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Montana Is Making It Harder for Transgender People to Amend Birth Certificates
Montana's GOP-led legislature has reversed a 2017 rule that made court orders optional for changing a birth certificate.
Arkansas GOP Votes to Overturn Governor’s Veto of Anti-Trans Bill
Trans rights groups had lauded the veto and vowed to continue fighting against the bill in court.
Activists Demand Action on Surge of Anti-Trans Laws
A wave of anti-trans laws are being enacted across the U.S. with dozens more making their way through state legislature.
Arkansas Republicans Pass Bill Prohibiting Vital Health Care for Trans Youth
The bill bars trans people under 18 from receiving vital health care like puberty blockers and hormones.
Biden Reversed Trans Military Ban, But States’ Attacks on Trans Rights Continue
A raft of new legislation on the state level targets trans people in education, health care, and more.
Biden Executive Order Ends Transgender Military Ban Established by Trump
The order will also seek to correct the records of service members who were adversely affected by the previous ban.
In Historic First, Biden Picks Trans Woman, Dr. Rachel Levine, to Help Lead HHS
Biden also announced a slate of Trump-reversing executive orders over the weekend, including a big win for activists.
The Year of COVID, Elections and Police Brutality Also Saw LGBTQ Activism
This year has reaffirmed that queer and trans liberation is inextricable from the liberation of all marginalized people.
Ending Violence Against Sex Workers Means Abolishing Police and Prisons
On the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, let’s commit to building a world free of policing.
Black Trans Feminist Thought Can Set Us Free
Writer Che Gossett discusses how deconstructing racialized gender binaries helps us move toward justice and liberation.