Attacks on LGBTQ+ rights at forefront of California’s governor’s race
PALM SPRINGS — In a ballroom packed with more than 1,000 people raising money for LGBTQ+ youths, veteran California legislative leader Toni Atkins didn’t mince words: To…
Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans
BOSTON — A federal judge on Friday partially blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of an “X” marker used by many…
Transgender Americans aim to block Trump’s passport policy change
BOSTON — When Ash Lazarus Orr went to renew his passport in early January, the transgender organizer figured it would be relatively routine.But more than two months…
Transgender Americans weigh leaving U.S. over Trump’s policies
Alexia Nunez presumed “things were going to be pretty bad” for transgender people under President Trump, given his campaign rhetoric, but had decided to stick…
For transgender Americans, passports just got a lot more complicated
The day after President Trump returned to office, Lisa Suhay took her 21-year-old daughter, Mellow, to a passport office in Norfolk, Va., where they live.Getting…
For transgender Americans, Trump’s win is terrifying
Avery Poznanski was excited for a new chapter.The nonbinary transgender senior at UCLA had decided last month, after years of personal discovery and long discussions…