The verdict comes after a five-year legal battle for the right to change gender markers on IDs without undergoing full gender reassignment surgeries

In the state with the most anti-trans legislation proposed this year thus far, families, school communities and even rabbis are banding together

The process no longer requires that trans people have surgery or a psychiatric assessment

6 news stories impacting LGBTQ2S+ folk today

OPINION: On Wednesday, when the Vagina Museum in Bethnal Green, U.K., was forced to shutter for the second time in less than two years, the community lost a vital sexual health resource

OPINION: In recent years, legislators in the state have occasionally shown compassion on LGBTQ2S+ issues. Utah’s recent anti-trans bill shows that empathy has run out

ANALYSIS: Constant legislative attacks are damaging trans people’s mental health. How do reporters inform the public without telling them they’re doomed?

Participants of the study showed increased life satisfaction, decreased anxiety and depression

This latest data comes at the heels of the U.K. government’s decision to block the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform bill

OPINION: When schools are required to disclose a child’s trans identity, they prioritize parents over students’ well-being

Celeste Trianon talks youth activism, trans rights and and what lies ahead

Bellwether passed away in December, but her legacy lives on through her work

Scientists hope the findings may change the political conversation around hormone therapy for trans youth

Catching up with Desjarlais on his—very busy—first year in Parliament

Sanctuary state bills and bureaucratic improvements to name changes or gender marker updates are appearing in states like California and Illinois

While chest binders can reduce gender dysphoria, they can be expensive and difficult to access in more rural areas

The practice is sold as supportive care—but in reality, it’s used to delay transition until a person no longer identifies as trans

“I feel like I’m finally coming of age at 33”

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Trans activists celebrate legal victory in Hong Kong

Meet the coalition of advocates fighting for Missouri’s trans youth

Thanks to new legislation, it’s significantly easier for trans people to change their gender markers in Finland

Celebrating more inclusion on ‘The Sims,’ anti-trans bills killed in Virginia and Finland’s gender update—just a few of the stories we’re tracking this week

Why the world’s only Vagina Museum deserves a permanent home

The ‘Utah-style compromise’ is dead

Yet another study shows gender-affirming care leads to better, long-lasting mental health for trans youth

Data shows huge increase in trans hate crimes across Scotland in past decade

Forcibly outing trans kids is dangerous

Montreal trans activist was a key organizer of a recent protest at McGill

The lasting impact of Mira Bellwether’s zine, ‘Fucking Trans Women’

Trans women who stop hormones are still fertile, according to a new study

Two-Spirit NDP MP Blake Desjarlais on trans rights, oil and gas companies, diversity and inclusion work and more

As Republican-led statehouses continue to attack trans rights, some blue states are fighting back

These queer organizations are providing free binders to people in New Brunswick

Unpacking ‘gender exploratory therapy,’ a new form of conversion therapy

An ex-Mormon is believed to be the first in her rural Utah county to legally affirm her name and gender