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Trans Lifeline Trans Lifeline is a non-profit dedicated to the well being of transgender people. We run a hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people. Trans Lifeline volunteers are ready to respond to whatever support needs members of our community might have. This is a FREE helpline run by volunteers and supported by the…
Transgender kids’ brains resemble their gender identity not their biological sex
May 22, 2018 – A new study led by a Belgian neurologist found that brain activity in transgender people resembles that found in cisgender people of their gender more than their sex assigned at birth. Julie Bakker of the University of Liege led the research, which involved MRI scans of 160 transgender people diagnosed with…
Rizi Timane Annual Transgender Grant
Armed with his life experiences and a keen desire to support his LGBT community, Rizi founded The Happy Transgender Center in 2012 to provide much-needed support to trans individuals and their families during the transition process.
A Lesbian in Nigeria – Disowned By My Family (by Rizi Timane)
I am originally from Nigeria, West Africa, where homosexuality is completely forbidden and illegal. I was also raised in a Christian home and faced great conflict when I realized that I was a lesbian. My family tried praying it out of me 🙂 and later on, we fell out completely. They basically told me I…
Rizi Timane – Part 2 – F2M Trans Singer, Actor, Coach, Advocate
Rizi Xavier Timane is a female-to-male transgender singer, actor and trans-specialist coach who advocates for transgender rights. He was born and raised in Nigeria, West Africa. Rizi realized at age eight that he was a boy living in a girl’s body and approached his parents about this dilemma. His parents, converts to fundamentalist Christianity, responded…
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New York City Creates Gender-Neutral ‘X’ Option For Birth Certificates
NEW YORK (Reuters) – People who were born in New York City and do not identify as male or female can now opt for a third gender category of X on their birth certificates. Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the provision into a law on Tuesday, making New York City the fifth place to do…
One of the first things this freshman Congresswoman did was hang a trans flag outside her office
Democratic Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton is starting off her term on the right foot. One of her first orders of business was to hang a trans flag outsider her office door. Wexton, who is the aunt of a transgender child, is the first Congressperson to hang the flag. “The trans community has been under attack,” Wexton told…
A Love Letter To Transgender People From A Transgender Priest
I want you to know that I see you. I see you sitting in the pew, with your parents, as your pastor talks about what an abomination those transgender people are. I see your face burn with the recognition that he’s talking about you. I see you slink down in your seat and hope to…
Transsexual Tale Launches Author To Limelight
Julie Anne Peters has been writing for young adults for nearly 15 years, and if anyone knows that’s no path to fame and fortune, she does. So when the phone rang a few weeks ago, bringing career-boosting news, she was skeptical, at best. “This is Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation,” the…
100 Ways to Make the World Better for Non-binary People
Respecting people’s pronouns, and 99 other easy things. Non-binary identity is more visible than ever in the mainstream media, but that doesn’t necessarily translate to safety, support, opportunities, understanding – or any of the other things many non-binary people actually need. In a world with governments hostile towards LGBTQ people, specifically trans and non-binary people…
Trans Books
Click on the image or the title. It will take you to Amazon.com.Many of these books are now available as Paperback, Kindle and Audiobooks. Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue Paperback – Illustrated by Nicholas Teich (Author)4.5 out of 5 stars    353 ratings Written by a social worker, popular educator, and member of the transgender community,…
Exclusive: America’s first trans candidate for governor talks about hope… & death threats
Christine Hallquist is a former energy executive who has stepped out from behind the CEO desk to step into the Vermont governor’s race. She’s married, and a parent. She’s a long-time Democrat running to unseat a Republican governor in a state where that party has held the seat since 1963. She’s also a transgender woman…
Transgender student in Florida can now use men’s restroom
A transgender student at a Florida high school can use the men’s restroom during his senior year, a federal judge says. The judge ruled last Thursday that 18-year-old Drew Adams can use the men’s restroom at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida when classes resume next month. Citing a district policy, the school…
Using Chosen Names Reduces Odds of Depression and Suicide in Transgender Youths
April 11, 2018 – In a recent study, researchers found that the risk of depression and suicide in transgender youths falls when they are allowed to use their chosen name. [spacer height=”20px”] AUSTIN, Texas – In one of the largest and most diverse studies of transgender youths to date, researchers led by a team at The…
Church Of England Faces Calls To Condemn Gay Cure And Hold Transgender Renaming Services
May 26, 2017 – The Church of England will be asked to denounce gay conversion, consider special services for transgender people and re-examine its teaching on marriage as between one man and one women in a raft of measures to be debated at its forthcoming General Synod meeting in July. In its first meeting since…
A Trailblazer From Birth
Nearly thirty years ago I was blessed to watch two women as they fell very much in love. I was subsequently honoured to be present at their wedding, and then later at the birth of their very special child. Caitlyn/Aiden had two of the best “moms” in the world. No child was ever wanted more…
Up The Flood Without An Ark
The Big Question and why ask it? First, about the questioner. I am not a doctor of any order, not a therapist and not on an epic journey. I am a high school dropout, ex-military functionary seeking only guidance on the path of least resistance. I was born in a house of cards and found…
Notes on Gender Role Transition – My Personal Experiences
by Stephenie Robinson So if you think that I got to look like I do in this photograph easily you can forget that, it is not true, it took dedication, work, tenacity and all the things we have to do to get a result in any given situation. It was over hell and high water…
Womb Transplants for Gay, Transgender and Straight Men Who Want to Carry a Child?
Fertility doctors in the U.K. are reportedly working on womb transplant procedures that would allow transgender people born as males, and also other men, to have babies. Moreover, National Health Service doctors told The Mail on Sunday that taxpayers should fund such transplants, citing “equality enshrined in law.” Dr. Amel Alghrani of Liverpool University said…
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban On Transgender Service Members
Oct 30, 2017 – President Trump’s would-be ban on transgender service members in the military has been blocked from going into effect for the foreseeable future. A U.S. district judge in Washington, D.C., decided on Monday that trans members of the military have a strong case that the president’s ban would violate their Fifth Amendment…