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Discover the power of names and the journey of self-discovery through the eyes of your Lovable Trans Auntie.
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
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Discover the power of names and the journey of self-discovery through the eyes of your Lovable Trans Auntie.
The financial group is part of Mastercard's inclusive "True Name" initiative.
Cardholders can now use their chosen name on their plastic without jumping through hoops.
American Rights at Work founder Mary Beth Maxwell could become America's first openly gay cabinet member if chosen to lead the Department of Labor in Barack Obama's administration. Though candidates including Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius and Michigan congressman David Bonior may be seen as higher-profile candidates, Maxwell has the backing of the Human Rights Campaign -- and fellow short-list candidate Bonior.
Major names in media are appalled by a Gawker story they're calling 'gay shaming.'
How do you define your own path to authenticity in the face of adversity? Share your story with Auntie and know that you are never alone.
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Missouri's House Bill 2885 would send teachers who use students' chosen names and pronouns to prison for up to five years.
A federal appeals court ruled that a school district didn’t violate the teacher’s rights by forcing him out over his refusal to acknowledge trans students’ names and pronouns.
The far-right senator has yet more questions about the trans influencer's partnership with Bud Light. Oh, he's also appearing in an anti-trans film.
Legislation and public opinion clash over student pronoun recognition.
Advocates criticized the breathtaking hypocrisy of Cruz’s Safeguarding Honest Speech Act for its potential harm to the LGBTQ+ community and pointed out the irony in his own name choice.
An Indiana teacher who had religious objections to using the preferred names says he was fired; the district says he resigned.
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to mend rifts within the party on Friday after their combative primary fight, heaping praise on each other as they campaigned together in a town chosen for the symbolism of its name -- Unity. Clinton, once considered the inevitable Democratic nominee, praised her former rival for ''his grace and his grit'' and said John McCain and the Republican Party had probably hoped the two Democrats would not join forces against them in the November election. A day after introducing Obama to some of her top financial backers, Clinton encouraged her supporters to join with his ''to create an unstoppable force for change we can all believe in,'' urging those who had backed her not to vote Republican.
The space agency rejected concerns over the naming of the James Webb Space Telescope, saying there isn't evidence that Webb participated in the Lavender Scare while he led NASA.
The change marks a major evolution in the state's treatment of LGBTQ+ residents.
This indigenous advocate has their sights set on more than pageants or shows.