Transphobia Is Not Safety
We join the rest of the world in grief and shock at the horrific mass shooting at Covenant Elementary. Incomprehensible tragedies like this one have become all too common in the United States, and we owe it to the victims,…
Category Current Events
Trans Awareness Week 2022
Why Peer Support is a Political Act Every November 13-19 is Trans Awareness Week, an observance to educate about trans issues and commemorate our community’s progress. This year, we are reflecting on the crucial ways that peer-based support and action…
Remembering Maia Leonardo, our Board Co-Chair
Remembering Maia Leonardo With immense sadness and pain, we grieve the unexpected loss of our Board Co-Chair, Maia Leonardo (she/her). Maia was kind and thoughtful; she deeply cared about community and justice—particularly this organization. Maia’s clever wit and keen artistic…
TL honors a historic SCOTUS ruling for trans workers
TL honors a historic SCOTUS ruling for trans workers 6/15/2020 Today, the Supreme Court ruled on behalf of LGBTQ workers in a ruling that prevented employers from firing LGBTQ people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Join us…
Justice for Tony McDade: Supporting Black Trans Leadership against Police Violence
Justice for Tony McDade: Supporting Black Trans Leadership against Police Violence 6/1/2020 Our community is outraged and mourning the police murders of several Black people in the US, including Tony McDade, a trans man killed in Tallahassee, Florida. Tony’s death…
Trans Employment and the Supreme Court
Trans Employment and the Supreme Court 8/19/2019 To Our Dear Community — Last Friday, the Trump administration issued a brief to the Supreme Court asking it to rule that it is legal for employers to fire people for being transgender.…
In the Wake of the Supreme Court and HHS Announcements, Trans People Are Not Alone
April 24, 2019 | 3 min. read On days like today, it can feel like trans people never get the chance to fully heal. The US Supreme Court—stacked with conservative justices—announced Monday that it plans to examine whether the ban on sex…
Trans Military Ban — Ugly, Unprecedented, and Unsurprising
March 13, 2019 | 2 min. read Yesterday, the US Defense Department approved a plan to ban transgender people who have transitioned from enlisting in the military. The policy will also keep people currently enlisted in the military from beginning a transition…
Supreme Court Temporarily Allows the Trans Military Ban to Proceed; Trans Lifeline Vows to Keep Fighting
January 22, 2019 | 2 min. read To Our Dear Community. Today, the Supreme Court of the United States voted to allow the Trump administration’s transgender military ban to proceed. Meanwhile, the battle over the constitutionality of the ban itself plays…
Happy Intersex Awareness Day!
October 26, 2018 | 3 min. read October 26 is Intersex Awareness Day! We wanted to take a moment to honor our entire intersex community. While most intersex people aren’t trans, many of the issues that our communities face are…