New news from POTUS this morning concerning transgenders serving in the military. Transgenders have been allowed to serve openly in the military since last year when a ban was lifted. The development is interesting considering this tweet from Trump while campaigning:   The internet immediately responded:     Facebook: The Karen Clark Instagram: @TheKarenClark Twitter/Snapchat: […]

LGBTQ people of color are far more likely to experience violence according to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs’ most recent report and when transgender women are under attack, it’s important to uplift and shine light on those who are challenging perceptions, organizing people, or just plain changing the game. Today we honor the beauty of […]

The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider a Virginia school district's challenge to Obama's transgender rights regulation.

A federal judge blocks Obama's transgender school bathroom rule. The plaintiffs accused the president of an overreach.

Spelman College established a task force to consider whether to admit transgender students. The historically Black college would join a wave of other elite women's institutions to make the policy change.

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Tennis star Serena Williams has been eliminated from the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The Obama administration plans to direct school districts to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that match their identity. School officials will receive guidance on implementation.

A North Carolina school board lifted its ban on students carrying Mace and pepper spray on campus. This comes in response to the DOJ's civil rights lawsuit against the state's bathroom law.

The Department of Justice and North Carolina filed lawsuits against each other over the so-called "bathroom bill." North Carolina denies that the measure violates the civil rights of transgender people.

Well, that escalated quickly. According to the Associated Press, the state of North Carolina has filed a lawsuit against the Department Of Justice. This stems from House Bill 2, commonly referred to as the “Bathroom Bill.” Last week, the Department Of Justice said that the North Carolina law violates civil rights protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and […]

Target made headlines last week after announcing that transgender people can use whatever bathroom matches their gender identity. So, if you were born a man, but you now live as a woman, Target is saying you are welcome to use the women’s bathroom because that’s your gender identity. And if you were born a woman, […]

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is doing everything in his power to garner the Black vote. Sanders is slated to make an appearance on The Tom Joyner Morning Show on Monday. During the show, he will take questions from a roundtable of Black hosts and contributors, which will include Roland Martin, Don Lemon, Al Sharpton, […]