Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton unveiled Thursday her comprehensive platform on advancing the rights of LGBT people. Clinton had already outlined her position on the Equality Act, openly transgender service in the U.S. military, ending discrimination against LGBT families in adoption and capping out-of-pocket drug expenses to $250 a month when speaking to the Human…
WASHINGTON D.C. —The National LGBTQ Task Force is renewing its call to end the criminalization of sex work in the U.S. as it joins advocates across the country in taking part in actions in observance of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Today, to mark the day of action, the organization has…
In the current golden era of TV, storytelling is the most progressive that audiences have seen with almost all members of the LGBT community finding representation on screen—most recently, the “T.” However, with all that accolades that have come with Transparent, Laverne Cox and more, it’s easy to forget the decades of negative transgender portrayals…
The West Coast Prison Justice Society (WCPJS) has filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission against the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) on behalf of Laura Bulyk, a transgender inmate who alleges bullying, intimidation and sexual abuse from male prisoners and staffers and the facility where she is serving her sentence. The complaint…
The second season of Amazon’s multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning original series Transparent is now available for Prime members in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Austria to stream or download via the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices and mobile devices, or online at amazon.com/transparent. Season two of Transparent, which just received multiple SAG and Golden…
Today, Jake Graf, the London based award winning actor, writer and director released his latest project together with actor and comedian Lewis Hancox and others sharing their experiences as transgender men and women in a short video in association with FTM Magazine and Up & Up Productions. “We wanted to do something a bit different…
LOS ANGELES – The groundbreaking series I Am Jazz returns to TLC for a second season and will continue to follow the life of 15-year-old Jazz – as she balances school, sports, family, and more – documenting her triumphs and struggles from the perspective of a transgender teen. The first season had viewers follow Jazz…
Following the cancellation of a reading of Jazz Jennings’ book I Am Jazz at Mt. Horeb Primary Center in Wisconsin parents in the community hosted a reading of the book at the Mount Horeb Public Library last night. The anti-gay group Liberty Counsel threatened the school with legal action. The school wanted to introduce the book to the students…
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it has entered into a resolution agreement with Township High School District 211 based in Palatine, Illinois, after finding the district in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for discriminating against a transgender high school student by denying her access to the girls’…
Focus Features today released a new featurette and clip for The Danish Girl, the movie that charts the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne [The Theory of Everything] and Alicia Vikander [Ex Machina]), directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper…
