Trans Americans Honored in First Ever ‘Trans 100’

Transgender Americans are being honored as part of the first ever Trans 100.

HRC Launches ‘Health and Aging Program’ to Help Seniors

The nation’s largest LGBT rights group is expanding its reach into the areas of health and senior care.

Police Urged to Investigate OH, PA Trans Murders

The murder of a transgender woman in the northeast section of Philadelphia, last week, is the latest transgender homicide to be reported in the country this year. With a few months left in 2012, reports indicate the country’s total number of transgender deaths could reach an all time high.

FAA medical updates ease trans pilots’ flight path

Life just got easier for transgender airplane and helicopter pilots. The Federal Aviation Administration has now simplified the medical certification procedure for pilots who transition sexes.

EEOC Rules Anti-Trans Workplace Bias Violates Civil Rights Act

In what advocates are calling a “game-changing decision,” a federal law enforcement agency has ruled that the nation’s sex discrimination law protects transgender employees from workplace bias.

GetEQUAL to Protest Obama Re-election Offices Over Exec Order

Gay rights advocates say they’re “upping the ante” to get President Obama to reconsider his decision NOT to sign an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT workers.

INTERVIEWS: 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in NYC

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation–or GLAAD–held its 23rd Annual Media Awards in New York City on Saturday, March 24th.

Revised ICE Guidelines Protect Transgender Detainees

The federal government is taking steps to protect transgender people detained in immigration facilities across the country.

GLSEN Reports on Elementary School LGBT Climate

A new report conducted by the nation’s leading LGBT youth advocacy group has found that anti-gay bullying and harassment is fairly common during the early years of elementary school.

Study: LGBT People Suffer Severe Income Inequality

A campaign seeking to reduce poverty by half over the next decade has found that LGBT people suffer severe income inequality compared to their straight counterparts.