-affirming procedures, and she has hope.
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Yet, Justice Liu has consistently voted to uphold application of the death penalty, including authoring 10 majority opinions affirming death judgments.
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Schiff in 2015 introduced the Vaccines Save Lives resolution, affirming that vaccines are life-saving and a necessity to public health.
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Clive Ives: After twenty years of obscurity, it has been wonderfully affirming to receive the amazing reviews for what we created.
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Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have signed a letter affirming that they will not hold hearings on such a nominee.
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I have done so from a belief that this was the most effective way of affirming the importance of the unborn.
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For many homeless LGBTQ youth, the families they choose are the first times they encounter truly healthy and affirming familial relationships.
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Evans hopes that his photos evoke "a mixture of comedy and melancholy," as these "are both life-affirming emotions," he said.
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The company's 2017 color of the year was a "fresh and zesty" shade called Greenery, chosen for its "life-affirming" quality.
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Yet his administration has maintained the pact, officially affirming, in both April and July, the Iranian side's compliance with the terms.
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In fact ... Jimmy Feigen just spoke with local news in San Antonio, denying a cover-up and affirming he was robbed.
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Wiley is affirming that there is indeed a pantheon of contemporary black visual artists and has begun to construct its register.
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There are so many people out there who may have struggled to find queer and trans-affirming fitness and health care.
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At the same time, her rants never seem to attract the help she needs — just more people affirming her preposterous claims.
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It should be able to do so again, affirming the lower court, since these records clearly belong in the public sphere.
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Both books end by affirming that the regime eventually falls, in epilogues which refer to a historical symposium of Gileadean studies.
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I am not alone: Transgender and nonbinary people face many barriers when it comes to finding access to gender-affirming healthcare.
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Dr. Yvette Flunder, the presiding bishop of the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, who read from the First Epistle to the Corinthians.
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Laughing with someone afflicted with dementia can, in her view, be life-affirming in a period when joy may be elusive.
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Ravi Iyengar, M.D., (pronouns: he/him) is a board certified Endocrinologist at Rush University Medical Center, specializing in gender affirming care.
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"[Thirty] yrs ago, a GOP Senate rejected @SenatorSessions' judicial nomination, affirming no compromise with racism; no negotiation with hate," Warren tweeted.
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In 2016, the state amended the terms of coverage in employee plans to start offering gender-affirming care in January 2017.
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Kamala Harris on her handling of a case as California Attorney General over trans-affirming health care for a trans inmate.
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Far better to subject the claims to open debate and to put Republicans on the record affirming or rejecting these claims.
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One of the first affirming gestures he made toward the young writer was to paint a beautiful nude portrait of him.
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People will apparently be allowed to vote without ID if they sign a statement affirming they were impeded from obtaining one.
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By celebrating an integral, life-affirming, often-ignored part of our world, this exhibition is heroic in its own modest way.
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Her life-affirming response has been to make paintings whose direct and unapologetic pursuit of beauty is rare in contemporary art.
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Susan E. Rice, the national security adviser, said the United States would work with the leaders on a statement affirming those principles.
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"To come out of it gray-haired is affirming that the stress is real and that the struggle is real," Barrows said.
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"Everything Amy did was life and love affirming," Amy Rennert, her longtime literary agent and friend, said in a statement to CNN.
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Chen said that, unable to find safe doctors in China, some of his friends had gone to Thailand for gender-affirming surgery.
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"Cycles" sets the tone for the forthcoming season by continuing High Maintenance's legacy: It's compassionate, messy, self-deprecating, revelatory, and life-affirming.
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The Guardian reports that the General Synod, the Church's ruling body, voted in overwhelming favor of affirming its trans members on Sunday.
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You don't think, as a white person, about how your whole day is boosted by people affirming your dignity all day long.
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Moody's Investors Service last week lowered the outlook on U.K.'s sovereign rating to negative from stable, while affirming its Aa1 rating.
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" The modern church, he wrote, had become soft — all about self-esteem, materialism, and loving others by "affirming and celebrating their sins.
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Of course, my partner is my partner and not my accessory; their identity can't, and shouldn't, be responsible for affirming my own.
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Hellerstedt took a crucial step in this direction by affirming a woman's right to compassion, respect, and dignity in accessing abortion care.
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Said fans are convinced that the couple is sending the messages as a way of affirming the love they can't express publicly.
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Patients already need to travel all over the country for gender-affirming surgery, and the waiting list could be over a year.
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The problem at the heart of the western church is illustrated in this: our pastors reject Eugene Peterson while affirming Donald Trump.
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She acknowledged that she disagreed with the legal reasoning in the Heller decision while re-affirming her support for the Second Amendment.
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The military gave Manning access to hormone therapy, but balked at letting her grow her hair out or pursue gender-affirming surgery.
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Charismatic, gifted, idealistic and well-connected, he wanted to do something new and life-affirming after fighting in the first world war.
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Today I honor all of who I am and I am proud to be an openly trans and body affirming fitness trainer.
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But she provided a memo sent to the organization's staff on Wednesday affirming its commitment to securing equal rights for transgender people.
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The former intelligence analyst will be placed on unpaid leave, but she remains entitled to medical treatment, likely including gender-affirming surgery.
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The Federal Reserve affirming its view of gradual interest rate hikes this year in minutes released on Wednesday also supported the sentiment.
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Posts that say: 'I am femme but I don't feel like I'm good at it' tend to get the most affirming feedback.
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A.'s (Wind Tre) Outlook to Positive from Stable, while affirming the telecoms group's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B+'.
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Newly elected Councilman Ryan Dorsey said he sponsored late Thursday's measure as a way of affirming Baltimore's values before Trump's stop there.
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Because of the ACA, our transgender communities now have access to life-saving hormone medications and medical surgeries that are gender affirming.
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This ruling was upheld by the Supreme Court in May, affirming a call for state Republicans to issue a new, fairer map.
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It's realizing you're not entitled to anyone's body or time, understanding consent, and affirming the richness of personhood, diversity, and masculine expression.
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Our brains are too smart for our own good, and if we didn't have happy, life-affirming feelings, we would kill ourselves.
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The U.S. is affirming new findings from investigators linking the 85033 downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane to the Russian military.
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Medicare, the US government health program for the elderly and people with disabilities, began covering gender-affirming surgeries about five years ago.
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In a 2015 survey, 55% of more than 27,000 transgender people reported being denied coverage for at least one gender-affirming surgery.
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" These words lead into the chorus of "Green Aphrodisiac," a track from her artfully affirming new album, "The Heart Speaks in Whispers.
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While the White House has indicated Trump will sign the measure, the president has stopped short of affirming he will do so.
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Over time, I hope that the direct gaze comes to feel as affirming to my hearing companions as it does to me.
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The remark engendered rebukes from some of his frequent critics and messages affirming support for the US intelligence community from the GOP.
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The pre-2013 law allowed voters to present a broad range of documents or simply to take an oath affirming their identity.
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The U.S. proposals reflected values enshrined in America's Bill of Rights, affirming children's rights to freedom of expression, religion, association and assembly.
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Astronoid's Air is a sugar rush of an extreme metal album with the most life-affirming blast beat drumming you'll ever hear.
