May 6, 2016
VIDEO: Powerful ad debuts featuring parents, their transgender kids
In light of the recent rise of anti-LGBT bills nationwide, Trans United has released a new ad entitled "Meet My Child" that humanizes transgender people
Transgender Youth
July 7, 2015
GLAAD partners with OUTFEST LA for 'I Am Jazz' screening
GLAAD is proud to be a community collaborator with Outfest again this year, partnering on the preview screening of TLC's upcoming docu-series, "I Am Jazz," about trans teen advocate Jazz Jennings.
May 12, 2015
Advocate Debi Jackson's transgender 7-year-old, Avery, shares her story
A 7-year-old transgender girl from Kansas shared her story in a video posted to the New York Times. The Jackson family is deeply accepting of Avery and works as advocates for the transgender community.
February 3, 2015
Transgender teen missing in Ohio was found safely
Ashley Lane, a 15-year-old transgender teen from Ohio, went missing on Saturday night. Lane was last seen attending the Ohayocon rave at the Columbus Convention Center.
February 3, 2015
Study: Transgender children are not confused about their identities
A new study, to be published in the February issue of Psychological Science, finds that transgender children are fully capable of understanding what gender means, as well as their personal gender identities.
January 2, 2015
GLAAD's Tiq Milan talks to MSNBC about transgender teen Leelah Alcorn
Today, GLAAD spokesperson Tiq Milan spoke to MSNBC News Nation's Ayman Mohyeldin about the tragic suicide of transgender 17-year-old girl, Leelah Alcorn, in Kings Mills, Ohio, and the harmful use of so-called "conversion therapy" on LGBT people.
October 23, 2014
Katie Couric talks to transgender teen author Jazz on Yahoo News
On a new segment from Yahoo News with Katie Couric, Katie sat down with Jazz Jennings, a 14-year-old girl who has been sharing her story with the world about being young and transgender. When she was just 6, Jazz first appeared in the media and has been speaking out about her experience ever since.
October 22, 2014
Lawsuit filed for detained trans girl treated 'as a boy' by CT child welfare
Lawyers for a transgender 16-year-old girl, known in court documents only as Jane Doe, are suing Connecticut's Department of Children and Families and prison officials, alleging that Doe's traumatizing isolation in solitary confinement throughout this year violates her constitutional rights.
October 9, 2014
Local media highlights bias against transgender 7-year-old in KY
Last week, Nikki Sullivan brought her 7-year-old transgender child to Owen County Elementary School in Kentucky, introducing her for the first time as her daughter. According to local news reports, the school has accepted her daughter and is working to protect her from bullying, but some parents are refusing to accept her gender identity.
October 13, 2014
by Tiq Milan
GLAAD works with the cast of Laverne Cox's 'The T Word'
GLAAD visited MTV's offices to work with four trans youth who will be appearing in the documentary, 'Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word.'
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