White House restores health protections for gays, transgenders
May 10, 2021
The move reverses a homophobic move by disgraced former president Donald Trump
Transgender candidate takes Vermont Democratic primary
August 15, 2018
A former Vermont utility executive on Tuesday became the first transgender candidate from a major political party to be nominated for governor, and she’ll face
Transgender military enlistments OK…for now
December 31, 2017
The Justice Department has made clear its proposed ban on transgender military recruits is on hold, meaning their enlistment can start Monday. But the future
Trump backtracks on LGBT issues
February 24, 2017
There was candidate Donald Trump in Colorado, waving a rainbow flag emblazoned with a “LGBTs for Trump,” a photo opportunity meant to signal he was
Texas judge halts transgender rules
January 1, 2017
A federal judge in Texas on Saturday ordered a halt to another Obama administration effort to strengthen transgender rights, this time over health rules that
Fight over transgender rights in health law
March 22, 2016
Big companies are pushing back against proposed federal rules they say would require their medical plans to cover gender transition and other services under the
White House hires transgender
August 19, 2015
The White House has hired its first openly transgender staff member. The White House announced Raffi Freedman-Gurspan’s appointment on Tuesday. Freedman-Gurspan is an outreach and
Military aims to lift transgender ban
July 14, 2015
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered a six-month study aimed at formally ending one of the last gender- or sexuality-based barriers to military service, saying
Schools work to help transgender students fit in
May 19, 2014
Isaac Barnett took a bold step last year: He told teachers and classmates at his Kansas high school that the student they had known as
Hagel wants review of military transgender ban
May 12, 2014
The prohibition on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military “continually should be reviewed,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday. Hagel did not indicate