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It can be considerably more fun and affirming to ride the growth curve than to try to shore up the status quo.
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Leaving the exhibition, one feels a life-affirming jolt of courage—no doubt the legacy Andres and her work will leave behind.
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People's voices get heard, and people get included through the trans-affirming hiring policy, which needs to happen holistically for all positions.
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They talk in their own echo chambers, watch their own affirming news channels and discuss current events with their like-minded friends.
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Perhaps most of all, the X button — the button used most often for affirming selections, among many other actions — is extremely recognizable.
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In the email to staff, Dr. Thompson and Ms. Martin closed by affirming the value of working with the health care industry.
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In June, delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual conferences passed a near-unanimous resolution affirming the dignity of migrants and refugees.
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"The Reserve Bank must pursue (its mandate) independently, without fear, favor or prejudice," Ramaphosa said, re-affirming his rejection of that call.
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The younger brother Alex (Marcel Ruiz) standing up for his sister to their homophobic dad isn't just awwww, it's potent and affirming.
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There's something charming–life-affirming, even–about the skeleton meme, the decrepit former person who nevertheless goes out and seizes the day.
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He also touted his signing of a 2002 bill in New York City affirming nondiscrimination protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming people.
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The next day, Ms. Lagarde apologized for what she characterized as poor communication, while affirming her commitment to the European common good.
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It was a defining, affirming story arc at the All England Club, and now only the Duchess, 84, is still with us.
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The company has also crossed borders with relative ease by focusing on light, affirming fare, and on attracting young — very young — users.
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Pastor Gause stepped inside, where she was greeted by Bishops Levi Richards and Eugene Gathers, both of the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries.
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Ferguson, essentially reprising Dred, cited the "established usages, customs, and traditions of the people" in affirming the constitutionality of Jim Crow laws.
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A new bill in South Dakota would make it illegal to provide gender-affirming surgery or hormone replacement therapy to transgender minors.
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Unsurprisingly, given the affirming nature of the discussion, QAnon supporters seemed pretty happy with how their community was portrayed on national television.
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He took a nation beset by uncertainty and he gave it a series of "explanations" that were simple, crude, affirming and wrong.
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It was a powerful stand by the President, very affirming to those of us who are in the 'Black Lives Matter' movement.
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"Just because it feels like the world is critical of me doesn't mean I need affirming all the time," McKenzie told VICE.
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Public health researcher Michaela Seiber pointed out that much of the research Deutsch presented actually supports affirming care for gender-diverse youth.
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Unlike when I was teen googling "how lesbians have sex," it's far less hard these days to find affirming, accurate information online.
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A dream that one day carnival will grace us with its life-affirming presence not once a year but once a month.
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The sweeping indictment describes an unprecedented campaign by Russia to influence the election, affirming the longstanding conclusions of the US intelligence community.
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Hungary sees the shift against migration as affirming the "correctness" of its decision to build its own wall to seal its border.
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To work in a clinic with American funding, doctors had to sign documents affirming that they would not provide abortion services anywhere.
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Indeed, over two dozen times Congress converted monuments into national parks or preserves, affirming presidential actions and further protecting these important lands.
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And the rest of us are yoked to this crazy, self-affirming monument that's a barrier only to reason and responsible government.
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Garbis's order, which comes from Maryland, additionally blocks Trump's order banning the military from paying for gender-affirming medical services, particularly surgeries.
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A while back, VICE's Clive Martin explored the life-affirming world of comments left beneath the YouTube videos of rave-era tracks.
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Rema Ghuloum's life-affirming response to this loss has been to make paintings whose direct and unapologetic pursuit of beauty feels rare.
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As skittish as she appears, Ms. Garfield seems tethered to the stage; you get the feeling that moving, for her, is life-affirming.
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New research reveals that more patients than ever before are getting gender-affirming surgeries, and those operations are largely uncovered by insurance plans.
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But a unanimous Supreme Court upheld Salman's conviction and ruled in favor of the government by affirming the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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The entire exhibition is bilingual, with all wall text and participatory instructions in both Spanish and English, affirming the importance of Latina voices.
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Fitch reviewed 79 CLO transactions in the first quarter of 9083 affirming and assigning stable outlook to the notes of all reviewed transactions.
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WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The United States and Poland on Wednesday signed a joint declaration affirming defense cooperation, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
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After feeling so weak and pathetic for so long it would have really helped me to have people affirming my strength and power.
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But because Trump is invoking border security, GOP lawmakers are caught between affirming his immigration stance and condemning his drastic approach to trade.
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" Ginsburg also addressed whether the court should consider its place in the American political system, affirming that, "I think all of us do.
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Memories of secluded stays in institutions are hard to shake, and group homes that offer condoms and sexuality-affirming services are still rare.
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Kudos, then, to Schumer for affirming fat people's right to exist and criticizing Glamour for moving the thin-privilege horizon below her size.
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Turban—who studies the mental health of transgender youth—said studies overwhelmingly indicate the benefits of affirming the gender identity of trans adolescents.
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As a result, "culturally affirming" charters have popped up in recent years to cater to communities as diverse as Russians and the Hmong.
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"I couldn't force a peaceful, life-affirming psychedelic adventure just because it fit a box in my schedule," he said about his experience.
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That was despite Moody's affirming Huarong's rating of A3 on April 20, saying that government support would help offset its "recent governance issue".
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If people of faith and their leaders do not stand together in affirming a common humanity, there is no hope for our future.
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Not everyone who is transgender prioritizes or desires procedures, such as hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgeries, required for a full medical transition.
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If a child's first contact with an older queer adult is affirming, it's possible their understanding of the identity will be as well.
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They are affirming that homophobia, racial discrimination, misogyny and the backward regressive policies of the right are increasingly a relic of the past.
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We must respond by offering reassurance, by cherishing our wonderfully diverse society, and by affirming the unique contribution of each and every one.
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There are a number of scenarios, however, that could explain what happened, while affirming SpaceX's claim that it wasn't responsible for the failure.
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It served as an affirming message about the limitless potential of BME people, despite all the barriers put up by white-dominated society.
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Several Democrats said Trump appears to have committed prosecutable crimes, while affirming they'd let the Justice Department decide what to do about it.
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Affirming US leadership We urge the president and Congress to boldly affirm US leadership on human trafficking by pursuing a constructive, feasible agenda.
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Affirming the federal government's primacy with regard to vehicle-safety standards also bears serious consideration, particularly as states sprint through their legislative sessions.
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What does it mean for a person to have to drive hours to find a specialist to provide them with trans-affirming care?
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You want to show that you're listening and affirming what they say, and then, 'Oh, that reminds me of x, y, z time.
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Committed relationships can be soulful and life-affirming, but so can intense bursts of passion with gorgeous strangers and long-distance love affairs.
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For example, the company unveiled two stand-alone headsets, the Go and the Santa Cruz, re-affirming its commitment to hardware for now.
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Meanwhile, 19 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws or mandates against blanket exclusions for gender-affirming treatment in benefits packages.
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But for a transgender person to get coverage for gender-affirming care, they must often be diagnosed with gender dysphoria, a mental disorder.
