Jose Lara who is the Dean of the Santee High School talks to the press about the transgender issue beside the schools gender neutral restrooms at their campus in Los Angeles, California on May 4, 2016. There is an "emerging consensus worldwide" that the LGBT community should enjoy the same rights as everyone else, Washington's first envoy for gay rights said, but warned transgender people are still too often victims of violence. / AFP / Mark Ralston (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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