transgender
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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, negative effects on the organization? According to a group of former military physicians, that’s exactly what happened as a result of the Trump administration banning transgender people from enlisting. I promise I’m just as not-surprised as you…
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Dwyane Wade on Mike Tyson Defending Daughter Zaya From Boosie Badazz: 'It Was Great to Hear Him Say That'
Back in February, you might’ve heard about an ashy-ass rapper named Boosie Badazz who said some goofy-ass shit about NBA great Dwyane Wade’s 13-year-old daughter, Zaya. It was disgusting, it was transphobic and you likely read all about it here at The Root. But for those out of the loop, after Dwayne and his wife,…
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The Category Is: Alive. Pyer Moss Partners With the Marsha P. Johnson Institute for Transgender Day of Remembrance
The year 2020 has been tragic for myriad reasons—and a terrifying one for the transgender and non-gender-conforming community, which has lost 37 lives to violence this year, the majority of which were Black and Latinx transgender women. It is a staggering statistic rightfully called “an epidemic of violence” by USA Today; according to the Human Rights…
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For Trans Voters, 2020 Election Has Enormous Implications–And Roadblocks
For Mariah Moore, voting is a ritual. She has been voting since the age of 18 and hasn’t missed an election, yet. All elections have consequences, but this one is especially critical for her and many other transgender people whose rights have been decimated under the first term of the Trump Administration. In less than…
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Breaking the Binary: Indya Moore Stars on Two International Vogue Covers
They were the breakout star of FX’s much-beloved (and now, much-missed) Pose, and now Indya Moore is breaking even more ground, creating a double-vision on the covers of both Vogue India and Vogue Spain this November. As is now to be expected by an actor who plays a model onscreen and off, the fashion spreads…
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Exclusive: New Performance Project VOICES to Replace Vagina Monologues and Focus on Experiences of Black Women [Updated]
The year 2020 has served as an opportunity for many people to pivot in their careers—and the same can be said for programming in the arts. The Root has exclusively learned that V-Day (a global activist movement organization with a mission to end violence against women) is replacing the highly popular episodic play The Vagina…
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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 reports on trans lives has died. Houston-based journalist-activist Monica Roberts, founder of the TransGriot blog and host of the TransGriot with Monica Roberts YouTube series, “was called home to glory on Monday,” according to a…
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'It’s All Divine Play to Me': Angelica Ross Bodies Her Latest Magazine Feature—Literally
“The things Angelica did: THAT,” said The Root’s Entertainment Writer Tonja Stidhum upon seeing Angelica Ross’ new pictorial, photographed by Malik Ahmir and styled by Amiyah Scott for Interview magazine. And looking like this (with bamboo earrings, to boot), that could really be the whole post. In fact, if you suspect this blog is actually…
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As Pride Month Comes to a Close, Google Honors Pioneering Activist Marsha P. Johnson With Her Own Doodle
If you happened to venture to Google this morning, no doubt you caught a glimpse of an American hero—one who is largely responsible for instigating the LGBTQ+ liberation movement as we know it today. Marsha P. Johnson was one of the leaders of the Stonewall uprising in 1969—50 years later on June 30, 2019, she…