by Beth Holmes | Sep 23, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gender, Human Rights, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Transgender adults worry about finding housing and community as they age, in these unfriendly times. Thirty-three out of fifty states have introduced anti-trans legislation in the past year, from laws concerning who can access gender-affirming care to who can use...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 14, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gender, Health, Homophobia, Human Rights, Intersex, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Transgender
How many people are affected by the recent waves of GOP-led anti-LGBTQ+ legislation? The data is not usually part of their lawmaking. In the past three years at least 21 states have passed laws targeting gender-affirming care for transgender people, or making it...
by Beth Holmes | May 8, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gender, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Zooey Zephyr, an elected lawmaker, is being shut out of Montana legislation because she is a transgender woman. Zooey Zephyr was elected last year to the Montana House of Representatives to represent the 100th District of Montana, which covers the city of Missoula....
by Beth Holmes | Mar 6, 2023 | Equality, Human Rights, International, Intersex, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
‘Horrifying,’ treatment for transgender people goes all the way to the top, as they seek legislation to make transition easier. Gwendolyn Herzig was one of several speakers who addressed Arkansas lawmakers over a bill restricting gender-affirming care for...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 4, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gender, Homophobia, International, Power LGBT, Transgender, Women's Rights
A transgender Honduran woman has been granted a second chance at asylum for her safety, after two U.S. judges refused her application. Kelly Gonzalez Aguilar was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and raised by her uncle after her mother fled the country. When Kelly...
