All posts tagged "discrimination"
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68NewsTrans Conversion Therapy Is Deadly
A sweeping study of 27,000 transgender people confirms that conversion therapy is deadly. Trans people who have undergone conversion therapy efforts to...
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55Facts & InfoReview: Dave Chappelle’s Sticks & Stones
I have to take this moment to speak to the zeitgeist, and address the Dave Chappelle “comedy” special Sticks & Stones. There...
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110NewsTrans College Students Report Mental Health Challenges
A recent study of 65,000 college students showed that transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming students reported double to four times the number...
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1611NewsMastercard Allows Chosen Names for Transgender People
Being called by your preferred name is something most of us take for granted each day. And it might not seem like...
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2241NewsComing-Out Trans Party Ends in Sexual Violence
Another transgender woman was gang raped, this time in Belgium. On any given day of the week, the news about rape, violence,...
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1801NewsStudy Shows Trans Exclusion in Dating World
Most people aren’t willing to date transgender people, according to Psychology Today. The layperson’s psychology mag recently featured Karen L. Blair Ph.D....
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182NewsTexas Church Stands for Transgender Victims
The Christ United Methodist Church in Texas has responded to the recent and horrific string of murders of transgender women of color...
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284NewsSnapchat Gender Swap Feature: Transphobia, or Much Ado about Nothing?
I have to admit, I don’t quite get all the hype over the Snapchat gender swapper. If you haven’t heard about it,...
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207NewsTransgender Lucia Lucas Lands Epic Opera Role
Don Giovanni is one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most complex musical compositions, and the leading role in its opera is a demanding...
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229NewsBlack Trans Woman Pam Rocker for President
Cincinnati dynamo Pam Rocker has big dreams. She wants to be the first female president of the United States of America. And...
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241NewsHeart Attack Risk Higher for Transgender People
Transgender folks are at a significantly higher risk of heart attack, American scientists have found. The grim but not surprising news was...
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274NewsTelevision Shows Featuring Transgender Characters
I just couldn’t bear the bicker and bile of hard news this week and decided it’s more important to celebrate soaps! Everyone’s...
