Trans DV Survivor Seized at Courthouse in Nationwide ICE Sweep
Last week, six Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stormed into the 10th floor of the El Paso County Courthouse and apprehended an undocumented transgender Latina moments after she was granted a domestic violence protection order.
Justice Gorsuch Would be Dangerous for Transgender People
THIS WEEK, President Trump named federal appeals judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. The nomination of Judge Gorsuch has seen a firestorm of opposition unlike any Supreme Court pick in decades. Gorsuch would replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who died nearly one year ago. That seat has sat vacant ever since the Senate majority refused to consider any nominee by President Obama.
Victory: Delaware becomes the 14th state to modernize birth certificate gender change requirements!
Effective February 11th, people born in Delaware can now receive new birth certificates with an updated gender marker without unnecessary and outdated requirements of a court order or proof of surgery. Delaware joins 13 other states plus the District of Columbia who have updated their policies to ensure transgender people have access to accurate birth certificates.
DeVos Must Commit to Supporting Transgender Students
The nomination of billionaire political donor Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education has provoked a firestorm of criticism about her inexperience, conflicts of interest, and troubling positions, including on equal opportunity for LGBT students and
The EEOC is Independent—and Still Open for Business
With President Trump and his anti-labor, anti-LGBT appointees threatening to roll back many critical protections for workers, for LGBT people, and for many marginalized communities, many people aren’t sure what the new administration means for peo