Transgender

A high-profile case of transgressing gender norms illustrates the still too narrow scope of feminism that fails to include and struggle for the rights of transgender people.

As a former George Washington University basketball player and the first openly transgender Division I athlete, Kye Allums is no stranger to ignorance about trans people in the media.

The anonymity of a city like Bangalore offers Indian gender minorities a little more safety than they might otherwise have.

Before the Thanksgiving floats, there was the usual parade of right-wing nuts this week, many of whom became apoplectic after Pope Francis’ much-publicized Joy of the Gospel document, which …

The media's failures to cover Manning's transition reflects a long history of unfair portrayals of transgender people.

Eleanor J. Bader reviews Rizi Xavier Timane's searing memoir, An Unspoken Compromise: A Spiritual Guide for LGBT People of Faith.

In today's On the News segment: The Obama Administration is holding off on instituting out-of-pocket expense limits; North Carolina's Republican Governor Pat McCrory signed our nation's most restrictive voter …

Toshio Meronek's review of Prisons Will Not Protect You highlights the emphasis by the book's contributors that the Corrections Department isn't in the business of correcting oppression.

Why the law is not enough to protect our society from gun violence - or to protect criminalized people from violence and poverty.

Many trans people are already struggling to obtain updated ID's that reflect their true identity, and in some states, that means legal barriers to their voting rights. Elsewhere, de …