Transgender
Will Non-Binary Gender Options on State IDs Reduce Discrimination?
More states are including a gender option that isn't male or female on IDs. Advocates believe the changes might have mixed effects.
Why Are Trans Women Dying in ICE Detention?
Johana Medina Leon was the second trans woman to die after falling ill in ICE detention in just over a year. Advocates warn that trans people face injury, abuse, and neglect in ICE detention centers.
South Dakota Banned the Teaching of Gender Dysphoria in Public Schools
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Human Rights Campaign have spoken out against the South Dakota bill, arguing that it would further stigmatize transgender youth
Who Will Trump's Transgender Troop Ban Affect?
The Supreme Court has allowed the ban to take effect, in a win for the Trump administration—and a loss for thousands of active transgender service members.
Trump's Transgender Military Ban Could Disqualify One Million Americans From Service
The Supreme Court voted Tuesday to enact the Trump administration's policy prohibiting people with a gender identity that differs from their biological sex from serving in the military.
How to Reduce Health-Care Discrimination Against Trans and Non-Binary Communities
Approximately one-fifth of transgender and non-binary individuals have been denied equal treatment when trying to access doctors or hospitals.
Pakistan Passes a Transgender Rights Law
The landmark legislation gives citizens the right to choose their gender identity and to have it recognized on official documents such as passports.
The Trans Women Turning to Firearms for Survival
More trans women are taking up arms than before to protect themselves. But even the simple act of self-preservation can be deemed aggression to conservatives.
PS Picks: 'A Fantastic Woman' Sets a Fantastic Example for Transgender Casting
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
All-Gender Restrooms Send a Powerful Message
Their presence signals fairness toward not only transgender individuals, but also women and racial minorities.
Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of Trump's Transgender Military Ban
Trump can't enforce a policy banning transgender troops while a lawsuit against the policy change makes its way through court.
TV Dramas Spur Support for Transgender Rights
Research finds fictional shows can change minds.
Coast Guard Leadership Stands With Transgender Service Members
Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft said that his office reached out to the Coast Guard's 13 openly transgender members after the president's announcement last week.
Our Bodies Are Not a Distraction
Some said Trump's proposed ban on trans military service members was a distraction from the health-care bill. But his rhetoric is meant to turn those he sees as undeserving into targets.
As Federal Trans Protections Shift, Higher Education Adapts
As the Trump administration moves to roll back protections for trans students, institutions of higher learning find themselves caught in the middle.
Standing Up for Transgender Acceptance
In their California comedy show, couple Robin Tran and Cate Gary share their complex love story—and normalize comedy about gender transitions in the process.
A Christian Family Comes to Terms With a Trans Son’s Wedding
LGBTQ acceptance is slowly growing in Baptist communities. But when Ro Sibaja wanted to marry his girlfriend, he learned that the path to acceptance isn’t always linear.INLINE
Bathroom Panic Dooms Trans Equality
The North Carolina legislature has passed a law that leaves the state's gay and transgender residents unprotected against discrimination.
Who Birthed the Anti-Trans Bathroom Panic?
Conservatives and religious groups are borrowing myths about transgender people from feminists.
The Trans Kids Are All Right
Or at least they can be, with their parents' support.
After the Transgender Tipping Point
The exclusion and denial of trans lives gets imagined as something we've moved on from, while the everyday struggles that face trans people remain ignored.
Transgender Americans Have Been Registering Their Transitions With Social Security Since 1936
Very few surveys ask people if they're transgender. One economist managed to mine American government data for clues to the transgender American experience over the last seven decades.
Why Transgender Kids Should Wait to Transition
Most gender dysphoric children outgrow their dysphoria, and do so by adolescence.