Tag: Trans rights

A new study has revealed a refreshing belief in light of the Trump Administration’s attacks on transgender people: a whopping 71% of the country approves of transgender people serving in the military. The news comes on the heels of renewed comments by Trump defending his ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces after that B.S. policy he announced on Twitter last summer that went into effect this past April. The survey, conducted by popular pollster Gallup, found that 88%...

Shakeela, the trans woman targeted in the gang attack (image via Facebook: Trans Action Pakistan)Shakeela, a 27-year-old trans woman living in Pakistan, was reportedly kidnapped, blackmailed, tortured and had her hair forcibly shaved  by a gang. Gangs have done the same thing to other trans women, sometimes even setting them on fire and killing them without ever being prosecuted for their crimes — and the local trans community is fighting back. In a press conference this week, Pakistan’s Trans Action...

A poll released by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) last month points to growing acceptance of transgender people, in spite of attacks by the Trump administration aimed at trans rights. More than six in ten (62%) of Americans surveyed say they’ve become more supportive of transgender rights over the last five years, with only 25% saying they’ve become more opposed to transgender rights over the same time period. “Increase in support for transgender rights tracks fairly closely with the large...