Debate continues after WA proposals dealing with transgender athletes fail
Two proposed rule changes dealing with transgender student-athletes in Washington did not pass, but the issue certainly didn’t end with those votes.
Advocates Urge Seattle Children’s To Offer Gender-Affirming Surgery To Trans People Under 19
The Hospital May Be Violating State Anti-Discrimination Law, They Allege
Trans community and allies rally in Seattle against rising violence and political threats
On a cool spring evening, over 150 people gathered at the University District light rail station, their signs and voices rising together in a powerful display of solidarity.
State Rep. Macri Introduces a Bill to Increase Hormone Access
It Would Allow Transgender People to Stockpile Medications as Federal Threats Increase
US District Court Judge Blocks Trump Order on Gender Affirming Care, Says It Would Not “Survive Judicial Scrutiny”
We Almost Felt Bad For Trump’s Lawyer, She Didn’t Exactly…Slay
Is it still legal to protest? A guide to organizing in Donald Trump’s second term
“How do we generate the maximum media impact bang for the buck?”
“Healthcare, Not Hate” – Protestors Ask Seattle Children’s Hospital for Support
SEATTLE, WA – Over 900 people assembled outside of Seattle Children’s Hospital today, in protest of the organization’s decision to unilaterally discontinue healthcare for its transgender youth.
Seattle organization sues Trump over transgender military service ban
Gender Justice League, a Seattle-based human rights organization, is suing President Donald Trump and his administration over its ban on transgender people serving in the military.
Lambda Legal and Human Rights Campaign Foundation File Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration’s Transgender Military Service Ban
Lambda Legal and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals. The lawsuit—brought in response to the administration’s executive order – was filed on behalf of six actively serving transgender service members, a transgender person seeking to enlist in the military, and Gender Justice League, a civil and human rights organization headquartered in Seattle.
Seattle Children’s Postpones Trans Teen’s Surgery Indefinitely
Hospital Staff Told Family It Was to Comply with Trump Order
WA Democrats seek to amend Parents Bill of Rights after outcry about harm to LGBTQ+ youth
Last year the Parents Bill of Rights, or Initiative 2081, brought forth by the extremist group Moms4Liberty, went into effect despite concerns regarding the outing of LGBTQ+ students.
Extremist group highlights anti-LGBTQ Washington win: Initiative 2081
A Washington citizen’s initiative, passed during Pride Month, that may increase the risk of abuse and violence of LGBTQ+ students was recently highlighted by Moms for Liberty (M4L) in its 2024 impact report.
State Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen introduces legislation to restrict youth gender treatment
Although Washington is generally considered a safe state for the LGBTQ+ community, on Dec. 11, state Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen (R-25) prefiled House Bill 1038, which would prohibit the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and gender transition surgeries on minors.
Documents Trans People Should Change Now, How to Do It, And What They Can Change Later
Under normal conditions, there’s a standard order of operations for trans people updating their identity documents…
Seattle Trans-Led Groups You Can Support Right Now
As trans communities honor Trans Day of Remembrance, here’s where you can plug in and help, plus events and more.
Elegance and advocacy shine at Ties & Tiaras fundraiser for Trans Pride Seattle
The “Ties & Tiaras” fundraiser on Sunday, May 19, proved to be an enchanting soirée of elegance and advocacy.
11 Years of Trans Pride in Seattle: Celebrating the Strength, Diversity, and Beauty of Two Spirit, Trans, and Gender-Diverse People
Trans Pride Seattle has grown from a few hundred people marching and gathering at Cal Anderson Park to tens of thousands of attendees, making it one of the largest — if not the largest — Trans Pride events in the nation.
Celebrate Pride 2024, South End Style
Hi, gay! It’s queer Christmas season, aka Pride!
“Ties and Tiaras” to raise funds for Trans Pride
Get out your finest attire for the first-ever “Ties and Tiaras” fundraiser for Trans Pride Seattle on Sunday, May 19 from 7 to 9 p.m., hosted at Sleight of Hand Cellars in SoDo. There will be live performances, a silent auction, and a plethora of wines, beers and desserts.
Washington state passes new law with potential to out LGBTQ+ students
A citizen initiative that would increase the risk of violence and abuse of LGBTQ+ students is set to take effect early in Pride Month after being passed by the state legislature. While the initiative has yet to become law and the state courts have the opportunity to intervene, the introduction of such a policy is already impacting LGBTQ+ youth.
