Equality Virginia Expands Transgender Initiatives

Equality Virginia recently engaged the transgender community through their first “I Am Transgender” regional meetings. The goal of the organization’s May meetings were to construct an action plan to include more trainings, build a blueprint for a statewide conference, and educate non-transgender people on transgender issues.

June 2, 2014

Published by E. Sansing at June 2, 2014

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Entertainment

A Review of 'Just Gender'

More often than not, the LGB community omits and neglects the people and importance of the T in our acronym. Despite being dubbed by various news outlets as “The next civil rights frontier”, it is all too easy to misunderstand, misrepresent and misplace the transgender community.

May 29, 2014

Published by Tagg Magazine at May 29, 2014

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Video: Family Shares Story of Transgender Child

Recently, the Whittington family posted a video online sharing their story about their transgender child, Ryland. Though they struggled with the concept of hearing their daughter repeatedly proclaim her gender as a "boy", they researched and took steps to create a safe and loving environment for their son.

April 1, 2014

Published by Eboné Bell at April 1, 2014

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Health

Foundation Grants Record Number of Gender-Confirming Surgeries

The Jim Collins Foundation recently announced a record number of grantees and is now accepting applications for the next grant cycle. Founded in 2008 by two transgender men, the Jim Collins Foundation is the only national nonprofit organization with a mission to fund gender-confirming surgeries.