Advocates for Trans Equality | Fighting for legal and political rights ...
WEBSep 25, 2024 — A4TE was founded in 2024 as the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), two long-time champions for the trans community, merged together as one organization.
In Largest-Ever Survey, Transgender People Report High Levels of …
WEBWASHINGTON, DC, August 13, 2024 —In a world of close elections, transgender (trans) people are a key part of the electorate, according to Civic Engagement in the 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey, a new report released today by the Advocates for Trans Equality Education Fund.It is the second in a series of reports sharing findings from the 2022 …
The Equality Act: What Transgender People Need to Know
WEBJun 9, 2019 — Most courts have agreed that this law protects transgender people. The Equality Act would explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity in any health insurance that involves federal funds. This includes Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, health care obtained through Veterans Affairs clinics, and any private insurance sold …
National Center for Transgender Equality Opens 2022 U.S ... - A4TE
WEBOct 19, 2022 — WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) announced its launch of the 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS). With over 33,000 transgender people who have pledged to take the survey—far surpassing the number of people who completed the survey the last time it was offered (in 2015)—it is …
Frequently Asked Questions about Transgender People - A4TE
WEBGender identity and sexual orientation are two different things. Gender identity refers to your internal knowledge of your own gender—for example, your knowledge that you're a man, a woman, or another gender. Sexual orientation has to do with whom you’re attracted to. Like non-transgender people, transgender people can have any sexual ...
Trans 101 - A4TE
WEBTrans 101. Advocates for Trans Equality provides resources for the public to better understand and support the transgender community. For those who are unfamiliar, this Trans 101 guide offers a starting place for those who want to …
Understanding Transgender People: The Basics - A4TE
WEBThat might include behavior, clothing, hairstyle, voice or body characteristics. Everyone has a gender identity, including cisgender – or non-transgender – people. If someone’s gender identity matches the gender they were assigned at birth, then they are cisgender, or “cis" for short. Sex is often used in a medical or scientific contexts.
About Transgender People - A4TE
WEBAbout Gender. Understanding what it is like to be transgender can be hard, especially if you have never met a transgender person. Transgender is a broad term that can be used to describe people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were thought to be when they were born. “Trans” is often used as shorthand for transgender.
U.S. Trans Survey - A4TE
WEBThe U.S. Trans Survey (USTS) is the largest-ever research survey that provides much-needed data to help the public understand the lives and experiences of trans people in the United States and the disparities that many of us face.. The USTS fills in some of the large gaps in research about transgender people, and it provides critical tools for researchers, …
About Advocates for Trans Equality - A4TE
WEBA4TE was founded in 2024 as the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), two long-time champions for the trans community, merged together as one organization. A4TE builds on their successes to boldly imagine a world where trans people live our lives joyfully and without barriers.