Two instances of anti-transgender murders occurred in Orlando, Florida and Baltimore, Maryland over the last 24 hours. Both were transgender women of color. And when the media doesn't tell their story correctly, it perpetuates misleading stereotypes about transgender people.
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11/14/08
As mentioned yesterday, here's video coverage of the Wednesday night Proposition 8 rally in New York City.
11/14/08
In this video by The Oregonian, Stu Rasmussen, discusses politics and acceptance in his small town.
11/13/08
After a long legal battle, a Conn. Superior Court judge cleared the way for gay couples to marry in the state.
11/12/08
Connecticut married its first same-sex couples today after a final ruling on the case of Kerrigan et al v.
11/12/08
Many prominent California politicians have taken to the media to express their disapproval of anti-gay initiative Pr
11/03/08
The NO on Prop 8 campaign released a new ad that features quotes and pictures of Sen. Barack Obama, Gov.
10/24/08
This weekend, folks in Nashville, Tennessee are in for a one-of-a-kind faith conference that helps LGBT participants
10/24/08
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07/27/12
From blog author Betty Greene Salwak: "John is acknowledged by his birth state of Illinois to be male and has chang
07/26/12
A Philadelphia City Councilman is joining those blasting the head of the fast food chain Chick-fil-A for his commen
07/26/12
DREA EBONY was clearly feeling it. Who wouldn’t marvel at the way she flipped her hair in a circle and kicked her leg out like a Rockette as she sauntered up and down that runway in her shiny gold pants and white tank top, as cheers from the crowd grew louder and louder.
07/26/12
Whenever marriage equality has gone before the public in a referendum, it has lost.
07/25/12
Anti-gay activists are once again claiming that a gay judge is incapable of ruling in a case about marriage.
07/24/12
Supporters of the Maine marriage equality proposal on the November ballot announced the launch of a new group called "Republicans United For Marriage," which they say illustrates that the issue is no longer a political one.
07/24/12
The return of the International AIDS conference to the U.S. marks a moment to celebrate the American leadership and efforts that have transformed the response to the epidemic, to remember the lives lost to this disease, and to recommit to the vision of an AIDS-free generation.
07/24/12
New York City reaped $259 million of economic benefits from marriages for same-sex couples in the first year of the