Transgender

National

Amid Backlash, Scarlett Johansson Drops Transgender Role

7:47pm July 13, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

"In light of recent ethical questions raised surrounding my casting as Dante Tex Gill, I have decided to respectfully withdraw my participation in the project," Johansson said in a statement Friday.

Politics & Government

Transgender Rights Issue Returns To Winston-Salem Courtroom

8:43am June 25, 2018

by Paul Garber

More than a year after North Carolina undid its "bathroom bill," a legal battle is simmering over a law that replaced it.

A transgender woman named Shabnam applies makeup before stepping out onto Lahore's streets to beg for money. On Tuesday, Pakistani lawmakers passed legislation that gives transgender people fundamental rights.

World News

Pakistan Passes Historic Transgender Rights Bill

3:15pm May 09, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The act, which parliament passed on Tuesday, allows citizens to choose their gender and to receive protection from discrimination in places such as work, school and hospitals.

Telemedicine is helping transgender populations in rural areas receive health care.

Health & Safety

Telemedicine Takes Transgender Care Beyond The City

9:01am May 05, 2018

by Keren Landman

In rural areas, doctors and nurses competent in transgender care are hard to find. It can also be a challenge to locate providers who offer respectful care for issues unrelated to gender identity.

Critics of Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights at HHS, worry Severino's efforts on behalf of some health workers will reduce women's access to reproductive health services and could aggravate discrimination against transgender people.

Civil Rights Chief At HHS Defends The Right To Refuse Care On Religious Grounds

5:31pm March 20, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

Roger Severino created a new division in the Department of Health And Human Services to guard the religious rights of health care workers. That worries some advocates for women and LGBTQ people.

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The Department of Health and Humans Services is adding a Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom to protect doctors, nurses and other health care workers who refuse to take part in some kinds of care because of moral or religious objections.

Trump Admin Will Protect Health Workers Who Refuse Services On Religious Grounds

4:48pm January 18, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

The Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom is being established to aid health workers with objections rooted in conscience or religion to treating certain people and performing some procedures.

"In 70 years, Pakistan has bought transgenders to a position where they have no rights and no respect," says Ashi. "We are trying to regain our status in society."

World News

Pakistan's Transgender Women, Long Marginalized, Mobilize For Rights

5:00am January 10, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

Activists have won victories like the right to inherit property and inclusion in the census. Parliament is considering a rights bill sponsored by an unlikely ally, an ultra-conservative Islamic party.

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News

Lawsuit: Sam's Club Discriminated Against Transgender Worker

9:46am December 28, 2017

by Associated Press, Jonathan Drew

A transgender woman said in a lawsuit Wednesday that she was called "it" and "thing" by co-workers and then wrongfully fired from a North Carolina Sam's Club store after repeatedly complaining abou

On Twitter on July 26, President Trump declared that transgender individuals would not be allowed to serve in the military, contrary to a policy announced by the Pentagon last year. Now 5 trans service members have sued over the announcement.

National

Second Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Ban On Trans Service Members

6:56pm November 21, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A judge in Maryland has blocked President Trump's planned change to the military policy on transgender service members in its entirety. Another judge blocked most of the measure just a few weeks ago.

Knoxx performs "Crazy In Love" at Nellie's Sports Bar in Washington, D.C. She says it's still her favorite song to perform.

Music & Culture

Becoming Beyoncé On Stage Helped One Trans Woman Come Into Her Own

8:01am November 19, 2017

by Danny Nett

For Riley Knoxx, emulating the pop star transformed her career and personal life — building confidence in herself as an artist and as a transgender woman.