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Who do you turn to first when gender services let you down?
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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,…
Detransition, regret, and how the stories get weaponised
Detransition means returning to living in the gender assigned at birth, but the reasons are varied and often misrepresented. Some people detransition because of social pressure,…
Cutting NHS trans youth waits: practical policy solutions
NHS waiting times for trans young people currently run to several years, and delay is not neutral: unwanted puberty changes and worsening distress are well-documented harms of…
Puberty blockers: approved for some, banned for others
Queer groups sound the alarm as BC Conservatives target trans youth
Am I trans?
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How hormones change your voice
Testosterone thickens and lengthens the vocal folds and enlarges the voice box, so the voice drops, usually starting within a few months and settling over a year or two. That…
The political playbook that unraveled US transgender rights in the past decade
New transgender Georgia lawmaker wants to push for LGBTQ+ policies
What top surgery recovery actually feels like
Rohan dreaded the recovery weeks after top surgery, until his friend stayed for every boring, undramatic, necessary day of it.
Australian Press Council rules 'Transgender Dropout' headline unfair
Every path to yourself looks long until you're walking it. 🏳️⚧️
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…
What gender dysphoria feels like at 15, and what helps
Inés was fifteen, hiding in hoodies in July and typing her feelings into a search box at 2am, until a friend asked what name she wanted to be called.
LifeLabs ordered to pay $32K for misgendering trans and non-binary patients
Trans Texans breathe again, but they're watching closely
Do we need to protect women from trans women?
The claim that cis women need protection from trans women is not supported by evidence. Trans women and girls are statistically far more likely to be victims of violence, abuse,…
History made: Madison elects Wisconsin's first transgender lawmaker
Blue states ban trans athletes: what it tells us
What are my pronouns?
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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.
Hampstead Heath ponds trans access challenge heard at High Court
Something extraordinary, hiding in plain sight. 🌴
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…
Why do some people transition later in life?
Margaret was a grandfather of sixty-three, sitting in a kitchen at two in the morning with the screen brightness turned down, when she finally pressed the checkout button on her…
Marine Corps ends extensions amid scrutiny of transgender separation cases
HHS rule strips disability protection from gender dysphoria
One loss, one trans athlete, one ballot initiative: let's be honest
US ballot measures that will reshape trans lives in real time
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When love outruns the words: a grandmother and Sora
Sora's grandmother never learned the vocabulary, but she knew her grandchild completely, and on a quiet December morning she relabelled the Christmas stocking without anyone…
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