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Transgender Rights

  1. fundraising
    Some ‘Pro-Sex, Anti-Fascist’ Art for Your WallsProceeds benefit groups supporting Black trans people and sex workers.
    By Andrew Nguyen
  2. trans rights
    Judge Blocks HHS Rollback of Trans Health Care ProtectionsOnce again, the Trump administration is seeking to define sex discrimination on the basis of biological sex.
    By Claire Lampen
  3. power
    Police Can Arbitrarily Arrest Trans Women Under This LawNew York’s harmful “Walking While Trans” ban allows police to arrest anyone they suspect of “loitering for the purpose of prostitution.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  4. oh no
    J.K. Rowling Triples Down on TransphobiaThe author has unleashed an 11-tweet rant that appeared to conflate hormone therapy and conversion therapy.
    By Claire Lampen
  5. power
    HUD Proposal Cuts Protections for Unhoused Trans PeopleIt would allow federally funded, same-sex homeless shelters to make admission determinations based on biological sex.
    By Claire Lampen
  6. the bigger picture
    70-Plus Photographers Unite in Fundraising Initiative Against Systemic RacismReframing the Future is working with photographers and graphic designers to fundraise for National Bail Out and the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.
    By Devine Blacksher
  7. oh no
    What Did J.K. Rowling Say This Time?The author’s latest comments about sex and gender have revived accusations of transphobia.
    By Claire Lampen
  8. obits
    Aimee Stephens, a Groundbreaking Transgender Activist, Has DiedStephens was fired in 2013 after announcing her plans to transition. Her sex discrimination case rose all the way to the Supreme Court.
    By Claire Lampen
  9. transgender rights
    School District Flooded With Death Threats Over Trans-Inclusive BathroomsThe threats have been so extreme, the Georgia school district reversed the bathroom policy.
    By Amanda Arnold
  10. transgender rights
    Supreme Court Allows Trump’s Transgender Military Ban to Take EffectAfter months of being blocked by injunctions, the cruel policy will be allowed to go into effect.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  11. power
    Two Women Arrested for Attacking Transgender Woman in Bar BathroomThe assault occurred in North Carolina, where a notorious anti-trans bathroom bill was briefly passed.
    By Kimberly Truong
  12. human rights
    What Happened to Roxana Hernández, the Trans Woman Who Died in ICE Custody?Senators are demanding that ICE release a report on the circumstances of her death.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  13. human rights
    Trans Americans Have a Message for Trump: We Won’t Be Erased#WeWon’tBeErased on Twitter is full of passionate responses to Trump’s proposal to narrow the definition of gender.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  14. human rights
    What to Know About Trump’s Terrifying Proposal to Eliminate Transgender RightsThe Department of Health and Human Services is reportedly working to establish that a person’s sex is to be male or female and “unchangeable.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  15. transgender rights
    Federal Court Rules Civil-Rights Law Protects Transgender StudentsThis is a major victory not only for Gavin Grimm, but for all transgender students.
    By Amanda Arnold
  16. transgender rights
    New York City Will Soon House Inmates According to Their Gender Identity“It’s the city’s responsibility to protect the rights and safety of all New Yorkers.”
    By Naomi Elias
  17. transgender rights
    Wisconsin School District to Settle Transgender Student’s LawsuitKenosha Unified School District will pay $800,000.
    By Amanda Arnold
  18. transgender rights
    U.S. Military to Accept Transgender Recruits on New Year’s Day“We are relieved that we don’t have to hit pause on the constitutional rights of transgender people who are willing and able to serve our country.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  19. transgender issues
    When a Trans Woman Defends Herself and the Video Goes ViralTwenty months after Merci Chrisette’s “Subway Slasher” video became a sensation, she’s facing up to five years in prison.
    By Grace Dunham
  20. politics
    The First Openly Transgender Woman Was Elected in VirginiaShe defeated a 13-term incumbent to win a seat in the state’s House of Delegates.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  21. gallery
    Painting Lost Transgender HeroesArtist Ria Brodell depicts pioneers throughout history.
    By Rozanne Els
  22. transgender rights
    Turns Out Enacting Legislation Takes More Than Pressing ‘Send Tweet’A federal court has temporarily prevented the Pentagon from enacting a ban on transgender troops.
