Transgender Rights

People gather in Union Square for the Together We Win rally in support of transgender youth held in New York City on January 10, 2026.

Smoke and Mirrors: The Right's Latest Attacks Against Trans People Smoke and Mirrors: The Right's Latest Attacks Against Trans People

The MAGA movement is redoubling its attacks on trans healthcare in an attempt to win votes this November.

Oct 16, 2026 / Joanna Wuest

Ed Markey, Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks outside the US Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in challenges to state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports on January 13, 2026.

We Need More Pro-Trans Politicians. This Group Thinks It Knows How to Get Them. We Need More Pro-Trans Politicians. This Group Thinks It Knows How to Get Them.

Talking to Tyler Hack, who leads the nation’s only political action group dedicated solely to getting trans rights supporters elected.

Oct 6, 2026 / Elsie Carson-Holt

A sign that reads “FREE THE PRAIRIELAND DEFENDANTS” is taped to a post outside of the Eldon B. Mahon US Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: “Don’t Be Afraid” A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: “Don’t Be Afraid”

I talked to the political prisoner about the politics of love, her case, surviving as a trans woman in a men’s prison, and how she makes it through the day.

Sep 25, 2026 / Grace Byron

Caitlin Asher shares children with her best friend, Amanda Oelrich, and Amanda’s husband, Chris.

Is Platonic Co-Parenting the Future of the Family? Is Platonic Co-Parenting the Future of the Family?

Disillusioned with the nuclear family and apprehensive of tethering their reproductive futures to the bleak hellscape of modern love, young people are seeking a different way.

Sep 25, 2026 / StudentNation / Samantha Camire

Part of an anti-trans ad against Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown.

Transphobia Isn’t Winning Votes. But It Is Making Our Lives Much Worse. Transphobia Isn’t Winning Votes. But It Is Making Our Lives Much Worse.

Trans people must now live out another election cycle knowing our friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors are being flooded with agitprop designed to dehumanize us.

Sep 24, 2026 / Gillian Branstetter

View of nude sunbathers on the beach at Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways, New York, New York, August 1, 1982.

What Remains of Riis? What Remains of Riis?

A new members’ club has revived Riis Park’s long-vacant bathhouse, reopening old questions about whom the People’s Beach is really for.

Sep 19, 2026 / Eric Schwartau

TikTok is the most popular app among young people, with 68 percent of teens using the app and about one in five reporting that they are on it “almost constantly.” On the platform, almost all young women encounter health information.

When Texas Sex Ed Falls Short, Gen Z Women Turn to Social Media When Texas Sex Ed Falls Short, Gen Z Women Turn to Social Media

A 2025 study found that 70 percent of adolescents sought reproductive health information through social media platforms.

Sep 16, 2026 / StudentNation / Sarayu Bongale

Former basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom and Natasha Cloud of the Chicago Sky confront each other during a Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever game on August 23, 2026, in Chicago.

Enes Kanter Freedom’s Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women Enes Kanter Freedom’s Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women

The trans women in sports panic is nothing but a stalking horse for permitting violence against trans people—and we should celebrate players like Natasha Cloud who say so.

Aug 24, 2026 / Dave Zirin

Andrew Yee performing at the premiere of

The Musicians Taking the Fight for Trans Lives to Church The Musicians Taking the Fight for Trans Lives to Church

The story behind “Trans Requiem.”

Aug 7, 2026 / Max Keller

Reem Alsalem

How One Woman Is Using the UN to Attack Trans Rights Worldwide How One Woman Is Using the UN to Attack Trans Rights Worldwide

It’s no coincidence that the Supreme Court’s decision allowing trans sports bans echoes the work of Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls.

Jul 10, 2026 / S. Baum

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