LGBTQ Advocates Are Ready to Fight the Parents’ Bill of Rights
Experts Still Don’t Know How It’ll Be Implemented
Trans Pride Seattle celebrates 10th anniversary: Rep. Zooey Zephyr on anti-Trans legislation and hope
TPS, now celebrating its 10th anniversary, is produced by the Gender Justice League. Founded in 2012, the organization focuses on “elevating the rights of the Trans and gender-diverse communities in Washington State and beyond.” For a decade, TPS has been “celebrating Trans joy, life, and love.”
PHOTOS: The many glowing faces of Seattle Pride this weekend
Thousands celebrated Pride at various events throughout the weekend in the Seattle area.
‘Carrying the torch for our transcestors,’ Trans Pride Seattle 2023 rallies for its 10th anniversary with a June celebration in Volunteer Park
Ten years after the first Trans Pride Seattle marched into Cal Anderson Park, veterans from that June night in 2013 and first-timers joined hundreds of people in Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park to represent the strength of the city’s TwoSpirit, Trans and Gender Diverse community and allies.
An Oral History of the First Seattle Trans Pride
“I Just Remember That First Year and I’m So Proud. I Can’t Even Describe the Amount of Joy and Gratitude—I Was So Grateful.”
Podcast | Inside the fight for trans rights
Danni Askini of the advocacy group The Gender Justice League breaks down the misconceptions and myths surrounding gender-affirming care.
Trans Pride Seattle back for 2023
Blaire Sebren wasn’t out as transgender when they attended their first Trans Pride Seattle event. They knew only one trans person, the friend with whom they tagged along to the party in Cal Anderson Park that summer of 2014.
The Weeds, Live — Anti-trans legislation, explained
In this live taping of The Weeds, host Jonquilyn Hill sits down with Danni Askini, co-executive director of national programs for the Gender Justice League. The two examine the history of gender-affirming care, discuss how changes in health policy and advancements in marriage equality have led to this backlash, and explore how advocates are responding.
100 Organizations Supporting Trans People in All 50 States
No matter where you live, you can support trans rights and livelihood.
No, Washington Did Not Just Pass a Law Allowing the State to Kidnap and “Transgenderify” Children
Senate Bill 5599 attracted more ire and myth-making than almost any other bill in Olympia this session.
Transgender troops warn GOP bill could upend lives, weaken military
Transgender troops fear a policy overturn may force them to serve in secret. Those who support the proposed ban argue that the issue is discouraging many potential recruits from enlisting.
Video: Board Chair of Gender Justice League Speaks On Same Sex Marriage Bill 10 Years Later
Sarah Moran speaks to Kiro 7 about the Respect for Marriage Act, the current state of trans rights nationwide, and more.
GOP Senate Candidate Tiffany Smiley Liked Anti-Trans Tweets
Before she decided to take on Washington’s 30-year incumbent in the U.S. Senate, Tiffany Smiley’s Twitter feed looked pretty typical of a new-mom-in-town Republican…
Trans Pride Seattle @ Volunteer Park
After a bumpy two years, Trans Pride Seattle is back in-person at Volunteer Park. The event kicks off at 5:30 pm and features performances by The Royal House of Noir, Seattle’s All Black Kiki Ballroom House…
Trans Pride Seattle returns with a September night for togetherness and freedom in Volunteer Park
By 2019, Trans Pride Seattle had grown into a surprisingly massive event with huge crowds rallying on Capitol Hill for a celebration of civil rights, love, and good times…
Celebrating Beauty, Resilience, and Wisdom, Trans Pride Seattle Returns Sept. 2
Trans Pride Seattle returns in person after a two-year hiatus, celebrating and centering transgender, nonbinary, Two Spirit, and gender-diverse communities.
Different time, same station: Trans Pride prepares for September celebration
Organizers of Trans Pride Seattle are sounding the alarm about the event, which is struggling to raise funds with just weeks to go.
Trans Pride is Trans Power
The first time I arrived at Trans Pride as a young trans person, I was profoundly moved to see thousands of people just like me, proud of who they were, experiencing joy…
COVID’s Invisible Toll on Seattle’s Trans Community
In late 2019, Kato Camacho moved to Tacoma, determined to make the most of a new beginning. He had recently undergone gender-affirming top surgery…
Tacoma flies trans flag, officially marking Transgender Day of Remembrance for first time
After a bumpy two years, Trans Pride Seattle is back in-person at Volunteer Park. The event kicks off at 5:30 pm and features performances by The Royal House of Noir, Seattle’s All Black Kiki Ballroom House…
Local Transgender And Gender Diverse Residents Have New Services Available
A program that provides services to transgender and gender diverse communities is expanding into Grays Harbor and Pacific counties.
