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'We Have a Right to Walk in the Park': Laverne Cox Recalls Recent Transphobic Attack

Laverne Cox (Bad Hair, Promising Young Woman) recently shared details of a transphobic attack that occurred while…

Tonja Renée Stidhum

11/30/20 10:04AM

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Black Transgender Woman Sues Georgia Department of Corrections for Failure to Protect Her From Abuse, Provide Proper Treatment

Another day, another instance of the legal system plainly disregarding the rights of transgender people. A trans…

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Report by Former Military Physicians Says Trump’s Transgender Ban Hurt the Military. Who Would’ve Guessed?

Man, who would’ve thought barring an entire group of people from joining the U.S. military would have lasting,…

Joe Jurado

11/23/20 8:30PM

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<i>TransGriot</i> Blogger and Advocate Monica Roberts, 'a Pioneer and an Essential North Star' Has Died

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TransGriot Blogger and Advocate Monica Roberts, 'a Pioneer and an Essential North Star' Has Died

A pioneering advocate for the trans community who was instrumental in changing the way much of the media regards and…

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Trans Women of Color File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Discriminatory Rule Change

Two transgender women, one of them a Black Army veteran and lung cancer survivor, have filed suit against the Trump…

Ishena Robinson

6/28/20 12:15PM

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Kansas City Police Officers Charged With Assault a Year After Brutal Arrest of Black Trans Woman

Two police officers in Kansas City, Mo., are finally facing assault charges for using excessive force on a black…

Ishena Robinson

5/18/20 1:00PM

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But Wait, There’s Yet <i>Another</i> Black Beauty Queen to Celebrate This Year!

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But Wait, There’s Yet Another Black Beauty Queen to Celebrate This Year!

This year has been a groundbreaking one for black women in the world of beauty pageants—a forum that sparks…

Maiysha Kai

12/11/19 12:00PM

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The Category Is ‘Campaign Star’: <i>Pose</i> Star Mj Rodriguez Scores Her First Beauty Campaign With Olay Body

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The Category Is ‘Campaign Star’: Pose Star Mj Rodriguez Scores Her First Beauty Campaign With Olay Body

“When I got Rent off-Broadway in 2011, I just got to be myself and actually go on my journey through my art,” said…

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Brianna ‘BB’ Hill Becomes the 20th Black Trans Woman Killed This Year

In what’s become far too common, another black trans woman has been killed.

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A Black Trans Woman Interrupted CNN's Equality Town Hall But It Was Not a Protest

I do not want to die. I do not want my son to die. Or my daughter. Or my nieces or nephews. Or anyone. In fact, I’m…

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Malik Yoba Speaks (Again): ‘The World Ain’t Always Ready for All People to Be Free’

Cue the violins.

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Elizabeth Warren Pays Tribute to Slain Black Trans Women at LGBTQ Forum, Demands Trump ‘Say Their Names’

Elizabeth Warren gets it.

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Bee Love Slater Becomes the 18th Black Trans Woman Killed This Year

On the morning of Sept. 4, Hendry Country sheriff’s deputies doused the flames of a PT Cruiser in a rural Clewiston,…

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Malik Yoba Says He's Attracted to Trans Women, Will Host Workshop at the National Trans Visibility March in D.C. [Updated]

Malik Yoba is sparking conversation via Instagram.

Tonja Renée Stidhum

9/03/19 12:30PM

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<i>Black Women OWN the Conversation</i> Puts Black Women in the Center

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On Wednesday, the body of Chanel Scurlock—a transgender black woman—was discovered in a field in Lumberton, N.C.…

Jay Connor

6/07/19 11:30AM

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'We Have a Right to Walk in the Park': Laverne Cox Recalls Recent Transphobic Attack

Black Transgender Woman Sues Georgia Department of Corrections for Failure to Protect Her From Abuse, Provide Proper Treatment

Report by Former Military Physicians Says Trump’s Transgender Ban Hurt the Military. Who Would’ve Guessed?

TransGriot Blogger and Advocate Monica Roberts, 'a Pioneer and an Essential North Star' Has Died

Trans Women of Color File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Discriminatory Rule Change

Kansas City Police Officers Charged With Assault a Year After Brutal Arrest of Black Trans Woman

But Wait, There’s Yet Another Black Beauty Queen to Celebrate This Year!

The Category Is ‘Campaign Star’: Pose Star Mj Rodriguez Scores Her First Beauty Campaign With Olay Body

Brianna ‘BB’ Hill Becomes the 20th Black Trans Woman Killed This Year

A Black Trans Woman Interrupted CNN's Equality Town Hall But It Was Not a Protest

Malik Yoba Speaks (Again): ‘The World Ain’t Always Ready for All People to Be Free’

Elizabeth Warren Pays Tribute to Slain Black Trans Women at LGBTQ Forum, Demands Trump ‘Say Their Names’

Bee Love Slater Becomes the 18th Black Trans Woman Killed This Year

Malik Yoba Says He's Attracted to Trans Women, Will Host Workshop at the National Trans Visibility March in D.C. [Updated]

Black Women OWN the Conversation Puts Black Women in the Center

Thanks to Meghan Markle, Laverne Cox Is the 1st Trans Woman to Appear on the Cover of British Vogue

Police Make Arrest in the Killing of Zoe Spears, Whose Death Marked the 10th of a Black Trans Woman This Year

Zoe Spears Becomes 10th Black Trans Woman Killed This Year

Janet Mock: Why Gender Pronouns Matter

The 9th Black Trans Woman Has Been Killed This Year