What’s in a voice? For participants in Baldwin Wallace University’s (BW) transgender voice clinic, a voice means feeling like themselves. And for many trans people, security in their voice presentation is nothing less than a matter of basic safety.
Tag: Trans Rights
Biden Appoints Dr. Rachel Levine as Assistant Secretary of Health—a Historic First for Transgender People
President-Elect Joe Biden has nominated Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. If approved, Levine would be the first ever Senate-confirmed trans official in U.S. history.
Levine’s appointment sends a strong message that the administration intends to reverse course on what advocates say has been four years of war against LGBTQ+ people under the Trump administration.
These States are Trying to Take Away Trans Rights in 2021
As state legislatures begin their 2021 sessions, lawmakers across the country are taking aim at transgender rights, with a multitude of bills aimed at preventing trans youth from accessing life saving health care, and excluding trans girls from participating on girls’ sports teams at federally funded institutions.
What to Expect From a Biden Presidency: On LGBTQ+ Equality
President-Elect Joe Biden has pledged to pursue an aggressive plan to advance LGBTQ+ equality in the U.S. and around the world. After four years of the Trump administration rolling back LGBTQ+ rights at home and abroad, Biden has his work cut out for him.
The Biden-Harris administration plans to move the U.S. toward a government-wide focus on uplifting of LGBTQ+ people at home and abroad.
Elliot Page: What the Media Got Right
On Tuesday, LGBT internet communities celebrated when Elliot Page, star of Juno, The Umbrella Academy, and Whip It, shared on social media that he was transgender.
Here’s what the media got right—and why accurate media coverage is vital in the fight for trans peoples’ rights to exist safely in the world.
Laverne Cox Safe After Transphobic Attack: “It Doesn’t Matter Who You Are”
On Saturday, actress Laverne Cox announced that she and a friend had experienced a transphobic attack while walking in Griffith Park, Los Angeles.
The attack comes at the end of a year that has proved one of the deadliest on record for trans people, on the streets and in the courts and statehouses.
As Transgender People Mark Deadliest Year on Record, One Elder Fights for the Living
Gloria Allen is showing the world on Transgender Day of Remembrance that there is hope.
Trans Rights Up for Debate in Statehouses Across the Country in 2021
November’s elections saw trans candidates make unprecedented gains in statehouses across the country. But despite this, several statehouses are setting out to deny the rights of transgender people in their 2021 sessions.
Authors Speak Up: “Trans Rights are Human Rights”
Over 1,000 North American writers have come together to sign a letter expressing support for trans and non-binary people.
“To that end, we say: Non-binary people are non-binary, trans women are women, trans men are men, trans rights are human rights.”
Q&A: Luchina Fisher on Her Trans Inclusive Documentary, Parenting and LGBTQ Allyship
In this Q&A, Luchina Fisher discusses her upcoming documentary titled Mama Gloria, which follows the story of Chicago’s Black transgender icon Gloria Allen.
In the interview, she also talks about the importance of parents being allies to their LGBTQ children, especially within the Black community.