transgender rights

Arkansas’ governor has vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments for transgender youth, though lawmakers could enact the restriction over his objections.

Despite a growing number of athletes coming out as LGBTQ in college, fewer than 3% of NCAA D-I athletes compete in departments that fully protect their LGBTQ identities. Ohio State University, Boston University, the University of Miami and the University of Southern California were among the schools that performed the best.

Athlete Ally reported that the vast majority of NCAA Division I athletic departments did not have fully inclusive trans athlete policies as of March 2021, according to a summary of this year’s equality index.

Transgender people have more visibility in America than ever before, but that visibility has come at a deadly cost.

Arkansas’ Republican governor has signed a law banning transgender women and girls from competing in school sports teams consistent with their gender identity

Transgender women and girls couldn’t play on girls and women’s school sports teams under a bill passed by a Florida House committee

It’s been three months since actor Elliot Page came out as transgender in a moving post he shared on social media. Since then, the 34-year-old hasn’t shared much more on the topic — until now. In a feature for Time magazine, “The Umbrella Academy” star is opening up about what his life is like now that’s he “fully become” himself. When asked how...

More than 500 college athletes have signed a letter to the NCAA Board of Governors asking the organization to refuse to schedule championships in states that have banned transgender participation in sports

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill banning transgender athletes from competing on girls or women’s sports teams

Politico National Political Correspondent Gabby Orr explains how the GOP is pushing transgender legislation as part of its election strategy.

Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams in public high schools

A federal judge has thrown out a discrimination lawsuit by a former Georgia fire chief who says she was fired because she’s transgender.

One in five transgender people have experienced homelessness in their lives. Ceyenne Doroshow is the founder of G.L.I.T.S., an advocacy organization that opened the first Black trans-owned housing community in New York City. Doroshow talked to NBCLX’s Ngozi Ekeledo about why it’s so important to give trans youth a place to call home.

One in five transgender people have experienced homelessness in their lives, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality, and for the more than 1.6 million homeless youth in the United States, an estimated 20 to 40 percent identify as LGBTQ.

President Biden directed the Pentagon last week to lift former President Trump’s ban on transgender military service members. Zeke Stokes, a producer of the documentary TransMilitary, joined LX News to discuss why this move is important for all trans Americans.

President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to reverse a Pentagon policy that largely bars transgender individuals from joining the military.

In a virtual rembrance, a candle was lit for Yuni Carey’s life Friday along with other transgender women and men whose lives have been cut short by violence this year. “Beautiful, radiant, vibrant, smart, funny was murdered by her husband in her own high rise,” said organizer LJ Woolston. Carey was a 39-year-old transgender woman who was a well-known...

On Transgender Remembrance Day, South Florida remembers the life of one woman taken by senseless violence.

Taylor Small made history when she became Vermont’s first openly transgender state legislator. Small joins LX News to discuss what her progressive win means for all young queer and trans people across the country and how she will continue her work on health equity and non-citizen voting.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring California to house transgender inmates in prisons based on their gender identity