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Alabama May Pass the Most Aggressive Anti-Transgender Bill Yet

On February 10, 2021, over two dozen transgender Alabama residents and allies filled the floor of the Alabama House Judiciary Committee to speak out against the state’s attempt to pass a bill that would make it a felony to prescribe puberty-blocking drugs or hormones as transgender therapies for minors with…

LGBTQ

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Alabama May Pass the Most Aggressive Anti-Transgender Bill Yet
Alabama May Pass the Most Aggressive Anti-Transgender Bill Yet
LGBTQ

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Feb 23, 2022

Alabama lawmakers advance transgender students bathroom ban

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday night approved legislation that would bar transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that match their current gender identity. The bill mandates K-12 schools require students to use multi-person restrooms and locker rooms that match the sex on their original birth…

Transgender

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Alabama lawmakers advance transgender students bathroom ban
Alabama lawmakers advance transgender students bathroom ban
Transgender

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Feb 7, 2022

National Black HIV and AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD): Work and Organizers to Follow in 2022

By: Kayla Thompson, Eshe Ukweli, Serena Sonoma, and DaShawn Usher As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, today, February 7th, we turn our focus to National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NBHAAD). Today we commemorate and recognize the progress we’ve made in HIV prevention, treatment, and care over the last…

HIV

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National Black HIV and AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD): Work and Organizers to Follow in 2022
National Black HIV and AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD): Work and Organizers to Follow in 2022
HIV

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Jan 31, 2022

The Cry to Be Included

“Let today be the last day that you ever doubt Black trans power,” I cried into a microphone in the summer of 2020. I was addressing a crowd of nearly 15,000 people dressed in varying shades of white outside the Brooklyn Museum. Our uniform paid homage to a 1917 NAACP…

Transgender

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The Cry to Be Included
The Cry to Be Included
Transgender

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Jan 24, 2022

Mayor speaks out after transgender advocacy group says employee was harassed at downtown hotel

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) — Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed spoke out on social media after a group visiting the capital city was reportedly discriminated against. Reed said in a tweet Wednesday he was disappointed to hear about the treatment of members of the The Knights & Orchids Society, also known as…

Transgender

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Mayor speaks out after transgender advocacy group says employee was harassed at downtown hotel
Mayor speaks out after transgender advocacy group says employee was harassed at downtown hotel
Transgender

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Dec 29, 2021

Say Their Names: 2021 was a deadly year for Black and Brown trans, gender non-conforming people

The number of transgender women and men, along with gender non-conforming people, killed by violent crime grew from the previous year. Fatal violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people reached an all-time high in 2021. At least 50 individuals from the community were shot or killed by violent means, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). The LGBTQ+ advocacy organization reports that it is saying only “at least” because often times…

Transgender

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Say Their Names: 2021 was a deadly year for Black and Brown trans, gender non-conforming people
Say Their Names: 2021 was a deadly year for Black and Brown trans, gender non-conforming people
Transgender

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Dec 13, 2021

TKO Youth Ambassadors: Reclaiming Spaces

If you missed the open mic this past Saturday, you missed a reclaiming of power among Black queer & trans youth. You missed the amazing talent and the beauty of this amazing space. These are the moments we remember and hold 🌻❤️ Below is a repost from 1977 Books Instagram: Feeling…

LGBTQ

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TKO Youth Ambassadors: Reclaiming Spaces
TKO Youth Ambassadors: Reclaiming Spaces
LGBTQ

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Dec 11, 2021

2021 Has Been A Deadly Year For Transgender People

2021 isn’t over, but 45 transgender people have been killed in the United States this year. On November 9th, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) reported that more transgender and nonbinary people died in 2021 than in any year the organization had previously recorded. …

Transgender

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2021 Has Been A Deadly Year For Transgender People
2021 Has Been A Deadly Year For Transgender People
Transgender

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Dec 1, 2021

World AIDS Day 2021

This year’s theme is “Ending the HIV Epidemic: Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice” TKO was founded in 2012. In 2017, TKO became the first and only AIDS Service Organization (ASO) and STD/STI clinic in the state of Alabama founded and led by Black Trans and LGBQ people. We are community people serving the communities that we represent. Our goal is to help more Black trans, same-gender-loving, and Black queer folks access high-quality primary care and Endocrinology services. TOTAL care is how we get to zero.

AIDS

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World AIDS Day 2021
World AIDS Day 2021
AIDS

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Nov 19, 2021

Transgender people in ‘survival mode’ as violence rises, anti-trans bills become law

On Saturday, Que Bell will help lead a vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual observance to honor the memory of transgender homicide victims that began in 1999. Bell has led these vigils before. He is the executive director of the Knights and Orchids Society, a nonprofit group based…

Transgender

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Transgender people in ‘survival mode’ as violence rises, anti-trans bills become law
Transgender people in ‘survival mode’ as violence rises, anti-trans bills become law
Transgender

7 min read

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