Transgender News

Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval signed SB139 into law Tuesday. The new law adds a person's "gender identity or expression" to the list of motivating factors interpreted as a hate crime.

As education director at About Face Theatre here in Chicago, I work with transgender, lesbian, gay, queer, bisexual and straight-allied youth ages 14-23. These fierce young theater activists come to from all over Chicago to be part of our ensemble - I'm talking South Side, West Side, North Side, downtown.

Damian Garcia, a transgender teenager who was born female and wants to graduate from St.

The United States condemns the May 17th attack on a peaceful march to mark the international day against homophobia in Tbilisi, Georgia, Acting Deputy Spokesperson of the U.S. State Department, Patrick Ventrell said at a daily press briefing.

A US Airways executive told the Independence Business Alliance on Monday that Philadelphia's largest airline was pursuing and seriously committed to diversity in its workforce.

Following the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" in late 2010 and the successful transition to open service for gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members in 2011, many assumed that enshrined discrimination against LGBT people was on its way out.

New York City is the heart of America's "melting pot" of cultures and ideas. Yet even here, violence against those seen as "other" occurs.

In a massive show of solidarity, New York City's LGBT citizenry came together on the steps of The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center on the evening of May 20 to protest the recent spate of hate crimes against gays in the city, including the fatal shooting of a gay man in Greenwich Village.

Amber, a soft-spoken, feminine 12-year-old who loves Hello Kitty and fashion design, lives with a secret.

Transgendered Fighters Fallon Fox Talks About Her Fame And Career Posted by Joseph Lee on 05.20.2013 She knew being hated was a possibility... In an interview with MMA Junkie , transgendered fighter Fallon Fox spoke about her fame and career, as well as the recent controversy over the fact she is transgendered.

Johnson County Recorder Kim Painter is being recognized by the White House this week with an honor named after a gay-rights icon.

Hawaii Island is home to most of the 192 bed and breakfasts legally operating in the state, according to Hawaii Tourism Authority's 2012 Visitor Plant Inventory data.

Protestors picketed Monday in support of a transgender high school student and the fight over what color of cap and gown he will be allowed to wear at graduation.

The Rt Rev Lorna Hood called for unity and respect for the wide range of views on the ordination of gay ministers among Church members The Church of Scotland has voted in favour of allowing openly gay men and women to become ministers - whilst maintaining a traditionalist standpoint.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will officiate a mass wedding for same-sex couples during the Baltimore Pride Festival next month.

A transgender student at St. Pius High School has received international support in his battle to wear boy's gown at his graduation.

Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government's nervousness over a growing civil society movement and demands for stronger individual rights.

EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fuele greets members of the LGBT community during a march for human rights in downtown Chisinau on May 19.

A NSW government bid to have intersex excluded from federal anti-discrimination laws has provoked a strong response from activists and the Greens.

I knew from many friends that many families struggle and suffer terribly when a child/sibling finally comes out of the closet.