Transgender

Texas activist beaten by two men because of gender identity

Stephanie Martinez is a transgender activist in Austin, TX. She met Rayshad Deloach in an online chat room. Deloach said he was interested in learning about transgender people/issues.

This is not unusual by itself. We must educate our fellow citizens about who we are in order to establish our niche in society. That's pretty much why I do what I do.

Some things never change

The Salvation Army is at it again.

A substance abuse center operated by the organization has been exposed by the New York City Commission on Human Rights to be discriminating on the basis of gender identity, which tuns out to be illegal in NYC. The center has been found to be one of four refusing to accept transgender patients, discriminating in housing by assigning rooms based on gender assigned at birth rather than gender identity, subjecting patients to invasive physical examinations, and/or segregating transgender patients away from their other clients.

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