A new Change.org petition has been launched calling on the Indigo Girls and other performers at the 2013 Michigan Womyn's Music Festival to pull out and boycott the festival until they adopt a policy that would allow transgender women to attend.
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10/14/11
"Transfigurations" is a photography book by Jana Marcus consisting of large black-and-white portraits exploring gender identity and its relationship to both the body and the transition process.
10/11/11
GLAAD talks to Noah Lewis about his experiences in law school and his work with the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF).
10/11/11
En esta edición de LGBT en Español, se examina la cobertura de temas LGBT en Paparazzi Magazine. También cómo Caso Cerrado trató a casos de discriminación y la trama gay de una telenovela.
10/05/11
On Thursday, October 6, “Partnering for Peace,” a community education panel discussing issues that affect the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, will take place in Hinesville, Ga.
10/04/11
As part of our support for transgender media coverage, we talked to Stephanie Battaglino and Mari Rosenberger about their careers, their work in transgender advocacy for employees, and their relationship.
09/28/11
A closer look at a wonderful piece CNN aired on transgender youth.
09/28/11
GLAAD worked with producers of "The Insider" to highlight five prominent members of the transgender community in a segment responding to Chaz Bono's appearance on "Dancing with the Stars" this week.
09/27/11
As part of our support for transgender media coverage we talked to Jamison Green, Ph.D., about his experience as an educator, policy advisor, and advocate for transgender health and non-discrimination.
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05/27/12
A wildly insensitive New York Times article on the life and death of trans artist and drag performer Lorena Escalera flared tensions between the gender-variant community and the paper when it was published as part of the Sunday edition on May 14.
05/24/12
I don't know why I'm transgender. I just am.
I do know that I'm not alone. According to the Williams Institute, there are an estimated 33,000 transgender people in Massachusetts, which is almost equivalent to the seats filled at Fenway Park when the Red Sox are on a winning streak.
05/23/12
Clay Cane writes about the need to constantly engage and include LGBT youth and provide mentors in the fight for LGB
05/18/12
Tiffany Pierce, Mason’s mother, said her son had a hard time at school, particularly in seventh grade.
05/15/12
Several years into my transtion about a decade ago, I thought seriously about killing myself. Life was really hard.
05/15/12
A black transgender woman faces prison for killing her attacker. Her supporters call that a crime.
05/11/12
On Monday morning, April 16, Paige Clay was found dead in Chicago’s West Garfield Park, the victim of a single gunsh
05/11/12
Students at American University got a big surprise when the most recent student body president stepped down from the