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Organization to address employment and career advancement for transgender people
The Association of Transgender Professionals (ATP), a not-for-profit organization serving people with non-conforming gender expressions and identities who seek to advance their professional careers,...
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Victory: Social Security Administration changes requirements for transgender...
The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a change to its policy that will allow transgender people to change the gender marker on their Social Security records without...
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Here's how you should be writing about transgender people
This week, the Associated Press reported on the New York City election campaign of Mel Wymore, a transgender man running for a city council seat in his Manhattan neighborhood. The article is noteworthy...
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Coy wins, but some audiences lose
The story of transgender 6-year-old Coy Mathis has receivedwidespreadmediaattention after the Colorado Civil Rights Division ruled that her former school impaired her well-being by barring her from...
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WATCH: Center for American Progress highlights need for ENDA in video series
Currently in the United States, it is legal in over 29 states to fire someone due to their gender identity or sexual orientation. Mia Macy, a Veteran and former police officer, experienced this harsh...
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The 23rd annual Southern Comfort Conference celebrates transgender lives,...
The 23rd annual Southern Comfort Conference (SCC), a four-day symposium focused on supporting and celebrating the lives of transgender people, will be held September 4-8 in Atlanta, Georgia. SCC brings...
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New staff member Tiq Milan joins Kye Allums, Laverne Cox and Reina Gossett at...
Last night, GLAAD hosted an informative panel discussion on transgender people’s experiences interacting with the media. The panel featured Kye Allums, Laverne Cox, and Reina Gossett.Tiq Milan, a...
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Star-Ledger newspaper repeatedly misgenders trans woman killed in New Jersey
Earlier this week, a transgender woman of color was found stabbed to death in her home in New Jersey, as reported by Monica Roberts and others. Eyricka Morgan, who was 26 years old, was a former...
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California Governor signs law giving trans people easier access to updated ID...
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law that will allow transgender people in the state easier access to changing the name and gender marker on their legal identification. The law,...
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U.S. Attorney General files lawsuit against Texas RV park for...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the United States government against a Texas recreational vehicle park for alleged discrimination against Roxanne Joganik, a...
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Colorado trans woman denied free breast cancer screening by state-run program
A woman in Colorado has filed a lawsuit after being denied access to a free breast cancer screenings by Women's Wellness Connection, a state-run healthcare program, simply because she is transgender....
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Conservative media ignores facts to "report" on false story of harassment by...
FOX News, continuing its long history of anti-trans media coverage, is promoting a false story about a transgender high school student in Colorado who was allegedly harassing her peers. The story...
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Parents of Colorado trans student speak out, while California anti-trans...
After The TransAdvocate's Cristan Williams fact checked a false story claiming that a transgender student in Colorado was harassing her peers in a high school bathroom, the anti-trans Pacific Justice...
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GLAAD remembers transgender icon Codie Leone
Codie Leone, a prominent New York-based transgender stylist and advocate, died on October 23.Codie Leone was a prominent figure in the transgender community of NYC for the past few decades. An...
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Nominate someone for the Trans 100
Following the first ever Trans 100 launch last year, which was co-sponsored by GLAAD, the nominations period for 2014 is now open. The Trans 100 is searching for any activists or advocates that had...
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Passionate commentary seeks justice for murdered transgender woman
November 14th commemorated the fifth year since the brutal murder of Lateisha 'Teish' Green. Lateisha was a 22-year old African-American transgender woman who was shot by Dwight DeLee after DeLee...
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Despite Medicaid ban on transgender healthcare, NY Health Commissioner says...
Yesterday, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) and allies voiced concerns at New York's Population Health Summit, an educational public health event held by Health Commissioner Nirav. R. Shah, calling...
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Laverne Cox reflects on her recent appearance on "The Katie Show"
In a post on her Tumblr account, transgender advocate and actress Laverne Cox wrote about her recent appearance with Carmen Carrera on The Katie Show, hosted by Katie Couric. Laverne writes:"It is my...
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