In a world where Black transgender women are still getting killed at alarming rates, the 'Pose' actress will make history by challenging presidential candidates like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on LGBTQ+ issues.
This is the first case prosecuted under the federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act involving a victim targeted for gender identity.
“This was an unfortunate incident on the subway at Christmas time where lots of people lose their tempers," the woman's lawyer said in her defense.
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider a Virginia school district's challenge to Obama's transgender rights regulation.
Florida police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the death of a transgender woman who was fatally shot in a Tampa-area park, NBC reports. India Clarke, 25, was shot once in the head and found dead on July 21, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said. Keith Gaillard tuned himself in to police […]
Monday marked a historic day for the transgender community when Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, made her debut on the cover of Vanity Fair’s June issue. And as soon as photographs of Caitlyn, dressed in draping designer gowns and jewels, hit the internet, Twitter users started sounding off. While reactions to Jenner’s identity […]
Black women and girls matter too. Don’t forget. #sayhername #BlackWomenMatter #blackwomenslivesmatter pic.twitter.com/SoQde3dshr — satan with a fro (@delafro_) May 21, 2015 In an effort to stem the tide of violence being waged against African-American women in the criminal justice system, the Black Lives Matter movement on Thursday began incorporating women and girls in its protests […]
Author and transgender rights activist Janet Mock (pictured) announced her engagement to longtime beau and New York photographer, Aaron Tredwell (pictured). Mock showed off her sparkler and answered her betrothed’s question on her Twitter and Instagram sites by simply stating, “I said “YES!” SEE ALSO: Parents of Texas College Student Who Went Missing in Detroit Suspect […]
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