CDC - LGBT words

The CDC health agency in Atlanta has set off a firestorm with its list of words that can't be used in their official documents, including LGBT words like 'transgender' and 'diversity.'

Genome - Gender identity research

Scientists are making a major effort in terms of gender identity research by studying the DNA to determine how transgender people are born the way they are.

Transgender healthcare costs - military

President Trump said there are transgender healthcare costs allowing transgender people in the military service. But how much does it really cost?

Transgender media representation

A report detailing the health needs of trans people reported that one of the bigger negative factors affecting them is transgender media representation.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

As the world marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance, groups and personalities issued statements of hope and support for the transgender community.

Christine Jorgensen

For Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember Christine Jorgensen, who broke down barriers and was proud of it.

Transgender as a mental illness

Though the move by WHO to declassify being transgender as a mental illness has been lauded, there are complications involving medical care and insurance

anti-transgender bathroom bills

A targeted backlash from legislators and activists against the LGBT community via a number of anti-transgender 'bathroom bills' is coming.

transgenders in prison

The cases of three UK transgender women imprisoned in an all-male prison have drawn attention to the general plight of transgenders in prison.

Renee Richards Esquire article

Richard Dorment of Esquire Magazine talks to 5 transgender women and men who survived through harrowing times to transition and live to tell their stories.

Governor Jerry Brown

Governor Jerry Brown backs a bill prohibiting state agencies to work with companies that don't offer transgender employees equal health care coverage.

Ellen Jenner transgender

in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage last June, should transgender folk strike out on their own to fight for their rights?

Employment discrimination

An Alabama nursing home company agreed to settle an employment discrimination case for an undisclosed amount after firing a woman for being transgender.