Today is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), when advocates across the globe take a stand against anti-LGBT violence and discrimination.
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11/14/11
This coming Sunday, November 20, marks the 13th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, a time to honor the memory of those whose lives were lost due to anti-transgender violence.
11/14/11
A panel of 5 moms shared their stories of supporting their transgender and intersex children at the 3rd annual TransAction Gender Conference hosted by the Utah Pride Center in Salt Lake City this Saturday. Their stories were featured in the Salt Lake City Tribune.
11/10/11
En esta edición de LGBT en Español, abordamos la cobertura en medios en español de jóvenes transgénero, la controversia de Ricky Martin con el gobierno de Honduras, tramas incluyentes en telenovelas, ¡y más!
11/08/11
The London Times Magazine recently ran a profile of editor and trans advocate Janet Mock and her boyfriend, photographer Aaron Tredwell.
11/07/11
The Huffington Post has removed an article from last week, which contained a transphobic slur in a readers' poll.
11/07/11
GLAAD profiles transgender triathlete Chris Mosier
11/07/11
Actress Jamie Clayton made her scripted primetime debut Sunday night on the HBO series Hung as Kyla, and has been making the media rounds in line with her role, including an appearance last week on The Insider and articles on People and The Advocate.
11/04/11
Two recent polls, one from the Pew Research Center and the other from the Public Religion Research Institute, show growing support for marriage equality and transgender equality respectively.
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12/19/12
$10,000 is the amount of money an anonymous donor just gave to help find a missing Charlottesville man. Nobody has seen Dashad Smith for about a month now as investigators continue to focus on an landfill in Henrico County.
12/19/12
A transgender prisoner has been ordered to serve her sentence in a men's prison, not on home detention as requested.
12/18/12
RuPaul is cashing in big time and just might be the next big media mogul. BlackEnterprise.com Decodes her rise to the top.
12/18/12
Back in 2009, we became part of an informal coalition of transgender and cisgender (i.e., non-transgender) students, faculty and staff from a number of institutions of higher education in Colorado called the Colorado Trans on Campus (CTOC) coalition.
12/18/12
In its fifth issue, upstart-magazine Candy has embodied first lady Michelle Obama on its cover, modeled by transgender woman Connie Fleming.
12/12/12
As a society, we need to talk about a future that includes transsexual athletes, because they're here, and they've c
12/05/12
The LGBT community in Virginia and across the country are seeking answers from the Charlottesville, VA police department in the abduction of trans teenager Sage Smith.
11/20/12
Today, in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance, the National Black Justice Coalition launched a new social media campaign #BlackTransProud.