As the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics, Laurel Hubbard, 43, is poised to make history this summer in Toyko. Born a male, Hubbard set junior records competing against men in the M105+ division in her home country of New Zealand in 1998 before transitioning in 2013. […]
A ban on transgender girls competing in female high school sports is one step closer in North Dakota, Mississippi, Utah and Tennessee — as other states weigh similar measures. The Republican-majority state Senate in Mississippi overwhelmingly passed Bill 2536 Thursday night with little discussion, meaning that the “Mississippi Fairness Act” […]
President Biden on Monday repealed former President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. “President Biden signed today an Executive Order that sets the policy that all Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States should be able to serve,” the […]
She’s an “ally.” Amid ongoing accusations of “transphobia,” “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has received support from an unlikely source — gender-fluid UK comedian Eddie Izzard. Izzard — who recently revealed that she identifies with “she/her” pronouns — has come out in defense of Rowling amid the controversy, which began […]
Thousands of protesters — all dressed in white — gathered in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon to rally in support of the black transgender population. An enormous sea of people packed outside the Brooklyn Museum for the massive demonstration, according to footage posted to social media by @JibreelJalloh. “Black trans power […]
