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Trump’s Anti-Trans Memo Opens Door to Escalating State Surveillance
It's part of a broader agenda to weaponize immigration, labor, economic, reproductive and policing policies.
Trump’s Transphobic Attack Is Cruel Beyond All Definition
The left has a duty to not only resist the Trump administration's transphobia, but put forward a positive vision.
Corporate Media Enabled Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies
Mainstream media coverage of marginalized groups targeted by Trump should recognize the humanity of those communities.
Right-Wing Fantasies About Gender Are Killing Trans People
The Trump administration's new plan to redefine gender threatens to roll back decades of efforts by trans advocates.
Young Muslim LGBTQ Activists Fight for Right to Love and Worship Freely
LGBTQ+ Muslims shouldn’t have to sacrifice one identity at the expense of the other.
Federal Judges Confirm Transgender People Have Right to Equal Health Coverage
The rulings add to a growing body of case law that is improving transgender access to insurance equity.
Arundhati Roy Hails Indian Court Legalizing Gay Sex, Overturning Colonial Law
The acclaimed activist and author based in New Delhi discusses more.
Department of Labor Gives Federal Contractors a License to Discriminate
Our tax dollars pay federal contractors, which means we're paying for discrimination.
Cops Deadnaming Murdered Transgender Women Adds Insult to Injury
The way cops in Jacksonville and other jurisdictions investigate the murders of transgender women delays justice.
This Ohio Bill Will Make Transgender Youth Suffer
A new bill would require teachers to “out” trans youth to their parents and restrict education about identity.