trans women
For Trans Women of Color, Safe Employment Is a Matter of Life and Death
With an unemployment rate four times higher than the general population, trans women of color face countless barriers when it comes to finding safe employment.
Bold and Beautiful: Behind the Scenes at America's Biggest Trans Beauty Pageant
For the first time in its history, the Queen USA transgender beauty pageant awarded a national title. With talent from across the country and celebrity judges like Caitlyn Jenner and Kelly Osbourne, the event aims to raise funding for healthcare for...
New Rules for Trans Blood Donors Coming to Canada
Trans rights groups are pissed off about the new policy, which focuses on gender identity and surgery—not behaviour.
'I Love Trannies': Boxer Yusaf Mack Fights for His Attraction to Trans Women
A professional boxer, 36-year-old Yusaf Mack has gained renown as a national title–holding fighter in the US. But in 2015, after he lied about being drugged before appearing in a gay porn film, Mack's sexuality became national news.
Women and Marginalized Groups Come to Forefront of Black Lives Matter in Toronto
"For all the little Black girls out there who are not allowed to just be little Black girls, this night is for you."
The Straight Men Who Have Sex with Trans Women
Wanting to have sex with trans women is not synonymous with undoing the stigma against loving them.
Cry-Baby of the Week: An Airline Passenger Allegedly Threatened to Bring Down the Plane If She Couldn’t Sit with Her Cat
Also this week: Over 150 high school kids staged a walkout because a trans girl wanted to use the girl's locker room.
'Tangerine' Was Shot on an iPhone, But Director Sean Baker Still Pines for Celluloid
We spoke to Sean Baker, the director behind this year's breakout Sundance film, about depicting the world of two trans women of color as a white, male director.
The Uphill Battle to Make Prison Safer for Trans Women
Even as their advocates win victories in court, trans inmates remain vulnerable to violence from their fellow prisoners and indifference from a system that does not understand their needs.
Community Seeks Answers From Police Following Toronto Transwoman’s Death
Police maintain that the death of Sumaya Dalmar, a Toronto transwoman of colour, was not suspicious. But that's all they're saying.
How the Killing of a Trans Filipina Woman Ignited an International Incident
The trial of a US Marine accused of murder starts today. Will he go free?
Are Independent Charities Doing More for Victims of Domestic Violence than the Government?
Where the government's localisation of refuge services are putting women at risk every day, independent charities are picking up the pieces.