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Politics

Trump orders NIH to study gender transition ‘regret.’ Here's what we already know about it

Trump wants to study transgender people's "regret," but people are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery.

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Health

People are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery: study

Other operations, "while associated with higher rates of post-operative regret, are not as restricted and policed like gender-affirming surgery," a new study found.

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Health

What is gender-affirming care, who uses it, and do they regret it?

Gender-affirming care is banned for transgender youth when it's mainly cisgender people who use it, and when it has a significantly lower regret rate than all other major surgeries, tattoos, and children.

Election

JD Vance really wants you to know he's 'not gay' while lying about transgender youth

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

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Election

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People are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery: study

Other operations, "while associated with higher rates of post-operative regret, are not as restricted and policed like gender-affirming surgery," a new study found.

Taking Inventory

A weekly breast cancer support group teaches one lesbian how to value what she has by embracing what she's lost.

Life lessons from Melissa

Melissa Etheridge is now one of thousands of lesbians battling breast cancer. A special report from the women and researchers on the front lines.

Cancer Pink Clashes With the Rainbow Flag

The founder of the National LGBT Cancer Network notes a new study that found LGBT breast cancer survivors are put off by the dominance of "cancer-pink" in advocacy and doctor's offices.

New Hampshire Republican governor signs gender-affirming care ban into law

It's the first New England state with a ban.

New York Drops Medicaid's Ban on Trans Health Care

The good news keeps coming for New York's trans citizens seeking healthcare related to gender transition, even as advocates say some work still needs to be done.

Op-ed: Angelina Jolie's Choice Bolsters the Trans Argument

Your body is not your gender, as the movie star has demonstrated.

JD Vance really wants you to know he's 'not gay' while lying about transgender youth

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

Lesbian Scams Woman For Sex and Love

In a strange case out of Lufkin, Texas, one woman pretends to be her own doctor in order to get another woman in bed -- and to the altar.

More Teens Get Breast Implants Than Trans Top Surgery

Despite a lack of data, anti-trans proponents often center narratives of regret to dissuade gender-affirming health care.

Take It Like a Man

The Advocates: Take It Like a Man

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Gender Decisions

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Why do inmates have access to gender-affirming care? Those Trump ads you keep seeing debunked

Republicans have spent $65 million on attack ads that target 0.6 percent of the population. Here's all the context they're missing.

HHS Says Health Plans Cannot Discriminate Against Transgender People

JR lives

From oil company skulduggery to human drama to prime-time TV's most famous shooting, Dallas: The Complete Third Season delivers the goods

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.

Op-Ed: Where'd You Get That Body From?

My ruminations on body issues, trans men, and penises of the gods.

Hot Sheet: May 2, 2014

Our top 10 entertainment and events highlights this week include Robin Roberts, the New Jersey Symphony, Cam Gigandet, the Swedish siren Robyn, and that 'amazing' superhero who does whatever a spider can.

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breast reconstructions

Trump wants to study transgender people's "regret," but people are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery.

Other operations, "while associated with higher rates of post-operative regret, are not as restricted and policed like gender-affirming surgery," a new study found.

A weekly breast cancer support group teaches one lesbian how to value what she has by embracing what she's lost.

Melissa Etheridge is now one of thousands of lesbians battling breast cancer. A special report from the women and researchers on the front lines.

The founder of the National LGBT Cancer Network notes a new study that found LGBT breast cancer survivors are put off by the dominance of "cancer-pink" in advocacy and doctor's offices.

It's the first New England state with a ban.

The good news keeps coming for New York's trans citizens seeking healthcare related to gender transition, even as advocates say some work still needs to be done.

Gender-affirming care is banned for transgender youth when it's mainly cisgender people who use it, and when it has a significantly lower regret rate than all other major surgeries, tattoos, and children.

Your body is not your gender, as the movie star has demonstrated.

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

In a strange case out of Lufkin, Texas, one woman pretends to be her own doctor in order to get another woman in bed -- and to the altar.

Despite a lack of data, anti-trans proponents often center narratives of regret to dissuade gender-affirming health care.

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Gender Decisions

Republicans have spent $65 million on attack ads that target 0.6 percent of the population. Here's all the context they're missing.

From oil company skulduggery to human drama to prime-time TV's most famous shooting, Dallas: The Complete Third Season delivers the goods

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.

My ruminations on body issues, trans men, and penises of the gods.

Our top 10 entertainment and events highlights this week include Robin Roberts, the New Jersey Symphony, Cam Gigandet, the Swedish siren Robyn, and that 'amazing' superhero who does whatever a spider can.