Real News from the Real Transgender World |
Edition Date: April 23rd, 2024 |
By: Michael K. Lewis | September 11th, 2015 A federal judge on Friday ruled against a transgender teenager who continues to challenge his Virginia school district’s policy requiring students to use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their “biological gender.” U.S. District Judge Robert G. Doumar rejected Gavin Grimm’s request for a preliminary injunction…
From: Associated Press | August 11th, 2015 The decision makes it less likely that the 51-year-old will be able to have the surgery funded by the prison before she is released. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is allowing parole for a transgender inmate who is trying to force California to become the first…
BBC News | July 14th, 2015 The US military is considering a plan that would allow transgender people to serve openly in the armed forces. “The Defence Department’s current regulations regarding transgender service members are outdated and are causing uncertainty,” US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said on Monday. Transgender people now serve in the military,…
By: Becca Benz | June 25th, 2015 I never knew Jess Shipps, or Ash Haffner, or Leelah Alcorn, or Kyler Prescott, or Amaya Blanco. And I wish I had never heard of them, because that would mean they would still be alive and not among the never-ending list of transgender people who have taken their…