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Harry Potter is an escape for many trans and queer people. J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans comments are shattering.
Harry Potter is an outcast who eventually finds a community and love
‘Am I going to be next?’: Dallas activists react to the latest attack in a string of violence against transgender women of color
After two high-profile murders of black trans women in Dallas this summer, another transgender woman was shot last week
September 29, 2019
September 29, 2019
A court ordered Idaho to pay for an inmate’s gender confirmation surgery. The governor is fighting it.
The decision marks the first time that an appeals court has ordered the state to pay for such a procedure
August 28, 2019
August 28, 2019
‘Pose’ tackles the epidemic of violence against transgender women of color in heartbreaking episode
The show’s staffers ‘felt a responsibility’ to confront the issue
July 11, 2019
July 11, 2019
She was the first openly transgender person to address the DNC. Now she’s running for Delaware state Senate.
If she wins her 2020 race, Sarah McBride will be the state’s first elected transgender senator
July 10, 2019
July 10, 2019
When I came out as trans, I knew I needed a new name. But would I ever find one that felt right?
Your name needs to be something you can recognize and respond to — something you can feel
This guide on gender is a must-have for everyone — not only those who are trans, gender non-conforming or non-binary
The book teaches what it truly means to be ‘gender friendly’
I was fired after I told my boss I’m transgender. The Supreme Court should ensure that doesn’t happen to anyone else.
A landmark case could finally recognize that federal law protects us from discrimination in the workplace
FX’s ‘Pose’ is rewriting history — and making it at the same time
Its second season jumps to the early ’90s, when trans-ball culture and voguing hit the mainstream
June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019
‘We will make sure her story is heard’: Family of trans woman found dead in her Rikers cell demands answers
Layleen Polanco, 27, had been arrested and detained since April 16 on misdemeanor charges