National Center for Transgender Equality

Congress is trying to reverse Trump’s transgender military ban

Legislation to ban the military from discriminating against transgender people was introduced in Congress.

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California National Guard will defy Trump’s transgender military ban order

"As long as you fight, we don’t care what gender you identify as."

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This Republican may go to jail for faking phone calls from a transgender rights group

He ran robocalls against his boss's opponent, claiming she's a big supporter of trans rights. In reality, neither of them support the LGBTQ community.

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Trans activists projected a message to Donald Trump onto his DC hotel last night

The organization wants everyone to know: "Every time they attack us, we get stronger, they get weaker."

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The HHS memo is the latest salvo in Donald Trump’s War on Transgender People

Since before he even got to the White House, Trump has been attacking transgender people

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Back to school shopping with my gender-fluid genderqueer niece was eye-opening

During back to school shopping with my gender-fluid genderqueer niece, I learned a few things.

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Besty DeVos’ sexual harassment policy would harm trans students. Of course.

One in four trans college students reported being sexually, verbally or physically harassed.

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Community raises over $23k to help 12-year-old trans student start over in Houston

Following violent threats against a 12-year-old transgender girl in Oklahoma, the family now says they are moving to Houston.

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Trump administration signals that it’ll look the other way on LGBTQ discrimination

A new directive encourages the people who enforce the ban on discrimination to consider the "religious freedom" of federal contractors.

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TSA’s secret ‘Quiet Skies’ program seems designed to target trans travelers

Under the program, "altered appearance" and even "hair style change" were grounds for being watched as a potential terrorist.

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