Chase Strangio

Chase Strangio is a lawyer and trans activist in New York City. Follow him on Twitter: @chasestrangio.

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LGBTQ Rights

Trans Youth Held a Prom Outside the US Capitol. It Sparkled With Joy & Healing.

The day of laughter and hope offered youth a reprieve from having to always defend themselves from anti-trans attacks.

By: Chase Strangio ,; Truthout

May 23, 2023

Op-Ed

LGBTQ Rights

Some of the Most Rabidly Anti-Trans Politicians Won Reelection in the Midterms

Don't be fooled -- state governments didn't need a national "red wave" to escalate the attack on trans rights.

By: Chase Strangio ,; Truthout

November 14, 2022

Op-Ed

LGBTQ Rights

Gender-Affirming Health Care Saved My Life. Everyone Should Have Access to It.

Care that has saved so many of us has become contested and increasingly out of reach.

By: Chase Strangio ,; Truthout

December 13, 2021

Op-Ed

LGBTQ Rights

Backlash Over the Equality Act Is Fueling State-Level Attacks on Trans Youth

Let's not let the spectacle of congressional action lure us away from the life-threatening fights playing out locally.

By: Chase Strangio ,; Truthout

February 27, 2021

Op-Ed

LGBTQ Rights

DeVos’s Attack on Trans Athletes Is Not About Equity — It’s About Social Control

The Education Department is pulling resources from underfunded districts to punish them for trans-inclusive policies.

By: Chase Strangio ,; Truthout

September 19, 2020

Op-Ed

Trump’s New Health Division Embodies Institutional Oppression, Not “Religious Freedom”

The move attacks trans health care and reproductive freedom.

By: Chase Strangio ,; Truthout

January 18, 2018

Op-Ed

Chelsea Manning Should Not Die in Prison

I pray that President Obama uses his pardon power to save Chelsea's life. He is likely the only one who can.

By: Chase Strangio ,; Truthout

January 13, 2017

Op-Ed

Heartbreak After North Carolina’s Disgraceful GOP Continued a Campaign Against Trans People

True to form North Carolina's GOP manipulated the rules, broke promises and reinforced costly and dangerous discrimination.

By: Chase Strangio ,; Medium

December 24, 2016

Op-Ed

Happy 29th Birthday, Chelsea Manning

Without action from Obama, Chelsea may not make it to 30.

By: Chase Strangio ,; Medium

December 17, 2016

Op-Ed

A Love Letter to My Trans Family

Reflections on election night.

By: Chase Strangio ,; Medium

November 10, 2016

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