LGBTQ

Transgender people and their supporters march through central London during the second Trans Pride protest march for equality on Sept. 12, 2020 in London, England.

The U.K. Government Has Finally Responded on Gender Recognition for Trans People. LGBT Groups Say It Is 'Lackluster'

The U.K. government published its long-awaited response to a public debate ...

The U.K. government published its long-awaited response to a public debate over the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) Tuesday, prompting mixed reactions from LGBT and trans-inclusive charities. The GRA has been at the center of headlines—and...

J.K. Rowling attends a screening of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' in London on Nov. 13, 2018.

'More Fuel to the Fire.' Trans and Non-Binary Authors Respond to Controversy Over J.K. Rowling’s New Novel

The last 48 hours have been full of conflicting emotions for Marieke Nijkam...

The last 48 hours have been full of conflicting emotions for Marieke Nijkamp. A New York Times bestselling author, Nijkamp’s new novel, a YA thriller titled Even If We Break, was published Tuesday. It’s Nijkamp’s...

In this Dec. 1, 2015, file photo, convicted U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton is escorted to his detention cell upon arrival at Camp Aguinaldo at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines.

Philippine President Pardons U.S. Marine in 2014 Killing of Trans Woman Jennifer Laude

Joseph Pemberton was convicted of homicide and has been serving a prison te...

Joseph Pemberton was convicted of homicide and has been serving a prison term of six to 10 years for the killing of Laude

Transgender people and their supporters gather in Parliament Square to protest against potential changes to the Gender Recognition Act on July 4 in London

Fears About Transgender People Are a Distraction From the Real Struggles All Women Face

In recent weeks, my DMs have been flooded with messages from well-meaning a...

In recent weeks, my DMs have been flooded with messages from well-meaning acquaintances, many asking precisely what was transphobic about J.K. Rowling’s self-published essay, "TERF Wars." (In summary: a lot.) "TERF Wars" was, coincidentally, the...

Report: Jail Officials Placed Layleen Polanco in Solitary Confinement Despite Health Concerns, Failed in Duty of Care

Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco, a 27-year-old transgender woman who ...

Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco, a 27-year-old transgender woman who died in June 2019 while incarcerated at Rikers Island, was not housed in an area of the jail that was appropriately suited to her mental and physical...

'This Has Been a Long Time Coming.' Two New York Candidates Now Poised to Become First Openly Gay Black, Afro-Latino Men in Congress

Two Democratic candidates appear poised to become the first openly gay Blac...

Two Democratic candidates appear poised to become the first openly gay Black members of Congress. The final results of Tuesday’s Democratic primary in New York aren’t all in yet, as a large number of New...

A Caucasian protester holds up their homemade sign on a box that says, Black Trans Lives Matter No Justice No Peace during a protest at Trump Tower in the Manhattan Borough of New York on June 12, 2020.

Two Black Trans Women Were Killed in the U.S. in the Past Week as Trump Revokes Discrimination Protections for Trans People

Transgender women of color — particularly Black transgender women — are dis...

Transgender women of color — particularly Black transgender women — are disproportionately affected by fatal violence