A bill that would ban transgender people from using their preferred public bathrooms has now made its way through its second committee, but not without some changes. The bill has been amended to make an exception for some transgender people who have legally changed their gender on government documentation. In essence, it means transgender people…

Celebrated widely last month as one of the U.S.’s first out trans news correspondents, Zoey Tur is once again a hot topic among trans rights supporters — but the tone has become decidedly less triumphant. This month, the Los Angeles-based reporter has received increasing criticism over controversial remarks she’s made on national television about hormone therapy, trans youth…

Using the bathroom is no big deal for most people, but for Brae Carnes, it’s a political act. The transgender woman, 23, is using men’s facilities to show that an amendment to a trans-rights bill could expose transgender people to danger. The amendment would give operators of single-sex facilities — such as bathrooms, shelters and…

A Texas state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would make it a criminal offense for a transgender person to use a bathroom according to their gender identity. On Feb. 20, Texas state Rep. Debbie Riddle (R) introduced HB 1748, which would make it a felony for building owners to allow individuals over age 7…