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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.

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.

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.

Sun-Times Apologizes for Carrying Antitrans Op-ed

The piece calls trans people delusional and refers to gender-confirmation surgery as 'mutilation'; the Chicago Sun-Times has apologized for republishing it.

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CPAC 2023 Was a Hatefest Against Transgender People

A selection of the worst from the event, which included talk of "transgender insanity" and "eradication" of what speakers called "transgenderism."

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.

Man Harasses 9-Year-Old at Field Day Event, Falsely Insists She’s Transgender

He expected to receive certification that the elementary school girl was assigned female at birth.

Op-ed: Why We Must Protect Intersex Babies

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

Arizona, Oklahoma Advance Spate of Anti-Trans Bills

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

Maine Gov. Paul LePage Vetoes Conversion Therapy Ban

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

Another Trans Woman Murdered and Mutilated in Brazil

The latest victim in a rash of trans murders in Brazil was only 20 years old.

Op-ed: Angry Intersex People With Signs!

Is surgery on intersex infants just another form of genital mutilation?

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.

Vivek Ramaswamy quits GOP race. Here's how transphobic he was on the campaign trail

As Ramaswamy exits the race, a look back at his transphobic rhetoric.

‘The Eunuch Maker’ pleads guilty to role in live-stream castration cartel

The Norwegian man has had genitalia, a nipple, and a leg surgically removed.

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.

Fourth Republican Debate Serves Up Most Transphobia So Far

There were false assertions about gender-affirming care, a dig at Dylan Mulvaney, and one candidate calling trans identity a disorder.

Queer Muslim Student Alleges Harassment by Professor

A student who recently left the University of North Carolina at Wilmington says professor Mike Adams created a hostile, threatening environment for her.