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A Call to Action for Trans Youth on Transgender Day of Visibility

We must keep fighting for civil rights for all transgender youth in order to provide the justice they deserve.

Justice Department Announces Support for Embattled Trans Youth

Lawyers for the department declared recent anti-trans laws in West Virginia and Arkansas violated the constitution. 

I'm Demanding Justice at Saturday's Trans Visibility March

Kiara St. James of New York Transgender Advocacy Group on why we must take to the streets for TNGC rights.

Justice Department Says Anti-Trans Discrimination Is Legal

That argument comes in a brief to the Supreme Court in a trans bias case the court may take up.

Trans People Are Suffering in America's Prisons

While the world is obsessed with bathroom usage, transgender men and women are struggling for survival in the country's prisons and detention centers.

Do Black Trans Lives Matter to the Justice System?

A new documentary about the life and death of Shelly Hilliard reminds us of how often black trans women are seen as expendable.

Ala. Justice Roy Moore: Trans People Have "Mental Disorder"

Chief Justice Roy Moore called a trans protester a "known transvestite."

DOJ Launches Trans Outreach Program

With nearly half of all transgender individuals unwilling to report crimes to police for fear of being further harassed and mistreated by officers, the U.S. Department of Justice is working to remedy this ongoing issue.

Monica Roberts Uses Her Blog to Bring Justice to the Trans Community

The journalist is one of the first people on the story when a killing strikes in the trans community, and she's one of our "Women of the Year." 

Protesters Demand Justice for Trans Woman Found Dead at Rikers Island

Layleen Cubilette-Polanco was in custody for a misdemeanor offense when she was found dead in a cell.

When Nevada's Trans Justice Group Trained the TSA

The director of Gender Justice Nevada reflects on the hope — and subsequent disappointment — sparked by the group's involvement with the Transportation Security Administration. 

167 Indian Trans Women 'Arbitrarily' Jailed

The day after Bangalore's pride parade, 167 hijra were detained under an anti-begging law in a move advocates consider a targeted assault against the women's gender identities.

Video of Black Trans Man's Killing Released, Calls for Justice Continue

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins faces criticism for not bringing charges against the security guard who shot Banko Brown to death.

Meet the transgender lawyer leading a bold fight to show Supreme Court justices that trans lives matter


“Every day, I fight to prove that transness is something to be celebrated, not eradicated,” Chase Strangio tells The Advocate.

Supergirl's Nicole Maines Is the Trans Hero the World Needs

Trans actress Nicole Maines is seeking justice on Supergirl.

Op-ed: Transparent Tells the Rest of the Story

Transparent does justice to trans women of a certain age.

Trump's Most Dangerous Attack on LGBT People

The trans military ban and the Justice Department's support of antigay discrimination are terrible, but there's something far more insidious going on.

Cops: Man Admitted to Killing Islan Nettles in 'Blind Rage'

Activists hope that James Dixon’s reported “blind rage” confessions will not deter justice for the black trans woman he is on trial for killing.

Kavanaugh Slams Ruling, Alito Compares Same-Sex Desire to Rape

Justice Alito worries about trans restroom access and equal rights for rapists, while Kavanaugh sees no connection between homophobia and sexism.

Cecilia Gentili's legacy lives on as trans Latinx group receives first-ever HRC grant (exclusive)

The Cecilia Gentili grant will assist groups aiding trans women of color, sex workers, immigrants, and the formerly incarcerated.

WATCH: Activists Picket Calif. Group Targeting Trans Kids

Transgender activists hosted a demonstration outside the Southern California office of the Pacific Justice Institute to protest the Christian organization's ongoing harassment of a transgender teen in Colorado.