Transgender Rights Archives

A U.S. Army soldier salutes during the national anthem as soldiers return home from Iraq on August 29th, 2009, in Fort Carson, Colorado.

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.

Kelley Czajka

Education

In the Age of Trump, We Need Cutting-Edge Humanities More Than Ever

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

David M. Perry

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.

Social Justice

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.

Shanna K. Kattari

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

Gay, lesbian and transgender activists react to the unanimous decision by the Iowa Supreme Court earlier in the day recognizing same sex marriage as a civil right during a celebration on April 3, 2009 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.

Social Justice

The Trump Administration Is Pushing to Regulate Transgender Americans Out of Their Legal Existence

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

Jared Keller

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