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The Vatican has announced sweeping new policies welcoming transgender people in the church’s sacramental life, further reflecting Pope Francis’ pastoral focus on LGBTQ people. In October, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández signed a statement, with the approval of Pope Francis, affirming that transgender people can be baptized, become official godparents, and act as a witness for […]

[…] Trans Awareness Week, Houston-based organization The Mahogany Project (a non-profit organization that hosts fundraisers, community nights, and awareness campaigns for LGBTQ+ issues) presented the 5th annual Black Transgender Empowerment Week celebration. The week of events, celebration, and awareness raising was held from November 15th-November 21st 2023 in partnership with VIIV Healthcare, Southern AIDS Coalition, […]

On January 17, 2024, GLAAD announced the nominees for the 35th GLAAD Media Awards, and many of this year’s nominees center diverse and compelling stories about transgender and nonbinary people. In the Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV category, Runs in the Family is a South African comedy about River, a transgender man, and […]

[…] advocates, the Ohio Department of Health and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services announced it was revising proposed rule changes targeting mainstream, essential health care for transgender people and youth.  As GLAAD noted in its submission, and reminds reporters and voters frequently, transgender health care is supported by every major medical association and leading […]

Updated: March 4, 2024 As we’ve seen for the past several years, right-wing figures remain obsessed with bullying and harassing prominent transgender people across major social media platforms. As a way of boosting their own engagement and traffic via celebrity name-dropping, and as a vehicle for promoting general vehement animus towards all transgender people — […]

[…] 2023 ADL Online Hate and Harassment Report The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) — June 2023 The 2023 ADL Online Hate and Harassment Report found that LGBTQ people, especially transgender respondents, continue to be the most harassed among marginalized demographic groups online (“76% of transgender respondents have been harassed in their lifetimes, with 51% of transgender […]

[…] stress or poverty; and poor behavioral, psychological, or educational outcomes.’ (Their data on the length of marriages is false).” Project 2025’s Lies vs. Facts: Project 2025 lie: Transgender people are an “ideology” and their existence is linked to pornography and the “sexualization of children.” Fact: Trans people are people, not an ideology. There is no […]

[…] stress or poverty; and poor behavioral, psychological, or educational outcomes.’ (Their data on the length of marriages is false).” Project 2025’s Lies vs. Facts Project 2025 lie: Transgender people are an “ideology” and their existence is linked to pornography and the “sexualization of children.” Fact: Trans people are people, not an ideology. There is no […]