Trans People Able to Walk Freely Again in New York

Cuomo, in a statement released after he signed the bill into law, called the statute “archaic.” COVID exposed low tide in America and the ‘walking while trans’ policy is one example of the ugly undercurrents of injustices that transgender New Yorkers — especially those of color — face simply for walking down the street,” Cuomo said in the statement. “For too long trans people have been unfairly targeted and disproportionately policed for innocent, lawful conduct based solely on their appearance. Repealing the archaic ‘walking while trans’ ban is a critical step toward reforming our policing system and reducing the harassment and criminalization transgender people face simply for being themselves.”

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One School Kicks Him Out The Other Crowns Him Homecoming King

By Sabrina Samone I’m sure the readers of TMP are ready by now for some good news, after what has been one sad blow after the next for our community. Recently, The Family Research Center, has launched a petition and campaign titled, ‘Free to Believe’, inserting their belief in a Freedom of Religious right to […]

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Three Charged with Gruesome Murder of Houston Transgender Teen Ally Steinfeld

Vrba reportedly told authorities that he stabbed Steinfield in the living room of the mobile home, and that all three, Schauer, Calderas, and Vrba wrapped up the victim’s body, took it outside, and destroyed the body by burning it. He also told law enforcement officers that some of the bones were placed in a garbage bag, which was transferred to a chicken coop on the property.

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How to Talk Sexuality with Trans and Non-Binary Teens

By TMPlanet According to  Rachel Lynn Golden, Ph.D via Psychology Today, there are sex positive ways to approaching the topic of sexuality with your transgender or non-binary child: 1. EDUCATE YOURSELF. There are a variety of resources you can access to better understand aspects of sexuality, sexual identity, and gender identity. Planned Parenthood , Scarleteen […]

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How To Improve Schools For LGBT Students

C. Blair, trans youth author, discuss what researchers have found: that incorporating LGBT related topics into everyday lessons will positively affect the overall environment and improves all students’ educational outcomes. The easiest class to incorporate inclusive lessons into, is history classes. We teach students the roles that LGBT people have played in history as well as the historical oppression they have faced. By doing this, we take away the negative stigmas and replace it with real life faces.

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