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The regulation applied to Medicaid, Medicare and private insurers offering plans on state marketplaces, forbidding them from excluding gender-affirming care from coverage.
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The justices ended up splitting 4-4 on the issue automatically affirming the lower court's opinion that went in favor of the unions.
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Trump last month upset NATO leaders by insisting they commit more funds and also by not personally affirming the alliance's mutual defense doctrine.
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Letting your child fail and showing them love in that failure's wake is one of the most affirming things a parent can do.
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General Mills, ConAgra and others quickly followed suit, and now many food packages contain tiny print affirming the presence of genetically engineered ingredients.
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One has to wonder if the audiences in the Richard Rodgers Theater would be as enthusiastic about a musical openly affirming such convictions.
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Kavanaugh has denied any wrongdoing and issued a statement over the weekend affirming his willingness to testify before the committee on the matter.
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Instead, affirming his loyalty to Steve Bannon, he continues to need prodding to disavow hate groups into which he has breathed new life.
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Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling affirming the legality of a woman's right to have an abortion under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
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Her idea was both impractical and reckless, they told her; any challenge to Plessy would result in the Supreme Court affirming it instead.
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Tails "Miles" Prower—Sonic's insecure, scientifically-minded sidekick—gets "Believe In Myself", a self-affirming Bangles sendup made "modern" by Senoue's chugging guitar.
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The state now has LGBT protections in 10 communities, including its capital of Charleston and the smallest gay-affirming town - Thurmond, population five.
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A U.S. Court of Board of Appeals in March rejected their claims, affirming an earlier decision made by a lower court last year.
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We ask about things like gender affirming practices, we give folks information on how to train if they're wearing a binder, and more.
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GL: The public debate right now over health care for trans kids seems to be between gender-affirming care and gender-reparative therapy.
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While there had been discussion of forming an L.G.B.T.Q.-affirming mosque in Chicago for years, Masjid al-Rabia's birth was catalyzed through tragedy.
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If this is that moment of "systemic rupture," it is also a moment for local empowerment, building new systems, and affirming POC artists.
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Whether it made me more conscious about the gravity of decision making or opened me up to a different, more life affirming course.
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But what's certain is that—as Bill and Louis show—these experiences can be truly affirming and life-changing, regardless of their authenticity.
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One of the few bright spots is Lilith Hässle as Elektra's life-affirming sister, Chrysothemis, a necessary foil to the vengeful title character.
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It's a little crew of dedicated workaholics, so to have someone in there setting the tone for workaholism is very affirming for them.
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White's life-affirming conclusion reminds us that endangered species aren't the only ones that need to change and adapt in order to survive.
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With every book, with every question, with every overt display of ambivalence and disgust, he was affirming to us that we were contenders.
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Gross, resulted in a 24-4 ruling affirming that the particular drug cocktail Oklahoma currently uses in executions doesn't violate the Eighth Amendment.
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"There is a hunger for these life-affirming stories," said Raquel Rozas, the company's chief marketing officer, and they can inspire additional campaigns.
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Also because: It's good fun and self-affirming not always to have to follow a list of directions but instead a narrative prompt.
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Another tip: Follow hashtags that connect you to "life-affirming content and communities of support," Geldwert says, such as #RecoveryWarrior, #BodyLove, and #FatAcceptance.
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Being selected as All-Stars was particularly affirming for Severino and Judge, who both entered spring training fighting for spots on the roster.
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It doesn't help that dancing is widely portrayed as the most life-affirming thing a human body can do short of giving birth.
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And when there's a need for counseling, Mr. Lloyd's office calls on someone from its list of preferred "life affirming" pregnancy resource centers.
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She envisioned buildings where cancer patients could go for the kind of welcoming support and life-affirming relaxation not generally offered in hospitals.
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Instead, according to Leanse, the use of social media is more about increasing our sense of belonging or affirming a positive self-image.
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They bear a certain sentimental value, but they're also a constant reminder of the depth of history and the power of affirming images.
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It turned out that sharing two hours of theater with 500 teenagers was an equally affirming experience for the L.G.B.T. adults who attended.
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"I recommend LGBTQ+ people look for an affirming therapist leading a group, or a group specifically for sexual and gender minority people," she adds.
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" Michael Swanwick on literary themes: "Something that Jack [Dann] in particular was very big on was that a story had to be life-affirming.
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For Booker's campaign staff, Booker's decision to speak out marked an affirming moment in a tough slog that so far has offered little payoff.
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He keeps reaffirming his faith in his appointees and the agencies they lead even while not affirming the substance of what they are saying.
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That commission issued a report in 22020 affirming that such a museum should be built and offering recommendations for its structure, content and fundraising.
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Sometimes, it begins at church—Age and her team work to make sure local African American congregations are affirming of an HIV prevention message.
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Trump sent a letter to Quang "affirming his wishes to promote cooperation on economics, trade, regional and international issues", the Vietnamese government website said.
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In his first visit to the Treasury building, Trump will sign two memos that analysts view as largely affirming existing priorities he has outlined.
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Lamar spends the song interrogating, chewing on, and finally affirming a value — loyalty — that means more under desperate circumstances than in places of privilege.
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Guiney claims that he was simply "too young" during his first marriage, affirming that he has no bad blood with any of his exes.
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Still, Didi has won operating licenses in close to a dozen cities including Tianjin and Chengdu, affirming its right to legally operate in China.
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Ratings agency S&P on Wednesday said it revised its outlook on Vanke to negative from stable, while affirming its BBB+ long-term rating.
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"The metal drifted lower throughout much of the debate, with many commentators affirming Clinton had taken the upper hand," MKS said in a note.
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Its new leader once wrote blog posts affirming racial differences in intelligence and hoping that left-wing female politicians would be raped by migrants.
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Looking back, I can spot a clear break in my behavior and writing, both skewing toward the life-affirming, the cute, and the strange.
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"We wanted to make a positive, life-affirming video that captures politicians at their election-year best," explained DJ Shadow in the video's description.
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Although economists remain broadly in favour of central-bank independence, the amount of new research affirming the importance of stimulatory fiscal policy is growing.
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With a visual impairment, you can still be approved if a doctor signs a form affirming that your corrected vision is within certain limits.
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It's like gender-affirming surgeries: Facetune is just helping us align ourselves physically with the image of women we are in our mind's eye.
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As demand for gender-affirming procedures grew and more companies began to offer them in their health benefits, she started accepting insurance in 2012.
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The 6th Circuit agreed, affirming Maslenjak's conviction, but the Supreme Court vacated that ruling and sent the case back down to the lower court.
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Instead of affirming that essential truth, we are still arguing over when a fetus becomes a person and therefore worthy of dignity and protection.
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California Teachers Association in March, affirming a lower court ruling that upheld a California law requiring some public-sector workers to pay union fees.
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In an opinion affirming that judgment on Thursday, Justice Kagan said Puerto Rico does as a contemporary matter have many important attributes of sovereignty.
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And this has emerged as a key challenge for Taiwan's new president -- finding a way to work with China, while affirming Taiwan's own identity.
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More broadly, it can ensure that every government agency involved with the federal grant process does not discriminate against faith-based, life-affirming organizations.
