Bryn Mawr college announced Monday that after "months of study and consultation," they've decided to clarify their admissions guidelines to make the school more welcoming to transgender women as well as intersex and gender non-conforming people.

If some people are born neither male nor female, what does that say about our traditional views of sex and gender, and as these individuals will grow up to have sexual orientations, how can those orientations be defined? These are the questions asked by Michael Passaro in an essay which explores the possibility for a…

Germany has become the first European country to legally recognize a third gender at birth — a new law allows babies born with both male and female characteristics to have their gender left blank on birth certificates. This third option, German legislators reason, will make it so that parents no longer feel pressured…

In a landmark decision, the Australian government has agreed to let people with intersex conditions list their gender as ‘X' on passports. Transgender people will also be able to list the gender with which they identify.

Children born with ambiguous genitals often undergo surgery early in life to make them look more male or female. But some intersex advocates say doctors should wait until patients are old enough to make the decision for themselves.

The University of Oklahoma's first-ever coed floor brings up an important question about college students' living space: should gender-segregated housing be a thing of the past?

South African runner Caster Semenya made her triumphant return to running last night at a small athletics meeting in Finland, which she easily won. "I was a little bit nervous because it's been a long time not competing," she said.

• Even though the video game RapeLay (which allows you to stalk and assault multiple women and girls) was removed from Amazon and other outlets, the game remains a viral sensation, and is commonly available for download online.

Thoughtful articles by Ariel Levy and Judith Butler explore the larger issues of sex and gender behind Caster Semenya's story — and how the mishandling of the young athlete's "gender testing" has affected her life.

An Australian newspaper has reported that Caster Semenya is a "hermaphrodite" with internal testes and no womb or ovaries — and unsurprisingly, many people are disgusted and outraged.

As more details emerge about which intersex conditions would stop runner Caster Semenya from competing as a woman, even Germaine Greer has something to say.

Yesterday, Tracie put up a video of former Top Model contestant Clark saying ignorant crap about fellow transgender contestant Isis. Clark's argument was basically that God doesn't make mistakes, and so Isis changing her biological gender was going against God. I wonder what Miss Clark would have to say about the…