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A Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas judge for Butler County granted a name change to transgender man, Jordan Hilliard, in a case brought by Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) and Reed Smith challenging the constitutionality of the state’s ban on legal name changes for people with felony convictions.

As a young Black queer person growing up in the Deep South, there are often not many places where one can be safe to express all the parts of themselves.  But I vividly remember attending my first drag show... at that very moment... I proclaimed that I belonged onstage.

The National Center for Transgender Equality, in partnership with the TRANSContinental Run and sponsorship with the Pride Cup, is hosting a family-friendly in-person and virtual 5k run/walk, “Trot for Trans Lives” on Saturday, July 29th beginning at 8am EST.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a disturbing ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis, finding that the First Amendment allows certain businesses that involve “creativity” or “expression” to deny services to LGBTQ customers, allowing some businesses to use their disapproval of LGBTQ people to justify refusing to sell us services.

On May 27, The National Center for Transgender Equality, in partnership with the TRANSContinental Run, hosted two events for the trans community and allies in Texas— the Trot for Trans Lives - a 5k run - and the Championing Change panel to create a space where we can center and uplift the needs of trans Texans. 

“The only reason the State of Tennessee refuses to provide these women with coverage for medically necessary health care is because they are transgender.”

The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, and Athlete Ally submitted a comment on the proposed rule changes to Title IX, released on April 6.

With the end of the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) on May 11, transgender people across the country are fearing they will be unable to continue the healthcare they have received for the past three years.

With the end of the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”), transgender people in the United States may find it more difficult to obtain critical health care, access vital medications – especially testosterone for trans men and other trans masculine people – and to receive other life-saving benefits. 

The Let Us Play campaign is continuing to collect public comments until May 15th in response to the recently proposed regulation by the U.S. Department of Education regarding the requirement for inclusion of transgender, non-binary, and intersex students in school sports under Title IX.

Former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas – the first transgender athlete to become an NCAA Division 1 champion – has joined the Let Us Play campaign to urge the public to support transgender, non-binary, and intersex students in school sports.

On Thursday, May 4th, the Florida Senate passed Senate Bill 254, an extreme ban on transition-related care and display of governmental overreach.