HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Gay and transgender activists in Vietnam say a new law recognizing their rights will pave the way for gender reassignment surgery in the communist country and reduce discrimination.

Miami – As police investigate the death of a Miami transgender woman, friends gathered to remember the victim.

It’s another victory for LGBT people after the North Palm Beach Village Council voted to enact the Village’s Civil Rights Ordinance, which goes into effect immediately.

It’s been nearly seven years since Simmie Williams was shot and killed by two men in Fort Lauderdale.  On February 22, 2008, the 17-year-old was attacked on the 1000 block of Sistrunk Boulevard while wearing a dress and was known in the area by his first name or as Beyonce. Williams’ case remains unsolved, as do many of the crimes committed against transgender and gender-nonconforming people.

Some state legislatures have passed photo identification laws to combat alleged voter fraud. These laws could affect transgender voting rights. Many transgender people have great difficulty in updating their Identification (ID) documents.

(EDGE) Transgender triathlete Chris Mosier is the star of a new ad from Nike's "Unlimited" campaign, which features athletes who push their own limits.

The bathroom myth is an argument hate groups consistently trot out whenever LGBT equality measures are up for discussion, claiming that if we allow transgender people to use preferred bathrooms, predatory men will exploit this access to assault women and children.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — West Hollywood this week begins requiring gender-neutral restrooms under a law that aims to make those with a non-traditional "gender identity" more welcome.

With more than 1 million Americans self-recognized as transgender, do you know or even understand what it’s like to be trans?

(CNN) -- Recently, Katie Couric interviewed model Carmen Carrera and "Orange is the New Black" star Laverne Cox on her daytime talk show. Cox and Carrera are both male-to-female transsexual women who are enjoying a level of mainstream success in their respective fields. As such, they were interviewed for an episode of Couric's show dubbed "Transgender Trailblazers."

Love conquers all, even COVID fears, or so hope these area eateries and hotels offering special deals for lovebirds looking for a break from self-quarantine.

Valentine’s Day is one of the hospitality industry’s busiest days.

There are two sides to every story. In politics, there's left and right; in fairy tales, it's good or evil.

The girl who sits right behind you at school is really nice. She shares her things if you ask nicely, and she likes to make you laugh.

It's very common. Giving birth is so common, actually, that someone does it in the U.S. nearly 11,000 times a day — which means that it's really not much of a big deal, unless it's your baby.

Life, as they say, is an open book. When you're born, someone else starts writing it for you, but it doesn't take long for you to be your own author.

It's just a little stick in the arm. Just a poke, a tiny jab, a brief ouch, and you have your opinions about it.

Coming out as trans means the birth of the real you.

(CNN) -- When Hillary Whittington learned she was having a girl, she and her husband, Jeff, were thrilled. Naturally, the couple started getting ready for the arrival of their first child.

Pridelines Center is less than three miles from Martin Luther King Boulevard. But while hosting a panel on transgender issues with civil rights activist Cecilia Chung, it became the intersection of Black Lives Matter and Trans Lives Matter.

(CNN) -- In the weeks and months following Justice Anthony Kennedy's ringing endorsement of same-sex marriage, couples flooded court houses in every state, buoyed by the ruling.

(WB) White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held firm Tuesday under questioning from Fox Radio on President Biden’s commitment to transgender rights, asserting under questioning about transgender kids in school sports: “Trans rights are human rights.”

(WB) The White House is remaining silent in the aftermath of an explosive media report that President Trump’s pick for a federal judgeship in Texas endorsed widely discredited “ex-gay” conversion therapy and called transgender kids part of “Satan’s plan.”

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has come out in support of a federal measure outlawing discrimination against LGBT people.

Last Tuesday the Democrats held their first debate, which turned out to be a ratings success for CNN, pulling more than 15 million viewers.

"Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
Looking for soul food and a place to eat...."
– Lou Reed, Walk on the Wild Side

In a groundbreaking report, the World Health Organization (WHO) has joined forces with UN Women, UN AIDS, UNICEF, the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Development Programme and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to condemn the forced sterilization of transgender and intersex people.

(EDGE) Whoopi Goldberg is set to produce a new unscripted series about fashion models working with Slay Model Management, which calls itself the world's first exclusive transgender modeling agency, Deadline reports.

(CNN) -- The transgender community is celebrating several recent milestones thanks to one teen doing her part for transgender visibility.

The debate on whether or not the city will fly the transgender flag is scheduled for the next commission meeting on March 28.