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Nevada legislature to debate marriage equality, treatment of transgender youth
Assemblyman Araujo said being able to better understand minors who are LGBTQ could increase their success at state facilities and the likelihood they’ll get placed in a welcoming home.
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11-year-old transgender girl shot by her bullies with BB gun
Her mother feels the school hasn’t done enough to create a safe environment for her daughter, despite warnings.
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Juvenile detention centers struggle with transgender inmates
The facilities are largely ill-equipped to handle transgender teens, leaving them vulnerable to bullying, sexual assault, depression and suicide.
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Cub Scouts kick out 8-year-old transgender boy after complaints from parents
“Not one of the kids said, ‘You don’t belong here,’” said Joe Maldonado’s mom, even though he’s been accepted at school by teachers and classmates.
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Trumphobia: Crisis hotline flooded with calls from scared young queers
This level of anxiety is beyond anything the people at The Trevor Project say they have ever seen in the 18 years since its founding.
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This Danish electronics company’s trans-inclusive Christmas ad is incredible
A message of acceptance and love for the holidays.
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National Geographic puts first trans person on cover and she’s 9 years old
Avery Jackson inspired the idea of the trans safe space home which sits next to the Equality House, across from The Westboro Baptist Church.
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For trans teens, America’s juvenile detention centers are hell on earth
Some centers house trans teens in hallways or handcuff them to desks because the institutions don’t know where to put them.
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Major survey of transgender Americans reveals pervasive bias, abuse and fear
Despite gains in transgender rights, the new survey shows little or no improvement in terms of their day-to-day experiences with bias.
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Minnesota mom sues her own transgender daughter for transitioning
Although she repeatedly referred to her transgender child as a boy, the mother declared “The transitioning thing isn’t even the issue.”