by Beth Holmes | Jul 19, 2021 | Civil Rights, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Transgender
The U.S. Navy has issued new guidance regarding LGBT service members, including bathroom rights and new protections against harassment and misgendering. In a move that takes a branch of the armed forces significantly further forward in social progress than many U.S....
by admin | Nov 24, 2014 | Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+, Resources & Info
Earlier this month, transgender teenager Nicole Maines was named one of Glamour Magazine’s 50 Inspiring Women. The full title of the feature is “Hometown Heroes: 50 Phenomenal Women of the Year Who Are Making a Difference,” a huge honor for Maines who was launched...
by admin | Sep 3, 2014 | Equality, Gender, News, Resources & Info, Women's Rights
Many LGBT individuals choose to attend women’s colleges because these institutions are often perceived as more progressive, inclusive, and even safer than coed schools. However, despite the esteemed reputations of schools such as Mount Holyoke College, Smith College,...
by admin | Mar 27, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+
“You can’t tell me I can’t do something,” Tona Brown once told journalist Tim Smith in an interview for The Baltimore Sun. That single sentence says a lot about the tenacity, talent, and fearlessness that Brown, a transgender woman and classically trained violinist...
by admin | Jan 3, 2014 | Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+
For transgender individuals and their allies, 2013 was a year filled with progress. As Parker Marie Molloy lists for The Advocate, “California’s School Success and Opportunity Act was signed into law, ‘Orange is the New Black’ became a binge-worthy powerhouse,...
