Nation Mar 31 Transgender Day of Visibility carries special significance for some trans Texans this year As the fight over gender-affirming care for minors in Texas has picked up speed, some transgender Texans are thinking about how to use their own voices to uplift others.
Nation Mar 02 As families of trans kids live with fear of state investigation, advocacy groups sue Texas As some families in Texas prepare for worst-case scenarios, the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal have sued the governor to prevent the state’s child welfare agency from investigating parents seeking gender-affirming care for their children.
Nation Nov 18 2021 is now the deadliest year on record for transgender people This year has shattered the record of transgender homicides in a year with 45 to date — most of them Black or Latinx.
Economy Oct 01 The Census Bureau’s first ever data on LGBTQ+ people indicates deep disparities Sexual orientation and gender identity were added to the U.S. Census Bureau’s survey of the pandemic this summer — the first time a national government survey has captured the LGBTQ+ economic experience.
Nation Sep 13 Texas is pushing the most anti-trans bills in the country. Advocates fear deadly consequences. Though more research is needed, as greater numbers of anti-trans bills have been introduced across more states within the last two years, more trans homicides have taken place in those states.
Nation Jun 30 U.S. to add ‘X’ gender marker on passports Transgender and intersex Americans will have the power to identify their own gender on travel documents by the end of this year, an administration official said.