A U.K. study of freshwater fish has found a fifth of the male fish are now showing feminine traits due to oestrogen exposure. Scientists are blaming chemicals from birth control pills and makeup being flushed down drains as some of the...

The Trump administration has appointed Bethany Kozma, a known anti-transgender activist, as senior advisor for women's empowerment. In her new position, Kozma will serve the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in the US Agency for International Development. She...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed federal authorities to investigate the rising rate of murders involving transgender victims. Sessions spoke at a national summit on hate crimes in Washington D.C. on Thursday and advised the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division...

Pride month comes to a close soon, and  with events winding down after the massive NYC March, there seemed to be a sense of urgency this month. We’ve been hearing a lot about how the pride events are marches,...

On Sunday June 25th, New York City kicked off its annual LGBT Pride March. The streets, as usual, were lined with excited people of many races, religions, ages, genders, and sexualities. Pride flags, most noticeably the rainbow, were displayed...

Transgender vogue legend and ballroom dancer Leiomy Maldonado is starring in Nike's new #BeTrue campaign. This is the sportswear company's second commercial to feature a transgender person after having showcased athlete Chris Mossier last August. The spot is directed by...

Military heads are seeking a six-month delay before letting transgender people enlist in their services, officials said Friday. After meetings that were held this week, service leaders came to the 6 month agreement after rejecting a request by the Army...

The Office for Civil Rights has issued a guidance memo advising its lawyers to consider transgender student discrimination complaints on a case-by-case basis. According to a memo obtained by The Washington Post, lawyers for the Office of Civil Rights are...

Looking back at my teenage self, I sometimes wish I had a fairy godmother to tell me that someday life would be worth living. Perhaps then I would have enjoyed the freedom and the independence that comes with being...

How do you tell your father you are transgender? How will he react? Will he disown you? Will he be accepting? Would he even understand? These are just a few of the questions that come to mind as you...