Gender Justice League Sues Trump Administration Over Transgender Military Ban
The Seattle nonprofit is a plaintiff in one of two new lawsuits against the ban.
Local transgender community responds to shocking discrimination survey
Newly released Washington-specific data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS)i shows that 37 percent of transgender Washingtonians have experienced homelessness in their lifetimes and 28 percent live in poverty. The USTS, a nationwide survey of nearly 28,000...
Washington State Trans Survey: press conference and community meeting
Do you want to be a part of the groundwork for future policy changes in Washington State? Are you committed to housing justice, healthcare justice, and access to education? Please join Gender Justice League, Pride Foundation and Ingersoll Gender Center, for an evening...
Transgender Servicemembers, Veterans and Organizations Denounce Trump
Trans Civil Rights Organization Denounces Trump Tweets Local Transgender Veterans and Active Duty Service Members Respond Press Release PDF. Seattle, WA – This morning US President Donald Trump sent trans military service members into chaos this morning by...
Opposing Apple Health’s Restrictive Rules
June 27th, 2017 Gender Justice League is joining our colleagues in the Coalition for Inclusive Healthcare in opposing rules changes to the Washington Apple Health (Medicaid) Program’s coverage for transition-related healthcare (also known as the “Gender...
2017 Pride speaker Jennicet Gutiérrez
Jennicet Gutiérrez is a transgender Latina organizer from México, and she is an organizer of Los Angeles based Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement. Jennicet believes in the importance of uplifting and centering the voices of trans women of color in all racial...
Transgender activists see big setback in Trump’s rollback on school bathrooms
The administration said Wednesday that states should decide whether trans students should be allowed to use school bathrooms that match their gender identity, reversing guidelines issued by then President Obama.
Social Media, Social Activism and Trump: A Recipe for Mass Action
The protest at Sea-Tac Saturday could become a common scene in Seattle.
County Strikes Deal to Help Transgender People Pay For Name Changes
With the Trump administration imminent, trans people are scrambling to get their papers in order.
Group pushing again to repeal Washington state transgender bathrooms rule
A new proposed ballot initiative sets off a fresh clash over whether transgender people in Washington should be allowed to use the bathrooms of the gender with which they live.