Like every parent, I worry about how my teenage daughter is going to be treated at school and in the world at large. Unlike every parent, however, I have to worry about her legal rights as a student, too.
49 Years After Stonewall, Trans Women Are Still Targeted By Police
On this day, 49 years ago, our modern-day LGBTQ movement began with the Stonewall riots. The Stonewall Inn, a dark and crowded bar in New York City, was a haven for all who were forced to the margins of society.
The Shifting Landscape of IDs for Trans People
In the last year, the National Center for Transgender Equality has seen groundbreaking progress modernizing gender marker policies on state-issued documents such as driver’s licenses and birth certificates.
An Open Letter to Oscar Health Insurance
NCTE, Out2Enroll, and 41 other organizations request that Oscar immediately amend its plans and policies — in all states — by eliminating discriminatory exclusions that target transgender people and the health care they need.
An Open Letter to The Teacher Who Refused To Correctly Gender a Trans Student
One thing has remained true each year I’ve worked in education: Every student has an abundance of unique beliefs, experiences, cultures, passions and fears that lay just below the surface.