The Wow That Is Director Zackary Drucker
Drucker is telling the complex stories of trans women in a way that humanizes them and underscores a community that is anything but monolithic.
July 14, 2023
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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
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
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
Koko Da Doll, Trans Woman Starring in ‘Kokomo City’ Doc, Killed in Atlanta
Koko was 35.
April 23, 2023
Decriminalize Transgender Sex Work, Urges New Report
Here’s what we learned from RedUP, NCTE & BPPP’s new report on trans sex work.Â
December 13, 2015
A Cardinal Hired by Pope Francis Comes to Aid of Trans Sex Workers
The Polish cardinal represents a forward-thinking wing of the Roman Catholic Church.
May 2, 2020
Workplace Discrimination and Sex Work Bias Threaten Our Community
So many hurdles hold us back from workplace equality, writes Parker Phillips of Housing Works.
October 7, 2019
New York Could Be the First State to Decriminalize Sex Work
A bill that is the first of its kind in the United States has the support of several newly elected Democratic legislators.Â
June 10, 2019
Antonella Lerca Is First Trans Person to Run for Office in Romania
When the Romanian Parliament attempted to prevent discussion of transgender lives in schools, Lerca said enough is enough.Â
July 23, 2020
The Biggest Threat to Transgender Health Care Is the Supreme Court
A recent Texas ruling has trans folks on edge but its SCOTUS that's the real menace, writes Christopher Stoll of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
October 21, 2019
Phoenix Drops 'Walking While Trans' Charges for Monica Jones
While Monica Jones and her supporters are celebrating the end of her legal battle, they say the decision has allowed Phoenix to avoid a constitutional challenge to its vague 'manifesting prostitution' laws.
February 27, 2015
DOD Updates Human Rights Goals, Excludes Trans People
For the first time since 1998, the Department of Defense Updated the Pentagon's Human Goals Charter, including language related to sexual orientation for the first time. The document makes no mention of gender identity.
April 28, 2014
Does Criminalizing the Red Light Do More Harm?
Though there are many objections to the legalization of prostitution, does criminalization do more harm than good?
November 9, 2015
A Primer on Hollywood Transploitation
Writer Amanda Kerri is less disturbed about a cisgender actor playing a transgender character and more upset by how over-the-top -- and generally bad -- cinematic portrayals of trans people are.
September 1, 2016
Conviction for 'Walking While Trans' Gets Overturned
As Monica Jones and her supporters celebrate this victory, the prominent activist says work still remains to vacate her charges and remove unfair laws from the books entirely.
January 27, 2015
You Should Never Go 'Full Tranny'
Matt Bomer's new film epitomizes the dangers of "transface."
June 21, 2017
Tangerine's Stars Have Turned a Movie Into a Movement
In their road to the Oscars, Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez have ignited national conversations on sex work and media representation.
December 29, 2015
Friends Remember Minnesota Trans Woman Who Was Shot and Killed Last Month
Savannah Ryan Williams was shot to death November 29 in Minneapolis.
December 8, 2023