How to Make the Most of Spirit Day 2019
With all the ugliness in the world, Spirit Day — today, October 17 — is a way to spread a message of compassion, specifically for LGBTQ youth. Queer students face …
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Brianna Hill Is the 20th Confirmed Trans Homicide This Year
Another transgender woman of color has been murdered — Brianna “BB” Hill of Kansas City, Mo. Hill’s death means that 20 homicides of trans Americans have been reported this year. …
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Ban on Anti-Trans Bias in Health Care
A federal judge Tuesday struck down the portion of the Affordable Care Act that forbids anti-transgender discrimination in health care, a decision that is likely to be appealed, meaning the …
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Parents Lash Out After Georgia Schools Add Trans-Inclusive Policy
A school district in Georgia has backtracked on a transgender-inclusive restroom policy recently announced by its superintendent, but that didn’t keep hundreds of angry parents from voicing objections at a …
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Writer Cyrus Grace Dunham Shows How Messy Gender Can Be
This interview was conducted as part of the interview series, LGBTQ&A, a weekly podcast that documents modern queer and trans history. Cyrus Grace Dunham has written a complicated, necessary addition …
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HRC Head Apologizes to Presidential Forum’s Trans Protesters
Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David is addressing the criticism that the HRC/CNN town hall on LGBTQ issues last Thursday gave insufficient visibility to Black transgender women. Several trans protesters interrupted …
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How a Play About a Gender-Nonconforming Kid Changed in the Trump Era
When A Kid Like Jake first premiered on off-Broadway in 2013, several milestones in transgender and gender-nonconforming visibility had yet to pass. Laverne Cox was still a year away from …
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Meet the Trans Activist Running for Florida Senate
A trans activist in Florida is trying to become the first transgender voice in the Florida legislature. Melina Rayna Svanhild Farley-Barratt filed this week to run for an open North …
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With Itali Marlowe’s Killing, at Least 19 Trans People Killed in 2019
Itali Marlowe, a Black trans woman, was murdered in Houston, becoming at least the 19th trans person to die by violence in the nation this year. Houston police Thursday released …
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Elizabeth Warren’s LGBTQ Platform on Blood Ban, PrEP, and More
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, one of the leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, today released a comprehensive platform on LGBTQ rights and HIV issues. Warren’s plan reiterates …
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