Barbados High Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex
The highest court in Barbados has struck down the law that criminalized gay sex, making it the third Caribbean nation…
Trans Attorneys to Practice Before the Supreme Court
The first ever cohort of 10 trans attorneys was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court this year. These 10…
Michigan Republicans Want Parents Who Support Their Trans Kids Sent to Prison for Life
A bill has been proposed in the state of Michigan that would criminalize gender-affirming care and those who support and…
Paris 2024 Olympics to Exclude Transgender Women
Despite organizers saying the Paris 2024 Olympics will be the most open and inclusive yet, the games still have rules…
June Chua, Helping Transgender Singapore
June Chua is a transgender Singaporean activist, community icon, and founder of The T Project, Singapore’s first housing service for…
Transgender Flyer Sues TSA Because of Strip Search Policy
In a new lawsuit, Jamii Erway describes the horrific situation she faced at the Raleigh Durham airport back in 2019…
The Pentagon’s New Policies Allowing Trans People to Openly Serve
During Biden’s first week as president back in January, he signed a wave of executive orders to help undo many…
Alabama Senate Introduces Cruel Anti-Trans Bill
The Alabama Senate has introduced a new bill that would severely hurt trans youth within the state. Senate Bill 10…
Senators Gillibrand and Collins Draft Amendment to Protect Transgender Military Service Members
A new amendment, lead by senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Susan Collins aims at protecting transgender service members from discrimination in…
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Legalize Firing Transgender Workers
The Trump Administration is asking the Supreme Court to rule that federal law offers no protection to transgender workers from…
Greater Fort Lauderdale Will Host the Southern Comfort Transgender Conference this August
From August 15th through 17th, Greater Fort Lauderdale will be home to the Southern Comfort Transgender Conference for the fourth year…
United Airlines Becomes First in the USA to Offer Non-Binary Booking Options
United Airlines made history by becoming the first airline in the US to offer non-binary booking options for its passengers.…
New York State Bans Conversion Therapy to Protect the LGBT Community
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) as well as legislation protecting LGBTQ…
CVS Pharmacist Refuses to Fill Hormone Prescription for Transgender Woman
A transgender woman was refused her hormone replacements from a CVS pharmacy. The worker at a Phoenix, Arizona store said…
Judge Refuses Transgender Name Change Because of Caitlyn Jenner
An Ohio family is an a court battle with a judge who denied their teen son’s request to legally change…
Transgender Professor Awarded Over $1 Million in Historic Wrongful Termination Case
Dr. Rachel Tudor, who holds a doctorate in English from the University of Oklahoma, was awarded 1,165,000 in a federal…
Trump Administration Appeals Judge’s Decision to Block Transgender Military Ban
The Trump administration filed an appeal in Doe v. Trump, the first lawsuit filed to stop Trump’s transgender military ban. On…
Laverne Cox Narrates the Fight for Transgender Rights
TIME magazine, in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), has released an animated video depicting the history of…
Oregon Governor Ensures the Rights of all Transgender People in Signing HB 2673
Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law House Bill (HB) 2673 — legislation that streamlines the process for transgender people to…
Virginia’s Anti-Gay ‘Bathroom Bill’ Heads to Governor to Sign
The Virginia House of Representative voted (54 to 38) to pass House Bill (HB) 2025 —discriminatory legislation seeking to give taxpayer-funded agencies…
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…
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.…
New York City Tops 2016 Municipal Equality Index
New York City has, for the fifth year in a row, has achieved a perfect score on HRC’s 2016 Municipal…
A Mother’s Heartbreak, Mom Files Civil Suit Against Hospital After Staff Repeatedly Misidentifies Transgender Son
A mother is suing a hospital after hospital staff continuously mislabeled her son a girl while he was in the…
Target to Spend $20 Million to Ensure Transgender Customers Have a Safe Space to Pee
To continue their commitment to the LGBT community, particularly to the transgender community, Target will spend $20 million to install…
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…
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…
Hillary Clinton Pens Letter to New York Transgender, ‘You Are Loved’
A viral video of a transgender New Yorker getting verbally and physically attacked by a fellow subway straphanger caught the…
US Department of Justice Says North Carolina’s Anti-Gay Bill Violates the Federal Laws
The US Department of Justice today notified North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory that HB 2 has placed the state in…