Emma Niles / TruthdigApr 26, 2016
James Van Kuilenburg’s experience at the Texas senator's rally reflects a nationwide crisis of transphobia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 6, 2016
It’s not just bathrooms. Lawmakers also took away the right to sue under state law for all kinds of employment discrimination. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigApr 2, 2016
Right-wing extremists—losing the battle over same-sex marriage—have found a new target They have hit upon a formula designed to lure gullible Americans into believing that transgender people are sexual predators lurking in restrooms, eager to prey on the opposite sex Right-wing extremists—losing the battle over same-sex marriage—have found a new target. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanMar 31, 2016
The bathroom ban is a symptom of systemic, institutionalized discrimination against transgender people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMar 9, 2016
She has a successful career, a supportive wife and a transgender sister, but when it came to going public about her own transition, Lilly Wachowski didn’t have a choice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 23, 2015
"Saturday Night Live" served up an instant classic on its Nov. 21 episode, mixing what is set up to be a familiar scene this Thanksgiving -- traditional dinner accompanied by a hearty helping of political differences and simmering tensions -- with the magic of Adele to make it all better. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 2, 2015
The presidential candidate is continuing to prove he's taking his role as an insurgent seriously; a writer ponders whether there is a difference between Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal; meanwhile, some people are in jail based on inaccurate crime lab results—a problem that is getting worse. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Channing Joseph / TruthdigSep 25, 2015
Roland Emmerich’s new film has rightly been criticized for revising and whitewashing the history of the Christopher Street riots. What many of us fail to realize is that the Greenwich Village uprising was not the first chapter in the story of LGBT rights: Courageous rebels of color were fighting for their liberation long before June 28, 1969. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2015
On Sunday's "Last Week Tonight" show, John Oliver took on LGBT discrimination, pointing out that 31 states still do not have anti-discrimination laws in place and saying this makes it “surprisingly easy for people to be fired, evicted or refused service just because they are gay." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigAug 19, 2015
The good news is that convicted national security leaker Chelsea Manning isn't facing solitary confinement for an indefinite stretch of time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 14, 2015
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Monday paved the way for transgender people to serve openly in the U.S. military. Some estimates put the number of transgender people in the military at 15,000. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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