Transgender Issues

WATCH: Against Me! Transgender Punk Singer-Guitarist Makes Live Debut

Posted 05.29.2012

The singer-guitarist of punk band Against Me! made her live debut as Laura Jane Grace in San Diego last week. Grace, 31, joined the band as Tom Ga...

Born This Way: Lady Gaga Meets Thai 'Lady Boys'

AP | JOCELYN GECKER | Posted 05.25.2012

BANGKOK — Lady Gaga has met Thailand's premier "lady boys" at a Bangkok drag show featuring busty dancers who were not born that way. Diving in...

Anybody Home?

Yana Kamps | Posted 05.24.2012

Yana Kamps

I've never heard a woman say, "I shouldn't eat those fries they're bad for my inner peace." No guy checking himself out in the mirror ever tells himself, "Your values and morals are looking hot today."

Age 5 Is Not too Early to Learn Your Child Might Be Transgender

Wayne Maines | Posted 05.22.2012

Wayne Maines

My 4-year-old son looked up at me and said, "Daddy I hate my boy parts. When do they go away?" The look in his eyes was one of sincere, innocent pain.

International Day Against Homophobia And Transphobia Honored Around The World

Posted 05.17.2012

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates in 95 countries around the world are honoring the International Day Against Homophobia ...

What Makes A Man?

Catherine Oliver | Posted 05.15.2012

Catherine Oliver

The FTM (female-to-male) community cannot gloss over the fact that we who are genderqueer and identify as men, dress as men, bind, pack, etc. are not "less-than" because we don't take testosterone. We are not less than any man because of our choice not to have surgery.

LGBT Community Makes Strides in Argentina, Loses Ground in US

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 05.11.2012

Hayley Rose Horzepa

In Argentina, "Senators approved the Gender Identity law by a vote of 55-0." 55-0? I can't imagine that unanimity happening with any positive legislature for the LGBT in this country.

Lessons in Solidarity

Coya White Hat-Artichoker | Posted 05.11.2012

Coya White Hat-Artichoker

Leslie Feinberg stood up for native people so many years ago and showed me solidarity. I am writing today to ask you to show solidarity with CeCe McDonald and to pay attention to her trial.

Beyond Second-Class Citizenship For Transgender People (VIDEO)

Laverne Cox | Posted 05.10.2012

Laverne Cox

While I am a huge supporter of marriage equality, as a transgender woman of color, I recognize that there are arguably bigger issues for my trans brothers and sisters, like employment and health-care discrimination and violence against transgender people.

Could This Beauty Queen Become The First Transgender Miss England?

Posted 05.10.2012

A transgender British teen who transitioned at the age of 16 is hoping to make history by winning the Miss England beauty pageant. As the Internat...

The Real Me

Sarah McBride | Posted 05.09.2012

Sarah McBride

For my entire life, I've wrestled with my gender identity. It was only after the experiences of this year that I was able to come to terms with what had been my deepest secret: I'm transgender.

Why Economic Justice Is Central to LGBT Rights

Chi Mgbako | Posted 05.07.2012

Chi Mgbako

There is a dearth of data regarding poverty within the LGBT community. This must change so that organizations can assist LGBT people who disproportionately suffer economic marginalization because of homophobia and transphobia.

Transgender Woman Pleads Guilty In Minneapolis Manslaughter Case, But Supporters Argue She's The Victim

Posted 05.02.2012

A black transgender Minneapolis woman pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of a local man, but her supporters maintain s...

WATCH: Texas Transgender Woman Ticketed For Using Ladies' Room

Posted 05.02.2012

A Texas-based transgender woman said she was humiliated after being ticketed for using the ladies' room at a Dallas hospital. As MSNBC is reportin...

California Transgender Woman Killed In Alleged Hate Crime

Posted 05.02.2012

Friends, family members and LGBT advocates are mourning the death of a California transgender woman who was gunned down in Oakland over the weekend. ...

WATCH: First Look At National Geographic's 'American Transgender'

Posted 05.01.2012

The National Geographic channel is set to air "American Transgender," an hour-long documentary that takes a no-holds-barred look at the lives and stru...

WATCH: Customers Leap To Transgender Waitress's Defense At Local Diner

Posted 05.01.2012

The ABC program "What Would You Do?" has never shied away from tackling controversial topics, and this week's forthcoming episode is no exception. ...

Transgender Woman Insured For Mammogram After Legal Battle

Posted 04.30.2012

A New Jersey-based transgender woman has successfully appealed a decision made by her health insurance company to deny her coverage for a mammogram, e...

Bullying and Harassment -- Our Children Do Not Forget

Wayne Maines | Posted 04.30.2012

Wayne Maines

We need to demand real change in our schools and in our communities.

'Landmark' Ruling Deems Transgender Employees Protected Under Anti-Discrimination Laws

Posted 04.30.2012

In what has been hailed as a "landmark" move, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled Monday that employers which discriminates against...

Words

Gretchen Peters | Posted 04.20.2012

Gretchen Peters

I was startled by an acquaintance's recent use of the word "tranny." This was not a close friend, not someone who knew my son's story. It was a misguided attempt at humor, not a hateful rant. And yet. I longed to find some way to tell her how painful this word is to so many people.

Reflections On A National Media Moment For Trans People (VIDEO)

Mara Keisling | Posted 04.20.2012

Mara Keisling

Last Sunday, MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry dedicated the second hour of her show to trans issues, in a segment called, "Being Transgender in America." For one of the first times, trans people got to outline to the public at least part of the trans political agenda for ourselves.

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...

WATCH: Transgender Inmates Get Their Own Facility

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 04.13.2012

Transgender people face prejudice and fear in everyday life, but being transgender in prison puts you at an increased risk for violence, rape and emot...

BryanBoy: I'm 'Pro-Tranny' But Don't Want Them In Miss Universe

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 04.11.2012

It's been "happily ever after" for Jenna Talackova, the transgender contestant who was initially disqualified from the Miss Universe Canada pageant bu...