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It would be self-affirming and self-aggrandizing: whatever it takes to remain the focus of everyone's gaze, the syllable tumbling from everyone's lips.
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Last but not least, the MTA will do its part amplifying local subway service, largely affirming concepts that had been floated in the past.
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Transphobia hasn't gone away — there is still much to be done to ensure every trans and nonbinary person has a safe and affirming life.
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I recently overheard a group of doctors having an affirming conversation about gender identity and patients and saw a glimpse into a safer future.
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About 40 state and federal judges have issued written opinions affirming the reliability of F.S.T. and high-sensitivity testing, with only one dissenting decision.
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Unforgettably life-affirming types — who always speak their minds and grab each moment with two fists — are by no means my favorite fictional characters.
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The influential alt-right blog Alternative Right refers to Nietzsche as a great "visionary" and published an essay affirming his warnings about cultural decay.
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The clarification follows yet another federal ruling that declared that the military must also pay for trans-inclusive medical services, including gender-affirming surgeries.
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By far the most life-affirming photographs are the numerous portraits of Bill Kirk, attesting to a natural solidarity that persisted throughout the Troubles.
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When the ragtag inhabitants of this realm sing Mozart's choruses affirming brotherhood, for a moment they seem to have insights into the human dilemma.
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The careers of most journalists feature constant uncertainty and heartbreak, interspersed with periods of life-affirming work that you hope make it all worthwhile.
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In Atlanta, the pride-affirming work of the African American self-taught artist Charles Williams comes into focus in a new, well-researched exhibition.
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But the aesthetic results of Sonic Succulents are the opposite of their intended effect; they raise doubts about plant sentience rather than affirming it.
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This was one of the last letters I need for Medicaid to begin approving my gender-affirming procedure — more simply known as bottom surgery.
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But Forefront was "gay welcoming" rather than "gay inclusive" or "gay affirming," meaning that she could attend but not participate except from the seats.
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Denying trans kids gender-affirming medical care goes against the recommendation of a number of major medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Amidst a nationwide effort to limit trans kids' access to gender-affirming medical care, a new study shows why that treatment is so important.
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But in affirming a lower court's finding, the Supreme Court said flatly that it agreed with the couple — flowers were not really the point.
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Notably, the justices upheld his travel ban in June 2018, affirming his broad powers to restrict immigration to the US for national security reasons.
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Out There In 275, British astronomers photographed a solar eclipse and proved that light bends around our sun — affirming Einstein's theory of general relativity.
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We first met after he had helped represent Chelsea Manning when she was denied access to gender-affirming care while incarcerated at Fort Leavenworth.
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Still, just two months ago, ratings agency S&P Global revised upward the country's outlook to stable, effectively affirming its ability to continue growth.
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In Season 6, Mac starts preaching against homosexuality when the trans woman he dated, Carmen, gets gender-affirming surgery and marries a cis man.
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Musk testified in his own defense, affirming that by calling Unsworth a "pedo guy" he was not literally accusing him of being a pedophile.
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Suddenly, trans people from all walks of life could afford life-affirming transition surgeries, and hospitals rushed to meet the sudden growth in demand.
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The group's goal in making the change was to help "ensure that everyone across the academy is using affirming and inclusive language," Ayubi added.
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If the Commerce Department makes a final determination affirming its decision, the International Trade Commission will make a final injury determination by about Feb.
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Last year VICE reported on the trend of "Sologamy," the practice of marrying yourself as a way of boosting or affirming your self-esteem.
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The Senate voted Monday to advance legislation affirming local and state governments' right to break ties with companies that boycott or divest from Israel.
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Calgaro's child, who identifies as female but was designated male at birth, used the law to proceed with gender-affirming medical procedures in 2015.
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It can also be frightening, painful, life-affirming, warming, or a combination of all of the above stretched out over an indefinite time period.
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It's important to stress, however, that "flirting" isn't affirming queer identity; ambiguous banter that can be plausibly denied is still not clear textual representation.
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The order follows yet another federal ruling that declared that the military must also pay for trans-inclusive medical services, including gender-affirming surgeries.
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While it's an agreement that is largely symbolic, the importance of affirming the world's commitment to caring about this problem is an important one.
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Idaho has become the latest state to put forward a bill that would severely punish medical professionals who provide transgender youth with gender-affirming procedures.
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A repeal of the Affordable Care Act could result in a loss of insurance and the trans-affirming health care they'd finally secured, she said.
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The rejection followed Republican-led political maneuvering that tied repeal to a second provision that would have temporarily banned cities from affirming transgender bathroom rights.
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She also defended journalists, affirming that freedom of the press is a "pillar of democracy," a tacit rejection of Trump's frequent tirades against the media.
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The point, of course, is that constitutions are just words, and they mean nothing if the people and the institutions aren't committed to affirming them.
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" While affirming their love for Kennedy Jr., the three family members said he's "wrong" on vaccines and his work against vaccines is "having heartbreaking consequences.
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California is one of only a handful of states that has anti-discrimination laws requiring health insurance companies to provide coverage for gender-affirming surgeries.
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The Times later reported that Bernhardt continued doing work for a former client, the Westlands Water District, several months after affirming he had stopped lobbying.
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In January of last year, the intelligence community issued a joint statement affirming that Russia had indeed tampered with the U.S. presidential elections in 2016.
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She imagined their thinking, "If I have to say black trans lives matter, I believe I am affirming something my religion calls me to denounce."
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Lack of employment opportunities has led to increased levels of poverty within the trans community and made access to gender-affirming health care more difficult.
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The Balloon Council, with its motto "Affirming America's ongoing love affair with balloons," now has a public awareness campaign warning customers to weight their inflatables.
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If you've been to see her perform live you'll know the high energy and life-affirming warmth to her songs, and there is nothing comparable.
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Those concerned with social issues might posit that he coded multiple identities into his music and his persona for the sake of affirming different communities.
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In addition, the law guarantees free access to gender-affirming procedures, such as hormonal treatments or surgeries, as part of public and private healthcare plans.
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They are perceived to be less innocent than their classmates, and are rarely offered culturally affirming images of blackness inside or outside of the classroom.
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An emerging body of scientific evidence is affirming the presence of many, if not all, of these traits in the animals proposed by the IEET.
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"Now, she'll be asserting herself and affirming her strength even after her temporary permit expires — a fitting path for a girl who refuses to quit."
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Dean Heller (R-NV) even attempted to protect his reelection hopes by sponsoring a meaningless "sense of the Senate" amendment affirming the value of Medicaid.
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The appeals court decision basically inverts that reasoning, affirming the lower court's decision on the grounds of the McClain testimony but not the cellphone tower.
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It's incredibly affirming for the people in that community who identify as LGBTQ to see that there are folks like them in their own community.
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As the moon gently connects with inventive Uranus, discover how experimenting with these quirks can make you stand out and receive more life-affirming attention.
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It's a celebration of art and the time it takes to craft what is likely to be a Grammy winning, culture shifting, life-affirming record.
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Trump replied that his appointment of one or more pro-life justices would "automatically" overturn the landmark decision affirming a woman's right to an abortion.
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These more than three thousand life-affirming anti-abortion agencies nationwide have been under legal assault from Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry for decades.
