Transgender Rights

One of the highest ranking generals in the state national guard told troops they wouldn't be kicked out, but he may not have the final word.

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.

Federal employees are warned about taking part in the #Resistance, Californians look to a gun tax after a mass shooting, and transgender caravan members face extra challenges.

The latest academic hoax emerges from the same ideological position as the Trump administration's attack on trans rights.

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

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

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

Declaring sex immutable is, in effect, discrimination by legal re-categorization.

A Michigan court refuses to recognize transgender women, the acting EPA chief goes before a congressional committee, and one of Trump's golf courses is ruining sand dunes.

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.

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

Transgender health care has diminished alongside a creeping crackdown against Malaysia's LGBT community over the last four decades.

The student, Max Brennan, was initially required to use a gender-neutral restroom.

A spokesperson for the Department of Education said the agency will not consider or investigate complaints filed by transgender students against schools banning them from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.

Corporations can help apply positive pressure for social change, but their profit motives should make us wary of letting them displace moral leaders.

A Trump administration official said the reasoning behind the decision was more political than economic.

While there's a long way to go to secure equal rights for transgender people, Washington, D.C., and Oregon are making progress with the third-gender option on IDs.

The queer narrative overlooks the fact that students of sexual and gender minorities are among the most underserved demographics, despite growing visibility in recent years.

As it stands, transgender troops already in the military have been able to serve openly since then-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter's statement last year. But transgender recruits have not yet been allowed to enlist.

Rodríguez-Roldán's efforts center on engaging with policymakers throughout Congress and various government agencies to help promote policies that will benefit the trans community.

That’s according to a study commissioned by the Department of Defense, as well as examples from other countries with open policies already in existence.