Trans women

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Cue the violins.

Elizabeth Warren gets it.

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

Malik Yoba is sparking conversation via Instagram.

Black Women OWN the Conversation, a collaboration between OZY Media, co-owned by Carlos Watson, a former CNN and…

“It’s a dream come true,” says Laverne Cox of her history-making appearance on the cover of British Vogue’s…

A Baltimore man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Zoe Spears, a 23-year-old…

Maryland police are investing the death of 23-year-old Zoe Spears, the 10th transgender woman to be killed in…

What’s in a name? A hell of a lot when it comes to someone’s identity. Pose’s writer, director and producer Janet…

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