HRC Mourns Rayanna Pardo, Latina Transgender Woman Killed in Los Angeles
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Rayanna Pardo, a 26-year-old Latina transgender woman who was killed in Los Angeles, California on March 17. Her death is…
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Stella Keating Becomes the First Transgender Teen to Testify Before the U.S. Senate
Stella Keating, a 16-year-old from Washington state and a leader in the GenderCool Project, became the first transgender teenager to testify before the U.S. Senate today. She joined the Senate…
HRC Mourns Diamond Kyree Sanders, Black Transgender Woman Killed in Cincinnati
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Diamond Kyree Sanders, a 23-year-old Black transgender woman who was shot to death in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 3. Her…
My Black is Beautiful: Living Free of Stigma and Shame
It is Women’s and Girls HIV Awareness Day, and here we go again, striving to convince the world that an HIV diagnosis is nothing to be ashamed of and that…
HRC Mourns Jenna Franks, White Transgender Woman Killed in North Carolina
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jenna Franks, a 34-year-old white transgender woman who was killed in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in February. Her body was discovered…
Supporting Trans, Non-Binary and Gender-Expansive Youth: Q&A with PTEC Parents Vanessa and JR Ford
Parents of trans, non-binary, and gender expansive youth faced profound uncertainty during the Trump administration. Now, with President Biden in office, we are starting a new chapter. Pallavi Rudaraju (they/them),…
The Human Rights Campaign Applauds the American Psychological Association for Affirming Gender Identity
The Human Rights Campaign responded to a resolution adopted by the American Psychological Association that opposes efforts to reject or attempt to change a person’s true gender identity, citing research…
HRC Mourns Jeffrey “JJ” Bright & Jasmine Cannady, Trans & Non-Binary Siblings Killed in Pennsylvania
HRC has recently learned that Jeffrey's sibling, Jasmine Cannady, was non-binary. This post has been updated accordingly.HRC is horrified to learn of the deaths of Jeffrey “JJ” Bright, a 16-year-old…
Spotlighting the Intersection of Black and Transgender Identities
This post is the second of a two-part series focusing on Black History Month through the lens of Black trans women. Read Part One here.
HRC Honors Frances Thompson, a Black Transgender Hero
Post submitted by Violet Lhant, HRC Public Education and Research Coordinator
This post is the first of a two-part series focusing on Black History Month through the lens of Black…
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