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Gender studies pioneer Judith Butler: Trans women won't erase cis women

And by the way, Donald Trump is a misogynist, says the distinguished scholar.

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Just in time for back-to-school, Sundance Channel presents a new documentary series that follows the everyday lives of four transgender college students

Most Who Begin Gender-Affirming Care as Youth Continue: Study

A new study out of the Netherlands counters the right-wing argument that people regret initiating such care.

Duke Press Debuts New Academic Journal for Trans Studies

Transgender Studies Quarterly bills itself as the first nonmedical journal focusing on contemporary issues facing the trans and gender-nonconforming communities.

Military Veterans Who Transition Victimized by Discrimination

More than one third of military veterans who currently identify as transgender have experienced discrimination of some form because of their gender identity, according to a study conducted by the Transgender American Veterans Association.

How to Produce 'Gender Euphoria' for Trans and Nonbinary Youth

A new research brief from the Trevor Project shows what makes these young people happy.

State Economies Suffer When Lawmakers Pass Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Laws: Study

Such laws make people less likely to relocate to those states, says a University of Houston study.

Right-Wing Takeover of New College in Florida Seeks to Benefit More Men

The school’s gender studies course was scrapped, test score requirements lowered, and more athletic scholarships doled out in order to usher in a new student body makeup.

Gender-Affirming Care Access Improves Mental Health: Study

The faster a transgender patient receives access to care, the quicker their levels of suicidal ideation and gender dysphoria decreases, according to researchers.

Kate Moennig to Guest as Lesbian Gender Studies Prof on 'grown-ish'

Moennig rocked queer women's worlds on The L Word 15 years ago. Now she's being introduced to a whole new generation. 

People are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery: study

Other operations, "while associated with higher rates of post-operative regret, are not as restricted and policed like gender-affirming surgery," a new study found.

How can you support transgender and nonbinary youth right now? The Trevor Project has some tips

These supportive actions can decrease the risk of suicide, notes a new research brief from the crisis intervention group.

What is gender-affirming care, who uses it, and do they regret it?

Gender-affirming care is banned for transgender youth when it's mainly cisgender people who use it, and when it has a significantly lower regret rate than all other major surgeries, tattoos, and children.

Transgender people face more harassment in bathrooms that match their sex assigned at birth: study

A new study proves that transgender people are more likely to face harassment when using bathrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth than in facilities that match their identities.

Gender Studies Class Stabbings Condemned by Trudeau

Police say the attacker purposely targeted “the subject matter of gender identity.”

Three Stabbed in Attack on University's Gender Studies Class

Their injuries are not life-threatening, and police haven't commented on a motive, but the suspect did ask about the class's subject matter.

Only 0.1 percent of youth receive gender-affirming meds: study

The study comes at a time when opponents of this care have often exaggerated how common it is.

New 'Scientific' Study on Sexuality, Gender Not New or Scientific

The right wing is pushing a study that isn't based in sound science, says famed geneticist Dean Hamer.

'Science' Behind Texas/Alabama Anti-Trans Policy Is 'Full of Errors'

Texas's justification for "child abuse" investigations and Alabama's rationale for restrictions on gender-affirming care are riddled with inaccuracies, a new study says.

Kate Moennig's Lesbian Professor Mentors a Young Bi Woman on grown-ish

In an exclusive clip from this week's grown-ish, the L Word star plays a gender studies professor who answers a question about queer female "players." 

LGBTQ+ Youth Are Uncomfortable in Their Own Skin: Study

The number of trans and nonbinary young people who reported being dissatisfied in their bodies was even greater than their cisgender peers.