Trans Rights

President Barack Obama And Transgender Rights: The Real Deal

Toni Newman | Posted 04.12.2012

Toni Newman

During my lifetime I have never seen any President of the United States reach out so effectively to the LGBT community, especially the transgender community. My philosophy has always been "actions speak louder than words."

Glenn Close's 'Albert Nobbs' Brings Transgender Identity To The Red Carpet

Kiri Westby | Posted 04.24.2012

Kiri Westby

In honor of Ms. Close's determination and courage to bring us Albert, this month's Faces of Change blog features a transgender rights organization in Turkey called Pink Life.

SOPA And Transition Medicine: We've Been Here Before

Valerie Keefe | Posted 03.24.2012

Valerie Keefe

There are trans people who depend on grey-market Internet pharmacies when they live in places where transition treatment is not legally proscribed but effectively proscribed, much like access to abortion. SOPA would curtail access to those pharmacies.

Trans 101: A Primer For The Ignorant And The Intolerant

Valerie Keefe | Posted 03.14.2012

Valerie Keefe

I hate to go back to Trans 101 material after earlier having been able to use words as complicated as "cissexist" without any explanation, but I want there to be no doubt as to what I'm talking about among people who don't know better or don't want to know better.

Not to Praise Barney Frank...

Valerie Keefe | Posted 01.29.2012

Valerie Keefe

What if the Civil Rights Act had specifically permitted segregation, and specified, in detail, how government and business could legally discriminate on the basis of race? That's what Barney Frank's bathroom compromises amounted to.

Vandy Beth Glenn WINS: Georgia Transgender Woman Was Wrongfully Fired, Says Federal Judge

AP | By KATE BRUMBACK | Posted 05.25.2011

ATLANTA (AP)-- A federal judge has ruled in favor of a former Georgia state legislative aide who claimed she was fired after telling her boss she woul...

Sex Change Surgery, Expenses Are Tax Deductible, Tax Court Rules

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 05.25.2011

BOSTON — The U.S. Tax Court ruled Tuesday that a Massachusetts woman should be allowed to deduct the costs of her sex-change operation, a decisi...