Seattle Pride making early call to move 2021 celebration online.
Hopefully by 2022 we’re having parades and parties again — But Seattle Pride making early call to move 2021 celebration online.
ACLU of Washington Sues Swedish Health for Breach of Settlement for Failing to Improve Transgender Health Services
The ACLU of Washington on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Swedish Health Services for refusing to meet the terms of a settlement agreement designed to end the hospital system’s discriminatory practices and improve health care access for transgender patients.
Seattle’s Autonomous Zone Is Not What You’ve Been Told
Some call it CHOP, some call it CHAZ, and no one knows quite what it is. But one thing is clear in a blocks-large swath of Capitol Hill: a community is taking shape.
Event at Seattle Public Library causes firestorm, group accused of being ‘hate group’
A group called the “Women’s Liberation Front” booked the Microsoft auditorium at the library for an event that critics say is anti-transgender. It has many people calling for the library to cancel the event.
‘Stonewall was a riot, we will not be quiet’: Thousands gather for Trans Pride Seattle March
Seattle’s trans community and allies came out in force in and around Cal Anderson Park the evening of June 28 for a joyful celebration of identity on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York, which launched the gay rights movement.
Photos: Thousands celebrate Trans Pride 2019
Thousands came to Capitol Hill on Friday for the seventh annual Trans Pride. The event, organized by Gender Justice League, supports the Seattle-area trans and gender non-conforming community, with a march, a rally and access to community resources.
PHOTOS: Huge turnout at Trans Pride march
This year’s Trans Pride event attracted possibly their largest ever turnout, with several thousand people coming together Friday evening at Cal Anderson Park for a march and rally that included informational booths, speakers and live music.
Huge crowd rallies for Trans Pride Seattle as fight for rights for all starts Capitol Hill Pride weekend
In what appeared to be the largest turnout ever for the event, thousands marched on Capitol Hill and rallied at Cal Anderson Park Friday night to celebrate Trans Pride in Seattle and remember those who came before to fight for human rights for all.
Kaiser to cover breast augmentation on transgender women, state says
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan will no longer deny chest reconstruction procedures for transgender women, according to the state.
Gallery: Trans Pride and Dyke March celebrate community, raise visibility
Trans Pride, in its sixth year, supports the Seattle-area trans and gender non-conforming community. The event was a celebration, but also brought focus on continuing issues including the need for improved healthcare, calling for protections for transgender people who are navigating the immigration system and other causes.
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
This action challenges the constitutionality of an official federal policy of discrimination against transgender people regarding military service.
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Sue President Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Service Ban
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals.
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.
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.
Gender Justice League and partners hosts name and gender marker change legal clinic
Gender Justice League in partnership with Q-Law Legal Foundation, Teller and Associates, U.T.O.P.I.A., and King County Bar Association will be holding a name and gender marker change legal clinic on January 15 prior to the presidential inauguration.
Resistance and Resilience: Trans Struggle Today
Transgender people have made major strides in visibility and won important victories in recent years. Nevertheless, trans people continue to struggle with hate-based violence, economic marginalization, and social exclusion.
Gender and justice in a gentrifying city
Ebo Barton, with that shift in identity, is now more than ever, at peace with the public and private acknowledgement of their inherent gender queer identification. (Barton prefers the gender queer singular pronoun, they/them/their.)
Seattle: Sawant and Tenant Activists Win Landmark Victory on Move-In Fees
On December 12, after nearly a half year of struggle by Washington CAN and tenants’ rights advocates, the Seattle City Council passed Kshama Sawant’s landmark move-in fees legislation.
Gender Justice League Organizes “Say My Name” Name and Gender Marker Change Clinic
While it’s uncertain times for everyone right now due to the impending horror of The Illegitimate Regime of Donald Trump, it’s even more worrisome for community members most at risk.
Gender Justice League hosts transgender legal clinics
Michaela Marie Wills and Aria Vandebergh waited in the Cloud Room for their names to be called. Several dozen other people sat in the dimly lit room — warm with the press of bodies or an overzealous heater, it was hard to tell — grabbing drinks at the bar and contributing to the heavy buzz of conversation.
