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Breaking from the binary: Enhancing gender and pronoun inclusivity in federal programs

Partnership for Public Service

In 2016, James Shupe (formerly Jamie*) successfully petitioned an Oregon circuit court to become the first person to legally identify as nonbinary in the United States.

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Privatization of municipal utility systems (water mostly)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Towamencin Township residents organize a petition drive to create a November ballot measure to change the township's charter in response to the town's decision to sell its public sewer system for $115.3 million to NextEra Water, a private Florida company.