Issuing a strong condemnation of the practice of so-called “conversion therapy,” President Barack Obama has called for an end to the treatment, according to Politico. Although considered to be harmful by groups like the American Psychiatric Association, the “reparative” therapy is supposed to halt the desire for homosexuality or nontraditional gender identification and is usually offered […]
Eighteen-year-old Blake Brockington, a transgender activist, died after an apparent suicide last Monday. Brockington was crowned Homecoming King at East Mecklenburg High School last year, making history as the first transgender homecoming king in North Carolina. It was after Brockington won the title that he realized how terrible people could be. “That was single-handedly the hardest part […]
National economy gym Planet Fitness takes its “no judgment zone” mantra quite seriously. A member at the Planet Fitness Midland, Michigan location had her membership revoked after complaining about a transgender woman who used the women’s locker room facilities, reports WNEM-TV5. SEE ALSO: Get “THINSpired” And Learn The Secret Formula For Weight Loss “I was stunned and […]
A year after transgender woman Islan Nettles was killed in New York, an arrest has finally been made. According to the New York Daily News, James Dixon was charged with second-degree manslaughter and first-degree assault. Dixon was among seven men present in Harlem on Aug. 17, 2013, when an argument broke out with Nettles and her friends. The 24-year-old catcalled Nettles and later threw homophobic […]
Five transgender women of color have been murdered over the course of a five week period this year. According to BlackLivesMatter.com, “The average life expectancy for a Black transgender woman is 35 years.” Thursday, on “NewsOne Now,” Lourdes Hunter, Co-Founder/National Director of Trans Women of Color Collective, Cleo Manago, Behavioral Health Expert and America’s Psychologist, Dr. […]
Actress Laverne Cox continues to shatter diversity barriers in broadcast TV, most recently landing a role as a transgender Ivy League-educated attorney on new CBS drama, “Doubt,” according to Entertainment Weekly. SEE ALSO: What We Know About The Parking Dispute/Hate Crime Debate In The Chapel Hill Shooting (DETAILS) BREAKING: Anthony Mason In Critical Condition After Massive […]
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 […]
Joan Rivers, 81, told a reporter that President Barack Obama is the first gay president and that First Lady Michelle Obama is a “tranny.” After officiating an impromptu wedding for Joe Aiello and his partner Jed Ryan at a signing for her new book “Diary of a Mad Diva” at an NYC Barnes & Noble on Monday, a reporter […]
Blake Brockington (pictured) recently made history when he became the first transgender teen in the state of North Carolina to be crowned homecoming king, according to WCNC. SEE ALSO: Holder Applies Same-Sex Marriage Ruling To Justice The 17-year-old senior made headlines earlier this year when he was nominated by his peers at East Meck High School […]
Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]
Since the age of 2, Kathryn always believed that she was really a boy in a girl’s body. At first, her parents simply assumed that their child was a tomboy. SEE ALSO: Remembering Haiti’s Past Oprah’s Words For Spelman Grads But, according to the Washington Post, Kathryn’s insistence that she was indeed a boy was […]
SAN ANTONIO-Natalie Johnson was fired for refusing to let a transgender woman use the womans dressing room at a Macy’s in San Antonio. Johnson claimed that her religious beliefs conflict with Macy’s transgender policy and that she was protecting female customers. KENS5 reports: “They wanted me to believe that the young man I was looking […]
