gender identity
Trans Flag: Everything You Need to Know About the Colors and Its History
There’s a lot of meaning woven into this three-color flag.
By Erika Owen
Florida Schools Now Require Parental Consent for a Nickname, and Trans Students Say It Targets Them
Students tell Teen Vogue that a new board of education rule requiring parental consent to use a different name leaves their identities “split at the root.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Almost Half of LGBTQ+ Youth Feel Unsafe at School, According to a New Survey
That number was higher for trans and gender expansive kids.
By James Factora
Trans Representation On-Screen Alone Will Not Free Us
We are the most visible we’ve ever been as a community, and also the most vulnerable.
By Tre’vell Anderson
Liv Hewson Knows That Transphobes Are Just Chicken
"We're not going anywhere, and you're simply going to have to deal with that."
By Lex McMenaminPhotography by JJ Geiger
In Legal First, Arkansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Ruled Unconstitutional
The decision also affirmed medical evidence supporting trans healthcare.
By James Factora
How Bans on Gender-Affirming Care Are Impacting Youth Across the United States
“If you screw it up on this one issue, your children are going to die on it.”
By Elliott Proctor
Bella Ramsey Marked Trans Day of Visibility With a Sweet Childhood Photo
The actor also showed love for their “trans, enby and gender funky friends.”
What You Need to Know as a Trans Student in School
There are a lot of people who want to keep trans youth and their families safe.
By Lex McMenamin
Trans Youth Face Unique Barriers to Getting a License
"If you can't drive, you can't get access to freedom."
By N.T. Mather
Indiana Republicans Introduce Three New Bills to Erase LGBTQ+ People in School
Advocates have dubbed it the state’s “Slate of Hate.”
By James Factora
LGBTQ Students Deserve Better Than Glenn Youngkin's Proposed Policies
"Our parents and government should not be allowed to dictate who we are."
By Iris Nijbroek
What Does Heteronormative Mean? Plus, 8 Heteronormativity Examples to Know
Consider this your master class in what’s wrong with heteronormativity.
By Kristen Cochrane
I'm Not Having Gender-Affirming Surgery to Pass, But to See My True Self
“Facial Feminization Surgery is about how we’re perceived, but that includes, most importantly, how we perceive ourselves.”
By Annie Howard
Gendered Uniforms Are a Thing of the Past for Virgin Atlantic
The airline introduced its updated gender identity policy with a little help from Michelle Visage.
By Mayra Peralta
A Federal Court Said the Americans with Disabilities Act Covers Gender Dysphoria
The decision sets a legal precedent that trans people are protected by the federal anti-discrimination law.
By James Factora
Trans Youth in Florida May Soon Face a Ban on Transition-Related Care
In a meeting held Friday, the Florida Department of Health brought the state one step closer to a scary reality.
By James Factora
Everything You Wanted to Know About Being Pansexual
“Being pansexual is extremely empowering as a woman.”
By Vera Papisova and De Elizabeth
12 Things People Get Wrong About Being Nonbinary
There's no such thing as "looking nonbinary."
By Suzannah Weiss