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Most Transgender People Find Transitioning Positive: Poll

Even though trans people face hardships, transitioning has made them happier with their lives, according to a new survey.

At This Hospital, Trans Women Get Makeup Lessons With Their Surgeries

A program at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center helps patients confidently transition with makeup workshops.

Poll: Germans More Tolerant of LGBTQ People Than Muslims

Germans are comfortable with gays -- and even of insurance companies covering medical transitions -- but not as fond of Muslims in their neighborhood, says a new survey.

Ask Auntie: What does it mean to transition? This is my journey

How do you define your own path to authenticity in the face of adversity? Share your story with Auntie and know that you are never alone.

Texas Officials Accuse Mother of Trans Daughter of Abuse

Parents of Luna Younger have been engaged in bitter court battle, but a jury delivered the mother a victory.

Transgender Federal Employees Get Good News

Federal Employee Health Benefits insurers will no longer be forced to exclude transition-related healthcare, but not all advocates are pleased.

A Crash Course in Surgeries for Trans Women

Want to know more about everything that goes into a trans woman's medical transition? Jessie Gender is here to explain.

Chelsea Manning Isn't Getting Transition Treatment

Manning's doctors have deemed her transition-related care medically necessary, but a new statement from the Wikileaks source says Defense Department promises are just lip service.

The VA Still Refuses to Cover Necessary Trans Health Care

It will likely take a lawsuit to end the Veterans Affairs policy of denying coverage for gender-confirmation surgery — a procedure currently covered by Medicare. 

Fed. Judge: Calif. Must Provide Trans Inmate with Access to Surgery

A federal judge has ruled that a transgender inmate in California must be granted access to gender-affirming surgery that her prison doctors have deemed medically necessary.

Tennessee Sued Over Assault on Trans Health Care

This is unlawful discrimination, says the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, which is representing two trans women in the suit.

After Shavings, Attempted Castration, Victory for Jailed Trans Woman

Barred from medically and socially transitioning at a Florida prison, Reiyn Keohane fought back.

Mormon Church Formalizes Punishments for Trans Members

A new church handbook lays out plans to crack down on gender transition, be it medical or social.

Congressman Doesn't Support 'Sex Changes' Because He 'Likes Being a Boy'

Rep. Broun, a medical doctor, talks about gender transition surgery during an economic talk at a local town hall meeting.

Chelsea Manning Sues Federal Government for Hormone Therapy

'I do not believe I'll be able to survive another year or two ... without treatment,' says the trans military whistleblower, in the wake of the military's continued delays in providing transition-related medical care.

Anti-trans CNN segment targets Harris’s support for providing gender-affirming care to those incarcerated

Erin Burnett and Andrew Kaczynski are being criticized for the transphobic segment.

HHS Lifts Medicare Ban on Gender-Confirming Surgeries

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will begin offering transition-related healthcare coverage to transgender Medicare beneficiaries.

American Medical Assoc. President: Stop the Anti-Trans Bills

States should expand access to gender-affirming care, not criminalize it.