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Why ‘pregnant people’ and other gender-inclusive phrases should be acceptable

“You can’t just wave it away and say, ‘Oh, these are made up terms so they’re no good,’” one linguist said. “All language is made up, and it’s made up because we have a need to say things.”

Florida Lawmakers Unmoved by Trans Witnesses & Parents’ Pleas

“If you pass this bill today, know that you’re forcing me to use the bathroom with your daughters, wives, mothers, and sisters,” a bearded transgender man told the lawmakers.

It's Easy to Hate Straight, Cisgender People Now, But Don't

Cruely mocking hetero culture -- like the trend of "gender reveal parties" -- isn't getting us anywhere.

Gender-affirming surgeries are mostly performed on cisgender people: 'Bitter irony'

Out of the 151 breast reductions that were performed in 2019 on American minors, 146 (97 percent) were performed on cisgender males.

Regarding National Geographic's Trans Doc: Reductive Comes to Mind

This was a movie made for cisgender people by cisgender people, Julia Williamson writes.

Hot Tips on What Not to Say to the Trans Person in Your Life

Cisgender people say the darndest things to transgender people! 

Trans Folks Want Babies Too

Parenting isn't only meant for cisgender people.

Welcome to the 'Fluidity Renaissance'

The growing number of people no longer identifying as straight or cisgender brings lots of possibility.

Straight Cis Folks Still Don't Get Us

Data reveals that cisgender attitudes toward trans people haven't changed that much.

Op-ed: God Loves Hir Trans Children

This straight, cisgender minister wants transgender people to know that they'll always be welcomed in her church.

LGBTQ+ adults face discrimination in health care settings: survey

They are twice as likely to report discrimination or unfair treatment as straight and cisgender people, according to KFF.

Study Finds 24 Percent of Southern LGBTQ People Live in Poverty

Disparities found nationwide in number of poor LGBTQ people compared to their straight, cisgender counterparts.

The Anti-Trans Memo Ignores Science and Biology, Hurting Everyone

Health and Human Services' anti-transgender memo will hurt not only trans people but cisgender ones.

Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban Clears House

Introduced by out lawmakers, the legislation seeks to outlaw the discredited practice that attempts to turn LGBT people straight and cisgender.

WATCH: CBS Profiles Trans Youth, as Poll Shows Objections to Trans Accommodations

A new CBS poll finds that a large number of cisgender Americans are uncomfortable with trans people using restrooms that correspond with their gender identity.

Lawmakers want to know why there are fewer LGBTQ+ homeowners than straight: 'Concerning disparities'

Twenty U.S. representatives are demanding to know about the homeownership "disparities" between LGBTQ+ people and their straight, cisgender peers.

BBC Doesn't Think It Needs Trans People to Speak on Trans Issues

The network's Newsnight program is receiving criticism for having featured only cisgender people to address transgender issues.

'The L Word' Launches Trans Casting Call After Sins of the Past

The original series introduced some of TV's first trans characters, who were also problematic and played by cisgender people. 

Survey: LGBTQ+ Americans in Greater Financial Peril Than Others

New Census Bureau data finds more food and housing insecurity among LGBTQ+ people than straight and cisgender Americans.

'Conversion' Therapy Should Have No Place in the Republican Platform

Trying to turn LGBT people straight or cisgender is abuse, and the Republican Party must help ban it nationally, writes the Trevor Project's Abbe Land.