Tag: transgender
Donald Trump Win Prompts Increase in Calls to LGBTQ Suicide Hotlines
The last time phones rang off the hook at the Trevor Project — the leading national organisation providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth ages 25 and under — was in June, after the deadly shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Being Transgender in Iran
OutRight Action International, the global LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer) human rights organisation, has released a groundbreaking report: Transgender in Iran: A Human Rights Report, which sheds light on the complicated status of trans rights and how they intersect with religion and social attitudes in the country.
Supreme Court of the United States Will Decide Transgender Student’s Case
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, responded to news that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Gloucester County School Board v. Grimm, a case involving discrimination against a transgender student.
Philippines: Women, LGBT urged to fight bigotry
Rep. Geraldine Roman of Bataan, Philippines first transgender lawmaker, called on women and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to resist discrimination.
TLDEF to Host 2016 Freedom Awards
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund is set to host the 2016 Freedom Awards, commemorating 11-years of transgender advocacy.
Wave of Hate Crime Targets Transsexuals in Mexico
Mexico is the second most dangerous country in the world for transsexuals.