If you watch Sunday morning news shows, you may have noticed another unprecedented event for transgender people. Last Sunday MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry dedicated the second hour of her two-hour show solely to trans social and political issues, in a segment called, "Being Transgender in America." For one of...
12 Comments | Posted March 6, 2012 | 8:17 AM
I was taught early on to be a critical thinker. In my family, without that (and a strong wit) you couldn't keep up with your parents and six siblings. You had to think through all sides of what you were discussing and never be caught using pedestrian slogans you had...
0 Comments | Posted December 10, 2011 | 5:36 PM
Today is International Human Rights Day, celebrated in commemoration of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the UN in 1948. This year, as in each of the preceding handful of years, we see a long, muddy road ahead, but also traction in our work...
0 Comments | Posted February 4, 2011 | 4:01 PM
Until now, we haven't really known just how bad it is or how strong we are.
As we release the findings from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, the levels of discrimination documented are shocking for two reasons -- first, they so clearly chronicle the incredible...
0 Comments | Posted April 20, 2012 | 4:51 PM