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//History was made at the LGBT Community Center on Aug. 14 when Seth Marnin, a widely-respected lawyer, was sworn in as a New York Court of Claims judge, making him the first out trans man to serve as a judge in the United States and the first out trans judge in New York State….

Marnin invoked the transphobia sweeping the nation when he stepped to the podium and delivered remarks after he was sworn in. Marnin recalled speaking five years ago at a rally led by his rabbi, Sharon Kleinbaum, who had organized a community gathering in response to one of the many moves by the Trump administration to attack trans rights — “a precursor to what we’re seeing today,” Marnin said.//

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