Politics Feb 21 Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to define man and woman based on reproductive anatomy By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Nation Apr 01 Narrow legal definition of sex in Montana bill would jeopardize protections for trans people “They’re trying to categorize people by their reproductive capacity. There are a small number of people who produce both sperm and eggs,” said Lauren Wilson, president of the Montana Chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics. “So what that means is… By Orion Rummler, The 19th
Health Mar 23 Most state bans on gender-affirming care for trans youth still allow controversial intersex surgery More than two-thirds of the bills include exemptions for surgery that assigns minors who are born intersex as "male" or "female," an irreversible procedure condemned by the United Nations. By Kate Sosin, The 19th
Nation Oct 27 United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker The State Department said Wednesday it expects to be able to offer the option more broadly early next year. By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press
Nation Jun 30 U.S. to add ‘X’ gender marker on passports Transgender and intersex Americans will have the power to identify their own gender on travel documents by the end of this year, an administration official said. By Kate Sosin, Orion Rummler, The 19th
May 19 Democratic lawmakers urge Biden to act on gender-neutral federal IDs By Amanda Becker, The 19th The administration promised to allow nonbinary and intersex people to get passports that reflect their gender identities. Continue reading
Aug 07 The fight to end intersex surgeries at a top hospital took a deep toll on activists By Kate Sosin, The 19th Intersex youth surgeries have deep ties to racism in the U.S. Last month, Lurie Children's Hospital became the first in the country to end the operations. Continue reading
May 13 State Department told to revisit sexual listing on passports By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press Under a ruling from a federal appeals court, the U.S. State Department is once again being ordered to consider whether to grant an intersex person a passport that does not specify a gender. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 9:32 How Caster Semenya’s case could alter the landscape of women’s sport In athletics, who defines a man and a woman? A court has ordered South African runner and Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya to take drugs to suppress her naturally high testosterone levels if she wants to continue to compete. William… Continue watching
Nov 19 Turkey bans all LGBTI events in Ankara, citing security By Associated Press Turkish officials have banned all events by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights groups in the country's capital. Continue reading