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Trump is ‘dangerously’ conflating gender-affirming care with a human rights violation

Groups that work to end female genital mutilation and cutting worry about an executive order that co-opts the policies they’ve worked to pass over nearly 30 years.

Arizona, Oklahoma Advance Spate of Anti-Trans Bills

Transgender student-athletes, gender-affirming procedures, and more are the targets of their legislation.

Texas Deems Gender-Affirming Surgery for Trans Youth 'Child Abuse'

Advocates for trans youth say the state is engaging in fearmongering that will only hurt trans youth.

Alan Cumming Has Never Been Better

The story of Any Day Now may take place in the past, but the discrimination against same-sex families it depicts is unfortunately still all too real.

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What Circumcision and 'Religious Freedom' Have in Common

A proposal to ban the procedure among infants is prompting a familiar battle cry.

Obama Isn't Quiet About LGBT Rights, Even in Jamaica Trip

Activists had hoped the president would use his influence in Jamaica to highlight LGBT equality.

Domestic violence nonprofits rocked by Trump funding freeze

Gender-based violence organizations have begun to self-edit their public-facing media out of fear they will lose federal grants essential to the provision of life-saving services.

Why We Must Dismantle the Intersex Closet

Intersex people must come out in order to show the world they're happy as they are, writes Hida Viloria.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage Vetoes Conversion Therapy Ban

The far-right Republican is the first governor from either party to veto such a measure.

Op-ed: On Working Together Over Time

Journalist, feminist, and political activist Gloria Steinem says transgender identities should be celebrated, not questioned.

Gender-Affirming Surgery Shouldn't Be a Plot Device

Michelle Rodriguez's upcoming movie looks problematic for many reasons, says trans writer Amanda Kerri.

Op-ed: Germany's Third-Gender Law Fails on Equality

When a choice isn't really a choice.

U.S. Federal Judge Tosses Ban on Female Genital Mutilation

Michigan doctors -- who allegedly cut girls as young as 7 -- call the procedure a benign religious ritual.

Bisexual Malawian Woman Fights to Stay in Scotland With Her Children

Angeline Pirira Mwafulirwa says her daughters could be subjected to genital mutilation in Malawi.

Op-ed: Why We Must Protect Intersex Babies

Cosmetic genital surgery or sex reassignment surgery on intersex babies is just wrong -- case closed.

Rand Paul Greets Biden Nominee Rachel Levine With Anti-Trans Rant

As a Senate committee considered Levine's nomination for assistant health secretary, Paul offered transphobic lies about gender-affirming health care.

15 Democratic state AGs stand by gender-affirming care

"Federal funding to institutions that provide gender-affirming care continues to be available, irrespective of President Trump’s recent Executive Order," the attorneys general say.

Idaho Seeks Life in Prison for Providing Gender-Affirming Health Care

That's in a bill making it through the Idaho legislature, while Alabama is considering a punishment of 10 years in prison.

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9 Things You Should Know About Erica Jong

Yes, yes, the "zipless f***" lady.