• The cost of using misnomers when it comes to transgender men and women

    The cost of using misnomers when it comes to transgender men and women

    Jan 05, 2015 09:18 PM EDT

    ... Executive Director for the National Center for Transgender Equality, discussed efforts to help transgender youth with Hari Sreenivasan. To learn more about these resources, visit: The Trevor Project GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) PFLAG(Parents, Families, Friends and Allies United with LGBTQ People) National Center for Transgender Equality

  • Transgender teen's death inspires petition against conversion therapy

    Transgender teen's death inspires petition against conversion therapy

    Jan 02, 2015 11:19 PM EDT

    A petition to ban gender-conversion therapy, created in response to the death of transgender 17-year-old Leelah Alcorn, has garnered more than 200,000 signatures in two days. The petition from the Transgender Human Rights Institute asks President Barack Obama, Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi to ...

  • #RealLiveTransAdult emerges on Twitter following transgender teen’s death

    #RealLiveTransAdult emerges on Twitter following transgender teen’s death

    Dec 30, 2014 11:10 PM EDT

    On Tuesday, transgender rights advocate and comedian Red Durkin started the hashtag #RealLiveTransAdult -- a conversation that encouraged transgender men and women to share their stories with transgender teenagers. https://twitter.com/RedIsDead/status/549977788678041600 https://twitter.com/JustineSmithies/status/549993445507743747 https://twitter.com/eiridescent/status/550002511868747776 Durkin -- who came out ...

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    Transgender government workers now protected under Civil Rights Act

    Dec 18, 2014 11:48 PM EDT

    ... gay and transgender government employees or contractors. Gay rights advocates applauded the DOJ’s reversal on the issue. “This is a huge step forward for transgender litigants and will have an extremely positive impact in cases involving discrimination against transgender employees,” said Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center ...

  • Students react to decision to admit transgender students at Mount Holyoke

    Students react to decision to admit transgender students at Mount Holyoke

    Oct 15, 2014 07:47 PM EDT

    ... country -- that trans women do belong in women's spaces like Mount Holyoke," said Ochteriski. Now that the college has formalized its policy on admitting transgender students, it's grappling with certain realities -- like bathrooms, dormitories, and educating students about transgender issues. That's why Ochteriski is writing a weekly ...

  • Hagel: Military should review policy on transgender individuals

    Hagel: Military should review policy on transgender individuals

    May 11, 2014 08:03 PM EDT

    ... time for the U.S. to join them," said Allyson Robinson, the group's policy director and a former Army captain. A military review of transgender issues could occur as it also deals with questions about how to treat transgender prisoners. Chelsea Manning, a former Army private serving a 35 ...

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    Va. policy opens doors for transgender student-athletes, but does it go far enough?

    Feb 21, 2014 03:57 PM EDT

    A state board in Virginia on Wednesday approved a new policy that will allow transgender high school student-athletes to play a given sport based on the gender with which they identify. According to U.S. News and World Report, at least 10 other states no longer restrict athletic participation ...

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    Court rules in favor of transgender student's right to use the girls' bathroom

    Jan 31, 2014 11:07 PM EDT

    Maine's highest court Thursday that school officials who prevented a transgender student from using the girls' bathroom violated state anti-discrimination laws. In the first ruling of its kind, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court concluded that a transgender person should use the bathroom consistent with the gender with which ...

  • WATCH LIVE: Vance speaks about efforts to combat fraud in Bangor, Maine

    WATCH LIVE: Vance speaks about efforts to combat fraud in Bangor, Maine

    May 14, 2026 04:19 PM EDT

    ... the governor's race, seven Republicans and five Democrats are vying to replace Mills, who has sparred with the Trump administration over the issue of transgender athletes in high school sports. Some Maine Democrats have used Vance’s appearance as an opportunity to boost their campaign messages. Progressive groups were ...

  • Nebraska Democrats face off in House primary for the state's 'blue dot' district

    Nebraska Democrats face off in House primary for the state's 'blue dot' district

    May 12, 2026 06:14 PM EDT

    ... the Legislature. That move, they say, could give state Republicans enough votes to enact a conservative wish list that includes stricter limitations on abortion and transgender rights. It could also empower Republicans to enact midcycle redistricting or change the state's unusual system of splitting presidential electoral votes, some Democrats ...