Transgender People

Man In Morning, Woman At Night? Rare Syndrome Described By Scientist

| Gary Stix | Posted 04.20.2012

A graduate student of famed neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran has found a group of men and women who report that their sexual identity can swit...

Transgender Student Files Complaint After Being Denied R.A. Post In Men's Dorm

Posted 03.23.2012

An Ohio-based transgender college student has filed a discrimination complaint against his university for assigning him to a women's dormitory for the...

Wrestling With The Church As An African-American Transgender Woman

Toni Newman | Posted 05.21.2012

Toni Newman

I am an African-American transgender woman and will always be true to myself. I strongly disagree that I am out of the will of God. I believe that the truth I live in is a truth that God demands of us.

Transgender Rights Advocates Concerned Over Canadian Air Travel Regulations On Gender And Appearance

Posted 01.31.2012

A number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates and media outlets are expressing concern over recent Canadian air travel re...

Trans 101: A Primer For The Ignorant And The Intolerant

Valerie Keefe | Posted 03.14.2012

Valerie Keefe

I hate to go back to Trans 101 material after earlier having been able to use words as complicated as "cissexist" without any explanation, but I want there to be no doubt as to what I'm talking about among people who don't know better or don't want to know better.

Characteristics of a Transgender Person

Chris Tina Bruce | Posted 03.05.2012

Chris Tina Bruce

It is highly likely that you have passed a transgender person on the street, at the grocery store, in the bank, at the gym, and, yes, even in a public restroom, without even knowing that that person was transgender.

Why Transgender Identity Matters

Rebecca Juro | Posted 01.01.2012

Rebecca Juro

Those who saw Ed Shultz's segment and took it as accurate and representative of the reality of transgender lives would likely be led to believe that all transgender people are gay, that being transgender is just another form of homosexuality.

Treating Society's Gender Anxiety

Laverne Cox | Posted 12.20.2011

Laverne Cox

What if our entire culture, our entire society is experiencing a collective gender anxiety? What if the way society calms that anxiety is by objectifying and stigmatizing transgender and gender-nonconforming people?

Chaz Bono's Place In History

Erica Keppler | Posted 12.05.2011

Erica Keppler

The true test for Chaz will be whether he can be seen regularly before a broad American audience in a capacity that has nothing to do with being a transgender man. If he can do that, he will be a pivotal figure in transgender history.

Chaz Bono Joins Dancing With the Stars: Will This Impact the Public's Perception of the Transgender Community?

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 10.30.2011

Hayley Rose Horzepa

Will Chaz Bono's gig on Dancing with the Stars offend some people? Most definitely. What's more important is the courage that Chaz lends and will continue to lend to others who haven't yet gained the courage to be themselves.