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The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether You Can Be Fired For Not Being Girly Enough
Aimee Stephens was fired because her employer felt trans women weren't feminine enough. If she loses her Supreme Court case, all women could have their rights rolled way back.
'I Just Wanted to Do My Job': Trans Military Members React to Impending Ban
According to reports, Trump will soon be issuing a memo to the Pentagon that bans transgender people from enlisting and leaves current troops in limbo.
The Dangers of Treating Anti-Abortion Pseudoscience as 'Opinion'
This morning, the New York Times published a column by someone representing Human Coalition, which the paper fails to mention is an anti-abortion nonprofit that calls abortion "a human rights holocaust."
Saying We Can 'Compromise' on Trans Rights Is a Dangerous Lie
"Compromise on justice is not a beginning; it is an end." Chase Strangio, one of the nation's leading attorneys fighting against anti-trans legislation, speaks out on the so-called "repeal" of North Carolina's HB2 law.
Supreme Court Won't Hear Major Trans Rights Case—Leaving Students in Limbo
"If [this fight] took ten years I would stick with it," said Gavin Grimm, the transgender student at the center of the case.
Chelsea Manning Is Exactly the Kind of Advocate We Need in 2017
As someone who risked her life and freedom to inform and empower the public, Manning's advocacy for transparency is a counter to the opaque practices of President Donald Trump.
Will President Obama Set Chelsea Manning Free?
Chelsea Manning, a trans woman responsible for the largest leak of classified military data in American history, has been incarcerated in a men's prison for six years. Over 100,000 people have signed a petition pleading with the White House to grant...
'We Mourn, We Fight, We Love': Moving Forward as a Trans Dad in Trump's America
Chase Strangio, a lawyer who fights anti-trans legislation, on the crucial work we must do to protect people of color, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and women.
The Trans Lawyer Fighting to Keep His Community Alive
As an attorney at the ACLU, Chase Strangio works every day to combat discriminatory legislation that targets trans people and other marginalized communities.