    By Leah Rodriguez
  23. transgender rights
    Defense Secretary: Transgender Troops Can Continue to Serve (For Now)Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced transgender troops could continue to serve pending the results of a study.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  24. politics
    Trump Reportedly Signs Order Banning Transgender People From Joining MilitaryTrump follows through on his tweets, but leaves the status of openly transgender active service members up to Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
    By Jen Kirby
  25. politics
    White House Finds Solution to Transgender Military Ban: Delay, Let Mattis DecideThe reported plan gives Mattis six months to figure out what Trump’s tweets mean for service members — and by then the courts may have weighed in.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. politics
    5 Transgender Soldiers Are Suing President Trump Over Military BanTwo LGBTQ legal organizations filed a lawsuit on their behalf.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  27. transgender rights
    LGBTQ Suicide Hotline Reports a ‘Dramatic Spike’ in Calls From Transgender YouthThe contacts increased after Trump’s anti-trans military tweets.
    By Lisa Ryan
  28. gallery
    See Britain’s Largest-Ever LGBT Art ShowIt marks the 50th anniversary of the U.K.’s Sexual Offenses Act.
    By Chloe Fein
  29. lgbtq rights
    Chelsea Manning Tore Apart Donald Trump’s Ban on Transgender Soldiers“We are neither disruptive nor expensive. We are human beings, and we will not be erased or ignored.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  30. transgender rights
    Senator Says Gender Identity Didn’t Matter When She Was Injured in CombatThe Iraq War veteran blasted Trump’s trans military ban on CNN.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  31. transgender rights
    The Pentagon Reportedly Spends 5 Times More on Viagra Than Transgender ServicesThe Defense Department spent $84 million on erectile-dysfunction meds in 2014 alone.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  32. lgbtq rights
    Janet Mock Says She Doesn’t Want to Stand for All Trans WomenShe doesn’t want the trans experience to be seen as a “monolith.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  33. lgbtq rights
    Texas House Passes ‘Bathroom Bill’ That Targets Transgender StudentsIt’s similar to North Carolina’s infamous bathroom bill.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  34. Man to Be First Person Sentenced of Federal Hate Crime for Transgender MurderJoshua Brandon Vallum pleaded guilty to murdering Mercedes Williamson in December.
    By Lisa Ryan
  35. caitlyn jenner
    Caitlyn Jenner Confirms She’s Had Her ‘Final’ Sex-Reassignment SurgeryShe appeared on 20/20 with Diane Sawyer Friday night.
    By Jenni Miller
  36. gender
    Parents Should Let Children Be Their Gender Nonconforming SelvesThere seems to be a recent, nobly intentioned uptick in parents insisting children play and dress in gender-conforming ways.
    By Jesse Singal
  37. lgbtq rights
    Student at Center of Trans-Rights Supreme Court Case Says He’ll Keep FightingAfter the Supreme Court opted not to hear his case.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  38. Trans Teens on What ‘Bathroom Anxiety’ Really Feels Like“What if something bad happens and nobody knows, and they just leave me in there?”
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  39. party chat
    Laverne Cox: ‘Trans Rights Are Women’s Rights’On bell hooks and more.
    By Diane Gordon
  40. transgender rights
    Laverne Cox Explains What Anti-Trans Bathroom Legislation Is Really About“It’s about us existing in public space.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  41. transgender rights
    Caitlyn Jenner Calls Out Donald Trump in Message for Trans Youth“I have a message for the trans kids of America. You are winning.”
    By Theresa Avila
  42. WATCH: The World’s First Transgender Doll Is Modeled After This TeenagerAnd it’s inspired by a 16-year-old.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt
  43. politics
    Read Janet Mock’s Powerful Letter to Transgender Students“I just want you to remember that this is your school too.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  44. transgender rights
    Trump Administration Revokes Guidelines Aimed at Protecting Transgender StudentsThe previous guidelines under the Obama administration ensured that transgender students had a right to use the bathroom of their choice.
    By Theresa Avila
  45. politics
    The Trump Administration Can’t Agree on Treatment of Transgender StudentsSecretary of Education Betsy DeVos is hesitant to rescind Obama’s guidelines.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  46. Trump Will Issue New Guidelines on Treatment of Transgender Students“The president has maintained for a long time that this is a states’-rights issue and not one for the federal government.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  47. grammys 2017
    Laverne Cox Highlighted This Supreme Court Case at the GrammysGavin Grimm, a transgender teen from Virginia, is suing after his school board voted against allowing him to use the bathroom of his choice.
    By Theresa Avila
  48. Texas Mayor Is the State’s First Openly Trans Person to Serve in Elected OfficeJess Herbst has been New Hope’s mayor since May.
    By Lisa Ryan
  49. Boy Scouts Will Start Allowing Transgender Children to JoinIt will now accept members based on the gender listed on their applications.
    By Lisa Ryan
  50. social psychology
    Can Looking at Photos of Trans People Help Reduce Prejudice?A new study offers mixed results, but helps researchers chip away at some key questions about how to improve intergroup relations.
    By Jesse Singal
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