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This Southern Mexico Community Has Challenged the Gender Binary for Generations

Muxes, a group long recognized within the indigenous Zapotec people of Mexico, are often referred to as a third gender.

Are You the Next Gender-Nonconforming Supermodel?

Body-inclusive, gender-neutral clothing brand Dapper Boi is looking for its next top model. And it might be you.

Raising a Gender Nonconforming Child in the '90s

Julie Tarney was the mom of a gender-nonconforming child in the early '90s. With zero available information, Tarney faced reality on her own. Read an excerpt from her new memoir, My Son Wears Heels, below.

Daytime Divas Explore Gender-Nonconforming Kids

The new VH1 show — a satirical send-up of The View — features a conservative character with a gender-nonconforming child. Watch an exclusive clip below.

4 Lessons for Parents of Gender-Nonconforming Kids

"I learned it's never too late to learn from your child as much as you learn for your child," writes mom and author Julie Tarney.

This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who

The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.

Kuwait to Screen Out Gender-Nonconforming Immigrants

While initial reports suggested the Kuwaiti government would conduct medical tests to keep any LGBT people from entering the country, further analysis shows the proposal could have serious implications for anyone who doesn't conform to strict standards of gender presentation.

Gaza Crackdown: Gender Nonconformers Issued Head-Shavings

Those with long or spiked hair, along with men wearing tight pants, are reportedly being attacked by police in Gaza.

Facebook Expands Gender Options

For years, trans individuals have lamented Facebook's requirement to be addressed using either male or female pronouns. Starting today, that's all changed.

Why Gender-Nonconforming Folks Should Get Suited

The director of the upcoming HBO documentary Suited on the complicated relationship between gender identity and wardrobe.

North Carolina's War Against Gender-Nonconforming People

LGBT people were targeted and harmed by HB 2, but gender-noncorforming people will feel the full force of its cruelty, writes Shannon Minter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Op-ed: The Missing Stories Our Kids Need

Children's literature is too often a tale of two genders.

Three More Trans or Gender-Nonconforming Americans Killed in U.S.

The latest casualties are Boston antiviolence activist and ballroom icon Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, and two Texans, Iris Santos and Tiffany Thomas.

 

Two More Trans or Gender-Nonconforming People Killed in U.S.

The deaths of Lea Rayshon Daye and Scott/Scottlynn DeVore have come to the attention of national activists.

Rep. Jayapal's Emotional Speech About Gender-Nonconforming Child

Endorsing the Equality Act, the congresswoman gave an impassioned speech about her "beautiful" gender-nonconforming child.

Asia Kate Dillon Blazes Trail for Gender-Nonconforming Actors

With Showtime's Billions, Dillon becomes the first nonbinary-gender actor in a nonbinary role.

Gender-Nonconforming Teen Sues DMV

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is now facing legal action after allegedly discriminating against Chase Culpepper's gender expression.

WATCH: Gender-Nonconforming Person Attacked in Hollywood Hate Crime

Victor Diego was brutally assaulted upon leaving work in Hollywood Thursday in what authorities are labeling a hate crime.

Ancient gender-nonconforming Romans found refuge in a community dedicated to a goddess

The Catholic Church has long emphasized traditional binary views of gender. But in many places, both present and past, individuals have been able to push back against gender norms.

Dominic DuPree, Gender-Nonconforming Entrepreneur, Gunned Down in Chicago

DuPree is one of many victims of gun violence among the trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming population.

Nonbinary, Gender-Nonconforming Actors Make Tony Awards History

J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell are the first out nonbinary or gender-nonconforming actors to receive Tony nominations.