transgender rights

Just two weeks before a part of it would go into effect, the House of Representatives has voted to condemn President Donald Trump’s proposal to ban transgender men and women from serving in the military. The...

A Filipina U.S. Navy corpsman joined other service members for the biggest battles of their career this time in Capitol Hill. Cebu-born, San Diego based Akira Wyatt testified to the Congress in a historic hearing over...

Transgender actress and nurse Angel Qinan shares her story in a new documentary film, “Act Like a Woman.”...Read More

LOS ANGELES — Hours after reports surfaced that the Trump administration is considering changing protection for transgender people, which includes removing the definition of transgender, hundreds rallied outside of Los Angeles City Hall with the message that...

SAN FRANCISCO — This was the scene at the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot– hailed as the beginning of transgender activism in San Francisco.   Today, it’s also the subject of an interactive theater piece commemorating the lives...

The four-time Emmy-winning singing competition ‘The Voice’ is back for its 14th season with something new: American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is joining judges Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Alicia Keys. Also new and first on the show...

What would happen if you put together a production team of award-winning Filipinos and a few Hollywood stars in one movie? It becomes the most-awaited high-profile Pinoy independent movie of 2018. Tony-winning Broadway producer Jhett Tolentino, Oscar-winning...

President Donald Trump’s tweet on banning transgender service members sent shockwaves through the ranks of the military, especially for LGBT members proudly serving their country. Steve Angeles catches up with one of these transgendet service members...

MANHATTAN, NY — This protest on Wednesday evening grew organically, organizers say, through social media. It was a response to these tweets from President Donald Trump announcing a ban on transgender people from military service. According to...

On Showbiz Tonight — Hollywood celebrities, including Filipino talents, spoke out in support of American transgender-patriots in the military, after Donald Trump announced a ban that would effectively strip soldiers of the right to serve and...