Trans woman Michelle Henry strangled, stabbed to death in San Francisco
A suspect has been charged, while Henry's friends are remembering her as "a ray of light."
May 22, 2024
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Washington Improves Conditions for Transgender Inmates in State Prisons
A legal settlement propels significant enhancements in transgender inmate care and rights.
October 13, 2023
California judge blocks rule requiring police to disclose their gender identity
In response to a lawsuit, a Sacramento County judge temporarily stoped enforcement of a rule requiring law enforcement officers to report their gender identity.
January 24, 2024
Black Trans Women Killed in Philadelphia, Louisiana
Kee Sam (pictured) and Mia Green are the latest known transgender homicide victims in the U.S.
September 30, 2020
NYPD Sued After Arresting Trans Woman With Pink Handcuffs
The lawsuit filed by both the ACLU and NYCLU hopes to highlight the structural abuse transgender people face at the hands of the NYPD.
January 22, 2019
Massachusetts Creates Police Unit to Step Up Fight Against Hate Crimes
A new unit within the Massachusetts State Police will help coordinate response to bias-motivated crimes.
November 22, 2023
What Owasso police, school and Oklahoma’s chief medical examiner have said about Nex Benedict’s death
Owasso police shared a new statement with The Advocate about Nex's death and media reports about what happened.
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March 4, 2024
Trans Woman Referenced by Dave Chappelle Dies by Suicide
Daphne Dorman, who Chappelle said was fine with his transgender jokes, was an actress, comedian, and software engineer.
October 13, 2019
Meet the First Trans White House LGBT Liaison
Advocates are cheering for Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a Latina public policy expert who becomes the first out transgender person to serve as the White House's LGBT liaison.
March 14, 2016
Transphobic Activists Claim They've Got Signatures to Repeal Calif. Student Law
Conservative activists within the Privacy for All Students campaign claim they gathered more than half a million valid signatures from Californians who want the chance to repeal the state's new law regarding transgender students.
November 11, 2013
Year's Third Shooting Stokes Fear in Jacksonville Trans Residents
A transgender woman in the Florida city survived a shooting last week, but two others have been killed by gunfire this year.
June 12, 2018
Trans Woman Forced to Scrub Makeup for Utah License Photo
She was directed to a bottle of hand sanitizer and a stack of paper towels in the middle of the office.
November 18, 2019
Trans Woman Assaulted In D.C.
D.C. police are currently searching for a man who robbed and sexually assaulted a transgender woman in the nation's capital early Sunday morning.
September 26, 2012
Transgender Woman Shot to Death by Colorado State Patrol
Jayne Thompson died in May but was identified as a trans woman just this week. The officer has said he was defending himself.
June 19, 2020
Trans Latina Martina Caldera's Death Adds to 2021's Record Total
Investigators initially believed Caldera, who died in December, was hit by a car, but they then discovered she had several gunshot wounds.
February 18, 2022
First Trans Woman of Color Appointee in White House
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan will be the first transgender appointee to work in the White House.
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August 18, 2015
Ending the Trans Military Ban: 'Let's Just Get This Done'
The former Army captain and West Point graduate has a message for outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: End the military's ban on open service by transgender Americans.
January 23, 2015
Trump’s Project 2025 White House orders mass firings of DEI employees across federal government
“These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination,” a policy memo read in part.
January 22, 2025
Two Trans People File Lawsuits Against N.J. Police Departments
A trans man and a trans woman filed lawsuits against two New Jersey police departments after allegedly being discriminated against on the basis of their gender identity.
April 28, 2014
Federal Judge: Yes, Maryland Violated Trans Inmate's Rights
A Maryland judge ruled that transgender woman Sandy Brown's rights were violated by jail officials who locked her in solitary confinement for 66 days and sexually harassed her.
September 25, 2015