transgender people

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“Everyone—transgender or not—has a gender identity. Most people never think about what their gender identity is because it matches their sex at birth.”
from — Frequently Asked Questions about Transgender People | A4TE. (n.d.). A4TE.

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transgender military personnel

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“Thousands of transgender people are currently serving honorably in the military and have been doing so for years. Despite this reality, the Trump administration has targeted and maligned trans service members, leaving tens of thousands of active duty service members, veterans, and members of military families in fear and uncertainty about their jobs, their healthcare, and their futures.” from — Understanding Trump’s Trans Military Ban. (2026). Advocates for Trans Equality. Retrieved July 27, 2026

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transexuals

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“Looking at postmortem brain tissue of transgender subjects, he found that male-to-female transsexuals had clusters of cells, or nuclei, that more closely resembled those of a typical female brain, and vice versa.”
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2017

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transexualism

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“DSM-III, published in 1980, officially listed tobacco dependence and transsexualism as disorders.”
From Time Magazine Archive

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tile drainage

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“In a tile drainage system, a sort of “plumbing” is installed below the surface of agricultural fields, effectively consisting of a network of below-ground pipes that allow subsurface water to move out from between soil particles and into the tile line.” – wikipedia

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climate smart agriculture

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“Climate change and food and nutrition insecurity pose two of the greatest development challenges of our time. Yet a more sustainable food system can not only heal the planet, but ensure food security for all.”
from — World Bank climate-smart agriculture. (n.d.). 

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agrivoltaics

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“In Europe and Asia, where the concept was pioneered, the term agrivoltaics is applied to dedicated dual-use technology, generally a system of mounts or cables to raise the solar array some five metres above the ground in order to allow access by farm machinery, or solar paneling on the roofs of greenhouses.”
from Wikipedia

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