Tag: America

Experts: Hateful rhetoric, fear drive rising crime against transgender people

Experts: Hateful rhetoric, fear drive rising crime against transgender people

As transgender and non-binary Americans face increasing levels of reported violence, coupled with a host of new anti-trans laws and policies, advocates say it’s more important than ever to expand trans rights in all facets of life.

America’s CEOs made 324 times more than you last year

America’s CEOs made 324 times more than you last year

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The rich are getting richer and the rest of us are getting poorer. (Shocking, I know.)
But a new report from the top American union group is shedding light on just how much better off the bosses in the C-Suite are versus their employees.

America’s most-banned book is a kids’ story about a trans girl – for the third year running

America’s most-banned book is a kids’ story about a trans girl – for the third year running

The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) tracks and collates an annual list of the most commonly banned and challenged books at libraries, schools and bookstores in the US, celebrating them each year during Banned Books Week.

Black transgender women are the most vulnerable of all – The Famuan

Black transgender women are the most vulnerable of all – The Famuan:

America — the country known as the land of the free and home of the brave — provides many opportunities for people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and more minority groups. But this country also deprives a surplus amount financially, mentally and socially. Which leads to a troubling question: Does this land provide a home of safety and justice to all, or only to those deemed as free — the majority?