by Beth Holmes | Apr 2, 2021 | Civil Rights, Equality, Featured, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
In July 2017, former President Trump casually ordered a ban on allowing transgender troops to transition while serving in the American armed forces via his Twitter account. A panel in the Defense Department drew up official regulations, and the ban fought through the...
by admin | Nov 6, 2020 | LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
In 2013, the state of Delaware passed Bill SB 97, which “prohibited discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, and other areas.” (source) They were the 18th U.S. state to do so, and only 21 states...
by admin | May 20, 2020 | Bisexuality, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Sexuality, Transgender
In July 2018, the U.K. Government published their “LGBT Action Plan” a list of over 75 commitments to improving the lives of LGBT people in the United Kingdom. At the time, they said it was a priority to address banning “conversion therapy” on LGBT minors. But two...
by admin | May 29, 2019 | Featured, Transgender
On Saturday, May 25, the governing body of the World Health Organization (WHO) voted to declassify gender nonconformity as a mental illness. They also decided replace the term “gender identity disorder” with “gender incongruence.” “The WHO’s removal of ‘gender...
by admin | Jan 22, 2019 | Featured, Transgender
Today, the Supreme Court granted a request from the Justice Department to ban transgender military recruits while objections to the policy play out in the lower courts. President Trump first announced the ban in July 2017, citing concerns over medical costs....
