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Who do you turn to first when gender services let you down?
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Living behind a thick skin: life as a trans woman over 6ft tall
Democrats are retreating on trans rights. What does it mean?
The Democratic Party is retreating on trans rights, with figures like Amy Acton publicly referring to trans girls as boys. This is not a fringe position but a deliberate,…
What puberty blockers actually do to the body
Texas Children's Hospital forced detransition: coercion and harm
HRT shortages: do trans women really cause the supply gap?
Trans women do not cause HRT shortages. Estradiol supply problems stem from manufacturing disruptions, demand forecasting failures, and regulatory pressures across the…
The DCCC just ran its first anti-trans ad. Now what?
Am I trans?
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Biological children and fertility for trans people
Trans people can and do have biological children, though the routes vary considerably depending on timing and what medical steps have been taken. Sperm can be stored before…
Are trans people just autistic? Why the claim is wrong
No, trans people are not just autistic. The two can overlap, because both can involve difficulty fitting in, and some autistic people find it harder to hide who they are. But they…
Genital exams for girls: what Washington's sports ban actually demands
Rowling calls trans activism 'elitist'. Let's look at who holds the power
An autistic man's question about trans care and who it's for
An autistic man who spent decades quietly finding himself asked Sammy whether the same child, born into today's world, would have been guided somewhere he was never meant to go.
Arizona puts trans people's rights to a ballot vote
The tide goes out. It always comes back. 🌾
When your autistic child comes out as trans: what helps
Her son came out as trans at thirteen, and everything the professionals said pointed in opposite directions. This is what actually helped.
Are transgender sports bans really about protecting women?
The Supreme Court is about to decide whether to ban trans women from women's sports
A teenager just wanted to run. Adults made her a target.
Teacher barred after deadnaming pupil raises £46k for fresh appeal
What are my pronouns?
Try she, he and they on for size. Nothing fixed, no pressure.
Try the quiz →Coming out as trans at work after twenty years
Rachel had rehearsed the conversation for months, at three in the morning, alone. What she could not have rehearsed was how ordinary it would turn out to be.
The Voice singer Ciiara Nyx says music helped her navigate her trans identity
Water finds its way through rock every single time. 🪨
Finding chosen family when your parents reject you
Yara was seventeen when her home went cold, and what followed was not a loss but a discovery: that family can be chosen, and sometimes the people who choose you love you better…
Beyond depathologisation: Securing the right to health for trans communities
I'm trans – why don't I belong on a women's ward?
Trans protesters rush Harry Potter premiere red carpet
What happens next once you have decided to transition
There is no prescribed path once you decide to transition. Some people go in tiny steps and others change everything at once, depending on family, money and access to care. Social…
Texas GOP leader says anti-trans ads are not working
A girl just wanted to run. Then came the protest.
Coming out as a trans man at work
Kabir braced for rejection when he came out as a trans man to his watch, and found instead that the men he worked with simply got on with it.
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