Meet Jazz OWN viewers will meet a little girl whose courage will blow you away. Born a boy, Jazz says she always knew she was meant to be a girl. Get to know Jazz and her mom, Jeanette, and learn more about their inspiring journey of acceptance and what it really means to live your truth. For more info, visit transkidspurplerainbow.org

Two new documentary specials BEING CHAZ chronicling Chaz Bono and his girlfriend Jennifer Elia as they navigate their lives together post Chaz’s gender transformation surgery, and “I AM JAZZ: A Family in Transition,” following the life of an extraordinary family and their transgendered daughter, will premiere Sunday, November 27 on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. BEING CHAZ will air 8-9 p.m. ET/PT followed by “I AM JAZZ: A Family in Transition” from 9-10 p.m. ET/PT. …read more

USF to offer transgender students option to room with either sex By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer In Print: Thursday, July 7, 2011 TAMPA — A transgender student made University of South Florida officials stop and think. Frustrated by a hostile housing experience, Taylor McCue wanted USF to join the growing number of colleges across the country — like Rutgers and Harvard — now offering students the option to live with …read more

33% of transgender youth have attempted suicide 55% of transgender youth report being physically attacked 74% of transgender youth reported being sexually harassed at school, 90% of transgender youth reported feeling unsafe at school because of their gender expression 78% reported having been verbally harassed 48% reported having been victims of assault, including assault with a weapon, sexual assault or rape CDC reports regarding Transgender youth state, that such victimization, …read more

4th Largest School District in the Nation Adds Gender Identity to Anti-Bullying Policy Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest school district in the nation with 345,000 students, has added gender identity to its harassment and bullying ordinance. Equality Florida and the members of our Florida Safe Schools Coalition have worked for more than a decade to expand these protections in Miami and across our state. With this latest victory, …read more

UPDATE – Tuesday – March 1, 2011 Great News! The Broward County School Board just voted to add “gender identity and expression” to the district’s non-discrimination policy. Today’s expansion of the non-discrimination policy means that students, faculty and all school district employees will be protected from any form of gender-based discrimination. With 256,000 students, Broward is now the largest school district in Florida to add “gender identity and expression” to its …read more