LGBTQ Rights Post-Election: Protecting our Community
The results of the 2016 election have created fear and uncertainty about the legal rights and safety of LGBTQ community members. Learn more about what you can do to protect your rights after the election and how our community’s legal organizations can help. Lawyers and community leaders present information about a wide range of legal issues impacting community members.
Statehouse Republicans Pre-File ‘Genitalia of a Different Gender’ Bill
Voters just rejected transgender discrimination, so now Republicans are legislating it.
Gender Justice League launches emergency fund for name, gender marker changes
With a Donald Trump presidency looming, the Gender Justice League is raising money for an emergency fund to help transgender people change their legal documents to correspond with their identities.
Trump Is Going to Be President. Time to Organize.
Banding together on important issues is vital to opposing a destructive agenda. Here are the local groups you can connect with to make it happen.
The Stranger’s Sydney Brownstone Wins Gender Justice League Award for Coverage of Trans Rights
Sydney Brownstone has won the Gender Justice League’s 2016 Media Justice Award.
Seattle Children’s Hospital Opens Gender Clinic for Trans Kids
The clinic is one of just five in the nation.
Successful Conversion — From Bill to Law
Gender Justice League’s Danni Askini discusses gay conversion therapy and the success her organization has had in bringing about change in Washington.
Video: What Trans Pride Means to Me
Members of the Gender Justice League— a group of transgender, gender non-conforming and allied activists— discuss what the upcoming TransPride event means to them.
Despite Rain and Violence, Trans Pride Seattle Thrives
Friday, June 24—It’s been drizzling for a while, but now the sky is straight-up pissing on the roiling mass of human bodies spread across Cal Anderson Park. Sparse patches of umbrellas poke up from the crowd like mushrooms, but most people just get soaked.
Photos: Trans Pride shines in the rain
As Seattle kicks off Pride Weekend for 2016, many of the holiday’s traditional themes of celebration, community, and dancing, have been washed out by a larger tension and concern for safety.
Photos: Seattleites March for Trans Pride
The march was both a protest and a celebration.
Trans* Pride 2016 dances through the rain on Capitol Hill
An incredible downpour didn’t stop Trans* Pride — but it definitely made more than a few people including Gender Justice League organizer Danni Askini consider calling it a night to head somewhere warm and dry. Instead, they danced.
Imaginative Anarchists Are Holding a Downtown Rock Concert With the Gender Justice League on May Day
Some anarchists are not promoting May Day with cringeworthy riot porn. Some anarchists are doing something awesome: Holding a rock concert in the middle of downtown Seattle to promote anarchism, have fun, and bring together the Gender Justice League, the Tenants Union of Washington State, the environmentalist Backbone Campaign, Standing Against Foreclosure and Eviction, and Rojava Solidarity Seattle* in one event.
First anti-transgender bill fails in Legislature
For many people, using a public restroom does not require much thought or effort. But for transgender people in Washington state, the basic human need to use a restroom has shifted into a political act that has been fought for fiercely, particularly during this session of the Washington State Legislature…
Sawant, Gender Justice League Celebrate Defeat of Transphobic Bill in State Legislature
Councilmember Kshama Sawant thanked the Gender Justice League and all activists who helped to defeat Senate Bill 6443 yesterday, a bill intended to roll back protections for transgender people.
Fighting for Trans Rights in Washington State – Interview with Gender Justice League’s Danni Askini
Socialist Alternative interviews Danni Askini about the struggle for equal rights for trans people.
CHS Pics | On day of victory for gay marriage, Trans* Pride Seattle marches forward
CHS Pics | Trans* Pride swells to thousands for march, rally on Capitol Hill
Hundreds of people joined the annual Trans* Pride march through the streets of Capitol Hill Friday night to lend their feet, voices, and faces to recognizing and celebrating the transgender community in Seattle.
Five Questions With: Danielle Askini, Gender Justice League
Author Helen Boyd met activist and Gender Justice League founder Danielle Askini a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. She was then, and remains to this day, one of her favorite trans activists and educators.
Trans Pride march & celebration
Toting signs with messages of love and acceptance, groups of attendees moved around Capitol Hill during the Trans Pride march and celebration in Seattle. The event intended to increase the power of the transgender community and its allies, both within and beyond Seattle.