USA Swimming just made it harder for trans athletes like Lia Thomas to compete

Advocates have accused the national governing body of competitive swimming of “caving in” to anti-LGBTQ2S+ rhetoric

Trans university employee wins settlement after discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit

Olivia Hill, who worked for Vanderbilt for 25 years, says she experienced sexist and transphobic harassment from her co-workers

By Oliver Haug

Power

Donald Trump pledges to ban trans athletes nationwide if re-elected as U.S. president

He also misgendered Penn swimmer Lia Thomas and mocked Olympic weightlifter Laurel Hubbard

By Yvonne Marquez

Sports

NCAA erases protections for LGBTQ2S+ athletes amid anti-trans backlash

The organization’s new constitution does not include anti-discrimination language that it used in past versions

By Nico Lang

Ask Kai: Quickies

Will my partner still find me attractive if I transition?

Kai says “this is not usually about the trans person’s beauty because trans people are gorgeous and sexy”

By Xtra Video

Culture

Amy Schneider on her incredible ‘Jeopardy!’ run

The trans trailblazer’s historic winning streak ranks third of all time

By J.E. Reich

Culture

André Leon Talley was my possibility model

Xtra’s editor-at-large Tre’vell Anderson reflects on the life and legacy of the late, legendary fashion editor

By Tre’vell Anderson

Justice

This U.S. Congressman wants to force trans women in prisons to be housed with men

Senator Tom Cotton wants inmates to be housed according to assigned sex, not gender identity

By Jordan Daniels

Activism

Hundreds of trans South Dakotans protest as governor pushes anti-trans sports ban

Gov. Kristi Noem ran a nationwide ad urging voters to protect “female sports” from trans athletes

By Sophie Hurwitz

Health

No, anti-androgen drugs probably won’t treat COVID-19

Spironolactone and dutasteride are being touted alongside ivermectin as COVID-19 treatments, despite no proof that they actually work

By Mel Woods

Power

7 U.S. states are already pushing bills targeting trans people in 2022

Most bills seek to block trans youth from sports participation

By Sophie Hurwitz

Politics

Andrea Jenkins makes history as first trans person to serve as president of U.S. city council

Jenkins, a Black trans woman, formerly served as vice president of the Minneapolis City Council

By Nico Lang

Activism

GoFundMe campaign raises nearly $60,000 to help Gavin Grimm secure stable housing

The young activist recently won a final victory in his case against a Virginia school board for equal bathroom access

By Oliver Haug

Power

To help trans sexual assault survivors, we have to understand power

Trans people are assaulted more often than cis women, yet we keep casting them as the problem

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Parenting

Israel lifts surrogacy ban for same-sex couples, trans people and single men

“Everyone has the right to parenthood”

By Paula Tran

Identity

The transmasculine community searching for a place in Bangladesh

The possibility of being Bangladeshi and transmasculine without any models to look up to frightened writer Mikail Khan. What they say trans folks need in the country to thrive

By Mikail Khan

Power

2021 was the deadliest year on record for anti-trans murders

The vast majority of those who lost their lives to anti-trans violence were Black trans women

By Nico Lang

Identity

U.K. Supreme Court rejects appeal for gender-neutral ‘X’ marker on passports

The U.K. Supreme Court’s decision to reject gender-neutral passports adds to the list of struggles these communities face

By Jordan Daniels