Many surveys aren’t designed in a way that captures the true diversity of gender identification.
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The proportion was the largest the study’s authors had ever seen.
‘Boy Wearing a Wig,’ Wilhelm von Gloeden (1900).
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Few trans kids in the early 20th century had access to information about trans life. That they still faced down the judgment of parents and doctors is a testament to the truth of their dysphoria.
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Companies need to make sure every voice is heard.
In the late 1980s, trans youth started going online to connect with others experiencing gender dysphoria.
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For trans youth who couldn’t be themselves in real life, the internet became a place for connection and self-expression.
Quarantine has been both a plus and minus for transgender parents.
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Job loss and reduced earnings can exacerbate existing power imbalances trans people may face in their personal relationships.
Few Americans would care about how to best accommodate transgender athletes if they weren’t winning events.
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Since there is no typical transgender athlete, broad rules don’t seem appropriate. But that’s exactly what legislation seeks to do.
Supporters of sex workers’ rights marched in Las Vegas in 2019.
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More people are getting involved in sex work, especially online – and it can be a lifeline for marginalized people.
Randomized controlled trials of therapeutic interventions have yet to be conducted.
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Because little scientific evidence exists for trans medical treatments, doctors are often wary when working with trans people, even if they realize it’s in the patients’ best interests to do so.
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.
An affirming college environment can set trans youth on a path of personal, academic and professional success.
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These are some of the key features and policies that trans prospective students may want to consider in their college exploration process.
Trans baby boomers typically began living in their affirmed gender around age 50. For millennials, it’s age 22.
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The survey also found that trans people who live in their affirmed gender report experiencing less stigma, anxiety and depression.
Studies show that family acceptance or rejection has a big impact on a trans child’s mental health and happiness.
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A psychologist and expert on gender diversity explains strategies for creating a healthy environment for trans or nonbinary kids.
Transgender medicine uses a multidisciplinary approach to help trans youth live happier lives.
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Transgender youth have a number of research-backed medical options available to them. The multidisciplinary approach ranges from promoting family support to hormone treatments to surgery.
A teepee outside the women’s unit of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert, Sask., Jan., 2001.
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To release anyone, particularly Indigenous women, transgender and Two-Spirit individuals without a plan is irresponsible and dangerous and does not demonstrate a commitment to reconciliation.
March 31 marks International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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We need to commit to creating safe and inclusive environments for trans and non-binary youth, because when they have those supportive environments, they thrive.
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From a safety and fairness standpoint, the new guidelines are reasonable and supported by evidence. They are the best way forward, not just for rugby, but for all sports.
Engraving of Loreta Janeta Velazquez, a Cuban-born woman who fought in the American civil war as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford.
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Although the terminology we now use to describe gender would have been alien in the 18th and early 19th centuries, the concepts were understood by many.
High school athletes, including Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood, both transgender girls, compete in New Haven, Connecticut, in 2019.
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New legislative proposals want to allow ‘sex testing’ of girl athletes through genital exams and genetic and hormone testing.
Protester holding a transgender flag sign encouraging social distancing at Trans Pride 2020 in London.
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Trying to get help for gender dysphoria is rigorous and stressful for young people and their families, it shouldn’t be this way.
Keira Bell, one of the claimants in the High Court case, was prescribed puberty blockers at 16.
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So-called “puberty blockers” work by temporarily suppressing the action of a specific hormone in the body.