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Transgender
Transgender people come from all walks of life, and HRC Foundation has estimated that there are more than 2 million of us across the United States. We are parents, siblings, and kids. We are your coworkers, your neighbors, and your friends.
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Professional Resources
The Human Rights Campaign works to educate the public about the transgender community and provides resources for transgender and non-binary people to live their fullest lives. For an overview of issues affecting transgender and non-binary people, you may read our resource Understanding the Transgender Community.
Celebrating Changemakers:
Read from changemakers of our Trans Justice Initiative’s programs in their own words.
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Telling Your Story Matters
Storytelling to open hearts, change minds, and advance equality for LGBTQ+ people.
Navigating Uncertain Times with Care & Compassion: Guide for Parents of Transgender Youth
We are living through hard times, especially in our current polarized climate where both inflamed rhetoric and harmful policies directly impact transgender and nonbinary youth.
Transgender Military Service
On January 27, 2025, President Trump issued a blatantly discriminatory Executive Order that bans transgender people from serving in the military.
Supporting Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender-Expansive Children
Supporting Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender-Expansive Children is a groundbreaking resource that explains how families and healthcare professionals are helping transgender children thrive.
Trans Justice Initiative: Small Grants Program
The work of promoting equality and creating positive change for members of our transgender and non-binary community cannot be done alone. This is why we are working with community-based activists…
ACTIVATE: A Transgender Justice Initiative Program
ACTIVATE: Building the Capacity of Leaders on the Frontlines
ELÉVATE: Un programa de la Iniciativa de Justicia Transgénero
ELÉVATE, el nuevo programa de nuestra Iniciativa de Justicia Trans, promueve el liderazgo de las personas trans y no binarias hispanohablantes por poner en contacto a los miembros de la…
MOTIVATE: A Transgender Justice Initiative Program
Overview:Our Trans Justice Initiative’s MOTIVATE Program advances the leadership of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) transmen and transmasculine nonbinary folks by connecting them with other community members and…
Be an Ally - Support Trans Equality
Now more than ever, our transgender and non-binary community members need to feel seen, supported, and safe as they go through their daily lives. It may not always be easy…
Fatal Violence Against the Transgender and Gender-Expansive Community in 2024
The Human Rights Campaign is both saddened and infuriated by the deaths of at least thirty-two transgender and gender-expansive people whose lives were tragically and inhumanely taken through violent means,…
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