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Rachel Pollack Author Rachel Pollack, a transgender activist who created the first trans superhero in a mainstream comic book, died in April at age 77. Chuck Williams The founder and namesake of The Williams Project, which became the LGBTQ+ think tank known as the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles' School of Law, died in April. Passages Deandre Matthews Isiah Baez, 19, was arrested in May and charged with the murder of Deandre Matthews, also 19, who was last seen on February 6 and whose lifeless body was found the following day on railroad tracks in a remote section of Brooklyn. [Extracted from the article]

The article looks at gender identity discrimination in U.S. workplaces. Topics discussed include the firing of transgender man El'Jai Devoureau, the lack of legislation in 35 U.S. states protecting workers on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and former U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee Ashley Yang's discrimination lawsuit against the TSA. The repeal of the U.S. military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy is noted.