April Ashley, London Socialite and Transgender Pioneer, Dies at 86
She modeled for Vogue, partied with John Lennon and Mick Jagger, and married into minor nobility, all while fighting for legal recognition of her gender….
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The Voice’s Sasha Allen talks to Ellen about helping transgender youth by telling his story
The Voice semifinalist father/son duo Jim and Sasha Allen were on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Sasha talked about being the first out transgender person on the long-running reality…
ContinueElliot Page Celebrates Christmas After Coming Out as Transgender Last Year: ‘Sending Some Love’
CREDIT: ELLIOT PAGE/INSTAGRAM Elliot Page is publicly celebrating his first Christmas since coming out as transgender. The actor, 34, shared a photo of himself on Instagram where he…
ContinueI’m a transgender woman in America. I shouldn’t have to live in fear
Sarah McBride, national press secretary of Human Rights Collation, speaks on the introduction of the Equality Act, a comprehensive LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill at the US…
ContinueStudy finds transgender people three times as likely to face food insufficiency during pandemic
Story at a glance A quarter of transgender adults in the U.S. are facing food insufficiency, according to a new report, compared to just 8…
ContinueJury awards $4 million to Missouri transgender student
A Kansas City-area school district must pay a transgender student $4 million after it refused to let him use the boys’ restrooms or locker rooms,…
ContinueVirginia school district sued over transgender student protections
HANOVER, Va. (AP) — The ACLU of Virginia is suing a Virginia school board over its refusal to comply with a 2020…
ContinueRecord-setting Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas says she tunes out the backlash
A University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer who’s shattering women’s team records since her transition said she has been trying to avoid reading about the pushback surrounding her…
ContinueFederal judge to decide if transgender BSU athlete case is moot
by Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman says her lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on transgender athletes should continue moving through the court…
ContinueTrans Woman wins Miss Silver State Nevada Beauty Pageant
In recent public debate throughout the South, transness – the fact of being transgender – is framed as a kind of new social contagion. Count me…
ContinueTransgender teen starts youth group for kids in the LGBTQ community
TAMPA, Fla. — It’s not easy being a teenager right now, from dealing with a pandemic to growing up with social media, and some groups…
ContinueStu Rasmussen, 73, First Openly Transgender Mayor in America, Dies
Stu Rasmussen, who in 2008 became what is believed to be the first openly transgender mayor in America, died on Nov. 17 at his home…
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