This end of the LGBTQ+ community is undeniably less accepted not only in the United States, but around the world. However, it is just as valid and important as its opposite. In 2009, the National Center for Trans Equality (NCTE) created the Transgender On-Campus Nondiscrimination Information (TONI) Project. This project helped to “assist current and prospective college students in accessing up-to-date information about campus trans-inclusion projects” (HuffingtonPost.com). NCTE made another monumental change for the trans community in 2013. The Social Security Administration changed its regulations for trans people wanting to update their legal records. Before this change, a trans person was required to go through both top and bottom surgeries before they were able to change their gender on any documents. This change made the surgery no longer necessary. A Legal Services Network was created to help trans people become educated on the process of changing their gender on legal records, so that they were not walking into it uninformed (TransEquality.org). Other changes from the White House came between 2009 and 2015. President Barak Obama has been working hard since his first term to bring equality to the LGBTQ+, and his list of achievements regarding equality continues to increase. On October 9th, 2009, the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd Jr Hate Crimes Act is signed, officially making it a crime to harm another person because of their identity. This marked a big step for
This end of the LGBTQ+ community is undeniably less accepted not only in the United States, but around the world. However, it is just as valid and important as its opposite. In 2009, the National Center for Trans Equality (NCTE) created the Transgender On-Campus Nondiscrimination Information (TONI) Project. This project helped to “assist current and prospective college students in accessing up-to-date information about campus trans-inclusion projects” (HuffingtonPost.com). NCTE made another monumental change for the trans community in 2013. The Social Security Administration changed its regulations for trans people wanting to update their legal records. Before this change, a trans person was required to go through both top and bottom surgeries before they were able to change their gender on any documents. This change made the surgery no longer necessary. A Legal Services Network was created to help trans people become educated on the process of changing their gender on legal records, so that they were not walking into it uninformed (TransEquality.org). Other changes from the White House came between 2009 and 2015. President Barak Obama has been working hard since his first term to bring equality to the LGBTQ+, and his list of achievements regarding equality continues to increase. On October 9th, 2009, the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd Jr Hate Crimes Act is signed, officially making it a crime to harm another person because of their identity. This marked a big step for