California Moms, Students Demand Action and Response to Shooting of Meraxes Medina, a Trans Latina Woman in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES – The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements in response to the shooting of 24-year-old Meraxes Medina, a transgender Latina woman who was found shot and killed in south Los Angeles. Police have a suspect in custody.   “This is absolutely despicable. We are devastated to learn of the shooting of Meraxes Medina and ou ..read more

After Much Consideration, Mazzoni Pivots the PTWC 2022 To Virtual Setting Again PHILADELPHIA—Mazzoni Center today announced it has made the difficult decision to pivot the 2022 edition of its Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference, PTWC, to a virtual format due to concerns over the lingering pandemic. This will be the second year in a row that the conference will not take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where it was held for more than 10 years. The decision was made after extensive discussions among the organization’s leadership, with feedback from the Continuing Education Review ..read more

After months of working behind the scenes with UltraViolet & GLAAD, TikTok unveils an updated user policy to impede harassment, disinformation, misogyny, Anti-LGBTQ+ Hatred, Misgendering, disordered eating content, etc. In an announcement today, the video-focused social media platform TikTok released an updated user policy now expressly featuring limitations on ‘misogyny’ and anti-discrimination protections for transgender people, including a prohibition on misgendering and deadnaming. TikTok also announced they will start to remove the promotion of disordered eating content ..read more

Grant Received by Mazzoni Comes from Philly AIDS Thrift and will Launch a new Program that Supports Trans Women of Color Living with HIV PHILADELPHIA—Mazzoni Center is pleased to announce it has received a grant of $15,000 from Philly AIDS Thrift to launch the L.I.F.E. (Living in Fullness Everyday) Academy, a new program designed specifically for trans women of color living with HIV. L.I.F.E. Academy will build upon the existing infrastructure of Mazzoni Center’s OUR Way program which focuses on improving the social determinants of health that impact trans women of color. “I’m h ..read more

The National Black Justice Coalition, the HRC, Friends, and Family Mourn the Death of Za’niyah Williams, A Black Trans  Woman Killed in a Hit-And-Run Car Crash in Houston Texas  By: Audrey Cole / Trans Headlines HOUSTON, Texas—Za’niyah Williams sounded like a typical young woman who had tried to have others accept her for who she was, a proud black trans woman, according to her FB Page. The 21-year-old, according to Trans Griot, “was found dead on Dec. 20, 2021, after a hit and run car crash in Houston, Texas.” Za’niyah’s death is, according to the best estimates by the trans blog ..read more

In a friend-of-the-court brief, GLAD urged the Conn. Supreme Court to affirm the state’s nondiscrimination laws, including for LGBTQ people HARTFORD—Recently, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued its ruling in Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Edge Fitness et al., finding that Edge Fitness violated Connecticut’s nondiscrimination statute by maintaining a separate workout area for women. The Court found as GLAD argued in a friend-of-the-court brief that the creation of a judge-made exception to the state nondiscrimination law would create a substantial risk that protec ..read more

4th Annual Holiday Classics Concert Is a Fundraiser To Benefit Project Out, Inc.; Eastern Bank Main Sponsor of the Event SALEM, Mass.—Project Out, a Salem-based 501(c)3 organization dedicated to serving the needs of the transgender and gender diverse community, TGD, will bring its 4th Annual Holiday Classics Concert & Telethon to your living room or smart device on December 17 at 7 p.m. This virtual holiday concert and telethon will be broadcast on Salem Access Television, SATV, and Facebook Live. Due to the ongoing pandemic, and in an attempt to help keep the community healthy, the non-pr ..read more

Transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people can now receive legal name change assistance through the Identity Affirmation Project BOSTON—A new student-led project has officially launched under the Center for Law and Social Responsibility at New England Law | Boston: The Identity Affirmation Project. Founded by law students Katharine Nakaue (she/they) and Greg Newman-Martinez (he/him), both in the evening program at New England Law, the Identity Affirmation Project aims to assist transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people in the process of legally changing their name ..read more

This year, during TDoR (November), 53 Trans People Have Been Murdered, Most of them Are People of Color By: Nicole Lashomb* / Special to Trans Headlines Each November 20, at TDoR observances nationwide, we mourn the lost lives of our trans and gender diverse community, who were brutally murdered by a system that has failed them. Unfortunately, 2021 was the deadliest year yet, especially for the most marginalized within this demographic: members of color belonging to this specific community. It is inexcusable and mind-blowing that as time marches on, as we become more aware of the discriminatio ..read more

Anti-transgender bills threaten to harm the health of trans youth by limiting access to health care, denying access to athletic activities, and contributing to stigma and discrimination BOSTON―In 2021, lawmakers from 33 state legislatures and assemblies representing every region of the country filed 98 bills that seek to restrict the ability of transgender and gender diverse youth (TGD) to access health care, school facilities, and school athletics. A policy brief released today by the Fenway Institute examines the potential harms to health that these bills pose to TGD youth—regardless of ..read more