Transgender Awareness Week & Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Awareness Week is an opportunity to uplift positive and insightful stories, celebrate changemakers and have conversations about what allies can do at this critical moment.
issue: LGBTQIA+
LGBTQIA+ Recognition and Respect
The October calendar highlights some important dates for LGBTQIA+ community and allies. Today, October 16, is International Pronouns Day, celebrated on the third Wednesday of October as a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of respecting individuals’ chosen pronouns and fostering an inclusive environment for all. And this past Friday was National Coming Read more …
Supporting the LGBTQIA+ Community During Pride Month and Beyond
This year’s Pride comes at an urgent, pivotal time. In the face of such bigotry, we must focus on celebrating this important occasion because joy is a critical form of resistance.
NOW Members Tell Congress: All Kids Must Have Access to The Sports They Love
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON-Today’s vote in the U.S. House to forbid transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people from participating in school athletic programs has nothing to do with women’s sports or the girls’ rights —and everything to do with the politics of cruelty, exclusion, and discrimination. The extremists in control of Read more …
House Votes on Harmful Bill Targeting Transgender Students
The Republican’s harmful campaign against transgender girls and women reaches a crescendo this week as the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote Thursday on the so-called Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 (H.R. 734). This misleadingly named bill would prohibit public school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological Read more …