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Trans rights leader Kris Hayashi to lead advocacy department at National LGBTQ Task Force (exclusive)

Kris Hayashi has been a stalwart advocate in the LGBTQ+ movement for years.

Why the Transgender Law Center Is Going After Mike Pence

The vice-presidential nominee and governor of Indiana endorses a law that's making life dangerous for LGBT people in his state. It must be overturned, writes Kris Hayashi of the Transgender Law Center.

Congressman's Trans Granddaughter Tells Story of Love and Acceptance

Being accepted for who she is "makes me feel great inside," says U.S. Rep. Mike Honda's granddaughter Malisa Phillips.

California Advances Two Pro-LGBT Bills

One would enact a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBT laws, the other provide for gender-neutral restroom access.

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This Trans Student’s Legal Victory Is a Clear Rebuke to Trump

The president's administration had tried rolling back protections for transgender students.

South Dakota Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill' Heads to Governor

The bill would require transgender students to use facilities matching the gender they were assigned at birth.

Single-Stall Restrooms Could Go Gender-Neutral in Calif.

A San Francisco Democrat has introduced legislation that would require all single-stall restrooms in the state to be available to people of all genders. 

Trans Activists: Trump's Military Ban 'Appalling'

Transgender leaders minced no words about the president's announcement of a new ban on trans service members.

Trump's New Asylum Rules Threaten LGBTQ Lives

Several civil rights groups spoke out Friday about the harm the new rules will do to LGBTQ people and others.

Wisconsin Trans Student's Discrimination Suit Settled

Ash Whitaker will receive financial compensation, and his district will withdraw an appeal to the Supreme Court.

Wisconsin Trans Student Sues for Equal Bathroom Access

Ashton Whitaker's school is violating federal law by denying him access to the boys' restroom, says the Transgender Law Center.

New ad from LGBTQ Task Force and partners counters Republican anti-trans and racist rhetoric

"Black, white, or brown, native or newcomer, transgender or not, Americans show up for one another," the ad says.

Sessions: DOJ Will Not Protect Trans People From Workplace Bias

The anti-LGBT attorney general released a memo Thursday that made clear the Justice Department does not believe trans people are protected under federal law.

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LGBT Groups Denounce Plan to End DACA

They are calling the Trump administration's action "cruel and cowardly."

Victory for Trans Rights at Federal Appeals Court

The Seventh Circuit becomes the first federal appeals court to base a ruling on trans student rights on Title IX and the U.S. Constitution.

N.C. Gov. Signs HB 2 Compromise Despite Criticism From LGBT Groups

The Human Rights Campaign and the American Civil Liberties Union both opposed the compromise.

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Denied Female Identity at Barnes & Noble, Calif. Trans Woman Files Suit

Victoria Ramirez claims her managers at Barnes & Noble refused to recognize her as female, barring her from using women's facilities, female pronouns, or even discussing her transition with coworkers.

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EEOC: Yes, Army Discriminated Against Trans Woman

Tamara Lusardi, a trans woman called 'it' by Army supervisors and banned from the women's room, has seen justice served.

Fed. Judge: Calif. Must Provide Trans Inmate with Access to Surgery

A federal judge has ruled that a transgender inmate in California must be granted access to gender-affirming surgery that her prison doctors have deemed medically necessary.

South Dakota Gov. Vetoes Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill'

Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a measure that would have forced trans students to use the wrong restrooms and locker rooms for their gender identity.

Idaho Governor Signs Two Anti-Trans Bills Into Law

The bills bar student athletes from teams for the gender with which they identify and prevent residents from changing the gender on their birth certificates.