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The Biden-Harris Administration announced it is implementing policy changes that we've been advocating for since NCTE was founded. Here are changes trans people will see to passports, TSA, social security, and more.

The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is celebrating major victories for transgender people today with the announcement by the Biden-Harris administration of major changes by the US State Department, US Transportation Security Administration and the US Social Security Administration.

Twenty-three-year-old Makyyla Holland (she/her/hers) filed suit today against Broome County to ensure no other transgender people are subjected to such abuses while they are in custody.

If you’ve been paying attention to the news recently, you probably heard about the “Don’t Say Gay” bill that Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law on March 28 2022.

When the state of Alabama finally issued Darcy Corbitt a driver’s license that matched her gender identity, the first thing she did was drive to get a milkshake.

Federal judges this week heard arguments in a challenge to Alabama’s policy requiring a transgender person to undergo full gender reassignment surgery to change the sex listed on their driver’s license.

TLDEF Staff Attorney Shayna Medley (they/she) joins a small group of rising legal stars in being recognized as one of 2022’s Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40 by the LGBTQ+ Bar Association.

Alabama lawmakers are on the cusp of passing a bill that would stop transgender teens from receiving life-saving medical care like puberty blockers and hormonal therapy.

A federal appeals court has for the first time heard arguments in a case involving accurate gender markers on IDs for transgender people.

As part of the public hearing in Texas by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) concerning Gov. Greg Abbott’s likely illegal order classifying transgender health care for youth as child abuse, the National Center for Transgender Equality submitted a letter in opposition signed by 79 interfaith leaders, interfaith organizations, Texas organizations and national partners.

To help us contextualize this past week in trans news is Andy Marra, executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.

Apple, who came out as transgender at 13, testified before the Texas Legislature while in Austin in August, opposing a bill that would have classified certain kinds of gender-affirming health care as a form of child abuse.