You Should Read This Essay About Wanting Stupid Shit
In line with last week’s “pivot to dumb bitch energy,” as foretold by writer Kyrell Grant, comes a new essay from…
Laverne Cox On Jacksonville Cops Who Misgendered Trans Murder Victims: 'Injustice on Top of Injustice'
In response to an investigation by ProPublica into the unsolved murders of three black trans women in Jacksonville,…
Laverne Cox: 'If All Things Were Equal, Then Everyone Should Be Able to Play Every Character'
In a roundtable interview published on Tuesday, Variety assembled a team of six trans actors to discuss representation…
Lawsuit Filed Against Judge Who Refuses to Allow Trans Teens to Legally Change Their Names
Last Friday, the mothers of three transgender teenagers in Ohio filed a federal lawsuit against a county judge who they…
Scarlett Johansson Has Decided Not to Play a Trans Man After All
Scarlett Johansson has withdrawn from Rub & Tug following criticism of her casting as the film’s trans man protagonist.
Private Messages Reveal the Cis Journalist Groupthink Behind Trans Media Narratives
Over the past few years, Jesse Singal has become a leading public intellectual and one of the most prominent…
What's Jesse Singal's Fucking Deal?
If you must know one thing about journalist Jesse Singal, it’s that he loves reporting on trans issues—trans kids, in…
Genderqueer Teen Wore Massive Trans Pride Flag During Betsy DeVos's School Visit
Fourteen-year-old Torin Hodgman decided to make a statement when Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited their Michigan…
Survivor's Zeke Smith: 'I Have Not Had a Single Negative Encounter' After Outing
Reflecting on his year as an out trans man in the public eye, Survivor contestant Zeke Smith has written an essay for Th…
New York City Would Rather Shutter Its Jails' Transgender Housing Unit Than Improve It
As is the case in much of the country, transgender people in New York City jails are not being given the treatment…
Transgender Military Recruits to Enlist On January First As Planned
A federal judge has rejected Trump’s attempt to delay allowing transgender people to enlist in the military, meaning…
Virginia and Minnesota Elect Openly Transgender Women as State and City Legislators
On Tuesday, Virginia elected its first transgender state legislator, the Democratic candidate Danica Roem, upsetting…
Transgender Teen's Alleged Murderers Are Not Being Charged with a Hate Crime
Three people accused of brutally murdering a transgender teenager in rural Missouri are not being charged with a hate…
Report: Trump Banned Transgender People From the Military So He Could Get His Border Wall
It would be nice to not wake up horrified. Just once!
Citing Nonexistent Extra 'Costs,' Trump Announces Ban on Transgender People in the Military
A little over a year ago, then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that transgender individuals would be allowed to…
LCD Soundsystem's Gavin Russom Came Out as Transgender
LCD Soundsystem’s 43-year-old synth player, Gavin Russom came out as transgender, telling Pitchfork on Thursday, “Over…
Real Boy Shows How One Transgender Teen's Growth Set the People Around Him On Their Own Journeys
In the four years producer and director Shaleece Haas followed transgender teen Bennett as he grew into his identity…
Happy Pride Weekend! Here's How People Are Celebrating
June is Pride month for the queer community, and this weekend kicks off the annual celebrations in a wide swath of…
Man Who Killed Mercedes Williamson Sentenced for Transphobic Hate Crime
In May 2015, Joshua Vallum brutally murdered his ex-girlfriend, Mercedes Williamson, for fear of others learning that…
Jeff Varner Was Fired From His Job After Outing Transgender Survivor Castmate Zeke Smith
Survivor: Game Changers contestant Jeff Varner told Greensboro, North Carolina paper News & Record on Thursday that…