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Transgenders praise Obama for first-ever SOTU mention

By Paul Bedard

Published January 21, 2015 6:26pm ET

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Transgenders praise Obama for first-ever SOTU mention — President Â Obama speaks at the Democratic National Committee's 2014 annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender fundraiser gala in New York. AP Photo | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

A simple word spoken by President Obama in his Tuesday State of the Union is bringing praise from the gay community.

The word: transgender.

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