Jess Herbst Becomes First Texas Transgender Mayor
When election time came around in New Hope, Texas, the current mayor was reelected, but sadly had suffered a heart…
New York City Issues Gender Binary Birth Certificate
New York City issued a birth certificate with the gender listed as “intersex.” The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene…
Texan Businesses Warn Against Anti-LGBTQ Bathroom Bill
As Texas prepares for the upcoming legislative session, many businesses are warning against the economic consequences that could arise from…
Judge Overturns Minnesota Coverage Ban For Gender Reassignment
A district judge in Minnesota has just overturned a ban on gender reassignment surgery under Medical Assistance (also known as Medicaid). The…
Indonesia Holds A Secret Miss Transgender Pageant
In Indonesia, a country that remains socially conservative and widely homophobic, the LGBT community has secretly organized a Miss Transgender national…
HBO Releases New Trailer For Film ‘The Trans List’
HBO has just released a new trailer for their upcoming film The Trans List, which offers in-depth portraits of 11 transgender…
GLAAD and Google Release #transvoices Short Films
It’s Transgender Awareness Week, and LGBT media monitoring organization GLAAD is celebrating by collaborating on a new project with Google.…
Jamaican Transgender Women Star In Music Video
British singer RAY BLK just released the music video for her new song “Chill Out”, and it is stunning. As the dreamy…
One Million Moms Launches Attack on H&M Featuring Transgender Woman, but Chooses Image of Cisgender Woman
We fell in love with H&M’s new ad featuring a range of everyday modern women, but the women over at…
Philippines’ First Transgender Congresswoman Gives her First Powerful Speech
Calling her election a “paradigm shift,” the first transgender congresswoman in the Philippines, Geraldine Roman gave her first speech in…
Laverne Cox Pays Tribute to Three Icons, Including ‘The Best’ Tina Turner
“The pain, pleasure, and agony of all she’s been through is in her voice. Her story is the story of…
YouTube Makeup Artist Gigi Gorgeous Denied Entry into Dubai because She’s Transgender
YouTube Star Gigi Gorgeous, most famous for her makeup tutorials, was allegedly denied entry into Dubai when border patrol saw…
‘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…
Help LGBT Youth on Give OUT Day
What can you do to lend a hand to the movement to end LGBT homelessness in America? There are plenty…
Sarah McBride Became the First Transgender Woman to Speak at a Major Political Convention
“I am a proud transgender American,” Sarah McBride said as she took the stage at the DNC. McBride, who was…
US State Department Sued After Denying Intersex Person a Passport
Dana Zzyym was born with ambiguous genitalia and, thus, identifies as intersex. But the notion of a gender identity off…
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…
Breaking: The Pentagon will Allow Transgender Service Members to Serve Openly
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced today a much-anticipated end to the ban on open service by transgender service members. The…
Revisions to North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT HB2 Coming Amid Pressure from NBA
Hundreds of businesses from around the country have put pressure on North Caroline to repeal their discriminatory HB2 law, but…
Love Travels: Inside Ross Mathews’ Fabulously Busy, Love-Filled World
Is there anything that Ross Mathews can’t do? Consider that, on top of his day job as the ever-bubbly host and TV…
First Transgender Woman Appears on ‘Women’s Running’
Amelia Gapin, a 33-year-old software engineer, has made history by becoming the first transgender woman to grace the cover of Women’s…
Indian Ads Begin to Welcome LGBT Themes
The tide is swiftly turning in favor of LGBT inclusion in respect to Indian advertising, Ad Age India reports. Just…
Judge Refuses Name Change for Georgia Transgender Man, Lambda Legal Files Appeal
It should have been a cut and dry case for a Georgia judge: a transgender man who wants to legally…
Lexus Unveils Season 3 of ‘It Got Better’
This week, Lexus unveiled Season 3 of “It Got Better,” a digital series by Lexus’ digital content channel, L/Studio. The season’s all-new episodes…
Watch a California Rep. Tear Apart Anti-Transgender Law Professor, ‘You’re an Ignorant Bigot’
Rep. Zoe Lofgren showed in a committee meeting that there is no room for uneducated, bigoted testimonies to be written…
11 States Sue Washington Over Transgender-Inclusive Bathroom Guidelines
Eleven states have filed a lawsuit against President Obama’s federal guidelines to protect transgender students. The administration sent letters to school districts across…
Lady’s Look to Mother Buying Son Barbie Inspires Powerful ‘Thank You’ Note
A fantastic mother who handed her son a Barbie at a toy store left filled with emotions after she received “the look” from…
Oklahoma Legislature Introduces Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill
Between passing a bill to criminalize abortion and now they’ve introduced anti-transgender bill, when does Oklahoma’s legislature have time to balance…
Thinx ‘Period Panties’ Features Transgender Man in Groundbreaking New Ad
Thinx, the leading brand in “period panties,” has risen in popularity around the States for “people with periods, and now the company has…
Miss Trans Israel Heads to Tel Aviv Pride, Meet Some of the Ladies
More than 30 transgender women, from all walks of life, worked the runway on Thursday night vying for their chance…