Fort Lauderdale Becomes Premier Destination for Transgender Travelers
Fort Lauderdale has long encouraged gay and lesbian travelers from around the world to explore their sunny side on the…
‘Hollywood Hillbillies’ Star and Viral Sensation Comes Out as Transgender in Heartfelt YouTube Post
It didn’t take long for Michael Kittrell to go from viral “Gingers Do Have Souls” persona to warming our hearts…
Commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance 2017
Today marks Transgender Day of Remembrance. The day was started in response to the murders, violence, and hate crimes that…
Watch: Six People Open Up About What It’s Like to Be Transgender
A group of the trans community’s foremost movers and shakers are coming together and opening up in an uplifting new short titled, “What’s…
France to Legalize Gay Marriage and Adoption
French President Francois Hollande has promised to legalize gay marriage and adoption in the near future but hasn’t confirmed a…
D.C. Mayor Signs Law Allowing Transgender People to Revise Birth Certificates
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has made it possible for transgender people to revise their birth cerificates. The mayor signed the…
Sports Illustrated Welcomes First Transgender Model For Their Famed Swimsuit Issue
Sports Illustrated features their first transgender model for their famous swimsuit issue. Throughout the magazine’s history (it premiered back in…
Kenneth Cole’s ‘The Courageous Class’ Campaign Takes Brand Back to Its Activist Roots
For the past 32 years, the Kenneth Cole brand has pushed the boundaries in activist campaigning. When the AIDS epidemic…
Trump Administration Puts Transgender Kids at Risk Thanks to Bigoted Rollback of Obama-Era Order
The Trump Administration’s upcoming roll back of the protective guidance for transgender students puts kids at risk. White House Press…
Portugal Bans Transgender Discrimination
Portugal’s parliament today approved a revision to the country’s criminal code, which will now ban discrimination against the country’s transgender…
Petition Launches to Make Carmen Carrera First Trans Victoria’s Secret Model
A petition has popped up online promoting Carmen Carrera as modeling potential for Victoria’s Secret. The petition was started by…
LGBT Organizations Launch New Transgender Campaign
“I AM: Trans People Speak” videos, feature New York Times bestseller Professor Jennifer Finney Boylan, actress Laverne Cox, Transgender Legal Defense…
New App For The Transgender Community
Available from Apple, TranSquat is a gender-neutral bathroom finder that locates bathrooms that are gender free, in relation to the…
Transgender Student Facing Criminal Charges After Confronting Bullies
Jewlyes Gutierrez, a 16-year-old transgender teenager, who has been repeatedly bullied is now facing criminal charges after she finally stuck…
Transgender Recording Artists, Nominated for Best Song, to Boycott Academy Awards
This year’s Oscars are shaping up to be the most controversial ever—as stars like Will Smith have already chose to…
Anti-Transgender ‘Bathroom Bill’ Pushes Through in Tennessee
Tennessee House Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee must abandon a bill targeting the dignity and rights of transgender students in public…
HRC Launches New Campaign with Gender Proud to Raise Visibility of the Transgender Community in the Philippines
HRC and Gender Proud, a transgender advocacy and awareness organization, announced a three-city public education campaign to inform the public…
“The People’s Pope” Disses the Transgender Community
Hailed as “The People’s Pope,” Pope Francis I has been coming under fire lately for exclusionary comments, especially towards the…
Colorado School to Allow Transgender First-Grader Access to Girls’ Restroom
Colorado became the first state in the country to rule in a case regarding transgender students when it granted transgender…
White House Hires First Openly Transgender Staff Member
The White House as confirmed the appointment of Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, the first openly transgender person to work at the White…
Trans Students Forced to Wear ID Bracelets, Barred From Proper Bathrooms
Despite the Obama administration’s affirmation in May that transgender students have the right to use the bathroom proper to their gender…
Commemorating Transgender Awareness Week
Today marks the start of Transgender Awareness Week, which takes place from November 13-19 and leads up to November 20,…
Chaz Bono to Play Himself on Degrassi
The Canadian youth drama that is known for breaking boundaries and debunking stereotypes is getting ready to welcome one very famous guest…
Cocktail Music: Matt Nathanson
Matt Nathanson has just sung his way back into our hearts (please, as if he ever even left in the…
This Will Brighten Your Day: Supportive Mom of Transgender Son Takes Out New Birth Announcement
Yolanda Bogert is definitely our frontrunner for the Mom of the Year Award when she showed her love, compassion, understanding, and…
North Carolina Passes Most Extreme Anti-LGBT Legislation in the Country
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law the most extreme, anti-LGBTQ legislation in the country. House Bill 2 repeals Charlotte’s…
Vice President Biden Supports Transgender Equality
A new wave of support for transgender people came via Vice President Joe Biden this past Tuesday during a campaign…
San Francisco Creates First Transgender History Month
This week, it was announced that San Francisco will honor transgender people during the month of August. The city’s mayor,…
Attorney General’s Speech Being Called a Transgender ‘I Have a Dream’ Moment
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers remarks at a press conference announcing the complaint against the State of North Carolina…
Rachel Levine Becomes First Trans Person Confirmed by the Senate
After months of grueling debates and transphobic harassment from Republican senators, Dr. Rachel Levine has finally been sworn in as…