Alabama Families Continue to Appeal to Block Transgender Care Ban
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled the ban can go into effect. The families want a rehearing by the full court.
September 13, 2023
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Decriminalize Transgender Sex Work, Urges New Report
Here’s what we learned from RedUP, NCTE & BPPP’s new report on trans sex work.
December 13, 2015
D.C. man convicted of shooting transgender woman after sex act
Jerry Tyree was found guilty of aggravated assault while armed and several other charges.
September 25, 2024
Transgender San Francisco Sex Worker Claims Self-Defense in Killing
Leniyah Butler allegedly confessed to killing the man who refused to pay after she revealed her gender identity – prosecutors say she just didn't want to walk home in the cold.
December 13, 2023
Vatican Rules Transgender Catholics and Babies of Same-Sex Couples Can Be Baptized in the Church
Regarding transgender people, the document says a person who identifies as transgender can be baptized like any other adult, “as long as there is no risk of causing scandal or disorientation” to other Catholics.
November 9, 2023
Tulsi Gabbard purges intelligence officers over out-of-context conversations conservatives decry as ‘transgender sex chats’
They appear to be messages from an employee resource group chat.
February 27, 2025
West Virginia Medicaid Must Cover Trans Surgery, Judge Rules
Denial of the coverage "invidiously discriminates on the basis of sex and transgender status," a federal judge wrote.
August 3, 2022
Massachusetts Isn't Mississippi, But It's No LGBT Paradise
Why is the first state to legalize same-sex marriage dragging its feet on transgender protections?
April 19, 2016
Liberty University Denies Tuition Discounts to LGBT Military Spouses
The Christian college founded by Jerry Falwell accepts same-sex and transgender spouses of service members but denies them discounts offered to opposite-sex husbands and wives.
November 30, 2015
Congresswoman Slams Magazine for Transphobic, Sexist Cover
California Rep. Jackie Speier speaks out on the magazine's recent controversial cover image featuring transgender sex workers.
July 27, 2014
Arizona Activist Found Guilty of 'Walking While Trans'
Arizona transgender student and sex worker advocate Monica Jones was found guilty last week of 'manifesting prostitution,' a broadly defined offense that activists say profiles transgender and low-income people of color.
April 15, 2014
Southern states push forward with bills ending legal recognition for trans people
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama all are advancing bills that "define sex" to exclude transgender people from any legal recognition of their gender.
March 18, 2024
New Biden administration Title IX rule protects transgender students’ bathroom & pronoun use at school
The updated rules enhance protections against discrimination based on sex, including for LGBTQ+ students, but leave the issue of transgender athletes’ participation in sports for further review.
April 19, 2024
South Dakota Lawmakers Double Down on Anti-LGBT Discrimination
Just this week, bills have moved forward to discriminate against same-sex couples, transgender people, and single moms, and to deny trans students equal rights.
February 11, 2016
French president and wife to present evidence in court that first lady is a cisgender woman
This will come in a defamation suit Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who claimed Brigitte was born with male sex characteristics and is therefore transgender.
September 18, 2025
Landmark Employment Ruling Protects Against Anti Transgender Discrimination
In a decision described by one legal expert as "game-changing," the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that existing federal law protects transgender individuals from sex discrimination on the basis of their gender identity.
April 24, 2012
Texas is quietly collecting data on trans people who legally updated their gender
Texas has been documenting every request from trans people seeking to update their gender.
March 19, 2025
A Pill After Sex Could Help Slow STIs Among Gay Men
A low dose of an antibiotic could decrease some STIs affecting gay and bisexual men and trans women.
August 14, 2023
Donald Trump says he'll revoke Joe Biden's protections for trans people 'on day one'
“We’re gonna end it on day one … the whole thing is crazy,” Trump said on a Philadelphia talk show.
May 10, 2024
Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform
The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
August 21, 2024
Texas to require sex assigned at birth on state documents
The controversial bill is one of several transphobic actions taken by Republicans in Texas.
May 29, 2025