transgender

Guest Post: Transgender Veterans and Their Gender Markers

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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First Openly Transgender State Lawmaker Elected In New Hampshire

Voters in New Hampshire elected the state's first openly transgender lawmaker, Stacie Laughton. She will serve Ward 4 in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

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Anti-LGBT Group 'Truth the Vote' Targets Transgender Voters

Despite national attention on voter suppression, transgender voters still face unprecedented efforts to thwart their right to vote come Tuesday.

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LGBT Religion News Summary: Spirit Day, 'Religious Liberty,' and Marriage Equality in the Upcoming Election

GLAAD’s Religion, Faith & Values program works to elevate LGBT-affirming voices of faith in mainstream, regional, and community media. Jennifer Knapp is still singing, the Torah still supports marriage equality, and LGBT Muslims make the case for relationships. And the number of LGBT Christians in New York City might surprise you.

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Trans Advocate Janet Mock Is HuffPo's LGBT History Month Advocate Of The Day

Trans advocate Janet Mock is featured in The Huffington Post's Gay Voices Section as 'LGBT History Month Icon of the Day.'

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Update: The New York Times meets with GLAAD, trans community to address coverage of trans lives

Last week, GLAAD and members of New York’s trans community met with editors and staff members at the New York Times for a very frank, off-the-record discussion about issues that uniquely affect trans people.

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NBJC Wraps Up 'OUT on the Hill' Leadership Summit

NBJC, a leading national policy organization committed to uplifting the black LGBT community and fighting to end homophobia and racism holds 3rd Annual OUT on the Hill Leadership Summit in Washington, DC.

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DC Launches Groundbreaking #TransRespect Campaign

Today, our nation's capital kicked off a campaign to urge respect toward trans and gender non conforming resident's of the district.

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Trans Woman Found Dead in Cincinnati Parking Lot

Kendall L. Hampton, a trans woman, was murdered and left in a parking lot in Cincinnati, Ohio. GLAAD joins other organizations to stand against identity-based violence.

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Are Your Voting Rights in Jeopardy?

New voter ID laws could prevent more than 25,000 transgender citizens from voting, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA. The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) has released “Voting While Trans” resources in order to educate trans voters on what they can do to successfully cast their ballots, particularly during what advocate Laverne Cox says is “a critical election season.”

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