News From A Colorful Perspective
Kansas is currently one of three states, including Ohio and Tennessee, that does not allow transgender people to amend the names and assigned genders on their birth certificates. That restriction is about to change. Democratic Governor Laura Kelly withdrew opposition to a lawsuit by Luc Bensimon, a transgender man, and…
Zoe Spears, a transgender woman, was found shot to death on a sidewalk in a suburb outside of Washington, D.C. on June 13. She was found at the same intersection as another murdered transgender woman, Ashanti Carmon, who was friends with Spears. Prince George’s County police announced Thursday that they…
David Bowie was one of the brave celebrities and performers that first flouted gender norms and inspired many transgender people growing up in the United States and across the world. He died in 2016 at 69 years old. Over the decades of his career, Bowie was an icon for both…
As public conversation over President Trump’s proposed (and rejected) inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census continues, another census is reflecting intersectional concern over critical issues facing the Black LGBT community. Related story: Republicans Are Not Giving Up on the 2020 Citizenship Question As part of the 2019…
The intersection in Kansas City, Missouri is now a place filled with tragedy. Brooklyn Lindsey, a 32-year-old Black transgender woman that was beloved by her community, was found dead on a porch by Kansas City Police on Tuesday, according to CNN. She had been shot multiple times and her death…
Originally published on EY’s YouTube page Everyone should lead the life they were meant to. Coming out as transgender was one of the hardest experiences of Henry Jeanneret’s life, but the support he received from his father and EY Americas Vice Chair Rich Jeanneret, extended family, and friends helped him…
When Giana Desir, a transgender woman, started transitioning, an already challenging situation became even more difficult. Her then-landlord refused to renew her lease. She went looking for another place to live in New York and ended up being humiliated and still without a home. On the recommendation of a well-meaning friend,…
Gavin Grimm made national news in 2018 when he filed a lawsuit against his school to use the bathroom aligned with his gender. In a win for Grimm, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied a motion to dismiss the case. A hearing is now scheduled…
During the time that Barack Obama was president, the government granted blanket permission to embassies overseas to fly the pride flag during June, LGBTQ Pride Month. But there’s someone new in the White House and times have changed. According to NBC News, U.S. diplomats were told they can display the…
Since 2014, at least 110 transgender women have been killed, according to the Human Rights Campaign – but only 42 percent of those murder investigations actually arrested someone. And yet, about 61 percent of murder cases across the general public results in an arrest, according to the FBI. The statistics only…
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