Mckenzie Project News Today

The McKenzie Project in Broward County helps transgender adults and children and their families find access to health care.

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Authorities arrested and charged Anthony Quinn Peyton with second-degree murder Oct. 31 in connection to the murder of London Price.

The event also serves as a fundraiser for trans rights groups.

There was outrage on Tuesday from advocates of the LGBTQ community after a Florida lawmaker compared transgender people to “demons”, “mutants” and “imps.”

A Florida lawmaker called transgender people "demons" and "mutants" during a hearing on Monday night

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GenderChill: Gender Justice Fashion Show is a community-building event that raises awareness for gender and body diversity through the lens of social justice.

Banks’s loved ones are remembering her as “a very sociable and beautiful butterfly” and “the light that would brighten up anyone’s darkest day.”

The topic of transgender rights has rapidly become hotly contested talking point in national and global politics within the last decade. In Florida, policies related to transgender issues, especially those affecting transgender minors, have sparked intense debate.