Transgender

Temple Unique Project

Temple University to create community-based transgender patient care training program

Global swimming organization bars transgender athletes from women's competitions

Swimming FINA

Gov. Wolf to Pennsylvania Republicans: 'Leave trans kids alone'

PA Trans Sports Ban

Addiction recovery program that serves trans and gender non-conforming people opens center in West Philly

Morris Home

Pennsylvania bill would ban transgender athletes from playing women's sports, but Gov. Wolf vows to veto it

PA Transgender Sports Ban

Pop-up market at Love City Brewing to celebrate transgender and non-binary creatives

Trans Art Mart

LGBTQ youth with eating disorders have increased risk of suicide, study finds

LGBTQ Study Trevor Project

Hormone therapy linked to lower suicide risk for transgender youth, study finds

Hormone therapy transgender youth

Mural Arts Philadelphia dedicates first mural celebrating transgender community

Mural Arts Month Philadelphia

Philly man sentenced to at least 25 years in prison for 2019 murder of transgender woman

Michelle Tameka Washington murder

Local activists demand vice principal be fired after transphobic incident at N.J. restaurant

Transphobic incident N.J.

Transphobic incident at N.J. restaurant results in school district's investigation of vice principal's involvement

Transphobic Incident Galloway

Delaware's Sarah McBride to become nation's first transgender state senator

Transgender activist Kendall Stephens says police who investigated her assault were 'unsympathetic'

kendall stephens hrc interview

Trump campaign adviser calls Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine 'this guy' in Twitter smear

Levine Ellis Twitter

Wolf condemns Bloomsburg Fair incident as LGBTQ+ groups demand written apology for Dr. Rachel Levine

Wolf Levine Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg Fair denies transphobic motive for dunk tank with Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine impersonator

Rachel Levine Bloomsburg Fair

Arrest warrant issued for suspect in killing of transgender woman Dominique Rem’mie Fells

Dominique Rem'mie Fells

Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine checks 'insulting' reporter who called her 'sir'

Rachel Levine Griffin

Transgender women ready to challenge Pennsylvania's name-change law in court

New Arcila-Adams Trans Resource Center connects community in 'much needed safe space'

Arcila-Adams William Way 2

New film chronicles the story of a transgender gamer

Narcissa Wright Scene 09162019

Philadelphia Police

Philadelphia Police update guidelines for officers' interactions with transgender and non-binary people

Philadelphia police transgender policy

New drag show rethinks gender and what it means to be femme

ONE TIME USE - Gender Queery.jpg

World Health Organization removes transgender from mental health disorder list

transgender not mental health disorder

U.S. Supreme Court won't hear appeal to overturn Boyertown transgender bathroom policy

Supreme Court denies Boyertown case

Arrest made in fatal shooting of transwoman, advocate 'Tamika' Michelle Washington

Tamika Michelle Washington

Mazzoni Center program announces a more inclusive name-change

Carroll - Mazzoni Center

Study links hormone therapy to increased risk of heart disease

heart disease transgender unsplash

Children's Health

Nearly 2 percent of high school students say they are transgender

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Pushing PrEP: Planned Parenthood targets gay men and heterosexual women

Local outrage, fear over Trump Administration's transgender proposal

Carroll - Rally for Trans Existence and Resistance

Children's Health

New policy for pediatricians encourages affirmative treatment of trans and gender diverse youth

gender-diverse-kids-pediatrics-pexels

Pa. GOP candidate Scott Wagner: People should use bathroom of gender assigned at birth

Scott Wagner

Here's why a Philly coffee bar asked performer Aunt Mary Pat to leave

aunt mary pat disabatino

Appeals court: Pennsylvania district can permit transgender students to use bathroom of choice

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Jazz artist Stanley Jordan's blurred lines

Stanley Jordan

Hahnemann launches new transgender health training

12012017_KathyRumer_HUH

School board candidate becomes Pennsylvania's first transgender elected official

Tyler Titus

What it's like being trans today, as told by Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Restroom rules for Boyertown transgender students upheld in court

Transgender Pride Flag

Transgender employee’s firing from Philly coffee shop results in controversy

Carroll - Function Coffee Labs

Dozens rally in Philly to honor transgender service members

Carroll - Amber Hikes

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