Transgender Violence Is a #YesAllWomen Issue
Meredith Talusan writes for The Nation: “By failing to connect the plight of trans women to the struggles of all women, feminists overlook the same culture of male entitlement they seek to combat.”
issue: Lesbian Rights
Taking Care of Transgender Elders
Aura Bogado writes for Color Lines: “Being transgender means one is more likely to suffer poverty, homelessness and criminalization. The violence carried out upon trans and gender non-conforming people lowers their life expectancy. But for those who do make it to middle age, there’s little in the way of resources for housing, employment and healthcare.”
Obama to Make LGBT Rights Executive Order
President Barack Obama has begun drafting an executive order that would ban workplace discrimination against LGBT employees of federal contractors.
Transgender Healthcare: Forgotten and Inaccessible
My close friend Shane recently began the transition process and described it to me as “overwhelming” and “difficult to achieve.” His parents, although entirely supportive of his transgender identity, could not help much financially with the transition. Without a job — and his parents unable to contribute — Shane wondered how he would pay for monthly prescriptions of hormones, blood work to monitor his health, and eventually surgery.
Wisconsin Declares Ban on Same-Sex Marriage is Unconstitutional
On Friday, June 6 a federal judge ruled Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
