Hundreds of Parents’ Condemn Trump Admin on the Rights of Trans Kids
The Rights of Trans Kids, Which Anti-LGBT Sessions Stopped as Soon As Sworn Into Office By: Sarah McBride— Today, in response to the U.S. Department of…
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Equality Florida Applauds Passage of Historic LGBTQ Protections in Jacksonville
The LGBTQ-Inclusive Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance is the Official Law of the Land JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Yesterday, after years of hard work and courageous advocacy from the…
Judith “Judy” Bradford, 1943–2017: Remembering a Visionary in LGBT Health Research & Advocacy
Courtesy of the family of Judy Bradford— Dr. Judith “Judy” Baynard Bradford, age 73, of Marblehead, MA, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love…
Over Half of California Girls in Juvenile Justice Facilities Are LGBTQ or Gender Nonconforming
The Disparities affecting the LGBTQ Girls of Color who also identify as LGBTQ or Gender Nonconforming is Alarming SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Yesterday, the National Center for…
NatGeo to Make Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric Free Beginning Valentine’s Day
Special Encore Also Scheduled to Air February 13 at 9/8c WASHINGTON—National Geographic has announced it will make the two-hour documentary GENDER REVOLUTION: A JOURNEY WITH KATIE…
Transgender Students Have the Right to an Education
GLAD Statement in Response to DOJ Action on Transgender Students At the end of last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion with…
Point of Pride Awards Two Trans Recipients $9K for Gender-Affirming Surgeries
EUGENE, Ore.—Over the weekend, Point of Pride, PoP, announced it will award $9,000 to two recipients, according to PoP officers. The first award will go…
Hostile Laws & Lack of LGBT Protections Leave Trans People at Risk
The Map Report Look at Transgender Legal Equality and Trans People at Risk Across the Country DENVER, Col.— The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)…
Bipartisan Filing of the Florida Competitive Workforce Act, Protections for LGBTQ Floridians
Equality Florida Applauds the Act Passage; The legislation will add protections for LGBTQ Floridians TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Yesterday, Florida legislators filed legislation to update Florida’s Civil Rights Act…
GOP’s Anti-LGBT Votes Send Message VA Not Open for Business
RICHMOND, Va. – By killing an amendment that would have stripped discriminatory language from Virginia’s Constitution and advancing a bill that reaffirmed the right of religious officials to refuse to…
Military discharge upgraded for 91-year-old gay veteran
Hundreds of LGBTQ vets now have honorable discharges By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter— NORWALK, Conn.—Nearly 70 years after being discharged from the United States Air Force for…
Boy Scouts: Yes to Trans Boys
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— Early this week in an unexpected and swift decision, The Boy Scouts of America changed its course and will now admit transgender children, who…
Trump’s Religious Freedom Order: A Sweeping Plan to Legalize Discrimination
News reports obtained by The Investigative Fund and The Nation reveal that a leaked copy of an executive order to be signed tomorrow morning by…
GLAD on Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court
Yesterday, the President nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the United States Supreme Court. GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), which litigates in federal…
AG Healey Announces Lawsuit Against Pres. Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration
Joins Federal Case Challenging Ban on Immigration from Seven Predominantly Muslim Countries; Executive Order Violates Federal Law, Due Process and Equal Protection, Lots of Support from…
How will Trump Administration Impact HIV Health Policy?
By: Eric Brus*— In the nearly seven years since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in March 2010, there…
LGBT Orgs. Condemn Trump’s Inhumane and Un-American Immigration Ban, Reactions
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— LGBT Rights Organizations are in fierce opposition to an executive order,“Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” signed…
Federal Court Asked to Halt Enforcement of School Laws that Target Gay Students
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah— Equality Utah and two public school students, represented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the law firm of…
Faith Leaders Speak Against Trump Executive Orders on Refugees and Immigrants
In lieu of the actions taken by the administration, different ministers, pastors, imams and more unite in solidarity for refugees and immigrants WASHINGTON—Faith leaders from…
American Majority Sides with LGBT Rights, Though Gender Neutral Bathrooms Cause Division
54% support “bathroom bills” and 6 in 10 agree a gender-neutral bathroom option should be required in public buildings NEW YORK, N.Y.—With 40 state legislatures…
HRC: Anti-LGBTQ Action Anticipated in Statehouses During 2017
Today, HRC released a new report previewing battles against anti-LGBTQ state legislation expected in the year ahead. With at least 40 anti-LGBTQ bills in 16 states introduced so…
World OutGames Miami Seeks Global Artist Submissions for Official Event Poster
MIAMI, Fla.–World OutGames Miami 2017, a ten-day multi-sport, human rights and cultural event held from May 27 until June 4, 2017, is inviting artists worldwide…
175 Mayors from 42 States Launch “Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination”
Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination kicks off with pre-inauguration briefing in DC WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, in advance of the upcoming inauguration, 175 mayors across the country from…