Biden Administration Releases New Transgender Federal Prison Policy
The Biden administration has restored guidelines requiring federal prisons to consider the safety of transgender people when deciding where to house them, a policy...
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Know Your Worth
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“Growing up I always knew that I was different and anything I did, I would put my all into it,” says Anthony Lofties when...
LGBTQ+ Advocates Ask NCAA Not to Cut Nondiscrimination Protections for Athletes
The clause in question is just five lines long. But for transgender student-athletes, it could be the difference between playing or giving up the...
Work Resumes on Nation’s Only Major Transgender Study
The data has been used by Congress, the Supreme Court and medical institutions for everything from writing legislation to creating social service programs. But...
It Begins With You
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Dez explained that when she was younger she knew she wanted to help others but didn’t know what that was going to look like....
Liliana Bakhtiari Wins Runoff for Atlanta City Council; First LGBTQ Muslim Elected in GA; Only Non-Binary Councilmember of Major U.S. City
Liliana Bakhtiari (District 5) won her runoff election for the Atlanta City Council, becoming the first out LGBTQ Muslim elected in the state of Georgia...
2021 is Now the Deadliest Year on Record for Transgender People
With nearly two months left, 2021 has shattered the record of transgender homicides in a year with 45 to date — most of them...
Demi Lovato on Being Nonbinary: ‘This is Who I am, Take it or Leave it.’
“We all are so much more if we allow ourselves the ability to look within ourselves and challenge that binary that we’ve grown up...
Meet the First Trans Women of Color to Teach at Harvard Law
Anya Marino and Alejandra Caraballo talk about the barriers that can systematically block a community from excelling in, or even entering the legal field.
Rachel Levine on Facing Transphobia: ‘I am Really Able to Channel that Emotion Into My Work’
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“I’m really heartened by the knowledge that I won’t be the last and I’m sure there’ll be many more openly trans people who are...