Transgender Community

Treating Society's Gender Anxiety

Laverne Cox | Posted 12.20.2011

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Laverne Cox

What if our entire culture, our entire society is experiencing a collective gender anxiety? What if the way society calms that anxiety is by objectifying and stigmatizing transgender and gender-nonconforming people?

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Chaz Bono's Place In History

Erica Keppler | Posted 12.05.2011

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Erica Keppler

The true test for Chaz will be whether he can be seen regularly before a broad American audience in a capacity that has nothing to do with being a transgender man. If he can do that, he will be a pivotal figure in transgender history.

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Social Security Ends "Gender No-Match" Letters for Employees

Waymon Hudson | Posted 11.21.2011

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Waymon Hudson

There are no national employment protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people, which is why we must pass the fully-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act. No one should be fired simply for being who they are.

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Chaz Bono Joins Dancing With the Stars: Will This Impact the Public's Perception of the Transgender Community?

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 10.30.2011

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Hayley Rose Horzepa

Will Chaz Bono's gig on Dancing with the Stars offend some people? Most definitely. What's more important is the courage that Chaz lends and will continue to lend to others who haven't yet gained the courage to be themselves.

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Riot Acts: Film Explores The Lives Of Transgender And Gender Variant Musicians (VIDEO)

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Kate Lowry | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit Chicago-based acoustic duo Actor Slash Model has been wooing audiences with their folksy t...

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Colorado Springs Police To Be Trained In Transgender Sensitivity

Colorado Springs Gazette | CARLYN RAY MITCHELL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transgender-Inclusive Legislation, Police, Transgender Community, Trandsgender Sensitivity, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Police, Denver News

Last week, Colorado Springs police joined a small number of departments in the nation in educating officers about the transgender community, a surpris...

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