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And the party does deserve praise for affirming its commitment to a $15 minimum wage and a crackdown on monopolies and mounting prescription drug costs.
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"Everything that we basically don't want her to do," he said, affirming to the host that Everly is indeed smack-dab in the terrible twos.
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In addition, they call for more gender clinics, and they urge doctors to provide gender-affirming treatments to youths so they develop alongside their peers.
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Life-sustaining approach: Organic farmers invest in truly life-affirming techniques, which build crop resilience, soil health, biodiversity, increased farm jobs and no toxic chemicals.
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The FIRST STEP Act also prevents discrimination against faith-based programming and volunteering in the federal system, expanding opportunities for mentorship and life-affirming relationships.
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For example, Oscar Health offers plans with exclusions for gender-affirming care in Texas and Ohio, states without anti-discrimination policies that cover gender identity.
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"I don't think the FBI really should be involved because they don't want to be involved," Trump told reporters Tuesday, affirming his support for Kavanaugh.
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In a sense, these apps support the claim that the Internet is funneling us into self-selecting echo chambers, affirming homogeneity rather than diffusing dogma.
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The newly empowered Democratic leadership also scheduled a vote for next Wednesday on a standalone resolution affirming the House's authorization to intervene in the lawsuit.
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But "Lace Crater" and "It Follows" each have a twist: Both films end with their infected female leads living in diseased, but life-affirming, relationships.
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"We are encouraging and affirming individuals into the 'gay' lifestyle," Billington reportedly wrote in an advertisement for the Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff's local newspaper.
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In a remarkable turn, the convention supported a strong resolution condemning the abuse of women and affirming their role in the life of the church.
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In an email to Broadly, Dr. Gomperts cited the connection between the Zika virus and birth defects in infants, affirming women's right to reproductive choice.
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Wade and the Casey case affirming it prohibit government from burdening a woman's choice before viability, which may occur at about 193 weeks of pregnancy.
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Gunna's "World is Yours" and "Style Stealer" are an expensive extension of his drip, with the former affirming that he even sleeps in designer duds.
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For value-based companies, the challenge is to become a vehicle by which millennials project their own individual values — body-affirming feminism, environmental consciousness, etc.
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They emerged with a plan to increase the power of the World Anti-Doping Agency, affirming that organization's central role in the fight against cheating.
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This is arguably TV's most life-affirming, comforting show, made all the better by the fact that PBS is airing it in two-episode chunks.
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Many of us who were Mr. Bourdain's fans struggled to understand the apparent paradox of his life-affirming mission and his terrible urge for extinction.
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After the latest decision and appeal rejection affirming the IAAF ban, the odds are low that Russian athletes will be competing in Rio in August.
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During the '00s, there was a noticeable shift within the field of trans health care away from gender-reparative therapies and toward gender-affirming ones.
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At the end of my article, I argue that the current debates we are having aren't so much about gender-affirming versus gender-reparative approaches.
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In order for someone to get any sort of gender-affirming surgery, World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) standards require months of advanced planning.
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The legislative efforts in Ohio follow a slew of other states proposing bills that limit transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming healthcare across the country.
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"This is my tool set, and if it offends you, then I hope you find the things that do feel affirming to you," she said.
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Portland was also moving ahead with subpoenaing Uber on Greyball, an official there said on Friday, affirming that the federal action was a criminal investigation.
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If you could save your family more than $2003,000 next year simply by signing a statement affirming belief in principles you find repugnant, would you?
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By affirming the plasticity of nature ("everyone can be anyone"), a Marxist could hope to eradicate such innate distinctions and achieve a radical collective good.
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Ms. Antonetty-Lebrón said that any shame in identifying as black in Puerto Rico stemmed from a lack of positive or affirming images of blackness.
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Jamison Schwartz started working at Starbucks in July 2018, not long after the company announced it was expanding what gender-affirming procedures would be covered.
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Only South Dakota's bill, which would fine or arrest doctors who provide gender-affirming treatment to trans patients under 16, has passed the state House.
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Gender-affirming medications are life-saving, but they can't save lives if they're kept out of the hands of the trans teens who need them.
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The New York Democrat and possible 2020 contender wasted no time in affirming that his move was meant to help residents "circumvent" the new law.
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Once they had their finished product, Rabin-Havt emailed it to the doctors and asked for a formal reply affirming the statement as their own.
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This September, Ephesus was reborn as Jubilee Baptist: a quasi-socialist, anti-burnout, anti-racist, LGBTQ-affirming church focused on debt forgiveness and worker solidarity.
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The clinic, "affirming" as ever, recommended and provided the referral letters for him to have an orchiectomy, a removal of his testicles, which he underwent.
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But they vowed to work together on security and trade as they met at the White House, affirming the "special relationship" between the two countries.
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Finally, they provide affirming households to the 6900 percent of foster children over age 2628 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ).
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Instead, these officials insist that the President encourages debate and said the President's advisers are united in affirming the importance of addressing the Chinese issue.
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During this year's Hispanic Heritage Month, affirming our heritage represents a kind of defiance to a president and an administration that is hostile to Latinos.
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PRETORIA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - South Africa's central bank welcomed a High Court judgment affirming the institution's inflation targeting mandate, the bank's governor said on Tuesday.
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The sweeping indictment describes in detail an unprecedented campaign by Russia to influence the election, affirming the long-standing conclusions of the US intelligence community.
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Mr. Holtz-Eakin said that he was frustrated that lawmakers were characterizing the letter as affirming that the tax cuts would be fully self-financing.
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Affirming that nobody can "stop your shine," on its face, is fine but not when its pit against a rare rap moment of emotional transparency.
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It'd be great if pride was just an excuse for a party—I mean, it is, but there's still an element of pride that's affirming.
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Experts have slammed the prospect of such a ban, warning research shows that, among other benefits, gender-affirming medical procedures reduce suicide rates among transgender youth.
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Affirming its disdain for "Obamacare," the administration on Thursday announced sharp cuts in programs promoting health care enrollment under the Affordable Care Act for next year.
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"My spontaneous street jam with Bernard Davey was a soul-affirming, enriching experience which summed up everything I love about street culture," wrote Walker on YouTube.
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"Affirming by an evenly divided court will leave the circuit split," said Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of the law school at the University of California, Irvine.
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S&P Global Ratings said Wednesday it had revised its rating outlook on SMRT to stable from negative, affirming its AAA long-term corporate credit rating.
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Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on Ameriabank's long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Stable from Negative on May 5, while affirming the IDR at 'B+'.
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"Being an affirming therapist means that, first and foremost, you assume that being a sexual or gender minority is perfectly normal and valid," Dr. Addison says.
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Seeing an affirming therapist often means that you're more likely to reap the benefits of help with whatever brings you to therapy in the first place.
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Where the night acts like a sort of dream collider of different musicians in the hope of the surprising, the life affirming & the down right dirty.
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The band just announced their new album Near to the Wild Heart of Life is coming in 2017 and, yo, how life-affirming does that sound?
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Either way, Apple CEO Tim Cook lambasted the White House for not publicly affirming support for strong encryption at a January summit in San Jose, Calif.
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ASA refused to turn away JRC for years, citing the organization's "options policy" affirming the right of parents to select virtually any intervention for their child.
