Loud, proud, and persistently fabulous: The art of resistance in Trump's transphobic era
As Trump "celebrates" 100 days since his inauguration, it is also a reminder of the need to show up and counter the hate, fear, and violence.
April 30, 2025
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Protests erupt across U.S. at hospitals complying with Trump's under-19 anti-trans executive order
Demonstrators argue that hospitals should stand as a bulwark against Trump and should care for all of their patients, rather than comply without a fight.
February 7, 2025
HRC President Chad Griffin Apologizes to Trans People
HRC president Chad Griffin gave the keynote speech at the Southern Comfort Conference focusing on transgender people and their lives.
September 5, 2014
Transgender Day of Remembrance Honors Those We've Lost to Violence
There have been 32 violent deaths of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people in 2022 -- and 300 in the decade these numbers have been tracked.
November 20, 2022
No, supporting trans rights doesn’t cost elections
Opinion: Democrats don’t lose by supporting trans rights. They lose when they fail to speak up, argues LPAC’s Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza.
September 23, 2025
Feds: Let Trans Employees Pee in Peace
OSHA's new guidelines make it clear why allowing trans employees to self-determine their restrooms is in everyone's best interests.
June 2, 2015
Federal Court: Obamacare Protects Trans Health Care Patients
For the first time, a federal court clarified that the Affordable Care Act prohibits discriminating against patients' gender identities.
March 18, 2015
REPORT: Trans Kids Aren't Harassing Students in Bathrooms
Media Matters for America cleverly debunks the right-wing claim that trans-inclusive school policies endanger students.
June 3, 2015
Proposed AZ Law Adds More Bias Toward Trans People
Toni D'orsay, a powerful trans activist in the state of Arizona, spoke out on how the law would impact trans individuals, specifically.
February 25, 2014
HRC Challenges Saks' Defense of Antitrans Discrimination
As the company claims such discrimination is legal and that it isn't bound by its own antibias policies, the Human Rights Campaign suspends its Corporate Equality Index score.
January 8, 2015
Denied Female Identity at Barnes & Noble, Calif. Trans Woman Files Suit
Victoria Ramirez claims her managers at Barnes & Noble refused to recognize her as female, barring her from using women's facilities, female pronouns, or even discussing her transition with coworkers.
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May 8, 2015
Rio's Trans Inmates Allowed to Choose Between Male or Female Prisons
Brazil -- a country which sees a record amount of transphobic violence -- is taking unique steps to reduce the epidemic in Rio prisons.
June 1, 2015
WATCH: Minn. Passes Much-Debated Trans Student Athlete Policy
Emotions ran high at this week's meeting of the Minnesota State High School League as the board voted on a trans-inclusive policy that's ignited national debate.
December 6, 2014
Christian Univ. Adjusts, Stands By Trans Housing Policy
George Fox University will now allow students who have undergone specific gender-confirming surgeries to be housed in accordance with their gender. Others will be housed according to their sex assigned at birth.
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July 21, 2014
Which country is about to implement a nationwide transgender bathroom ban?
The U.K. is set to ban trans people from single-sex facilities — even some that match their biological sex.
August 8, 2025
WATCH: Meet the Only Out Trans Staffer on Capitol Hill
Ben Panico brings his affinity with trans citizens to bear in his work aiding Congress's LGBT Caucus.
October 27, 2014
Anti-LGBT Organization Again Takes Aim at Colo. Trans Student
One of the groups behind Proposition 8 and the ongoing efforts to repeal California's trans student law is again targeting a single trans student in Colorado.
January 17, 2014
White House Offices Now Have Gender-Neutral Bathroom
A change at the Obama administration's executive offices has trans rights advocates cheering.
April 8, 2015
Trans Man Fired for Refusing to Wear 'Women's Clothes'
A week into his job for First Tower Loan, Tristan Broussard says he was told to sign a form saying he would dress and act like a 'female' at work.
April 14, 2015
Victim Number 20: Philly Trans Woman Killed
The Philadelphia Police Department confirms to The Advocate that Kiesha Jenkins, a 22-year-old black trans woman, was murdered in the early hours of today.
October 6, 2015