When you think about Pride Month, what comes to mind? Rainbow boas, concerts, and parades? All of these are familiar parts of celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. However, it is also vital to remember the roots of Pride Month: activism and awareness. This week, we are highlight an issue that is often overlooked: the extraordinary levels of physical and sexual violence that transgender people face in the United States. To start,

On Wednesday, February 22nd, the new presidential administration withdrew and rescinded the rule that transgender students have the right to use the bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding with their gender identity. This decision effectively strips transgender youth of federal protection in public schools, and may ultimately encourage the transphobia that is already rampant. Bullying can affect any student in elementary, middle or high school, but members of the LGBT commu

Recently our news (and social media feeds) have been consumed with one subject: the ability of transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice. At Blackburn Center, we fully support the right of transgender men and women to use whichever bathroom they are comfortable using. We affirm the right of each person to freely express their gender identity. Proponents of discriminatory bathroom laws, which mandate that people must use the public restroom that matches the sex