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She requested additional language in the letter affirming that students would still be protected and the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights would investigate issues.
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Proponents of the bills say they protect children from what they're calling "medical experimentation," in some cases comparing doctors who provide gender-affirming care to Nazis.
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Fearing that her daughter would be deported if she involved her in the situation, Guillén said that she lied to the officials by affirming their allegation.
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Here, they tell us how they met, recount a life-affirming stay in a Tanzanian coffee field, and describe the most magical beach in New Zealand.
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This puts Russia at an advantage in cyber space, since countries and NATO don't know how to respond to attacks, and Cheney is affirming that belief.
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Cotton (Amiyah Scott), Carlotta's daughter, is trans and worked as a stripper and full-service sex worker in order to raise money for gender-affirming surgery.
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Here are some positive, health-affirming gift ideas for the person in your life who keeps talking about kicking off a new lifestyle come Jan. 1.
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These discussions could help doctors know whether youngsters might benefit from gender-affirming medical and psychosocial support, the researchers write in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
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Also, in often-overlooked health care, Buttigieg also wants to require health insurance companies to cover the costs of gender affirming medical treatments for transgender women.
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It was always men articulating the vision of happiness, and they were affirming values that were important to them and their sense of fulfillment and pleasure.
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" North Star is a "faith affirming" organization which seeks to provide resources for "Latter-day Saint individuals and families concerned with sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Mr. Huckabee will get more attention than he's been able to garner in months, and he will be affirming Mr. Trump's decision to skip the debate.
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The development could make Manning the first transgender person to receive gender affirming surgical treatment in any US prison, military, state or federal, the ACLU said.
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But what if he also said "fuck all that" and posited another route for romance in the same year, one that was infinitely more life-affirming?
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The article is just more data affirming that a man whose persona and career has largely been about objectifying women has, on multiple occasions, objectified women.
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It would not eliminate the precedents set by dozens of federal courts over the last two decades affirming the full rights and identities of transgender people.
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One could argue that Peterson's case highlights just how much incarcerated trans people's access to gender-affirming medical care has improved over the past few years.
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The ability to access gender-affirming clothing and other goods at commissary can go a long way toward improving the mental health of incarcerated trans people.
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" It directs women to St. Gerard's Center for Life, a Hartford-based Catholic organization that aims to help women facing crisis pregnancies "make life-affirming decisions.
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Indicated 3.7 pct higher The company reported a 12 percent rise in six-month revenues and a 13 percent gain in adjusted EBIT, affirming its guidance.
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After affirming their feelings for the misthios and expressing a desire to continue with their relationship, the great love story of Mykonos nearly always ends badly.
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" Beyoncé gets into 'Formation' Beyoncé's self-affirming ode to her blackness inspired hot takes, long rants, even an "SNL" parody about "The Day Beyoncé Turned Black.
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Affordable healthcare remains a serious problem for the trans community, given that an estimated 19 percent of patients seeking gender-affirming procedures have no health insurance.
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But the parents' hardline stances appear to soften when they visit a matchmaking "marriage market" only to find self-affirming messages of independence from their daughters.
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"We should be affirming them [and] explaining why their mission is critical," added Sasse, a newly empaneled member of the Senate Armed Services and Judiciary committees.
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And ultimately I think it's a story about affirming the value of being who you are and accepting who you are and loving who you are.
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Trump spoke via video message to the World Jewish Congress in New York this weekend, affirming the United States' support for Israel and Jewish people worldwide.
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And quite a few evangelical leaders and authors, straight individuals, have announced that they are affirming of LGBT relationships in the church and reexamining the scriptures.
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Elliot: I work as a trainer at Everybody, a queer non-gendered gym, so my day-to-day experiences at my gym are positive and affirming.
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Even though Kennedy ruled in favor of the baker in the Masterpiece case, he has written every major decision affirming gay and lesbian rights since 1996.
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In 2012, he delivered a 19-page opinion extolling the singularity of Kentucky bourbon in affirming a trademark-infringement decision against Jose Cuervo, a tequila brand.
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Though such exclusions are no longer permitted, CNN found that some policies offered on the ACA marketplace in 2018 still refused to cover gender-affirming procedures.
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An Oregon graduate student who asked to remain anonymous said she chose her school in part because its health plan offered benefits for gender-affirming procedures.
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Mark Takano (D-Calif.), who co-chairs the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, said the case isn't about merely affirming one couple's right to buy a cake.
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The petitioners say they are "life-affirming pregnancy centers" that offer a variety of medical and counseling services for pregnant women to consider options to abortion.
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The temptation during reckonings such as these is to allow criticism to become little more than an exercise in retroactively affirming one's indignation, judgment absent discrimination.
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There's plenty of humor and life-affirming positivity to balance the bad, but all of it — good and bad both — shapes the deep cast of characters.
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There's the well-known story of little George Washington admitting to his father that he cut down a cherry tree, affirming, "I cannot tell a lie".
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Via The Hill: "Democrats are committed to pay-as-you-go," Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill said Tuesday, affirming the policy would be a 2019 priority. Rep.
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The subreddit is unquestionably grisly but remains surprisingly well-loved by some devotees, who insist that its graphic depictions of death are in fact life-affirming.
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Yet very few others were willing to join Hertling and the Society for Human Resource Management in publicly affirming existing policies for dealing with such language.
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In September, HUD released a final rule affirming that any city statute shown to disproportionately impact domestic violence survivors seeking police help goes against the FHA.
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"I find sex to be gross in general, don't get me wrong," Samantha continued, affirming what we at Broadly know to be true: Sex is bad.
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Former Justice Anthony Kennedy, whom Kavanaugh would replace if he is confirmed by the Senate, disappointed fellow conservatives by affirming abortion rights in two key cases.
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In Queer Eye's universe, men are encouraged to become their full selves, but only at the cost of women being reduced to empty, platitude-affirming characters.
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GC2B, founded by Marli Washington, is "proud to be the very first gender-affirming apparel company that is trans-owned and -operated," according to its website.
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The policy also banned the military from paying for gender-affirming surgery, with some exceptions to "protect the health" of someone who had already begun transitioning.
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I favor the gender-affirming approach because it allows for each child to follow their own paths, and to ultimately decide for themselves who they are.
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When faced with serious illness, being able to make decisions about the flow of information is one of the most life-affirming things you can do.
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Though, sometimes Twitter is very funny, they had a whole thing... I mean, Chrissy Teigen on the hamster is completely life-affirming in so many ways.
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The Army also announced last month that it would pay for gender-affirming surgery for Chelsea Manning, the former military intelligence analyst now imprisoned for whistleblowing.
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Eclipse: It's the 100th anniversary of the photograph of an eclipse that helped prove that light bends around the sun, affirming Einstein's theory of general relativity.
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She said such schools can be "culturally affirming" to nonwhite children like her daughter, who may face discrimination from white teachers and administrators in traditional schools.
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During the premiere weekend and for months after, my social media feeds were flooded with family members, colleagues and strangers affirming the importance of the film.
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Indeed, the couple seemed the inverse of the one on stage: mutually affirming and compassionate and bracingly preoccupied with matters beyond their own immediate well being.
