Zohran Mamdani will continue 'standing up' for transgender people as New York City mayor
Zohran Mamdani dominated the LGBTQ+ vote in NYC, with 82 percent of the community casting their ballots for him.
November 5, 2025
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Zohran Mamdani, LGBTQ+ ally, wins New York City mayoral election and makes history
Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist and queer ally, will be New York City's next mayor.
November 4, 2025
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
WATCH: Ariz. Activist Convicted of 'Walking While Trans' Will Appeal
After being found guilty of 'manifesting prostitution,' advocate Monica Jones is pushing back against the law that she contends is unconstitutionally vague and targets trans women of color.
November 26, 2014
What the Repeal of New York's 'Walking While Trans' Law Means
The law could get a person arrested for their race, appearance, or clothing.
February 3, 2021
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
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
Laverne Cox Teams Up Against 'Walking While Trans' Law
Monica Jones was found guilty on prostitution charges after accepting a ride from an undercover police officer.
August 7, 2014
'Walking While Trans Can Be A Death Sentence'
Meet Sgt. Jessica Hawkins, the transgender woman who heads the Metropolitan Police unit that works with the LGBT community.Â
October 26, 2016
Trans Activist: Lyft Apology for Outing 'Not Enough'
Monica Jones tells The Advocate Lyft's apology for its driver posting insinuations that she was a prostitute, outing her as transgender, and naming where she was is 'not enough.'
March 2, 2016
Black Woman Claims Iowa Police Arrested Her for Being Trans
Meagan Taylor, 22, was arrested Monday after hotel staff wrongly accused her of prostitution. Now the county jail doesn't know where to house her.
July 17, 2015
Bail Money Raised for Black Woman 'Arrested While Trans'
A minister with Midwestern roots hopes to raise even more money for Meagan Taylor, to pay an outstanding fine.
July 20, 2015
Op-ed: Ignoring Trans Suicide Is Not 'Responsible'
Industry standards discourage journalists from reporting details on suicide, but silencing the final words of trans people is more likely to contribute to erasure than contagion.
March 17, 2015
Facing Calls to Resign, Gov. Cuomo Removed From LGBTQ+ Gala
The New York governor, facing numerous scandals, was scrubbed from an event for the state's LGBT Bar Association.
March 3, 2021
Alicia Garza: Taking Black Lives Matter to Another Dimension
Black Lives Matter has always been intended to be a declaration that includes transgender people, says one queer woman who helped create the movement.Â
December 9, 2015
Australian TV Tries to Film Trans Activist's Deportation
The saga continues for Monica Jones, who is now fighting alleged 'procedural misconduct' by Australian immigration officials who she claims alerted a reality TV show that she would be deported.
December 4, 2014
Here is New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's LGBTQ+ rights record
The newly elected mayor has been a longtime supporter of the LGBTQ+ community.
November 4, 2025
Ronan Farrow Strikes at Transphobic Repeal Effort
Ronan Farrow, one of the newest additions to MSNBC's daytime lineup, devoted a segment of today's program to discuss the many falsehoods used by opponents of transgender-inclusive laws.
May 2, 2014
Chelsea Manning and Muhlaysia Booker Do Not Occupy the Same World
The white whistleblower was deadnamed, while the Black Dallas resident was kicked and punched while dozens watched.
April 16, 2019
How New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Makes a Change From Cuomo
LGBTQ+ activists expect the Empire State's new governor to be a strong advocate in Albany.
September 22, 2021
Our Activism Can't End With the Presidential Election
Voting on Tuesday won't guarantee our safety. We must be active at the state and local levels too.
October 30, 2020