Transgender

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

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.

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.

Approximately one-fifth of transgender and non-binary individuals have been denied equal treatment when trying to access doctors or hospitals.

The landmark legislation gives citizens the right to choose their gender identity and to have it recognized on official documents such as passports.

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.

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Their presence signals fairness toward not only transgender individuals, but also women and racial minorities.

Trump can't enforce a policy banning transgender troops while a lawsuit against the policy change makes its way through court.

Research finds fictional shows can change minds.

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.

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 the Trump administration moves to roll back protections for trans students, institutions of higher learning find themselves caught in the middle.

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.

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

The North Carolina legislature has passed a law that leaves the state's gay and transgender residents unprotected against discrimination.

Conservatives and religious groups are borrowing myths about transgender people from feminists.

Or at least they can be, with their parents' support.

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.

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.

Most gender dysphoric children outgrow their dysphoria, and do so by adolescence.

Last week, India Clarke became the 10th transgender woman murdered in 2015. As they investigate Clarke's death, the police and local media disrespect her life when they insist on calling her a man.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter has some questions. Research can provide some answers.