Ken Ballard isn’t known for talking much, and it was quite difficult for the father to come to terms with the fact that he had a transgender child — a son. But all that has passed and the father fully supports his trans son, Ashur, so much so that he spoke at the Texas Capitol […]
Trans Dad Opens Up About His Pregnancy After a Miscarriage
Trystan Reese and Bill Chaplow are already parents to two children, Chaplow’s niece and nephew, Riley and Hailey, who they adopted after Chaplow’s sister had substance abuse problems. However, the couple wanted to try for a biological child, and so Reese, a trans father, became pregnant last year, only to suffer a miscarriage after 6 […]
First Time Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Trans Student’s Rights at School
Ashton Whitaker, 17, is a transgender boy who took his Wisconsin school district to court when they wouldn’t allow Whitaker to use the boy’s bathroom unless he completed physical gender transition. Last September, U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper gave Whitaker permission to use the boy’s bathroom at his school, however, his Wisconsin school district was not […]
Trans Youth Avery Jackson is National Geographic’s Cover Girl in January 2017 Issue
Magician (Hilariously) Explains Trans Bathroom Rights to “Kids”
For many of us, it’s not difficult to understand that bathroom laws aimed at transgender individuals is wrong. However, some parents worry — how will I explain transgender persons to my children? Well, Justin Willman has you covered. Sort of. In a hilarious video, Willman tells such parents to sit their children in front of […]
Dads of Trans Kids Proudly Share Their Stories
By Alex Temblador The HRC has just released a wonderful video that feature fathers of trans children and teens. Last year, they released a similar video of moms discussing their trans children, however, in an effort to reach fathers and men, they created this video. The video features four fathers that live in New York, […]
Meet the Soon-to-Be 1st Trans Parents in South America
By Alex Temblador LGBT activist Diane Rodriguez and her boyfriend Fernando Machado are an Ecuadorian couple who are set to become South America’s first-known transgender parents. They recently announced their pregnancy which has received much support for the couple. Rodriguez wrote in a Facebook post: “I’m going to be a mum, my boyfriend Fernando Machado […]
Transgender Cinderella Story Created by YouTube Channel, Pop’n’Olly
By Alex Temblador Pop’n’Olly, a YouTube channel that provides LGBT educational videos for children, parents, and teachers, has just released a wonderful transgender Cinderella story. Olly Pike is the creative mind behind the channel and uses animations in his videos. This particular video, called, “Jaime – A Transgender Fairytale,” features Jaime who is bullied by […]
2015 LGBT Rights Accomplishments We Are Thankful For This Thanksgiving
By Alex Temblador In honor of Thanksgiving, here are some LGBT rights accomplishments that we are VERY thankful for. January 4, 2015 Austria allows same-sex couples to adopt. January 20, 2015 President Obama uses the word “transgender” in a State of the Union address, the first for any U.S. president. January 21, 2015 Israel now […]
The Importance of Transgender Awareness Month
By Alex Temblador The month of November is Transgender Awareness Month, a month that holds so much significance for our country because it brings to light a group of individuals that struggle greatly in terms of equality and acceptance in the United States. November 14-20th groups, organizations, and individuals will be participating in Transgender Awareness […]