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Elliot Page Should Embody Trans Joy
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Britni de la Cretaz
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Biden Is Already Trying To Protect Trans Rights — & He Woke Up All The Twitter ...
Britni de la Cretaz
Jan 21, 2021
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Rachel Levine Will Be The First Openly Trans Woman To Hold National Office
Elly Belle
Jan 19, 2021
LGBTQ+
Elliot Page Inspired Trans Joy — TERFs & Transphobes Can’t Take That Away
Elly Belle
Dec 2, 2020
Health News
Elliot Page Comes Out In Moving Instagram Post: “I Love Tha...
Elliot Page, Oscar-nominated star of Umbrella Academy and Juno, has come out as transgender on Instagram today, writing: “I want to share with you th
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Elizabeth Gulino
News
A Black Transgender Woman Is Suing The Georgia Prison System For ...
Following allegations of mistreatment, Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman, is suing the Georgia Department of Corrections for sexual assault by both
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Elly Belle
LGBTQ+
How I’m Honoring Transgender Day Of Remembrance
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Mirel Zaman
LGBTQ+
Mental Health Care Is Crucial For Trans People — So Why Is It So ...
Jaiden Blancaflor was a sophomore in high school when they called The Trevor Project’s helpline. Blancaflor, a 17-year-old who identifies as transgender
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Molly Longman
LGBTQ+
Being A Trans Advocate Starts With Saying “I Don’t Know”
We’re in the midst of Transgender Awareness Week, a time that’s meant to raise the visibility of transgender people and the issues they face. In 2020
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Mirel Zaman
News
My Sistah’s House Is Providing A Black Trans Community With...
When La’Myah Mason was trying to get out of a years-long abusive relationship in early 2020, she had no idea how she would find another place to live, m
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Elly Belle
LGBTQ+
What To Know About Idaho’s Legal Battle To Block Trans Stud...
The year 2020 has seen an increase in attacks to the rights of transgender people, from rollbacks on their access to healthcare to being denied use of home
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Britni de la Cretaz
Health News
Maryland Hospital Cites “Religious” Reasons To Refuse...
After his doctors recommended a hysterectomy, Jesse Hammons recently went to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center to get his procedure. The
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Elly Belle
News
Black Trans Women Face Constant Sexual Violence In Prison. CJay S...
In the United States, one out of every two Black transgender people has been incarcerated. And trans women who are incarcerated in men’s prisons are 13 t
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Elly Belle
Style
Ganni & Richie Shazam Team Up To Support The Black Trans Community
Pride month may be over, but, to continue celebrating and supporting the Black LGBTQIA+ community beyond June, fashion brand Ganni teamed up with Queens-bo
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Eliza Huber
Style
Valentina Sampaio Just Became The First Trans
Sports Illustrat...
For the first time in the 56-year history of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue, the annual special edition will feature a trans model: Valentina Sampai
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Eliza Huber
News
116 Lawmakers Are Demanding An Immediate Reversal Of Trump’...
Almost three years ago to the day in July 2017, President Donald Trump tweeted that “the United States Government will not accept or allow transgender in
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Elly Belle
News
A Discriminatory Housing Rule Would Allow Shelters To Turn Away T...
On Wednesday, the Trump administration continued its attack on the transgender community when the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announc
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Britni de la Cretaz
Work & Money
The LGBTQ+ YouTubers You Need To Know
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Refinery29 Editors
Wellness
J.K. Rowling’s Transphobic Tweets Shouldn’t Be A Surp...
On Saturday — while people across the U.S. and globally marched in protest of systemic racism and police violence against Black people and people of colo
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Britni de la Cretaz
News
Aimee Stephens, The Trans Woman Who Made Supreme Court History, D...
Aimee Stephens, the first transgender person whose civil rights case was heard by the Supreme Court, has reportedly died on Tuesday. After struggling with
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Elly Belle
Coronavirus
Why This New Coronavirus Study Is Creating A Lot Of Controversy
In the medical community’s ongoing efforts to quell the coronavirus pandemic, an unexpected potential treatment for some patients has emerged: Scient
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Elizabeth Gulino
News
Idaho Passed A Bill That Threatens The Future Of Trans Women In S...
Despite the current pandemic, it’s politics as usual, and each day new laws are being signed that threaten people’s rights to abortion, transgender peo
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Elly Belle
Style
The Politician
’s Theo Germaine Stars In TomboyX’s Trans Pr...
Today, to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, TomboyX, the gender-inclusive, size-inclusive underwear brand, launched its Trans Pride co
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Eliza Huber
Wellness
Jazz Jennings Celebrates Scars From Her Gender Confirmation Surgery
It’s only in the last few years that there’s been more positive representation of transgender people in the media. That’s in part thanks to Jazz Jenn
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Elly Belle
Wellness
J.K. Rowling Is Under Fire For This Transphobic Tweet
After remaining pretty low key recently, J.K. Rowling is suddenly being called out for supporting Maya Forstater, a British researcher who lost her job aft
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Mekita Rivas
Celebrity Beauty
Mj Rodriguez Landed Her First Beauty Campaign, But Her Fight Isn&...
“Sometimes, I feel like I’m still not doing enough,” says actress Mj Rodriguez. If you’ve followed her breakout year, then this com
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Thatiana Diaz
Beauty
5 Trans Women On The Beauty Moments That Shaped Their Transitions
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Jenny Brownlees
Wellness
These Joyful Photos Celebrate Transmasculine People
Visibility of trans and non-binary folks has improved over the past five years. Celebrities including Laverne Cox, Sam Smith, and Jonathan Van Ness have sp
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Erika W. Smith
Fashion
Geena Rocero Wants More Filipina Representation Behind The Scenes...
Growing up a child of immigrants in Middle America, I didn’t think I’d ever be a fashion writer. Yes, it was a dream of mine, but it felt far from atta
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Mekita Rivas
Entertainment
Where Do The Pfeffermans End Up At The End Of
Transparent
?
In February 2018, Transparent lost its main character. Jeffrey Tambor, who played Maura Pfefferman, was fired from the show following harassment claims fro
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Elena Nicolaou
Fashion
Valentina Sampaio Is Victoria's Secret's First Transgender Model
Valentina Sampaio is making history as the first openly transgender model for Victoria’s Secret. She took to Instagram to share a glimpse of her on set,
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Mekita Rivas
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