gender identity

A shockingly high number of nonbinary people are denied health care in the United States

Almost a quarter of nonbinary people avoid going to the doctor due to concerns of discrimination.

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Protest erupts in response to Trump’s attempt to erase trans people from civil rights laws

Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to radically change the legal definition of "gender" to write trans people out of federal law.

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This new study examines trans youth to see who is most at risk of suicide

Transmasculine adolescents are at the greatest risk for attempting suicide.

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Black, Hispanic & Asian people are more likely than Caucasians to identify as LGBTQ

LGBTQ people are racially diverse with one-third of the LGBTQ community made up of people of color.

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Tips for making the modern classroom inclusive for LGBTQ kids this fall

The HRC has suggested a few tips to help keep LGBTQ kids in the education game - as their whole selves.

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This non-binary actor is taking a lesbian ‘Romeo + Juliet’ to Broadway

What if Romeo and Juliet were lesbians? A new production explores the options.

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Now Christian conservatives are attacking 4-H clubs because they’re ‘socialist’

They say the group is led by socialists and pedophiles because the organization is considering an update to their nondiscrimination policy.

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Scientists discover DNA that could be responsible for gender identity

“It lends legitimacy, if that needs to be added, that transgender is not a choice but a way of being. I think people will be excited by this.”

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Gender fluid: Grindr isn’t just for gay men any longer

The popular app has expanded to include women and be more inclusive of transgender people.

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Sam Smith comes out as genderfluid

"I feel just as much woman as I am man."

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