News & Commentary about Transgender Rights

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A photo featuring activist, drag queen and tv personality Peppermint with the title Tough Conversations With Peppermint.

Feb 17, 2022

Your Guide to Talking About Attacks on Trans Youth

A demonstration poster that reads “We Have Always Been Here! We Aren’t Going Anywhere! We Won’t Be Erased.”

Feb 8, 2022

Transgender and Non-Binary Leaders Tell Federal Court Trans People Deserve Joy at Any Age

A guard tower over the fence at a correctional health care facility.

Jan 31, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is Still Delaying My Health Care, Despite a Court Order

Nov 4, 2021

I Want to Play Golf with Other Boys. I’m Suing Tennessee for That Chance.

Oct 21, 2021

Finding Trans Joy Through Sports

Oct 15, 2021

How Mastercard's New Policy Violates Sex Workers' Rights

Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, holds a sign that says, "Don't mess with Texas," as he and other Democratic caucus members join a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol to support voting rights

Jul 29, 2021

The Texas Legislature's Culture War

A transgender woman in a hospital gown speaking to her doctor, a transgender man, in an exam room

Jul 15, 2021

Five Things to Know About Gender-Affirming Health Care

On June 8, 2019, over 70 groups participated in the 23rd Brooklyn Pride Parade. A few thousand onlookers gathered along the parade route on 5th Avenue from Lincoln Place to 9th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Jun 9, 2021

Resilience, Liberation, and the Interconnectedness of Pride

Brook Dennis, a 9-year-old transgender girl in Arkansas, is seen with her parents

May 25, 2021

We’re Suing Arkansas Over its Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth