Tag: LGBTQ rights

The trans rights movement currently has “tremendous visibility” but also faces a “tremendous backlash.”

"LGBTQI people have a right to the same protections as everyone else, and they deserve to be able to live their lives without fear of discrimination—something the Supreme Court has affirmed today.”

From closing the wage gap and protecting reproductive rights to ending gender-based sexual exploitation, the push to support and empower women and nonbinary people has roots that date back generations.

If enacted, the proposal would reverse the expansion of transgender rights that took place under President Barack Obama.

It’s time for the international community to take a stand. A new treaty could affect people’s rights for generations to come.

"Criminalizing carnal intercourse is irrational, arbitrary and manifestly unconstitutional."

"If my nomination can help in any way to advance the issues of trans-equality and protection for LGBTQ people under the law, then I am as humbled by that as I am by the nomination."

Intersectional movements are helping the left gain ground, not just play defense.

With the highest percentage of teens who identify as transgender, the state is emerging as a national leader when it comes to protecting LGBTQ rights at the local level.

Sports remain inextricably intertwined with civil rights in America.