All posts tagged "transgender rights"
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Joe Biden to headline DNC’s LGBT Gala in New York next month
Former Vice President Joe Biden will receive an award honoring his advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ community at the Democratic National Committee’s annual LGBT gala...
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Activist for Life: Q&A with Raffi Freedman-Gurspan
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, who will be honored this weekend by the Trevor Project, made history as the first out transgender White House staffer.
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Gavin Grimm to be honored at NCTE anniversary event
Virginia transgender teen Gavin Grimm will be one of three people honored at the National Center for Transgender Equality’s 14th annual anniversary gala in Washington...
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Trump’s Department of Justice abandons lawsuit challenging anti-trans “bathroom bill”
Advocates: Dropping HB 2 lawsuit shows Trump administration "continues to abandon transgender Americans"
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Gavin Grimm: Trump doesn’t care about protecting trans people from discrimination
Virginia teenager Gavin Grimm isn’t mincing words when it comes to how he views the Trump administration’s record on transgender rights. On Thursday, Grimm was...
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LGBT Equality Caucus relaunches Transgender Equality Task Force
On Thursday, the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus announced it was re-launching the Transgender Equality Task Force to advance and push back against the erosion of...
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Laverne Cox gives shout out to Gavin Grimm at Grammys
During her appearance at the Grammys, transgender actress Laverne Cox gave a very powerful shout-out to Gavin Grimm, the transgender student challenging his county school...
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Supreme Court will hear transgender student Gavin Grimm’s case on March 28
Outcome could determine whether transgender people can sue for sex discrimination
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Bill Maher: Trans bathroom fights need to be put on hold until election
Comedian and host of "Real Time" worries emphasis on social issues will inspire Trump voters to turn out
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Log Cabin fundraising email: “I’m mad as hell” over RNC platform
Solicitation email calls RNC's recently adopted platform "the most anti-LGBT platform in the Party's 162-year history"
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GOP Platform Committee adopts language opposing LGBT rights
The Republican National Committee Platform Committee spent a good portion of Tuesday voting against any language referencing LGBT people and expressing opposition to LGBT rights, including same-sex...
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Pro-transgender ad to premiere during Republican National Convention
TV ad depicts restaurant owner trying to stop transgender customer from using the women's restroom
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Supreme Court’s refusal to hear student debt collection case is good news for transgender students
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to hear a little-publicized case about student debt collection could have far-reaching ramifications for the transgender community. The Supreme...
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Trans United Fund: New organization will fight for transgender rights
Organization will engage in educational and political advocacy focusing on inequality and its root causes
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Oklahoma anti-LGBT bills miss crucial deadline for moving forward
LGBT advocates in Oklahoma are celebrating the passage of a major deadline that effectively means that 27 bills that targeted the Sooner State’s LGBT residents...
