Donald Trump's DOT will prioritize areas with higher 'marriage and birth rates'
The memo directs DOT employees to "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average."
February 4, 2025
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Obamacare Prohibits Providers From Denying Health Care to Trans People
The Obama administration is banning health providers from denying access to transgender people because of their gender identity.
May 13, 2016
Will Trump Dismantle Women's Programs Hillary Clinton Set Up?
Officials in the State Department are reportedly "freaked out" by a request from the incoming administration.
December 23, 2016
Holder Announces Equal Justice for Transgender Workers
The attorney general says the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers discrimination based on gender identity.
December 18, 2014
Ask Auntie: What does it mean to transition? This is my journey
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.
January 29, 2025
More Good News for Trans New Yorkers
New York becomes the 9th jurisdiction to ban health insurers from denying transgender patients coverage for medically necessary healthcare.
December 11, 2014
Georgia Senate Seats Could Keep McConnell in Power, Trump Out of Jail
Of course, the Senate Majority Leader has a vested interest in the Georgia run-offs, but the one-term president does too.
November 17, 2020
Obama Site Posts Video of LGBT Meeting
The Obama transition website posted a video Wednesday of a meeting that took place December 10 between LGBT leaders and members of the transition team.
January 21, 2009
Capital Pride scrambles after board member joins Trump’s anti-diversity administration
Vince Micone left the LGBTQ+ group ahead of emailing Department of Labor employees that DEI “programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination.”
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January 27, 2025
Trump: 'Protect Everybody' But Rescind Obama’s Trans Directive
The Donald says he finds transgender rights to be a "very interesting subject," but he does not support the Obama administration's federal transgender directive.
May 17, 2016
What Does the Anti-Trans Memo Mean?
The denial of trans people's existence would marginalize them even further, in many ways -- but we can keep it from happening.
October 24, 2018
Op-ed: Bosses Need to Step Up for Their Trans Employees
Transgender visibility is on the rise, but most trans people are still unprotected against workplace discrimination.
November 24, 2014
Pentagon says it will start kicking transgender people out of military this month
While a federal judge considers blocking the policy altogether, the Pentagon is moving forward.
March 13, 2025
Ruling on Trans Inmate's Surgery Gets Bipartisan Rebuke
A federal judge ruled that the state must provide a transgender inmate with gender-reassignment surgery, a decision both Massachusetts Senate candidates oppose.
September 12, 2012
Gay Indian-American Gets Key Personnel Post in Biden Admininistration
Gautam Raghavan, a veteran of the Obama administration, will be deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel.
December 23, 2020
New Trump Medicaid directive attacks trans people's access to gender-affirming care
A new federal letter gives Republican-led states another road map to cut off gender-affirming care for minors.
April 11, 2025
Biden-Harris Transition Team Includes Trans Veteran, LGBTQ+ Notables
The out experts on the military, law, and other areas will review federal agencies as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris prepare to take office.
November 12, 2020
Handicapping the LGBT Priorities of President-elect Obama
As the Obama-Biden transition ensues, insights are surfacing into the new administration's agenda for gay Americans. While many of the policy pronouncements read like a list of old favorites, some lesser-known initiatives will likely gain momentum early on.
November 21, 2008
Dept. of Education: Yes, Title IX Protects Trans Students
The federal Department of Education released new guidance for schools about Title IX's implications for transgender students on Friday.
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May 13, 2016
WATCH: 92-Year-Old Trans WWII Vet Fights Discrimination
A 92-year-old transgender WWII veteran claims discrimination after being refused Social Security survivor benefits following her husband's death.
January 30, 2014
Trump signs executive order targeting transgender students, their teachers, and their schools
The new executive order looks to end so-called radical indoctrination in schools and includes topics related to race, privilege, and oppression.
January 29, 2025