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Queer celebs advocate for trans equality: ​'Administrations are four years. We are forever.'

These queer stars are reminding everyone in the LGBTQ+ community to stay strong and resilient.

Holder Announces Equal Justice for Transgender Workers

The attorney general says the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers discrimination based on gender identity.

Dear Liberty Counsel, Gay Does Not Equal Transgender

The anti-LGBT group's daily email to supporters bemoaned 'the gayification of the Pentagon' in response to Monday's news about the lifting of the trans military ban.

Indiana Republican introduces bill that would erase transgender people and deny marriage equality

The bill from Rep. Chris Judy would recognize only the gender assigned at birth and strengthen the state's existing but unenforceable ban on same-sex marriage.

Beau Biden, LGBT Ally and Son of VP, Dies

The eldest son of Vice President Joe Biden, an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights, died after a long battle with brain cancer.

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Voter Suppression Effort Targets Transgender People

A group called True the Vote is training volunteers to target transgender voters as sources of fraud, says the National Center for Transgender Equality.

Transgender woman charged with threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace

Mace, a South Carolina Republican, is an outspoken opponent of transgender equality.

The Right Is Using the Anti-Abortion Dobbs Ruling to Attack Trans Care. Will It Work?

After an appeals court cites the Dobbs ruling in upholding a trans care ban, there's cause for concern — but not panic, LGBTQ+ activists say.

As a Transgender Republican Woman, I Need the Equality Act

On Transgender Day of Visibility, Florida woman Erin Dotten shares her story.

Op-ed: Science Holds the Key to Transgender Equality

The researchers behind a groundbreaking new study on trans youth says data can help dismantle societal discrimination.

Two major national transgender rights organizations announce merger

The National Center for Transgender Equality and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund will merge to form a new organiation.

Op-ed: The Equality Act Is the LGBT Bill We Want and Need

The executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality breaks down the history-making LGBT Equality Act that's being introduced in Congress.

Trump's D.C. Hotel Lights Up With Protest for Trans Awareness Week

The National Center for Transgender Equality lit up Trump's hotel with messages protesting his administration's anti-transgender actions. 

Now Is the Time to Support, Encourage, and Love the Transgender Community

"When we create environments for transgender people to thrive, we create a society where people can live the lives they deserve to live."

Andrew Cuomo: Don't Leave Trans Americans Behind

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlines what he says is the next American civil rights crusade.

Obama Backs Administration's Groundbreaking Trans Support

In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Obama defended his policy on trans students. 

Equality House Gets Makeover for Transgender Day of Remembrance

The home, located across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church, has adopted the colors of the transgender flag in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance.

WATCH: This Fla. Republican Loves Her Trans Son

In a new video for the Human Rights Campaign, the Florida Republican urges parents to accept their transgender children. 

Nancy Mace supported an LGBTQ+ equality bill before pushing a transgender bathroom ban

“I strongly support LGBTQ rights and equality. No one should be discriminated against. I do believe that religious liberty, the First Amendment, gay rights, and transgender equality can all coexist," Mace said in 2021.

Biden Delivers Energetic, Economy-Focused State of the Union Address

He did get in a pitch for the Equality Act, though, and shout-outs to transgender youth and marriage equality.