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Montana Judge Hands Major Victory to Trans Rights Activists in the Deep Red State

A Montana judge temporarily blocked policies that barred transgender individuals from being able to change their sex designation on official documents. This is a representational image. (Credit: AFP/Angela Weiss)

A Montana judge handed a major victory to transgender rights activists after temporarily blocking policies that barred transgender individuals from being able to change their sex designation on official documents.

On Monday, Judge Mike Menahan wrote that he believed that if a transgender individual was being discriminated against for their transgender identity, they are being discriminated against for their sex, which goes against the state's argument, as reported by the Associated Press.

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