While many people have heard the term “TERF,” fewer folks may understand why the term has been applied to celebrities like author J.K. Rowling and comedian Dave Chappelle, or how the right has ...

President Trump wants to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports due to a supposed biological advantage. But what does science say? Dr. Bradley Anawalt, an endocrinologist and ...

Since President Trump reentered the White House, his administration has moved to restrict rights for transgender people. Those restrictions range from transition-related medical care for youth to ...

Trans fats are unsaturated fatty acids. When a person eats trans fats it raises their bad low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. Trans fats also lower a person’s good high-density ...

There’s a scene toward the end of “Will and Harper” that I can’t get out of my head. I’m referring to the 2024 road-trip documentary where Will Ferrell is reintroduced to his old “Saturday Night Live” ...

The first six months of Donald Trump’s second term as president of the United States have been defined by sweeping executive orders and the introduction of legislation that takes aim at some of ...

In July, the artist Amy Sherald pulled out of a large-scale show at the Smithsonian after learning that she might not be able to include a portrait of Lady Liberty as a Black trans woman. The Trump ...

Stories of anti-trans vitriol dominate the media, which makes it easy to forget just how many folks out there give endless love and support to the trans people in their lives. Every day, hundreds of ...

Hours after an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet collided near Reagan National Airport last week, killing all on board both craft, social media erupted with the claim that the pilot manning ...

A friend recently told me that he has devised a way to ask people how they are doing that is appropriate for the current, protracted bad-news moment. He asks, “How are you, personally?” “My wife is ...

Are trans amorous men part of the queer community? The answer is more complex than you might imagine. Back in 2020, journalist Diana Tourjee wrote about the place straight men have within trans ...