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The U.S. will not let the Philippines take custody of a Marine charged with murder. Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton is being held at an American jail at the main U.S. military base near Manila. Pemberton, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, is charged with strangling a transgender Filipino two months ago...

A Philippine government prosecutor says a detained U.S. Marine has been charged with murder in the killing of a Filipino transgender. Prosecutor Emily de los Santos said Monday there was "probable cause" that Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton killed Jennifer Laude, whose former name was Jeffrey, in a motel room, where the victim's body was found in October in Olongapo city, northwest of

Katie Rain Hill realized at a very young age she was a he in a female's body. Suffocating under her peers' bullying and the mounting pressure to be "normal," Katie attempted to take her life at the age of eight.

A Marine from New Bedford accused of murdering a transgendered Filipino is being transferred to a Philippine military base. Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton was being held at an American military base. As part of the United States' treaty with the Philippines, Pemberton will be guarded by American and Filipino soldiers...

A new statewide policy issued Friday by State Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester may have had good intentions, but is causing quite a controversy. The policy, which goes into effect today, allows Massachusetts public school students whom identify themselves as transgender to use facilities that are designated to a specific sex...

As of Friday, February 15, 2013, Massachusetts' Public Schools, K-12, officially requires every principal to allow transgender boys and girls to use the locker room, shower room, changing room and bathroom of their choice.

A federal judge in Massachusetts says he won't order more hair-removal treatments for a transgender inmate who won a court order for taxpayer-funded sex-change surgery.