Transgender

Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting transgender Americans

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of "X" marker used by many nonbinary…

Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports

The Trump administration said Wednesday it is suing Maine's education department for not complying with the government's push to ban…

Justice Department sues Maine over defiance on transgender athletes in female sports

Maine earned the distinction Wednesday of being the first state to be sued by the Justice Department over its transgender-athlete policy,…

Trump administration ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine over transgender students

A U.S. District Court judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze Agriculture Department aid to Maine to comply with requirements…

Business

Sussex university fined £585,000 in transgender free speech row

Branwen Jeffreys Education Editor The University of Sussex has been fined £585,000 by the higher education regulator, the Office for…

By Susan Darwin

Dave Chappelle Says ‘SNL’ Producers Barred Him From Discussing Gaza and Transgender People in Opening Monologue

Dave Chappelle recently told a stand-up audience in San Francisco that “Saturday Night Live” producers did not want him to talk about Gaza…

By Kim Browne

Trump to sign order banning transgender women from female sports

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing in female categories of sports,…

By Susan Darwin

Who Is Joe Ellis? Was a Transgender Servicewoman the Co-Pilot of the Black Hawk that Collided with the American Airlines Plane?

A transgender Black Hawk pilot was mistakenly identified as one of the three U.S. Army personnel aboard the helicopter that crashed into a…

Trump kicks off second week in office with raft of new executive orders

Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! President Donald Trump continued his executive order spree on Monday, signing a slew of new actions…

Transgender people working in U.S. government see peril under Trump

WASHINGTON — The Air Force lieutenant colonel left the Pentagon one day and returned the next — with a new name and a new gender identity.…

'One of the most difficult seasons' ends for transgender player, San José State volleyball team

A season of protests, forfeits and lawsuits ended quietly Saturday on the volleyball court with San José State losing the Mountain West…

Is the Supreme Court about to let red states ban hormone treatment for transgender teens?

WASHINGTON — The conservative Supreme Court is poised to leap into another culture-war battle between red states and blue states, this…

L.A. County gears up for Trump with millions in funding for immigrants, transgender residents

Gearing up for another Trump presidency, Los Angeles County supervisors will funnel millions in funding to beef up support for immigrants…

Democrats rally behind first out transgender member of Congress, decry Republican attacks

At a Democratic caucus meeting Tuesday, Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) watched as colleagues approached and offered their support to Rep.-elect…

Nancy Mace's former aide tears into her over transgender bathroom bill

South Carolina U.S. Representative Nancy Mace's former aide ripped into the Republican Wednesday over her efforts to ban transgender…

Nancy Mace wants to bar transgender women from Capitol bathrooms

Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace has filed a bill seeking to ban transgender women from using women's bathroom at the U.S. Capitol just…

For transgender Americans, Trump's win after a campaign targeting them is terrifying

Avery Poznanski was excited for a new chapter. The nonbinary transgender senior at UCLA had decided last month, after years of personal…

Abcarian: Transgender issues aren't a top voter concern. Why is Trump's campaign obsessed with them?

Gallup recently published a list of what Americans consider the most pressing issues as they choose the next president. Unsurprisingly,…