News & Commentary about Transgender Rights

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A shirtless demonstrator (wearing glasses and a black surgical mask) holds up a sign that reads" GENDER AFFIRMING CARE IS HEALTHCARE".

Sep 5, 2024

The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.

The Women's March hosts a rally and march to the Supreme Court on the first anniversary of the Dobbs V. JWHO decision, which reversed the federal right to abortion that stood for 49 years. It returned regulation of abortion to the states, and roughly half acted to ban it immediately. Some of those bans have been reversed by federal court, and more await hearings and decisions.

Jun 20, 2024

Two Years Post-Roe: Life in the Aftermath

Transgender, hijra, gender diverse population form human chain to demand 8 points of gender identity in front of National Press Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 5, 2022

Jun 6, 2024

Why Do Trans Women Face so Much Violence?

A protestor holds a sign (with a white background and black letters) reading "TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS".

Apr 25, 2024

In Kansas, the ACLU Is Challenging Anti-Trans Laws in Court, and by Building Community

Jan 25, 2024

Live From Sundance: Telling Better Queer and Trans Stories

Jan 18, 2024

Busy Philipps Is Fed up With Abortion Bans

Queer & transgender youth march from Union Station to U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2023, calling for autonomy following recent legislation and threats of violence directed towards transgender people.

Jan 11, 2024

The Way Forward for Trans Justice

With the U.S Capitol in the back ground thousands of demonstrators march on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.

Dec 14, 2023

2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year

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Dec 8, 2023

ACLU Wins: 8 Victories We Celebrated in 2023

Activist Raquel Willis speaks before a crowd of thousands at the march for Black trans lives at the Brooklyn Museum in 2020

Nov 30, 2023

How Activist Raquel Willis Found Her Voice and Power