Search Results: transgender people (1589)

Crime stories that involve lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people invariably pique media curiosity. However too often they also garner sensationalistic coverage that focuses on lurid speculation and sexual innuendo. When a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person stands accused of a crime, please treat him or her as you would treat any other person […]

[…] role in expanding public awareness and understanding of LGBTQ people and issues that affect our lives. While LGBTQ acceptance and visibility continue to grow, our community, especially transgender people and LGBTQ people of color, continues to face discrimination, systemic racism, and negative policies and attacks on the local, state, and national levels. Thanks to the […]

[…] completo de todos los términos ni es una guía prescriptiva para todas las personas LGBTQ. Read More Consistent Respect: Reporting On Transgender Crime Suspects March 28, 2023 Transgender people are sometimes suspected and/or convicted of crimes. The media has a responsibility to represent all transgender people accurately, with their correct names and pronouns, and without […]

[…] accommodations, family services, or credit. In addition to the healthcare ban, Mississippi bans cities, counties, schools, and school districts from passing nondiscrimination laws or policies, and bans transgender people from using bathrooms or facilities consistent with their gender identity.  The LGBTQ and equality records of Mississippi’s gubernatorial candidates include: Tate Reeves (R, incumbent) —Signed into […]

Anna Richardson organized an Owasso community vigil Sunday evening at Redbud Festival Park for Nex Benedict, an Indigenous, 2STGNC+ (Two-Spirit, transgender, gender-nonconforming+) 16-year-old, who died after being beaten by other students in a school bathroom. “I think it means a lot that so many people showed up from our community to honor this life,” […]

[…] against LGBTQ Americans during Donald Trump’s one-term presidency. During his presidency, Trump’s administration (in part): Allowed federal contractors to discriminate against LGBTQ workers via religious exemption Banned transgender people from serving in the military Issued a rule allowing doctors and physicians the opportunity to deny LGBTQ Americans health care services, including life-saving care based on […]

[…] Adams, he/him, 20. Andrew is student and activist from Florida who successfully sued his school board for restricting him from using the men’s restroom because he is transgender, becoming the country’s first trial involving a transgender student’s equal access to restrooms. Ashton Mota, he/him, 16. Ashton is a GenderCool Project Champion who is well […]

[…] Its membership is limited to natural-born males who identify as such.” According to the source, this clause was approved in 2017 after the organization accepted its first transgender member a year earlier. That individual’s membership was reportedly later rescinded. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated could become the second Black Greek-letter fraternity to ban transgender […]