SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Senate today voted 27-12 to pass SB 2 – the Building Homes and Jobs Act – legislation authored by Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) that will create a permanent source of funding for affordable housing. SB 2 now moves on to the state Assembly for consideration. “On behalf of the thousands of…
WASHINGTON — Clinical laboratories could significantly improve healthcare for the transgender community by using both sex and gender identity to make decisions about clinical testing, and by determining normal lab values for healthy transgender patients. A review published today in AACC’s Clinical Chemistry journal emphasizes these as critical steps on the road to eliminating the many…
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Ebony Morgan has become the 15th transgender person to be killed in the U.S. this year. Morgan was shot multiple times in the early hours of Sunday morning in Virginia. Morgan was found alive in Lynchburg and transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Today, GLAAD called on the media…
TEXAS – Equality Texas today released its 2017 Legislative Scorecard. The scorecard is a snapshot of the bills, both good and bad, that were filed this session and their status when session was concluded. During the 85th legislative session, over two dozen bills targeting LGBTQ people were filed. Many of these bills targeted the most vulnerable…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Defense (DoD) is delaying the implementation of a new policy that will eventually allow transgender people to enlist and commission into the military. The delay will not prevent the thousands of currently serving transgender troops from continuing to serve. According to a report last week, the service chiefs recommended the six…
MONTREAL, Canada – Theratechnologies Inc. (Theratechnologies) (TSX: TH) announced Friday that it has been notified by its partner, TaiMed Biologics, Inc., that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Biologics License Application (BLA) for ibalizumab as a treatment for multidrug resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (MDR HIV-1). If approved, ibalizumab will…
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court issued a decision for the Pidgeon v. Turner court case Friday morning which could now begin the process to undercut marriage equality by erasing spousal benefits, including health care benefits, for legally married LGBTQ couples in the state of Texas. The Court ruled that there is not a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump has appointed anti-transgender activist Bethany Kozma to serve as senior advisor to the Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment at the US Agency for International Development. Kozma’s title is senior adviser for women’s empowerment and through this appointment, the Trump administration has added yet another anti-LGBTQ activist to what…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nine bills authored by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) have moved forward in the state Assembly: SB 179, the Gender Recognition Act, has cleared the Assembly Judiciary Committee and has been sent to the Assembly Transportation Committee. The bill creates a third gender marker on state-issued identification documents for people who identify…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island legislature has passed a bill protecting minors from the harmful and discredited practice of “conversion therapy.” After clearing the House, House Bill (HB) 5277 passed through the Senate today and will now head to Gov. Gina Raimondo’s desk. Rhode Island may become the eleventh jurisdiction — and the fourth…
