News & Commentary about Transgender Rights

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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

Trans flag flown at Capital Pride parade in Washington, DC, with the US Capitol in the background.

Nov 16, 2023

The Latest Must-Pass Bill Barreling Through Congress is an Attack on Gender-Affirming Care

Demonstrators perform a die-in symbolizing the amount of people dying from AIDS, Monday, August 17, 1992, in Houston. Hundreds of police and gay rights activists clashed outside the Republican National Convention Monday night as protesters sought to block a street near the Astrodome.

Oct 19, 2023

How ACT UP Changed the Face of AIDS and Activism

Transgender Pride flag on shoulder of a military camouflage uniform.

Oct 16, 2023

Congress is Trying to Deny Health Care to Transgender Veterans