June 29, 2015
GLAAD works with "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" on trans story
On his HBO show Last Week Tonight this past Sunday, John Oliver spoke at length about the discrimination facing transgender people across many areas of life.
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June 29, 2015
Report shows harassment and mistreatment of trans and gender non-conforming students in NY public schools
A new report released by the New York Civil Liberties Union entitled "Dignity for All? Discrimination Against Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students" in New York State reveals that transgender and gender nonconforming students in New York public schools continue to face repeated discrimination and harassment from school officials and other students, despite legislation specifically in place to prevent them.
June 25, 2015
Federal employees will now have access to transgender healthcare
This past Tuesday, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management told federal employees' health insurers that starting in 2016, they cannot contain blanket exclusions for transgender healthcare in their plans.
June 25, 2015
California law ensuring respect for gender identity on death certificates takes effect in July
In July, a California law that will allow transgender people to have their gender identity listed on their death cert
June 24, 2015
Transgender teen Mercedes Williamson murdered in Mississippi
Earlier this month, George County police in Mississippi found the body of 17-year-old transgender woman Mercedes Williamson, who was reportedly murdered on May 30th, 2015.
June 24, 2015
NYC: Join the Audre Lorde Project at the 11th annual Trans Day of Action this Friday
TDOA is a march and rally designed to bring together trans and gender non-conforming people of color and allies to rise up in solidarity and strength against violence and discrimination while honoring and continuing the struggle for justice, liberation, and recognition for all oppressed people worldwide.
June 23, 2015
Transgender teenager Nicole Maines to guest star in "Royal Pains" episode
On June 23rd, USA Network is set to premiere an episode of Royal Pains featuring Nicole Maines, a prominent transgender teen guest starring as a transgender choreographer who discovers her hormone therapy may be endangering her health.
June 18, 2015
Nevada to cover transgender health care for state employees starting in July
Starting July 1st 2015, Nevada state employees and their covered family members will have health coverage for transgender-related procedures and other medical expenses including mental health, hormone replacement therapy, and sex reassignment surgery.
Glaad's Spanish-language media director interviewed on Cafe CNN in Atlanta
During GLAAD's Southern Stories Summer Bus Tour, Spanish-language and Latino Media Director Monica Trasandes visited Cafe CNN.
June 18, 2015
U.S. trans survey launches summer 2015
This summer, the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) will launch their 2015 U.S. Trans Survey, the largest survey ever focusing on the lives and experiences of transgender, genderqueer, and non-binary people.
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