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Betsy DeVos Knew Negative Effects of Discrimination when Making Transgender Bathroom Rollbacks

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos defended her agency’s decision to roll back protections for transgender students, reported The Hill.DeVos acknowledged the agency’s 2017 choice to rescind Obama-era bathro...

VIDEO: Interviews on Trump’s Transgender Policy

Back in October, it was revealed that the Trump administration was considering narrowing the definition of gender to only include biological male and female under Title IX, effectively erasing transgender and n...

Atlanta Researcher Among Experts that Say Trump’s Gender Redefinition Could be Detrimental to Trans Mental Health

Back in October, a memo from the Department of Health and Human Services was revealed stating that the Trump administration was considering narrowing the definition of gender to only include biological male and...

Colleges Ask Betsy DeVos to Advocate for Transgender Students

Colleges plead to Betsy DeVos to “strongly advocate” for transgender students that would be affected by administration’s considered redefinition of gender, reported the Hill. In response to the Tru...

HHS Falsely Blames Obama Amid Outrage Over Anti-Trans Memo

Under fire for a reported anti-trans plan that would eliminate federal protections for transgender people, the Trump administration is pushing back in defense of its enforcement of the law — but with a stat...

Trump Administration to Narrow the Definition of Gender

The Trump administration is considering narrowing the definition of gender to “a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth,” reported the New York Times.The Department of Health and H...

Transgender Student Unable to Enter Locker Room During Safety Drill

A transgender middle school student was prevented from entering a locker room during a safety drill, the Washington Post reported.The female student was in physical education class in a Stafford County Publ...

Dept. of Education Investigates School District’s Transgender Bathroom Policy After “Unfounded” Sexual Assault Allegation

The Department of Education is currently investigating a school district in Decatur after an allegation of sexual assault in the bathroom of Oakhurst Elementary, reported NBC.The complaint was filed by the ...

DeVos meets with LGBT groups over trans student protections

Representatives from a trio of LGBT organizations and families with transgender kids met Wednesday with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in the aftermath of the Justice and Education Departments revoking Obama-e...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 6

1. “There’s a whole lot of groups now, that are on the religious right, rethinking their Christian witness about what it means to be good to our gay neighbors. Jesus, or whoever your faith figure is, would not ...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Health Dept. Proposes Removing Data Collection on LGBTQ Foster Kids

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban to Affect Naval Academy

Same-Sex Couples More Likely To Be Denied a Loan, Study Says

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Nintendo Faces Backlash After Removing Trans Flag Level from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Converse Releases New Pride and Trans Pride Sneakers

Frank Ocean Reveals He’s Been in a Relationship for Three Years