Positively Trans on World AIDS Day 2016
On World AIDS Day, it’s important that we elevate the stories and experiences of trans and gender nonconforming people living with HIV/AIDS. In research and advocacy, our community is routinely underrepresented despite being more at risk for contracting the...
Black Cherokee trans activist Holiday Simmons on decolonizing Thanksgiving
It’s Native American Heritage Month and it has been full of heavy events for the Indigenous community. From the ongoing resistance efforts at Standing Rock to a polarizing election conclusion and today’s complex observance of Thanksgiving, we continue to live in a...
Identity Documents and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election: what we know, and what you can do
A lot of people have been wondering how the recent election might affect their ability to legally change their name and gender and update their documents. While we know that we are the only ones who ultimately define our genders, having state-issued documents that...
Statement from Kris Hayashi on the 2016 election
November 9, 2016 — In response to the results of the 2016 U.S. election, Transgender Law Center executive director Kris Hayashi issued the following statement: “Today, we are facing a devastating reality. A demagogue who has pledged to destroy our...
Victory! Court orders WI school to immediately halt discriminatory policy against transgender student
Click here to view legal documents, photos of Ash, and more about the history of this case. (Kenosha, WI) – A federal court today ruled that a Wisconsin school must immediately halt its discriminatory policy of singling out a transgender boy, Ashton Whitaker, and...get connected
