transgender girls

A family in Colorado has filed a complaint against the Fountain-Fort Carson school district, alleging the school discriminated against a six-year-old transgender girl when she was forbidden from using the girl's bathroom after a year of doing so, presumably without incident.

After a Denver Girl Scout troop decided to allow a 7-year-old transgender child into the troop — reiterating that Girl Scouting was about empowerment and inclusion — a representative from Colorado's statewide organization, Rachelle Trujillo said, "if parents brought a child to a meeting, and the child is recognized in the community as their daughter, then the Girl Scouts accept that. We don’t require proof of gender."

Kate Winslet and Angelina Jolie blew the doors off the Oscars. Brad Pitt's a lucky bastard. Eden Riegel's Bianca and Tamara Braun's Reese continued to do battle after their lesbian wedding was ruined by an icky girl / boy kiss on All my Children. Law and Order: SVU breaks out the real-life lesbians to tell a transgender story and Sara Ramirez and Jessica Capshaw continue with frustrating foreplay on Grey's Anatomy.

When the Girl Scouts took a stand for trans girls, online support went viral.

California governor Jerry Brown today signed into law a groundbreaking bill expanding antidiscrimination protections for transgender students in public elementary and secondary schools, mandating that schools respect the gender identity of trans students by allowing them equal access to the sports teams, programs, and facilities associated with their gender.

Radical activist, blogger, and attorney Cathy Brennan claims a San Francisco writer 'maligned' her in an online post about MichFest, lesbians, and trans women.

The tough-but-tender football coach is finally ready to be honest with the crew at McKinley High.

The Oprah Winfrey Network will devote Sunday, November 27, to an eye-opening look at two brave transgender individuals sharing the story with the world through documentary.

Whether it's transphobic commentary ruining Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, claims that trans people going to the bathroom are inherently raping other women, or right-wingers claiming ENDA will force employers to hire 'purposeful butch-looking females,' there was no shortage of outrageous commentary to be, uh, thankful for last week.

There were many out women who kicked ass and made headlines this year.

Welcome to our weekly round-up of the most infuriating bits of news from the past seven days.