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Transgender
News that impacts the transgender community, from transphobic news coverage to positive and uplifting personal stories
Latest Update on Transgender
11/15/12
A transgender woman in New Mexico has filed a lawsuit against her employer for allegedly forcing her out of her job through anti-transgender harassment and bullying.
11/15/12
Gay and lesbian Jews have found a more prominent place in a diverse spectrum of Jewish traditions over the past twenty years, but transgender Jews often feel that they must still search as individuals to figure out where they fit in. The Jewish Daily Forward highlighted a gathering of trans Jews from across North America in Berkeley, Calif. to address how Jewish communities welcome – or don’t – their transgender friends, family, and coreligionists.
11/14/12
This week is Transgender Awareness Week and to mark the occasion, GLAAD’s Religion, Faith, and Values Program wants to highlight the achievements of a few trans faith leaders who have helped make their traditions more open and welcoming spaces for all people.
11/14/12
GLAAD and MTPC have released four new videos for the "I AM: Trans People Speak" campaign during Transgender Awareness Week.
11/14/12
Coming out as trans is a difficult process for many individuals. In this post, Deen, a trans man originally from a Connecticut, shares his story about coming out as a brown trans-identified person.
11/12/12
Today is the first day of Transgender Awareness Week! You can help spread the word by sharing a graphic from Fenway Health.
11/12/12
Despite the lifting of the so-called 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy, transgender veterans still face challenges receiving proper acknowledgement and treatment for their service. In this post, transgender veteran Autumn Sandeen shares her trailblazing story about being among the first to update her gender marker with the VA.
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03/26/13
An Oregon high school installed separate unisex bathrooms, giving a "third option" to its students, including those who identify as transgender, a school official said.
03/26/13
March is Women’s History Month—a time not only to celebrate women’s contributions to history and society, but also to reflect on the injustices and persecution that too many women continue to face across the globe.
03/26/13
For various reasons, gender identity struggles don't have as much social cachet as something like gay marriage, though in many ways they are more urgent and fundamental. Though a certain type of queer person might soon enjoy what begins to look like full equality and acceptance, there are many others who are still deeply embattled.
03/25/13
A new Canadian web series follows the trials and tribulations of a recently fired transgender woman named Sü, and stars trans actors in all the transgender roles.
03/24/13
GLAAD will no longer be an acronym for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
03/22/13
MSNBC’s Alex Witt talks to Masen Davis, Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center, about a bill in Arizona directed towards transgender individuals.
03/22/13
A primary school teacher believed to have killed herself after her gender reassignment became national news sent emails complaining about being under siege by the press, it has been claimed.
03/22/13
A transgender former inmate who says she was raped in jail is suing Orange County, 14 jail employees and another inmate, claiming a violation of civil rights.