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Before Caitlyn Jenner, Chaz Bono and Janet Mock rocked the world and made headlines by coming out as transgender, a corporate vice president at New York Life also took that bold step out of the closet as her true self. But outside of the business in which she worked, nobody really noticed.  However, that […]

[…] Bowe; and Idaho, home state of Blaser; legislators have introduced 23 laws that will prohibit the rights of LGBTQ people and, ironically, would prevent out nonbinary and transgender athletes from participating in school sports. 23 states have introduced legislation this year that would specifically ban transgender youth from school sports; Mississippi, Tenessee, Idaho and […]

Idaho’s Senate Republicans rejected H.B. 675, which would have criminalized parents who seek gender-affirming treatment for their children, and the medical providers who treat them. The legislation would have made treating a transgender child a felony as well assisting the child to leave Idaho for the purpose of seeking treatment in another state.

[…] LGBTQ” bill). When measures failed in the legislature to criminalize evidence-based, lifesaving healthcare for transgender youth, Governor Ron DeSantis directed state agencies to issue misinformation to target transgender people and begin the process of stripping Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care, despite the fact that it is supported by every major medical association. Gov. DeSantis and […]

With the release of Season 15 tomorrow, Apex Legends will be getting its first playable transgender woman character. Revealed on October 17th via an animated short on Apex Legends’ official YouTube and Twitter channels, Catalyst (a.k.a. Tressa Crystal Smith) is a transgender woman whose terraforming powers are used to save the dying moon of […]

[…] discomfort with attending a same-sex couple’s wedding. It jumped to 50% discomfort when bringing a child to the same wedding. Levels of discomfort concerning issues related to transgender people were highest, both in the South and with the general U.S. population. Nondiscrimination: There are no statewide protections for employees on the basis of sexual orientation […]

[…] of as atypical for women). The relevant question is whether such differences are harmful; and again, the considerable body of research demonstrates that they are not. About transgender parents Transgender parents face unique challenges. Parents who are married and transition face the risk of losing their children if their spouse chooses to make it an […]

Background In 2012, as many as 25,000 transgender Americans faced having their right to vote challenged or taken away as a result of recently-enacted stricter photo ID laws. According to UCLA’s Williams Institute, 41% of transgender Americans reported not having updated their driver’s license and 74% did not update their passport. Furthermore, 27% or […]