Transgender people are targets of discrimination in many areas of their lives. Until recently, data on the character and prevalence of this discrimination has been limited to small studies and anecdotal reports. The National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force undertook the first comprehensive national effort to document this problem.

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Enrique “Kiki” Frutis, 33, is about to take the biggest step of his life away from the only lifestyle he has known. He has been a member of one of the most notorious street gangs in Hollenbeck. Kiki was fourteen when joined a gang - beaten up by fellow gang members. It's a common initiation meant to test loyalty and give new members a taste of what gang life is all about.

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In the movie "Law Abiding Citizen," Gerard Butler plays a man who loses his family when his wife and daughter are raped and murdered. After the main culprit receives a light sentence as part of a plea bargain and gets released from prison much sooner than he should have, our hero goes all "Death Wish" on the creep. He kidnaps him, drugs him and surgically dissects him into two-dozen pieces.

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The Paramount Chief of the Krachi region invited Journey for Change and Touch A Life to his palace to eat and be showed a nice dance. There we ate deep, fried chicken, potato salad, and rice. After and before dinner we were showed a nice, smooth, and pop like African dance. The dance was amazing and the dancers were dressed in the Ghana flag colors.

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About 250 veterans gathered today at the World War II Memorial in Washington. They were joined by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg to mark the premiere of their 10-part HBO series, "The Pacific."

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AC360° Correspondent

Have you been following this kerfuffle out in Kansas City about all those schools being closed? If not, here is a sort of SparkNotes version: A wagonload of schools are being closed in the wake of plummeting enrollment and soaring budget issues. Some administrators say it is the right thing to do, they neither need nor can they afford so many schools now for no fewer students than they have.

Maureen Miller
AC360° Writer
 
Tonight you'll hear from Chaz Bono, formally known as Chastity. As a little girl she appeared on stage with parents, Sonny and Cher. About a year ago she began her life as a man.

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