You know that behind every smile perhaps a broken soul, so you try to be extra understanding. You are keen to hearken to your folks and colleagues, and you’re just genuinely happy about with the power to do something for them. You know you won’t stay in this world endlessly, […]
Transgender
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — A retired music teacher would become the first openly transgender member of the deeply conservative Kansas Legislature if she’s elected from a Democratic-leaning district she’s expected to win. Stephanie Byers, of Wichita, would join the ranks of other transgender people who have served in legislatures in […]
Stephanie Byers conducts a band class at Wichita North High on April 23, 2018. Byers ran unopposed and won Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the 86th District of the Kansas House of Representatives. Byers has since retired from teaching. Jaime Green AP BELLE PLAINE, Kan. A retired music teacher would become […]
A transgender woman, Neulisa Luciano Ruiz, better known as Alexa, was shot and killed early Monday morning in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, officials confirmed on Tuesday. She was killed hours after someone called police to report that Ruiz was using the women’s bathroom at a McDonald’s restaurant. A video that […]
The highly charged debate over transgender rights has resulted in a tangle of contradictory laws governing access to public bathrooms and locker rooms across the country. Many states permit transgender people to choose bathrooms and locker rooms based on their gender identity, considering it a civil rights issue. But in […]
Public debate around transgender individuals and bathroom use hit a fever pitch in April 2016, largely due to the controversial passage of HB 2 (otherwise known as the “bathroom bill“) in North Carolina. On 19 April 2016, Target released a statement confirming a new policy about transgender customers and bathrooms: Continuing to Stand for Inclusivity […]