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Who do you turn to first when gender services let you down?
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Patha v the Crown: NZ challenge to the puberty blocker ban
Patha v the Crown is a New Zealand High Court legal challenge to the government's ban on puberty blockers for transgender youth. Brought by trans young people and their families,…
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…
Puberty blockers: approved for some, banned for others
Arizona puts trans people's rights to a ballot vote
Am I trans?
Three quiet questions to help you listen to yourself.
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Are transgender sports bans really about protecting women?
The Supreme Court is about to decide whether to ban trans women from women's sports
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…
A teenager just wanted to run. Adults made her a target.
If only acceptance came as easily as a bag of yellow plums 🏳️⚧️
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…
When a marriage survives one partner transitioning
A couple faced the unravelling of everything they thought their marriage was and chose, slowly and honestly, to rebuild it around who they actually were.
Teacher barred after deadnaming pupil raises £46k for fresh appeal
The Voice singer Ciiara Nyx says music helped her navigate her trans identity
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…
Beyond depathologisation: Securing the right to health for trans communities
I'm trans – why don't I belong on a women's ward?
What are my pronouns?
Try she, he and they on for size. Nothing fixed, no pressure.
Try the quiz →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.
Trans protesters rush Harry Potter premiere red carpet
Different boats, same sea. 🏳️⚧️
What happens when trans people don't fit the system
When trans people don't fit the system, they carry the cost: mismatched documents, forms with no right box, care pathways built for one kind of story, and waits that run for…
What trans people taught me about transition
Helen has spent years listening to people who have transitioned. What they told her, in kitchens and waiting rooms and long emails sent late at night, changed how she understood…
Texas GOP leader says anti-trans ads are not working
A girl just wanted to run. Then came the protest.
Trump asks Supreme Court to back transgender military ban
'Cyclone': the Hong Kong indie that kept Tony Leung awake
Sam Forstag refuses to throw trans people under the bus
Telling my children I am their mum now
Farah, recently separated, sat her two young children down to say she was their mum now, and discovered that her six-year-old cared most about the bedtime voices.
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