World & National Archives

Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 19, 2018

by Out Alliance Community Spotlight Featured Transgender Violence Prevention World & National

A sobering, continued call to action as we remember the transgender community members we have lost to anti-transgender violence in 2018. Trans Day of Remembrance began back in 1999, in memory of Rita Hester, a Black trans woman from Boston who was stab ...

Gritpost: Lockdown incident in Virginia school shows how transphobia could kill students during shootings

October 9, 2018

by Out Alliance Featured Transgender World & National

A Virginia middle school is facing criticism after allegedly barring a transgender student from seeking shelter during an active shooter drill. Gritpost's Kaitlyn Kievel reported this weekend on a disturbing incident in an unnamed Virginia in which a t ...

Election 2018: Your Vote, Your Voice

October 3, 2018

by Out Alliance Featured Local News New York News Politics World & National

By Braden C. Reese Image courtesy Derek Koch and AIGA Get Out the Vote President Dwight D. Eisenhower said, “The future of the republic is in the hand of the American voter,” and he couldn't have been more accurate. There is no right more sacred ...

VICE reports: 16 states file brief with Supreme Court to make it legal to fire transgender people

August 28, 2018

by Out Alliance Featured Transgender World & National

VICE News, ThinkProgress, and other progressive media outlets reported yesterday that 16 states, listed below, filed an amicus brief last Friday asking the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a case that ruled a transgender woman protected under ...

Washington Blade reports: HRC Foundation chief resigns after using N-word

August 24, 2018

by Out Alliance Featured World & National

According to a lead from Politico Wednesday night, the Washington Blade reported that Human Rights Campaign Foundation head Mary Beth Maxwell resigned Wednesday after a colleague reported that Maxwell used a racist epithet twice in the workplace. "PLAYBOO ...

Daily News Roundup, July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

by Out Alliance Daily Roundup World & National

It's Monday, July 30, 2018 (my, how time flies), and here are the stories to start your week: Recognition at last for Gentleman Jack, Britain's 'first modern lesbian' The term homophobia didn't always define my experiences, it complicated it Intersex a ...

Daily News Roundup, July 27, 2018

July 27, 2018

by Out Alliance Daily Roundup World & National

It's Friday, July 27, 2018 and here are the stories for your weekend: Lesbian couple claims senior community turned them away because of their sexuality Average LGBTQ+ student carries $16k more student debt than peers Trans students in bathrooms don't ...

Daily News Roundup, July 25, 2018

July 25, 2018

by Out Alliance Daily Roundup World & National

It's Wednesday, July 25, 2018 and here are your stories: Rochester City Council votes to ban conversion therapy LGBTQ+ advocates worry a serial killer is targeting Black trans women in Florida Latinx millenials are least likely to identify as straight ...

Daily News Roundup, July 24, 2018

July 24, 2018

by Out Alliance Daily Roundup World & National

It's Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Rochester Pride Week wrapped up late Sunday evening and Out Alliance staff spent all of Monday packing the festival grounds back into storage. Here are your stories: Cuba set to legalize same-sex marriage Nicole Mains joins ...

Senator Markey and Rep. Kennedy Introduce Legislation to Ban Use of Gay and Trans Panic Defense

July 13, 2018

by Out Alliance Featured General Transgender Violence Prevention World & National

FROM PRESS RELEASE: Washington (July 13, 2018) – Aiming to end the use of so-called “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses in federal court, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Congressman Joseph Kennedy III (MA-04) introduced the Gay and Trans Panic D ...