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YouTuber MrBeast Shuts Down Transphobic Comments About Friend Chris Tyson

The world's most popular YouTuber took to Twitter to speak out against transphobia.

North Carolina's War Against Gender-Nonconforming People

LGBT people were targeted and harmed by HB 2, but gender-noncorforming people will feel the full force of its cruelty, writes Shannon Minter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Two More Trans or Gender-Nonconforming People Killed in U.S.

The deaths of Lea Rayshon Daye and Scott/Scottlynn DeVore have come to the attention of national activists.

More Than Porn: Tumblr Affirmed Trans Youths' Identities

The newly-denuded website offered a platform for gender-nonconforming people to discuss and admire bodies.

Piers Morgan Hates Gender-Fluid People So Much He Called a Baby 'It' on TV

The talking head purposefully and repeatedly said things to offend gender-nonconforming/nonbinary people.

NY Mayor's Order Assures Restroom Access in City Buildings

Mayor Bill de Blasio's order assures that transgender and gender-nonconforming people will be able to use the facilities matching their gender identity.

Colonial Williamsburg May Offer LGBTQ History Lessons

A committee has launched and will research the lives of gender and sexually nonconforming people in the colony during the 1700s.

PHOTOS: Gender Diversity in All Its Colorful Glory

Drew Riley explores the visibility 'explosion' for trans and gender-nonconforming people in gritty, vibrant portraits that capture the eye.

Marchers Turn Out for Trans Day of Action in New York

Trans and gender-nonconforming people of color and their allies came together for New York City's Trans Day of Action in June.

'What I Wanted to Wear' Lays Bare Trans Street Harassment

For transgender and gender-nonconforming people, walking down the street as their authentic selves can mean suffering verbal assault or worse. 

13 Transgender Americans Murdered in 2012

Looking at the lives of transgender and gender-nonconforming people killed (so far) this year to mark the International Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Transgender Day of Remembrance Honors Those We've Lost to Violence

There have been 32 violent deaths of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people in 2022 -- and 300 in the decade these numbers have been tracked.

L.A. LGBT Center Launches Make-Up Donation Program

Hairstylist Andrew Fitzsimons created an exciting opportunity for those in the beauty industry to donate unused cosmetic products to trans and gender-nonconforming people.

Trans People Continue to Be Murdered at Extreme Rates as Republicans Push Transphobic Laws

The Human Rights Campaign released its annual report on Transgender Day of Remembrance, highlighting the disproporionate violence transgender and gender nonconforming people face.

New Jersey Governor Declares State a 'Safe Haven' for Gender-Affirming Care

Whereas Republican-controlled states are looking to restrict the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming people, in New Jersey the governor says everybody is welcome and free.

Fla. Takes First Step To Criminalize Trans People's Bathroom Use

If passed, the law would see trans and gender-nonconforming people fined up to $1,000 and jailed up to a year for using the 'wrong bathroom' in public.

New York City promised to build a shelter for trans people. Activists are demanding it follow through

Activists protested on Friday to put pressure on New York City officials to follow their 2021 agreement by constructing four shelters for transgender and gender nonconforming people.

Will the Stonewall Plaque Erase Trans People's Role in Riots?

Trans activists say the use of the term 'gay' as an umbrella term erases the historic importance of trans and gender-nonconforming people in the riots that launched the modern LGBT equality movement.

Louis C.K.'s Nasty Set Mocks Nonbinary People, Shooting Survivors

The comedian who fell from grace after admitting to being a sexual predator, is back on stage calling his doctor the f word and lisping about gender nonconforming people.
 

Third-Gender Passports May Be the Future of Trans Travel

This weekend, LGBT activist Bhumika Shrestha became the first Nepali citizen to travel abroad carrying a passport marked O instead of M or F. Would this help gender-nonconforming people around the world?

Latinx LGBTQ+ Youth Have High Suicide Risk, Other Challenges: Trevor Project

But support in families and schools reduces this risk as does pride in one's identity, the Trevor Project's new report says.