• Transgender soldiers ask for first official Army recognition

    Transgender soldiers ask for first official Army recognition

    Oct 24, 2016 08:50 PM EST

    ... Fanning approved the service's new transgender guidelines earlier this month. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced in June that he was ending the ban on transgender individuals serving openly in the military. Transgender troops are now able to receive medical care and begin changing their gender identifications in the Pentagon ...

  • Transgender man sues over Indiana law blocking name change

    Transgender man sues over Indiana law blocking name change

    Sep 24, 2016 08:15 PM EST

    INDIANAPOLIS — A transgender man granted asylum by the U.S. last year is challenging an Indiana law that prevents him from changing his first name to a male name that matches his gender identity. The 31-year-old, who was brought to Indiana from Mexico illegally by his parents at ...

  • How a legal ruling on transgender bathroom access affects schools

    How a legal ruling on transgender bathroom access affects schools

    Aug 22, 2016 11:17 PM EST

    ... are trying to determine what to do now. William Brangham has our update. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: This ruling is the second setback in recent weeks for transgender advocates. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court said a Virginia school board could block a transgender student from using the boys bathroom while the ...

  • Federal judge temporarily blocks Obama administration policy on transgender students

    Federal judge temporarily blocks Obama administration policy on transgender students

    Aug 22, 2016 08:27 PM EST

    ... decision comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that required a Virginia school to provide bathroom accommodations to a transgender student. The ruling signals the Supreme Court could take up a case addressing transgender rights in its next term.

  • Puberty blockers may improve the mental health of transgender adolescents

    Puberty blockers may improve the mental health of transgender adolescents

    Aug 20, 2016 03:34 PM EST

    grow up to be transgender adults “100 percent of the time.” Dr. Stephen Rosenthal, director of the Child and Adolescent Gender Center at UCSF, agrees: “Children who meet the mental health criteria for gender dysphoria in adolescence are likely to be transgender for life.” In a recent study of 70 ...

  • The election could determine the Supreme Court's transgender bathroom case

    The election could determine the Supreme Court's transgender bathroom case

    Aug 04, 2016 07:35 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's order blocking a transgender male from using the boys' restroom at his Virginia school underscores how the presidential election results will shape the high court. One of the court's nine seats has been vacant since Justice Antonin Scalia died in February, and as many ...

  • Ten states sue administration over transgender bathroom guidance

    Ten states sue administration over transgender bathroom guidance

    Jul 08, 2016 08:00 PM EST

    ... said. Policies on transgender people using public restrooms have become a point of contention between federal officials, who have issued statements in support of the transgender community, and some state lawmakers who have created policies barring transgender people from using the bathroom that is consistent with their gender identity. North ...

  • How will lifting the ban on transgender soldiers affect the military?

    How will lifting the ban on transgender soldiers affect the military?

    Jun 30, 2016 11:19 PM EST

    ... ban on transgender soldiers -- quote -- "outdated." Carter's announcement today that transgender people can serve openly will impact the estimated 2,500 to 7,000 transgender soldiers currently serving, out of a total 1.5 million on active duty. There are between 1,500 and 4,000 transgender reservists. Our ...

  • Pentagon ends ban on transgender troops in military

    Pentagon ends ban on transgender troops in military

    Jun 30, 2016 12:27 PM EST

    https://youtu.be/DMM5DG6GzOU WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Thursday that transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces. Saying it's the right thing to do, Defense Secretary Ash Carter laid out a ...

  • Twitter chat: What's the status of transgender rights in the U.S.?

    Twitter chat: What's the status of transgender rights in the U.S.?

    Jun 08, 2016 07:40 PM EST

    ... other areas that make up daily life for transgender people -- including employment, housing, education and harassment -- are urgently important to address. The National Center for Transgender Equality has noted that there is a scarce amount of research devoted to the transgender community. A 2011 study by the center found that ...