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1. For The Gworls is a Black-Trans Led Collective That Creates Curated Parties and Events to Fundraise For Black Trans Lives: (Feminism); ... to fundraise for Black transgender people, providing rental assistance funds, money for gender-affirming surgeries, as well as assistance with smaller co-pays for medicines and doctor visits. Armon ...; Created on 16 November 2021
2. About Time? The American Medical Association Recommends The Removal of Female and Male Sex Categories From Birth Certificates: (Feminism); A recent report released by the American Medical Association (AMA), the largest group of medical providers in the country, recommended the removal of sex designations from birth certificates by medical ...; Created on 12 August 2021
3. Biden Administration Brings Back Obama-era Policies, Bans Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Community in Healthcare: (Feminism); ... sex discrimination also protect gay and transgender people. The department will begin again investigating complaints made on this issue in healthcare. The previous administration defined sex to be gender ...; Created on 13 May 2021
4. Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews: (Feminism); ... Willis, 29, made history when, in 2018, she became the first Black person and first transgender person to be named executive editor at Out magazine. “We talk a lot about ‘firsts’ without talking about ...; Created on 15 February 2021
5. 2020 Sees Highest Rates of Fatal Violence Against the Trans Community in Years: (Feminism); ... Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the number of transgender or gender non-conforming people killed so far this year has now surpassed the total number of deaths that HRC reported in all of 2019. So far, in ...; Created on 07 October 2020
6. Amy Coney Barrett Is A Threat To Civil Rights: (Blog); ... her catholic belief that marriage is between a man and a woman, Barrett's beliefs endanger the entire LGBTQ community at large. She has claimed Title IV protections do not extend to Transgendered Americans, ...; Created on 30 September 2020
7. California To Allow Trans Inmates to Serve Time in Prisons Based on Gender Identity: (Feminism); California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Saturday allowing transgender inmates to be placed in prisons based on their gender identity. Advocates say prisons are particularly dangerous for anyone ...; Created on 28 September 2020
8. Let's Talk About The Three Trans Women Attacked This Week In Hollywoo: (Feminism); ... #Roommates, police are seeking the help of the public with locating a suspect that was allegedly involved in a hate crime against 3 transgender women in Hollywood. All 3 women sat with @ABC7LA to detail ...; Created on 25 August 2020
9. This Indian Company Offers Menstrual Leave To Its Employees -- Is It Helping or Hurting?: (Feminism); ... rights. Recently, Indian food delivery company Zomato has taken a slightly unconventional approach to this work by offering up to ten days of ‘period leave’ a year to women and transgender folx as part ...; Created on 11 August 2020
10. This Nonprofit Is Building Tiny Homes for Black Trans People: (Feminism); If you are Black and transgender, you are five times more likely to experience homelessness than the general U.S. population. This is a reality that activist Kayla Gore fights against every day in her ...; Created on 28 July 2020
11. 10 Cool Embroidery Hoops That Are Fighting For Social Justice: (Feminism); ... PDT 4. This piece is a tribute to Marsha P. Johnson: a legendary activist for gay and transgender people everywhere. View this post on Instagram ...; Created on 17 July 2020
12. "Harry Potter" Cast Members Condemn JK Rowling’s Transphobic Remark: (Entertainment); Recently, author J.K. Rowling has come under hot water for some of her remarks regarding transgender people on Twitter and her subsequent statement to her website. Many people have accused Rowling of ...; Created on 16 June 2020
13. Supreme Court Provides Historic Win For LGBTQ+ Community On Employment Discrimination: (Feminism); ... comes after a trying and tumultuous week for members of the LGBTQ+ community with the Trump Administration’s recent attacks on transgender folxs’ rights and the tragic deaths of two Black trans women, ...; Created on 15 June 2020
14. A Black Trans Woman Was Attacked, and Cis Women Need to Open Their Purses: (Feminism); ... that cis heterosexual women lift up trans women of color, especially Black trans women. According to Trans Equality, “One in five transgender people in the United States has been discriminated when seeking ...; Created on 05 June 2020
15. Remember: Queer Black Womxn Paved The Way For LGBTQ+ Rights: (Feminism); ... to form STAR, the Street Tranvestite Action Revolutionaries, a advocacy and activist group for young transgender people. Johnson’s goal was “to see gay people liberated and free and to have equal rights ...; Created on 01 June 2020
16. Happy #TransDayofVisibility 2020!: (Feminism); As the month of March comes to a close, we celebrate a day that symbolizes a new beginning for thousands around the world. International Trans Visibility Day honors the lives of transgender and nonbinary ...; Created on 31 March 2020
17. 200 British Feminists Condemn Anti-Trans Rhetoric And I Am So Here For It: (Feminism); On Monday British writer Suzanne Moore took to The Guardian to pen a column in which she argues that transgender rights are a threat to women rights. In the article she says, “women must have the right ...; Created on 05 March 2020
18. Here's Exactly What Needs To Happen So The ERA Doesn’t Become DOA ...: (Feminism); ... women with disabilities, transgender women, immigrant women, all. These women are affected by issues of unequal pay, sexual violence, lack of access for healthcare, and poverty. So much of what we’re doing ...; Created on 14 February 2020
19. Virginia Just Became The First Southern State To Pass LGBTQ+ Protection Bill: (Feminism); Last week, Virginia made United States history when it became the first southern state to pass a bill that protects the lives and rights of LGBTQ+ individuals. Titled the Virginia Values Act, this legislation ...; Created on 12 February 2020
20. Recent Legislation is Putting the Rights of Transgender Youth At Risk: (Feminism); Within the last two weeks alone, a series of bills have been proposed in the South and in Middle America that threaten the lives and rights of transgender youth. Early last week, conservative South ...; Created on 24 January 2020

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