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Donald Trump has pledged severe federal crackdowns on transgender people. Erin Reed outlines steps for preparing for these challenges, sharing stories from trans individuals who are already taking action.
Texas has been documenting every request from trans people seeking to update their gender.
While there has been progress in creating inclusive identity markers on the federal level, some states have tried to restrict ID choices.
The new policy is a result of a court ruling three months ago.
Connecticut becomes the eighth U.S. state to make it easier for transgender citizens to obtain documents that reflect their authentic gender.
As Donald Trump forbids trans people from updating their gender markers at a federal level, Democratic states are making it easier for them to legally change their name and sex.
A new state department cable, meant to target transgender athletes, indicates a potential broader application to all transgender visas, which it states must contain "sex at birth."
LGBTQ+ groups applauded the move, which eliminates the need to provide documentation of gender.
The Trump administration is launching another attack on transgender Americans.
This is at odds with how the agency has handled this approval process for years.
A German official confirmed the government’s alert to The Advocate.
Brad Pritchett, interim CEO of Equality Texas, said the move would “jeopardize the safety of the nearly 100 thousand trans people” who live in Texas.
