On December 21, 2016 New York City updated its 2002 Human Rights Law to include protections for transgender citizens from discrimination. The law now prohibits unlawful discrimination in public accommodations, housing and employment on the basis of gender.  The law...

Each week we are profiling a political candidate to see where they stand on transgender issues. We have no interest in taking sides politically and we will try to look at these candidates solely based on their intentions towards the...

It was a year ago today that I heard about the tragic suicide of Leelah Alcorn. At that time I had only known her by her handle on Reddit, nostalgiaprincess. I was never able to speak with her because at...

TANGERINE Sin-Dee(Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) has just been released from a 28 day stint in prison.  She and Alexandra(Mya Taylor), her best friend and fellow prostitute, catch up over a donut, which is all she can afford.  Alexandra reveals that Chester(James...

Today we are profiling Albert Cashier, who was a transgender soldier who served in the American Civil War. "... we have just discovered one of our solders belonging to this regiment is a woman and he is found out and sent...

Testosterone and estrogen are the hormones associated with gender. The average male, female and everyone in between have bodies that run on and need both. Today we are going to explore estrogen and the effects of it on the transgender female. Please...

TRANSPARENT Amazon’s streaming series, “Transparent,” now in its second season, delivers an intimate look into what happens to a family, whose patriarch reveals she is going to live the rest of her life as a woman.  The dual meanings of...

The Force Awakens and the Internet went crazy after Laura Jane Grace posted a photo of herself with a Kylo Ren helmut and her guitar on Instagram three days ago. The Against Me! lead singer and transgender advocate is...

YMCA Committed to Non-Discrimination On Monday, December 21, YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap counties heralded in a progressive change to their locker room and restroom policies by not discriminating use based on gender identity.  Any individual may use the locker room...

According to the Associated Press, backers of the California ballot initiative that would force transgender citizens to use the restroom that matches the sex they were assigned at birth has failed. According to the report they failed to get the...