Is there a link between autism and being transgender? Here's what the science says
While transgender people are more likely to be diagnosed with autism, there is no proven causation between the two.
January 2, 2026
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French president and wife to present evidence in court that first lady is a cisgender woman
This will come in a defamation suit Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who claimed Brigitte was born with male sex characteristics and is therefore transgender.
September 18, 2025
Trump’s health department launches ‘vile’ anti-trans website featuring right-wing influencer (exclusive)
Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “are starting their tenure at HHS by attacking trans people, harming their access to health, and promoting unscientific rhetoric about sex as a so-called immutable characteristic,” former HHS official Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.
February 19, 2025
Health and Human Services takes stand against nonconsensual intersex surgeries
The report comes from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, headed by Adm. Rachel Levine.
January 16, 2025
United Nations adopts historic, first-ever resolution on rights of intersex people
The resolution denounces medically unnecessary surgeries and other forms of mistreatment.
April 4, 2024
Looking to move abroad? Here are 10 countries LGBTQ+ people could consider
Thinking of a move abroad after Donald Trump's reelection? These are some possibilities.
January 2, 2025
Democrats introduce bill to protect jurors from anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination
The proposed law would safeguard one of the most fundamental rights and responsibilities of American citizens.
June 12, 2024
Words to the Wise
A glossary of basic sex and gender terms you should know. Note: Terminology is hotly debated and ever-evolving.
December 3, 2007
7 key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s ‘reverse discrimination’ case
Justices from both sides of the aisle appeared inclined to side with the straight white woman who claimed she was discriminated against because she was not gay.
February 26, 2025
Marco Rubio's State Department won't issue passports with X gender markers
It also has forbidden sex changes on existing passports, in accordance with Donald Trump's "two genders" executive order.
January 23, 2025
Jeanne Shaheen & Susan Collins introduce bipartisan bill banning anti-LGBTQ+ bias in federal jury selection
Currently, there is no law protecting jurors from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
June 18, 2025
Biden Administration, Advocacy Groups Mark Intersex Awareness Day
On Intersex Awareness Day, many people wear yellow and purple.
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October 26, 2022
Trump's Transphobic Moves Will Cause Global Harm
The trans erasure memo and similar actions by the administration will reverberate beyond the U.S., says Amnesty International.
October 24, 2018
Colorado Becomes First State to Not Assign Gender on Birth Certificate
The state amended an intersex person's birth certificate to match their identity.
September 25, 2018
Intersex People #WontBeErased, Support Their Trans Friends
Advocates for intersex people speak out against the gender binary the Trump administration is seeking to impose.
October 26, 2018
Montana Bill Would Erase Trans People, Threaten Women's Rights
Senate Bill 458 would define gender according to a person's reproductive capacities.
April 8, 2023
Biden Administration Proposes Sweeping Title IX LGBTQ+ Protections
The Department of Education released the proposal as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of the landmark civil rights law.
June 23, 2022
New ‘Georgia Women’s Bill of Rights’ guts protections for trans women, eliminates gender identity
The proposed bill mirrors recent legislation across the country targeting the trans community.
February 7, 2024
WATCH: Chris Christie Says He Isn't a Bully
The New Jersey governor sat down with CBS for a wide-ranging interview ahead of an expected 2016 presidential bid.
September 30, 2013
AP and NYT Will Refer to Manning as Chelsea
Both The New York Times and the Associated Press have announced, beginning today, they will correctly refer to Manning by her female gender and requested name.
August 27, 2013
U.N. Head Pledges Support for LGBTI Rights
Antonio Guterres is the first U.N. secretary-general to address the body's LGBTI Core Group.
September 28, 2018