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Many medical professionals have been outspoken in their support for the practices targeted in other bills, saying that gender-affirming care is crucial for transgender youth.
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Perhaps nothing is as reliably life-affirming as Gritty, our massive, orange, googly-eyed son who perennially looks like he just crawled out of a dumpster.
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The other Argus and Ben (named for their actors, Argus Spear Juillard and Ben Carruthers, a principal in John Cassavetes's "Shadows") is black and life-affirming.
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To keep up the appearance that abuse wasn't ongoing, she also was allegedly required to give scripted statements to the press affirming her support for Kelly.
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Affirming one's political tribe or community has in many respects become more important in deciding whom to vote for than the stands candidates take on issues.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Endocrine Society have both published clear protocols advocating gender-affirming care for youth, making them likely to follow suit.
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This nightwalker and whoremonger, a "muddy conger," swinging at his old mistress Doll Tearsheet, a life-affirming liar whose truth is never to be a counterfeit.
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In its latest statement, the FAA said, "Issuance of the Airworthiness Certificate is the final FAA action affirming that each newly manufactured 737 Max is airworthy."
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Until last week, she was still affirming that she would rather leave with no deal at all than postpone that date, even by a few weeks.
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The sweeping indictment describes in detail an unprecedented campaign by Russia to influence the 2000 presidential election, affirming the longstanding conclusions of the US intelligence community.
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"Expanding Medicaid to cover gender affirming surgeries is cost effective, helps avoid long-term health consequences, and most importantly is the right thing to do," Gov.
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In Akin's capable hands, "And Then We Danced" becomes an affecting testament to heartbreak, resilience and emotional expression at its most liberated and life-affirming. Unrated.
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But even with current protections, some policies offered on the Affordable Care Act marketplace in 2018 refused to cover gender-affirming treatment, a CNN investigation found.
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I agreed to sponsor a cousin's immigration application, which involved affirming I can and will provide the applicant with a financial safety net for seven years.
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Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, added to the confusion with a tweet affirming that the website — though not necessarily the senatorial bid — is real.
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It would also ban the military from paying for gender-affirming surgeries, with some exceptions to "protect the health" of someone who had already begun transitioning.
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As the boundaries dissolve, I can only hope that our music becomes more rhythmically complex and life affirming as the influences from Cuba seem to bring.
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What are the benefits to patients of being able to get this kind of care, whether it's hormone therapy or surgery or just an affirming space?
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And even after she transitioned, it took nearly another decade before she was able to have the gender-affirming surgeries she needed to fully feel like herself.
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In-between makeovers and life-affirming talks, they drop bits of information about their life outside of the Netflix series, and none so more than Tan France.
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During a session with an affirming therapist, you can talk about whatever you want, from anxiety about work, to your relationship to your body, Dr. Addison says.
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What could possibly make more sense this January than the princess of buoyant, life-affirming choruses bragging about Louboutins and borrowing her ad libs from Travis Scott?
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Just as seeing oneself represented in conventional media can be transformative and affirming, so is recognizing familiar experiences and fantasies in erotic works that honor women's pleasure.
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Those needing to find life-affirming messages can also visit (and contribute to) hashtags like #BlackManJoy, #BlackJoyMatters, #GrowingUpSalvadorian, #SoyRebelde, and #NoMames (which can be translated as #NoJoke).
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These women – and countless others across the country – are unequivocal in their gratitude for the life-affirming care and support they found at their local pregnancy centers.
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The study by human rights group Amnesty International, released Friday, reveals how China's transgender people face both widespread discrimination and daunting obstacles to important gender-affirming treatments.
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But he also fanned the flames of the interest in detangling the meaning behind his wife's clothing, affirming that there very much is something to see here.
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I felt care for my customers, people who had maybe never had a space to talk to another person about sex in a way that was affirming.
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The Trump administration, though, has issued guidance to undo the Obama administration's guidance affirming that Title IX also protects students from discrimination based on their gender identity.
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It's a huge win for transgender rights to healthcare in California, but also highlights out how difficult it is for transgender people to access gender-affirming treatments.
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Instead, as the authors suggest, it's more likely that when couples are on the same page about drinking, they're in sync in other relationship-affirming ways, too.
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For Murphy, Schitt's Creek has been a life-affirming experience, as she scored her role on the show amid a truly dark personal period several years ago.
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He still was skeptical it was really happening until they had him raise his right hand, swear an oath and gave him a paper affirming his citizenship.
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This is why the American Academy of Pediatrics and several other medical groups support gender-affirming care for trans kids as a safe, effective method of treatment.
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For one, Midge's character is partially based on Joan Rivers, who had a career-affirming encounter with Bruce in 1962 when she was still a fledgling comic.
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"As a black person of non-gender-conforming experience, my first existentially reciprocal and affirming experiences were in the New York ballrooms," the 23-year-old says.
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That being said, this buzz is particularly sharp and we'd like you to hold onto it for at least one queer-affirming black and white magazine spread.
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The potential benefits from gender-affirming hormones (improved mental health) will usually outweigh the low risk of an adolescent later changing their mind and regretting cosmetic changes.
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"While fully affirming economic performance, we must at the same time clearly recognize the many problems and contradictions in the economy," the meeting decided, according to Xinhua.
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We are under this assumption that fat equals unhealthy and thin equals healthy — affirming a core belief that fat, chubby, plus-size people do not work out.
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Acknowledging the connections to the manufacturing prowess of the North and the tendency of art and culture to get roped into affirming social status is also key.
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We must get better at reaching out to one another, to affirming that in our strengths and weaknesses, we are all a part of one human family.
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Whether that'll hold up in court (alongside the NAS study affirming that attribution science as a whole is real and a generally accepted methodology) is the crux.
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We felt at the center of an exciting, affirming, and creative participatory culture that touched us at every level, showing us ourselves and binding us to others.
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In a world as crazy as ours, it's life-affirming to realize that you can connect with anyone as long as you're open to hearing them out.
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The study also didn't look at whether transgender individuals had gender-affirming surgery or were able to make their outward appearance match their gender identity, Cai said.
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So is this just your way of affirming that you love Trump, detest the media and just wish some of these outlets could be made to disappear?
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Her music and art have been life-saving outlets for LGBTQ people over the years and her affirming words and actions have changed countless hearts and minds.
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"For Florida, it could be as simple as top surgery, shaving down the Adam's apple—different procedures that are gender-affirming," says TAP co-founder Phos Ivestei.
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Such physicians are very much at the life-affirming apex of medicine, up to their elbows in the human reality of pain and the struggle to survive.
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Corteva also provided full-year operating earnings forecast of between $1.06 and $1.31 per share, while affirming its net sales and adjusted core earnings forecast for 2019.
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And affirming that he not only watches TV all the time, but places massive value on people being on TV (and saying nice things about him.) 3.
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V. Wade decision affirming a women's constitutional right to abortion in 1973, ideological conservatives have attempted, with disturbing success, to chip away at women's access to abortion.
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Other scientists I spoke to said the same, affirming the wisdom of the judges who in 2007 awarded Edwards a MacArthur Fellowship, the so-called Genius Grant.
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So we gently expanded their perspective, not by arguing, but by putting on queer people to talk about how non-affirming theology had impacted their real life.
