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
I Quit College Basketball to Transition. This Is What the Debate About Trans Athletes Misses. I Quit College Basketball to Transition. This Is What the Debate About Trans Athletes Misses.
In order to make progress on gender equity in sports, we must expand our understanding of trans people.
Jul 9, 2026 / Maxwell Nagle
The Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Ruling Goes Well Beyond Sports The Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Ruling Goes Well Beyond Sports
The ruling is about whether trans people have the same rights as everybody else—and the court said they don’t.
Jul 2, 2026 / Elie Mystal
How Toxic Masculinity Took Over the Texas Senate Race How Toxic Masculinity Took Over the Texas Senate Race
The battle between James Talarico and Ken Paxton has been overwhelmed by demagogic gender politics.
Jul 1, 2026 / Samantha Grasso
Protecting Children Means Defending LGBT Rights Protecting Children Means Defending LGBT Rights
Around the world, governments are scapegoating LGBT people to build popular support for their erosion of individual rights—often under the guise of protecting children.
Jun 26, 2026 / Ryan Thoreson
We Can’t Let the Good Vibes Stop Us From Demanding More of Mamdani We Can’t Let the Good Vibes Stop Us From Demanding More of Mamdani
Mamdani’s Knicks speech was exhilarating, but we can’t let these kinds of spectacles prevent us from pressuring politicians to do better.
Jun 23, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Fascists Try to Write Trans People Out of the “Natural Order.” The Earth Disagrees. Fascists Try to Write Trans People Out of the “Natural Order.” The Earth Disagrees.
The vast majority of life on earth exists outside of sex and gender binaries—despite what the right likes to claim.
Jun 2, 2026 / Willow Schenwar
There’s No Way to Compensate for the Loss of Black Voting Power There’s No Way to Compensate for the Loss of Black Voting Power
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent examines Democrats’ strategy to combat GOP gerrymanders. Plus: a look at the next major anti-trans case.
May 15, 2026 / Elie Mystal
The Troubled History of DIY Trans Healthcare The Troubled History of DIY Trans Healthcare
Trans people have been going underground to access care for generations. But that doesn't mean DIY networks are a large-scale strategic answer to transphobia.
May 6, 2026 / Grace Byron
Trump Is Making Federal Prison Even More Dangerous for Transgender Inmates Trump Is Making Federal Prison Even More Dangerous for Transgender Inmates
New directives from the Bureau of Prisons amount to government-mandated conversion therapy.
Apr 20, 2026 / Kali Holloway