Some skeptics say that the growing prevalence of transgender teens is a fad. But history and some recent research show it’s not so simple.
Transitioning is possible after going through puberty, but it’s much more difficult for trans people to look the way they want to look.
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Puberty-suppression therapy gives trans teens the gift of time and the ability to attain a more desirable appearance.
‘Frozen II’ sees Elsa move towards being herself without fear of harming others. Here, Elsa, voiced by Idina Menzel, sprinkling snowflakes on Bruni, a salamander.
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Frozen II teaches children that venturing into the enchanted forest — stepping outside of comfort zones while looking to trusted guides or companions — can be a place of positive transformation.
A significant number of South Africans can’t find jobs and scrounge for a living on the sidelines of the economy.
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The signs might be there. But parents and clinicians will still wonder if there’s some foolproof way to determine whether their children are actually trans. There isn’t one – and that’s okay.
Most athletes leave the Olympics disappointed and empty-handed.
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What Betsy DeVos, an advocate of school-choice initiatives and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, as well as the rest of us need to know about cyber charter schools.
Students gather to participate in the #SanctuaryCampus protest in New York.
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of love was not sentimental. It demanded that individuals tell their oppressors what they were doing was wrong. How can this vision help with community-building today?
Many changes in electricity generation are already en route, regardless of regulations.
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The ‘war on coal’ is not really a result of onerous regulations but a combination of market forces over which a Trump administration has limited control.
Accepting grief is important for moving toward hope.
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After Donald Trump’s victory, a scholar says the biblical prophets can help show us the way forward: Just as there is no peace without justice, there is no healing without grief.