transgender rights

Worcester, MA, Joins Short List of Transgender Sanctuary CitiesWorcester, MA, Joins Short List of Transgender Sanctuary Cities

Worcester, MA, Joins Short List of Transgender Sanctuary Cities

The city of Worcester, Massachusetts, is now a sanctuary city for transgender and gender-diverse people, a development advocates hope will…

February 19, 2025
Trump Takes Aim at Trans Women in PrisonTrump Takes Aim at Trans Women in Prison

Trump Takes Aim at Trans Women in Prison

On January 20, President Donald Trump unveiled an executive order titled "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological…

January 23, 2025
Confronting GA’s Practice of Housing Trans Women in Men’s PrisonsConfronting GA’s Practice of Housing Trans Women in Men’s Prisons

Confronting GA’s Practice of Housing Trans Women in Men’s Prisons

[Read Part 1 of this series here] One of the first things that happens upon entry into the Georgia Department…

October 31, 2024
Trans Health Care Requires You to Be “Sick.” In Prison, You Can Work That.Trans Health Care Requires You to Be “Sick.” In Prison, You Can Work That.

Trans Health Care Requires You to Be “Sick.” In Prison, You Can Work That.

On September 17, a federal judge halted the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) ban on gender-affirming surgery for people in…

September 18, 2024
Prisons Crush Almost All LGBTQ+ Organizing. Our Community Survives.Prisons Crush Almost All LGBTQ+ Organizing. Our Community Survives.

Prisons Crush Almost All LGBTQ+ Organizing. Our Community Survives.

My name is Tavaria, but people call me Varia, T, Mama T or Queen. Ten years ago, I founded Be…

September 11, 2024
I Know ID Verification Is Anti-Trans, But at Least Let Me File My TaxesI Know ID Verification Is Anti-Trans, But at Least Let Me File My Taxes

I Know ID Verification Is Anti-Trans, But at Least Let Me File My Taxes

In the middle of the 13 years I spent incarcerated, there was a brief period in 2018 that I was…

July 23, 2024
The Only Openly LGBTQ Prisoner-Led Community in TennesseeThe Only Openly LGBTQ Prisoner-Led Community in Tennessee

The Only Openly LGBTQ Prisoner-Led Community in Tennessee

I thought I was too old to have to worry about being raped in prison. But as his sweat dripped…

July 26, 2023
FL Students Prepare Mass Protest as Schools Hand Over Trans Health DataFL Students Prepare Mass Protest as Schools Hand Over Trans Health Data

FL Students Prepare Mass Protest as Schools Hand Over Trans Health Data

On February 23, a student-led walkout will mark the largest protest to date of Florida universities sharing data on trans…

February 22, 2023
Surviving Solitary Confinement With the Help of DrugsSurviving Solitary Confinement With the Help of Drugs

Surviving Solitary Confinement With the Help of Drugs

Of the 13 years I’ve spent incarcerated, 2020 was the worst. It was the year I lost hope in the…

November 30, 2022
Leading Trans Health Care Guidance Updated—and Still Stuck in the PastLeading Trans Health Care Guidance Updated—and Still Stuck in the Past

Leading Trans Health Care Guidance Updated—and Still Stuck in the Past

In September, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) released its updated Standards of Care, the gold-standard guidelines for…

October 11, 2022