How HB2 inadvertently helped the trans community
While most people agree that North Carolina’s HB2 is a vile piece of legislation that should never have been passed, the good folks of North Carolina actually accomplished a lot with that piece of hateful and bigoted legislation. They managed to showcase to the entire nation exactly the type of
Transgender Inmate Will Likely Get Parole Instead Of Court-Ordered Surgery
From: Associated Press | August 11th, 2015 The decision makes it less likely that the 51-year-old will be able to have the surgery funded by the prison before she is released. FILE - This May 21, 2015 file photo Inmate Michelle-Lael Norsworthy speaks during her parole hearing at Mule
Chris Christie Vetoes Bill That Would Allow Trans People to Change Birth Certificates
By Marina Fang | August 11th, 2015 CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 06: Republican presidential candidate New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie participates in the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by FOX News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. The top-ten GOP candidates were
Transgender troops could serve openly under US military plan
BBC News | July 14th, 2015 Mr. Carter called US military policies regarding transgender people "outdated." The US military is considering a plan that would allow transgender people to serve openly in the armed forces. "The Defence Department's current regulations regarding transgender service members are outdated and are
Trans Student Activist Released on Bail
Submitted by editor2 | Sunday June 30th, 2015 09:55am A Thai military court sent an anti-junta transgender student activist to a male prison before releasing her, despite an LGBT group’s concerns over sexual harassment that she might face. According to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), at noon on Monday,
The Next Civil Rights Frontier: How the Transgender Movement Is Taking Over
(Source: Huffington Post) The December 2008 issue of The Advocate read, "Gay Is the New Black," comparing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement to the African American Civil Rights movement. The LGBT movement has changed the world in a very short amount of time, with the legalization of gay