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Rainbow flags are seen at the Stonewall National Monument, the first LGBTQ national monument, dedicated to the birthplace of the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights movement, on June 4th, 2019, in New York City.

The Trevor Project’s New Report Finds High Rates of Mental-Health Issues and Discrimination Among LGBTQ Youth

More than 75 percent of survey respondents reported that the current political climate has affected their mental health or sense of self.

Leah Dunlevy

LGBTQ activists from the National Center for Transgender Equality, partner organizations, and their supporters hold a "We Will Not Be Erased" rally in front of the White House on October 22nd, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Members of the LGBTQ community and their supporters across the country mobilized quickly to show support for transgender rights after the New York Times published news of an unreleased Trump administration memo that proposes a strict definition of gender based on a person's genitalia at birth.

Viewfinder: Trans Activists ‘Won’t Be Erased’

LGBTQ activists hold a "We Will Not Be Erased" rally in front of the White House October 22nd, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Pacific Standard Staff

People gather at a rally for LGBTQ rights at Washington Square Park on October 21st, 2018, in New York City. Based on a leaked memo, the New York Times had reported that morning that the Trump administration is considering redefining gender as a "biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth," which activists say would subject transgender and gender non-conforming people to discrimination, harassment, and violence.

Defining ‘Sex’ Isn’t as Clear as the Trump Administration Claims

Science shows that a binary model for sex doesn't hold up to human variation.

Emma Sarappo

Social Justice

Federal Court Upholds Students’ Right to Use Bathroom Matching Gender Identity

A federal court sided Tuesday with Gavin Grimm, a transgender student who sued the Gloucester County, Virginia, school board after it banned him from the men's restroom.

Kate Wheeling

News in Brief

Don’t Believe the FBI’s Most Recent Hate Crime Statistics

Crimes targeting black and transgender Americans persist, but they are under-reported and under-recorded.

Lauren Kirchner

Social Justice

The Social Construction of Sex

Many of us probably get our core gender identities as much from our biological origins as we do from our gender educations.

Alice Dreger

Social Justice

Why Are Synthetic Hormones Off-Limits in Sports?

Our bodies naturally create hundreds of hormones that are key to determining our athletic abilities. But the introduction of unnatural hormones raises important questions about how we define sex and gender.

Leslie Henderson