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Redmayne, 39, scored a best actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Danish painter Lili Elbe, one of the earliest recipients of sex reassignment surgery.

A Florida high school made history this year during the annual homecoming football game – electing the first transgender homecoming queen in school history.

This year, several guests used their outfits to express points of view or advocate for legislation – some more loudly and obviously than others.

Canadian soccer player Quinn became the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Olympics when they started on Wednesday night for Canada’s 1-1 draw with Japan in Sapporo.

The U.S. Department of Justice is challenging bans involving transgender people that target athletes in West Virginia and children in Arkansas

The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday expanded its interpretation of federal sex protections to include transgender and gay students

Kayla Gore is the co-founder and executive director of My Sistah’s House, a Memphis-based organization that serves trans and queer people of color.

A Virginia teacher must be reinstated from leave after telling the school board he wouldn’t address transgender students by their pronouns, a judge ruled.

According to an analysis of company reviews by Glassdoor, LGBTQ employees are less satisfied at work compared to their non-LGBTQ counterparts.

A Virginia elementary school teacher who was put on leave after saying he would refuse to address students by their preferred pronouns is now suing the school system.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill banning transgender girls and women from playing on public school teams intended for student athletes born as girls, escalating a national culture war over transgender rights.

Broward County Public Schools and law enforcement are investigating after cellphone video showed a student at a Deerfield Beach school physically bullying a sixth grader because of her sexuality.

Actor Elliot Page is revealing how happier he feels after having top surgery and how important he believes it is to support health care for transgender people.

George and Emily Spurrier are leaving their home of 16 years in central Arkansas due to a new law that will ban the health care that they say their 17-year-old transgender son needs, NBC News reports.

Arkansas lawmakers have made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor’s objections

Defense officials say the Pentagon will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military and will issue new rules that broaden their access to medical care and gender transition

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...

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

The Biden administration has withdrawn government support for a federal lawsuit in Connecticut that seeks to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ high school sports

Tuft wants to “create empathy” by talking openly about her transition on social media and in a new podcast.

The Grammy-nominated Scottish disc jockey, music producer and recording artist Sophie has died at age 34 following an accident in the Greek capital of Athens.

Elliot Page, the Oscar-nominated star of “Juno” and a current star on Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy,” announced Tuesday that he is transgender after having previously been known as Ellen Page.

The Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter has written hits for some of the biggest names in music. Now she’s out with a new single, “Sharkbait.”

Across the nation, LGBTQ candidates achieved milestone victories in Tuesday’s election.

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

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new regulation that would roll back health care protections for transgender people.

The Trump administration is supporting Idaho’s new law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports

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“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is facing backlash after being accused of making transphobic comments on social media.

A Virginia school board is defending its policy of blocking transgender students from using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity

Dwyane Wade’s love for his kids knows no bounds.

YouTube star Nikkie de Jager, who is best known online as NikkieTutorials, opened up about a personal topic on Monday.

J.K. Rowling is facing widespread criticism from the transgender community and other activists after tweeting support for a researcher who lost her job for stating that people cannot change their biological sex.

A transgender woman convicted of insurance fraud is serving time at a men’s prison in North Carolina despite her repeated requests to transfer to women’s housing. The News and Observer reports 37-year-old Kanautica Zayre-Brown is believed to be the state’s only post-operative transgender prisoner. But the state recognizes her as a man and by her birth name, which was legally...

Far more U.S. teens than previously thought are transgender or identify themselves using other nontraditional gender terms, with many rejecting the idea that girl and boy are the only options, new research suggests. The study looked at students in ninth and 11th grade and estimated that nearly three percent are transgender or gender nonconforming, meaning they don’t always self-identify as...

Some of Ally Lee Steinfeld’s burned remains were found in a bag in a rural southern Missouri chicken coop. Authorities say both of the transgender teen’s eyes had been gouged out and she had been stabbed in the genitals. As questions swirl about why the quiet 17-year-old was killed in such a ghastly manner, authorities aren’t saying what led to...

A man is charged with a hate crime in the beating of two transgender women in Jackson Heights on St. Patrick’s Day, police said Saturday.

A federal judge in Texas has ordered a halt to another Obama administration effort to strengthen transgender rights, this time over health rules that social conservatives say could force doctors to violate their religious beliefs.

The Kansas State Board of Education voted unanimously on Tuesday to ignore a directive from President Obama’s administration that public schools allow transgender students to use restrooms matching their gender identity, and instead the board left decisions up to school districts. What remains unclear is whether the 10-0 vote will endanger over $479 million in federal aid, or about 10...

A South Florida family is sharing their story of dealing with and supporting their child as she transitions to a boy.

A transgender woman who attended a body-modification party in Orange County died as a result of an off-the-books procedure, investigators said.

After several hours of debate, the Miami-Dade County Commission has approved an ordinance that would ban discrimination against transgender men and women.