Japanese court allows trans woman to legally change gender without surgery
The woman successfully argued that Japan's surgery requirement for receiving a legal gender change presented her with huge financial and physical burdens.
July 12, 2024
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gender identity disorder
DSM-V To Rename Gender Identity Disorder
The newest edition of the psychiatric diagnostic manual will do away with labeling transgender people as "disordered."
July 23, 2012
Lawyers attack credibility of witness in sex-change case
A woman should be allowed to deduct her $25,000 sex-change operation on her federal taxes because her gender identity disorder was a medical condition, her lawyers argued Thursday.
August 25, 2007
Judge orders Idaho to provide hormone therapy to self-castrated transgender inmate
An inmate who castrated herself with a disposable razor blade after prison officials refused to treat her for gender identity disorder should have female hormone therapy paid for by the state, a federal judge said.
August 1, 2007
Trans Identity Not Mental Illness, Says World Health Organization
The newest edition of WHO's International Classification of Diseases makes a welcome revision.
June 19, 2018
Being Trans Officially Not a Mental Illness, World Health Group Says
The World Health Organization's governing body OK's the change in its diagnostic manual.
May 29, 2019
Trans Eating Disorders Are All But Ignored by Medical Community
It's been years since a study showed a disproportionate number of trans people suffer from anorexia and bulimia, but almost nothing has been done since.
March 12, 2019
Fox News Claims Trans Teens Have 'Mental Disorder'
Fox News's 'Special Report' falsely reported that gender dysphoria is classified as a mental disorder.
July 11, 2015
What's Up, Doc?
Would removing transgender from the list of mental disorders do more harm than good?
November 1, 2007
The trans catch-22
In order to get "treated" for being transsexual--meaning hormones and, perhaps, surgery--you first have to be diagnosed. But calling trans people sick creates the same stigma gay people faced for decades. Part six in our ongoing series.
June 12, 2006
Sacramento School District to Vote on Trans-Inclusive Policy
The school district in California's capital city is set to consider expanding its nondiscrimination policy to include transgender students in a vote Thursday.
December 17, 2013
Woman's Lawsuit Challenges Trans Exclusions in ADA
Continuing her years-long battle, Kate Lynn Blatt has now argued that not having her gender identity accommodated at work violated her rights under federal disability laws.
January 30, 2015
Human Rights Group Tells Japan to Stop Sterilizing Trans Citizens
An outdated law comes under new scrutiny leading into the 2020 Olympics.
March 20, 2019
Words to the Wise
A glossary of basic sex and gender terms you should know. Note: Terminology is hotly debated and ever-evolving.
December 3, 2007
Court Says Gender Dysphoria Covered by Americans with Disabilities Act
(CNN) The case at hand concerned Kesha Williams, a trans woman who was held for six months at a Virginia prison.
August 17, 2022
Denial of gender-affirming care to inmate is unconstitutional, says Department of Justice
The DOJ is supporting a Georgia transgender woman who is suing the state's Department of Corrections over denial of care.
January 12, 2024
SCOTUS Lets Trans Woman's Discrimination Suit in Virginia Go Forward
The high court declined to review a lower court's decision that she had cause to sue under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Justices Alito and Thomas begged to differ.
July 3, 2023
Medicare Wants Your Opinion on Covering Gender Reassignment Surgery
The agency was giving the public 30 days to offer their opinions on whether Medicare should cover surgery for transgender patients with coverage.
March 29, 2013