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“Better Than Trump” Is Not Enough. We Need More From Biden on LGBTQ Policy.
Biden promises a return to Obama-era policy on LGBTQ issues — but even if he follows through, that is not enough.
2020 Was the Deadliest Year for Trans and Gender-Nonconforming People on Record
Advocates call for media to counteract -- rather than perpetuate -- systemic discrimination.
Activists Center the Grief, Joy and Humanity of the Black Trans Community
On Trans Remembrance Day let's recognize the centrality of the struggle for trans rights for all justice movements.
Economic Justice Is Necessary to Stop Murders of Trans Women of Color
Lack of economic opportunities due to discrimination exposes trans women of color to higher rates of violence and death.
Abel Cedeño and Queer Youth of Color Are Still Caged for Self-Defense
U.S. courts routinely imprison queer people of color who defend themselves against anti-queer, anti-trans attackers.
As Some States Reopen, People in Prison Continue to Face Harmful Lockdowns
States are beginning to reopen, but many incarcerated people remain confined to their cells for up to 23 hours a day.
Betsy DeVos Is Complicit in Evangelical Right’s Assault on Trans Athletes
The Alliance Defending Freedom, which receives money from DeVos’s family, is suing to keep trans athletes out of sports.
South Dakota May Criminalize Lifesaving Health Care for Trans Youth
H.B. 1057 would make it a felony for doctors to provide anyone under the age of 16 transition-related health care.
Florida Won’t Cover Transgender Health Care. Two Trans Women Are Suing.
It's the latest legal challenge to state health plans that deny coverage for gender-affirming procedures.
On Trans Day of Resilience, Artists Show Us a Future of Liberation
Five poets and five visual artists honor trans lives lost to violence and tell us what resilience means to them.