Did you know that more has been accomplished by the Obama administration for trans rights than all 43 other presidents combined? 

Whether it was stopping the Social Security gender no-match letters, or issuing a directive that Veterans Administration facilities needed to treat trans vets respectfully, real trans people are being helped in real ways by President Obama. We’ve seen trans federal employees protected for the first time under President Obama, and what has happened with access to accurate ID documents including passports, birth certificates for Americans born outside of the country, immigration documents, federal employee records, and VA records has been revolutionary.  And we need to keep that going.

President Obama has been proud to stand by the trans community.  Now it’s time our community stands by him.

Besides being the right choice for America for a host of reasons, we sincerely believe that re-electing him is something we owe both the President and our community, which still needs so much more to get done.

We are asking you to join in our effort -- Trans United for Obama (TU4O).  Trans United for Obama is about getting together to raise awareness in trans communities, and volunteering with the campaign, so the President is re-elected.

Look at this → LGBT Accomplishments. A major presidential candidate’s official website proudly lists what he’s done for trans equality.  And that candidate is the President of the United States. That is historic and we need to have his back.

Trans United for Obama (TU4O) holds frequent conference calls with the campaign, including with significant speakers you will definitely want to hear from. We have worked with the campaign to make sure that all of the campaign offices are ready for and respectful of trans volunteers.  

We are working with the campaign to register trans voters and make sure trans people aren’t denied the right to vote because of the recent new voter ID laws in several states states.

As TU4O and as individuals, we aim to feed a lot of volunteers into the campaign all around the country. Given how tight the race is throughout the country, the President really needs our help.

To join Trans United for Obama, click here, and give us your info. Then you will be sure to get all of the email invites about national calls and other activities!

In the meantime, like us on Facebook and let us know why you are supporting the President!

Click here for the campaign's list of President Obama's Accomplishments for Transgender Americans

President Obama has taken unprecedented steps to expand rights, benefits, and resources for transgender people. From jobs and health care to veterans’ benefits and safer working, learning and traveling environments, the well-being of transgender Americans has been a priority of this Administration.

PRESIDENT OBAMA TOOK PIVOTAL STEPS TO ENSURE THAT TRANSGENDER AMERICANS HAVE STRONGER PROTECTIONS AGAINST HATE CRIMES AND DISCRIMINATION

• On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law, making it a federal crime to assault another individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. This is the first time gender identity has been protected by federal law.
  
• Obama Administration Officials have collaborated with transgender advocates to discuss strategies to prevent bullying and end gender-based violence.
  
• The State Department now includes an evaluation of the state of LGBT citizens in its annual country reports, in order to better identify abuses, state-sanctioned homophobia and transphobia overseas.
  

PRESIDENT OBAMA TOOK STEPS TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTS ARE SAFER FOR TRANSGENDER EMPLOYEES

• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission clarified that Title VII sex discrimination law covers transgender workers.
  
• The Obama Administration ended the Social Security Administration’s gender “no-match” letters, helping to protect the privacy of transgender workers.
  
• President Obama sent the first U.S. Executive Branch official to testify before Congress in support of the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
  
• President Obama banned employment discrimination based on gender identity in the federal government.
  
• President Obama‘s Office of Personnel Management produced and distributed guidance to promote safer federal working environments for transgender employees.
  

PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS WORKED TO SAFEGUARD TRANSGENDER YOUTH FROM BULLYING AND HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS

• President Obama worked with educators across the nation to prevent bullying and his Department of Education clarified that laws enforced by the department include protections against gender and sexual harassment of transgender students. 
  
• President Obama’s Secretary Of Education reaffirmed federal support of young people forming Gay-Straight Alliances (GSA) under the Equal Access Act.
  

FROM VETERANS TO FAMILIES, PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS IMPROVED ACCESS TO RESPECTFUL, QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR TRANSGENDER AMERICANS

• The Department Of Health and Human Services confirmed that federal health care programs and those receiving federal funds are barred from discriminating against transgender people.
  
• President Obama required all hospitals that receive Medicare and Medicaid funds to recognize a patient’s designated partner, both for hospital visitation and decision-making rights, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity.
  
• The Department of Health and Human Services is collecting health data on LGBT populations in an effort to help researchers, policy makers, health care providers, and advocates identify and work to reduce health disparities in the community.
  
• Under President Obama’s leadership, the Veterans Health Administration established policy to ensure comprehensive and respectful health care to the transgender and intersex Veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system or who are otherwise eligible for VA care.
  
• The Veterans Health Administration now allows transgender veterans to update their medical records according to their gender identity.
  
• The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced grant opportunities to address HIV health care quality specifically for transgender women of color, a demographic disproportionately limited by quality care.
  
• The Affordable Care Act bans discrimination on the basis of gender identity in operating insurance exchanges.
  

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE DISCRIMINATION FACED BY TRANSGENDER AMERICANS SEEKING SAFE, EQUAL HOUSING

• The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced new anti-discrimination rules in federally funded housing prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
  
• HUD’s Live Free fair housing education and outreach campaign specifically targeted the transgender community, to inform them of their resources and rights to report discrimination.
  
• The Obama Administration has set a goal of ending youth homelessness, including LGBT youth homelessness, by 2020, and has awarded a $3.3 million grant to the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center to begin to address LGBT youth homelessness.
  

UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LEADERSHIP, TRANSGENDER AMERICANS AND THEIR INTERNATIONAL LOVED ONES ARE NOW ALLOWED PASSPORTS AND IMMIGRATION DOCUMENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR GENDER IDENTITY

• The State Department now allows transgender Americans to update their passport gender markers without requiring invasive medical procedures.
  
• The Obama Administration updated the nation’s immigration procedures to allow transgender people to update and record their gender on immigration documents without being required to undergo invasive medical procedures.
  

PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS EXEMPLIFIED ACROSS HIS ADMINISTRATION HIS UNPRECEDENTED COMMITMENT TO INCREASED VISIBILITY, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT FOR THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY

• President Obama appointed three openly transgender people to serve in his administration, making him the first president ever to do so.
  
• The U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan became the first U.S. Cabinet Secretary to address a transgender-specific community event.