Search Results: transgender people (1585)

(Clockwise from top: Rain Valdez, Noni Salma, Zeke Smith, NOVA CYPRESS BLACK, Jett Garrison, Sav Rodgers, Dana Aliya Levinson) As anti- transgender legislation sweeps the United States, it is more important than ever to highlight the trans writers and creators, from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are telling stories that emphasize our shared humanity. GLAAD, […]

[…] or an emotional disorder that can be “cured” through psychological or religious intervention. Anti-LGBTQ activists claim that being attracted to people of the same sex or being transgender are curable conditions, and therefore people attracted to the same sex or are transgender do not need or deserve equal treatment under the law or protection […]

[…] priorities on the national stage.” Governor Tim Walz’s record on LGBTQ issues includes the following: Signed an executive order in 2023 which protects access to health care for transgender people in Minnesota. This order directs state agencies to take actions safeguarding the rights of LGBTQ people to seek and receive gender-affirming care, including those from other […]

[…] of anti-LGBTQ threats and attacks in the one year since the Club Q shooting, documenting 700+ incidents against LGBTQ people; Sunday marks Transgender Day of Remembrance honoring transgender people killed in anti-trans attacks (Thursday, November 16, 2023) GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) media advocacy organization, remembers the five lives […]

[…] for transgender youth and prohibits transgender girls and women from school sports in grades K-12. Gov. Mike DeWine had vetoed the bill last month after meeting with transgender people, parents of transgender youth, and their health care providers. DeWine said parents told him “their child would be dead today if not for the care they […]

ACTIVIST IS THIRD TRANSGENDER PERSON TO BE PENALIZED FOR SPEAKING UP AT A STATEHOUSE WHERE LAWMAKERS ARE PROPOSING AND PASSING BILLS TARGETING TRANS PEOPLE  (Austin, Texas and New York, NY – May 2, 2023) – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization; and Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization working to secure full […]

[…] turn away patients based on individual characteristics such as being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or pregnant. Best practice, evidence-based, and lifesaving essential health care for transgender people and youth is supported by virtually every major medical association and leading world health authority. Statements from 30+ organizations here. As of early 2024, federal judges in Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee all […]

[…] GLAAD, other leading advocacy organizations, and elected officials, visit: /releases/glaad-releases-statements-colorado-based-leaders-and-groups-announces-fund-established. Today, November 20th, is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day created to mourn and reflect on the transgender people killed by violence over the past year. At least 32 transgender people were killed over the last year, most of whom were transgender women of color. […]