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House GOP leadership dismissed the claim, citing a nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report affirming that no child would lose their insurance due to the spending clawback.
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A man identified as a DEA informant in the report said he had recorded audio of Ramirez affirming that Ramirez laundered $15 million for Fujimori in 2011.
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Her document begins by affirming her faith in the triune God and the divinity of Jesus and goes on to cite respected evangelical theologians, including Timothy George.
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Unlike Bong, who always begins his films affirming the class status of his characters, Kang situates his characters cosmically, as reincarnations of centuries-old princesses and generals.
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In Mr. Lewis's case, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania upheld his conviction, affirming the trial court's decision that the slow-motion video was more probative than prejudicial.
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Rather than consoling them, the employer wondered out loud if the reason the employee was upset was actually because of gender-affirming hormones they had been taking.
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"I myself raised the prospect of acquiring Greenland with the Danish ambassador just last year," Cotton wrote on Monday, affirming his own long-held interest in Greenland.
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Suu Kyi addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday for the first time as the country's de facto leader, affirming her government's "faith in fundamental human rights".
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Our health editor has looked at the research, and there is a lack of evidence affirming Rootine's claims that a DNA test can provide a beneficial multivitamin.
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He later recanted, claiming he meant to say "wouldn't" and affirming his belief in U.S. intelligence, but lawmakers have continued to come out publicly against his remarks.
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VR Scout captured her ruthless crusade against VR beasties at the Tokyo Game Show earlier this month, and have just uploaded the life-affirming footage to YouTube.
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This does not, however, help trans people who either can't go through the process of getting this new certificate or don't want to obtain gender-affirming surgery.
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Going to gyms and typical fitness spaces or studios, I wasn't having really great experiences with those spaces being affirming and sometimes even accepting of my identity.
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Clemson released a statement Thursday affirming that Lawrence, Zach Giella and Braden Galloway would be suspended, as they were for the national semifinal game against Notre Dame.
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Democrats notched a huge victory affirming that when a federal judge ruled last week that the impeachment inquiry is valid, legitimate, and doesn't require a formal vote.
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It is an affirming and empowering moment, one that demonstrates the obvious point that coming out, while never easy, is vastly easier for some than for others.
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Sometimes the market driven populism of new wave is as true and life-affirming as, if not more so, an art that wears "authenticity" as a badge.
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Although the Episcopal Church has generally been more affirming of LGBTQ people than other Christian denominations, LGBTQ individuals tend to leave religion altogether at staggeringly high rates.
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The idea was that the district would hire more minority schoolteachers in order to provide role models for students and adopt a curriculum that was culturally affirming.
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In early October, the Greek parliament passed a new law that eliminates the requirement that trans people undergo gender-affirming surgery before their gender is legally recognized.
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"For some transgender youth, being around a camp full of other people like them, who get it, can be a powerful, life-affirming experience," Ms. Gillard said.
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That's what many on Wall Street were asking — and, in some cases, affirming — as U.S. stocks staged a comeback toward the end of Tuesday's volatile trading session.
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Its conclusion: The economic logic of digital markets too often serves to compound social division by feeding pre-existing biases, affirming false beliefs, and fragmenting media audiences.
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He is also among the latest celebrity artists to team up with a luxury label, such partnerships affirming art's rising stature as fashion's most compelling new muse.
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"Absolutely, very similar, and I know that those franchises look at each other that way," Carlesimo said, affirming the assessment during a telephone interview from Bristol, Conn.
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The declaration dedicated an entire section to the "freedom of choice," forbidding forced religious observance and affirming the right of people to choose to change their beliefs.
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Daniel Ramos, executive director of LGBTQ advocacy organization One Colorado, told the Post that the move is affirming for those who identify outside of the gender binary.
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In 2018, the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals issued a ruling affirming that the business had engaged in discrimination but left pending any damages to be awarded.
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"We are committed to ensuring that all materials placed in front of our students are culturally responsive, validating and affirming their cultural and ethnic identities," he continued.
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"You can't cuck the Tuck" is, among other things, a way of affirming that Carlson is a white guy who isn't afraid to stand up for himself.
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In its 2019 legislative report, released Thursday, Americans United for Life found that so far this year, 58 "life-affirming laws" have been passed in 22 states.
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Such actions reveal confidence in brands and corporate purpose, while affirming a newer view of corporations as standing for more than just a product line and sales.
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A ruling affirming jurisdiction could pave the way for Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to investigate the deportation of many thousands of Rohingya, though Myanmar is unlikely to cooperate.
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I waited on a sofa, under some framed posters of the Rocky Mountains and a couple of AAA plaques affirming the cleanliness of the Manor House Motel.
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Told that she could not vote unless she was a citizen, she asked for another application, and returned it with a check in the box affirming citizenship.
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Collins, a key swing vote in the Senate, delivered a speech Friday afternoon affirming that she would vote to confirm Kavanaugh, who faced allegations of sexual assault.
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In my three years in Charlottesville, I have seen countless examples, big and small, affirming that white supremacy and the legacy of slavery are alive and well.
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" The Minnesota Democrat introduced her own legislation in response "affirming that all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights.
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And such is the message of Michael Ian Black: affirming to young men that expression and vulnerability are things to be strived towards rather than ashamed of.
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Another venture capitalist told Recode that some companies are now asking investors to sign side letters affirming that certain information won't be shared with their limited partners.
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And those who are willing and can afford it will go through medical procedures, including hormone therapies, gender-affirming surgeries, or only some of the medical options.
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In a statement late last year, the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry said state policies against gender-affirming treatment are a "serious concern" for the medical community.
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It's a small community built on "five pillars of inclusivity," including pledges to be "women-centered," anti-racist LGBTQ-affirming and welcoming to a variety of Islamic traditions.
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Illinois prosecutors have said, too, that they still support the original criminal accusation again Smollett, with the state's attorney's office affirming that in a separate statement to PEOPLE.
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Dear funny guy I met on the subway during my second week in New York,Thanks for affirming that there are some nice, friendly people in the city.
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Not to mention, feeling like an accomplice or voyeur to another person's suffering makes for a shame-filled viewing experience, when porn should arguably be affirming for viewers.
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Again, I do believe science fiction in its content itself can be extremely progressive and extremely life affirming, but we're talking about the content versus the content creators.
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As an employer, Starbucks provides health benefits for its employees' partners and has broadened its healthcare coverage in order to better support trans employees seeking gender-affirming procedures.
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There's nothing inherently adult about being LGBTQ, which means it's never too soon to share affirming and educational books about the community with the children in your life.
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The genre needs explicitly queer-affirming artists because it has been explicitly anti-queer in the recent past, and much of it continues to be anti-queer today.
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"By affirming the FCC's rules and their use of Title II, the court set the stage for strong privacy protections," Fight for the Future's Holmes Wilson told Recode.
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Staff can't make open and affirming policies if they don't first educate themselves on what that means to be queer and what that means for high school youth.
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This involved affirming that if the husband had been aware of the proceedings, he would have wanted to release his wife and let her start a fresh chapter.
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Sources said the United States will announce plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imported from the European Union, affirming a report in the Wall Street Journal.
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