Transgender related news in the USA
Pentagon announced it will comply to federal court ruling to start enlisting transgender members by January 1, 2018. The move could signal that there is growing sense that the administration is the losing legal fight […]
Portland school board adopted the most comprehensive policy for transgender students in the state of Maine. Education officials voted the policy unanimously on Tuesday. The guidelines include the staff training on gender identities, adoption of […]
Advocates hailed the new ruling a victory for transgender service members. The Justice Department described the decision as premature. Federal court judge said that the impact of administration’s transgender military ban is already felt through […]
A federal jury awarded a transgender professor $1.1 million against a university that discriminated her on the basis of her gender identity. Rachel Tudor sued Oklahoma State University for denying her tenure because of her […]
Advocates will hold vigils in the state in North Carolina for Transgender Day of Remembrance. They voice concerns on escalating violence targeting transgender individuals, especially trans individuals of color. Transgender Day of Remembrance is marked […]
Reports from advocacy groups revealed there were 102 transgender people killed in the last five years, including 25 victims this year. The number could be higher due to misidentification on police and news reports for […]
A U.S. federal court approved California’s participation in Stockman versus Trump case. California attorney general said that the move affirms state values against discrimination and inequality. Advocates hailed it as another step forward in the […]
Fashion house Topshop has decided to abolish gendered changing rooms in their stores after complaints from a transgender customer surfaced online according to a report by Independent on Wednesday. Topshop spokesperson confirmed the shift in […]
Andrea Jenkins decisively won a seat in Minneapolis City Council, making her the first transgender voted into office in a governing body of a major city and one of the first transgender elected officials of […]
Last month, we featured the story of transgender woman and Democratic party candidate Danica Roem who was gunning for a seat in Virginia House of Delegates in Richmond. On Tuesday, NPR reported that Roem won […]
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