transgender

gender identity

international news

news

Seeds of a Revolution: Malaysian Trans Community Win in High Court’s Landmark Ruling

Malaysia’s High Court allowed a trans man to update his Identity Card to reflect his current name and gender identity. This possibly paradigm-changing ruling on IC changes opens the door…

Creatrix Tiara —

Aug 23, 2016

murder

trans women

news

Black Trans Woman Rae’Lynn Thomas is At Least the 19th Trans Person Murdered This Year

She was the light in her family’s life. She was 28 years old. She is the fourth trans woman of color to be murdered in the last six weeks.

Mey —

Aug 12, 2016

murder

trans women

gender

Erykah Tijerina, Trans Latina, Becomes the Latest Killed in the Plague of Anti-Trans Murders This Year

After we learned about three trans women, all of them Black, being murdered in July, the number of trans people reported murdered in the US this year became 17, now…

Mey —

Aug 10, 2016

bathroom bills

high school

news

SCOTUS Temporarily Blocks Trans Teen’s Bathroom Rights as it Weighs Bathroom Bill Battle

SCOTUS has issued a stay on a Virginia circuit court’s ruling, temporarily upholding a school’s anti-trans bathroom policy until they can issue a fuller ruling.

Rachel —

Aug 4, 2016

murder

trans women

gender

Skye Mockabee Is At Least the Third Black Trans Woman Murdered In July, 17th Trans Person This Year

“Not even a week after I reported that Dee Whigham became at least the 16th trans person murdered in the United States this year alone, I’m devastated to have to…

Mey —

Aug 1, 2016

af+ personal essay

trans women

af+

The Absolute Worst Thing A Boy Could Ever Be

Grieving a friend lost to suicide in childhood, the effects of harmful compulsory masculinity, and looking around at a life that could just barely have been imagined then.

Mey —

Aug 1, 2016

#blacklivesmatter

link roundup

news

News Fix: Trans Delegates and #BlackLivesMatter Organizers Push for Progress at the DNC

More history made at the DNC, the Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act, voter ID laws, new data on gay-straight alliances and more.

Rachel —

Jul 29, 2016

murder

trans women

gender

Dee Whigham, Black Trans Woman, Becomes At Least The 16th Trans Person Murdered in 2016

At this point last year, we knew about fifteen trans women who had been murdered, which means that despite all the “progress” that trans people have been making in the…

Mey —

Jul 25, 2016

LGBT youth

link roundup

politics + activism

News Fix: Federal Lawsuits Take On Trans Students’ Rights in Wisconsin and Maryland

Two lawsuits that fight for trans students to access the bathrooms they need, WNBA players standing up for Black Lives Matter, Donald Trump’s RNC acceptance speech and more.

Rachel —

Jul 22, 2016

crime

link roundup

politics + activism

News Fix: Life Sentence for Gang Member Who Killed Trans Teen Mercedes Williamson

Mercedes Williamson’s killer gets life in prison and the trans community has mixed feelings about it; Diamond Reynolds talks to The View; WNBA and NBA stars speak out about police…

Yvonne —

Jul 15, 2016

trans women

trans women of color

news

Black Trans Woman Deeniquia Dodds Is At Least The 15th Trans Person Murdered In The U.S. This Year

22-year-old Dee Dee was shot on the fourth of July and succumbed to her wounds after ten days on life support.

Heather Hogan —

Jul 14, 2016

link roundup

news fix

politics + activism

Misty Snow and Misty Plowright Make History As Openly Trans Women Nominated for Congress

Misty Snow and Misty Plowright are changing the world, gun and anti-terror legislation in the wake of Orlando, hate crimes in the UK after the Brexit vote, and more.

Rachel —

Jun 30, 2016