Two cases are causing state and federal agencies to confront questions over gender neutral IDs for nonbinary people.
Aug 20

By Elaine Korry, Kaiser Health News
Full-blown puberty is irreversible, but for transgender children, it’s no longer inevitable, thanks to puberty blockers.
Jun 30

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
The Pentagon is poised to announce new rules allowing transgender individuals to serve openly in the U.S. military, amid concerns from senior military leaders who believe the department is moving too fast and has yet to resolve many details.
My experience for the first 18 years of my life in Mississippi was very much limited to the company of people who looked and lived just like me. As a teacher, I’ve noticed my students are infinitely more worldly wise…
Jun 08

By Corinne Segal
In our next #NewsHourChats, we'll discuss the state of rights for the transgender community in the U.S. Join us on Thursday at 1 p.m. EDT.
May 13

Amid the national furor over North Carolina’s bathroom bill, the Departments of Justice and Education on Friday issued a joint directive to all public schools to allow transgender students the use of restrooms that match their gender identity. Although noncompliance…
May 13

The Obama administration’s new directive that all public schools should allow transgender students access to restrooms that correspond with their gender has intensified a nationwide fight over the issue. For more on the reaction to the order and its possible…
Going to the bathroom was a nerve-wracking experience for Alex Singh before he came out as transgender in middle school. "I just felt very out of place and like I did not belong," the 14-year-old high school freshman told the…
May 12

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
U.S. to give directive to schools on transgender bathroom access.
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