GOP senator pretends to care about prisoners so she can attack Equality Act
Transgender women often experience sexual violence in prison, experts say, but Sen. Marsha Blackburn didn’t want to talk about that.
By Casey Quinlan - March 18, 2021Transgender women often experience sexual violence in prison, experts say, but Sen. Marsha Blackburn didn’t want to talk about that.
By Casey Quinlan - March 18, 2021Abigail Shrier and Mary Rice Hasson have a long history of working against transgender rights.
By Casey Quinlan - March 17, 2021The bills target transgender people’s access to sports, LGBTQ-inclusive sex education, and health care.
By Casey Quinlan - March 11, 2021Republicans say they care about the privacy of girls and women. Their sports bans say otherwise.
By Casey Quinlan - March 09, 2021When they failed to stop marriage equality, anti-LGBTQ groups turned to attacking transgender people.
By Casey Quinlan - March 08, 2021Republican lawmakers have been trying to push transgender kids out of sports in multiple states.
By Oliver Willis - March 04, 2021Republicans publicly embraced transphobia at the annual conservative conference.
By Casey Quinlan - March 01, 2021GOP rhetoric about protecting women is part of an ongoing fight against transgender equality.
By Casey Quinlan - February 26, 2021Studies continue to show that transgender girls aren’t blocking opportunities for cis girls.
By Casey Quinlan - February 25, 2021For the second time in as many days, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) tried to adjourn the House to avoid a vote on the Equality Act.
By Emily Singer - February 25, 2021Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) put up an anti-transgender sign to harass Democratic Rep. Marie Newman and her transgender daughter.
By Emily Singer - February 25, 2021These right-wing organizations have long records of crafting anti-LGBTQ legislation.
By Casey Quinlan - February 17, 2021‘Radical unconditional love for all children should be at the forefront of any decision,’ said a Tennessee mother.
By Casey Quinlan - February 15, 2021At least six transgender or gender-nonconforming people have been killed in the past month and a half.
By Casey Quinlan - February 15, 2021Policy experts say the bill is ‘particularly draconian and cruel’ to transgender youth.
By Casey Quinlan - February 09, 2021From undermining coronavirus relief efforts to attacking transgender students, Republicans have filed dozens of extreme bills to try to undermine President Joe Biden and the Democratic agenda.
By Josh Israel - February 05, 2021LGBTQ advocates celebrated the repeal, saying it was the result of ‘decades’ of hard work.
By Casey Quinlan - February 03, 2021Republicans are determined to continue fighting transgender equality.
By Casey Quinlan - January 26, 2021State legislatures are considering bills that would codify discrimination against transgender people.
By Casey Quinlan - January 25, 2021President Joe Biden fulfills one of his key campaign promises.
By Casey Quinlan - January 25, 2021Dr. Rachel Levine could be the first openly transgender person ever confirmed by the Senate.
By Casey Quinlan - January 19, 2021A group of more than 150 business owners are reaching out to state lawmakers to oppose the bill.
By Casey Quinlan - January 15, 2021Biden first needs to reverse Trump’s policies, said Human Rights Campaign’s Alphonso David.
By Casey Quinlan - January 08, 2021The full rollback of Trump’s harmful anti-LGBTQ agenda will take time, but there are things Biden can do immediately.
By Casey Quinlan - December 28, 2020The state Supreme Court has reversed a previous policy requiring trans people in the state to publish their name change in a local newspaper.
By Casey Quinlan - December 17, 2020Rule changes are making social services less accessible for LGBTQ people.
By Casey Quinlan - December 16, 2020Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is joining Republican efforts to deny transgender people their full rights.
By Casey Quinlan - December 11, 2020A transgender inmate wants to present as her gender, but prison officials have denied her requests.
By Casey Quinlan - December 07, 2020A lawsuit filed on behalf of a transgender teen could help many others access medically necessary, gender-affirming health care.
By Casey Quinlan - December 02, 2020Laverne Cox and a friend were accosted by a man as they walked in a Los Angeles park.
By Casey Quinlan - November 30, 2020