Trans in Trumpland debuts today
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Trans in Trumpland debuts today

ByKyle W. Bell

The documentary series Trans in Trumpland debuts today. The four-part series examines the struggles and resiliency of the transgender community under the Trump administration. Each episode of the series focuses on a different trans person who is living in Trumpland: states where they face transphobic laws as well as discrimination and violence. Director Zosherafatain travels across the…

Transgender Teen Leelah Alcorn’s Suicide Galvanizes Movement
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Transgender Teen Leelah Alcorn’s Suicide Galvanizes Movement

ByKyle W. Bell

The apparent suicide of 17-year-old Leelah Alcorn, a transgender girl from Ohio who documented her struggle and loneliness online, is galvanizing a movement against transphobia. Several vigils are planned in the U.S. and Canada for Friday and Saturday; petitions calling for Alcorn’s family to use her chosen name on her headstone and for President Barack…