SB 1218, a Texas bill which was geared to restrict transgender Texans from getting marriage licenses has died.
Transgender
News that impacts the transgender community, from transphobic news coverage to positive and uplifting personal stories
Latest Update on Transgender
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.
09/27/11
Tune into "The Insider" tonight to watch five prominent members of the transgender community give their take on Chaz Bono's participation in "Dancing with the Stars."
09/27/11
Just when you thought it was safe...maybe... to watch Fox News cover trans issues.
09/23/11
After outreach from GLAAD, Boston's #1 rated radio station will now air a series of PSAs about the need to protect transgender people from discrimination.
09/22/11
Ablow neglected his duties as a doctor, and instead played the role of an anti-transgender activist, spreading harmful misinformation about the lives of transgender people.
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11/09/12
Ella Vincent at Clutch highlights black LGBT women who have been a beacon of strength and inspiration within the LGBT liberation movement, including Janet Mock, Staceann Chin and, Nikki Giovanni and Monica Roberts to name a few.
11/09/12
Although the movement for transgender equality has seen significant milestones over the past year, there is still much work to be done to keep momentum going. Helping to reach this goal is the Transgender Law Center, which will be hosting its 7th annual Transgender Leadership Summit at UC Berkeley on November 9 -11.
11/09/12
The San Francisco Health Commission today voted unanimously to remove transgender exclusions from the Healthy San Francisco program, which provides health care for uninsured residents.
11/05/12
The Daily beast highlights the impact of revised photo-ID laws on trans voters.
10/31/12
Isis King shot to fame -- and consequently became voice for transgender women -- when she competed in cycle 11 of hit reality TV show "America's Next Top Model." As the show's first trans competitor, King's brought mainstream attention to transgender issues, including the transitioning process and LGBT homelessness (King was in assisted living before the show), as the model openly shared her story with fellow contestants and the judges.
10/25/12
Servicmembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and OutServe have appointed transgender Army veteran Allyson Robinson as their leader. Robinson previously worked at the Human Rights Campaign addressing workplace issues.
10/25/12
Lawyers for transgender inmate Ophelia De' Lonta in Virginia presented her case before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, asking that a lower court ruling that denied her state funding for surgery be reversed.
10/24/12
A Cook County Judge has approved a court agreement that will allow transgender people to change their Illinois birth certificates without undergoing genital surgery.