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Transgender teens sue Kansas over 'harmful' gender-affirming care ban

Kansas' gender-affirming care ban "impermissibly infringes" on parents' "fundamental right to the care, custody, and control of their children," a new lawsuit asserts.

Meet the young transgender teens changing America and the world

These inspiring young trans leaders from the GenderCool Project aren't waiting around for the world to change — they're making it happen.

The Last Transgender Teen Suicide

Making anti-LGBTQ parents responsible when their children die from suicide may be another step in ending this plague, writes Riki Wilchins.

Transgender Teen Reported Missing in Honolulu

Police are searching for 15-year-old Christian Kukahiko, who may be in a state of emotional distress.

Two convicted for murder of transgender teen

Michael Magidson and Jose Merel were found guilty Monday of second-degree murder in the killing of transgender teen Gwen Araujo (pictured) and face mandatory prison sentences of 15 years to life. The jury deadlocked in the case of a third man, Jason Cazares, the second time that has happened.

Two Transgender Teens Crowned Homecoming Royalty

This week, Scarlett Lenh of Colorado and Mel Gonzalez of Texas were overjoyed to learn that their classmates had voted them, respectively, homecoming queen and king.

Appeals Court to Consider Trans Teen's Bathroom Rights

A ruling in this federal case could have broad implications nationwide.

WATCH: Students Caught on Video Beating Trans Teen

A bystander captured video of a group of teen girls attacking a trans student at California high school.

Defendant in transgender teen killing breaks down on stand

One of the three men charged with murdering a transgender teenager says he felt betrayed when he discovered that the person he thought was a fun, attractive girl was biologically male.

Transgender Massachusetts teen brutally attacked in possible hate crime

Jayden Tkaczyk, 16, believes he was targeted for being transgender.

This Rabbi's Letter to Trans Teens Will Give You Goosebumps

Trans Jewish teen Tom Sosnik's recent coming-out video has inspired one rabbi to tell all trans teens: 'I've got your back.'

Mother of Transgender Teen Who Killed Self Speaks Out

Carla Alcorn: 'I Never Knew He Wanted to Be Called Leelah.'

Time Names Transgender Teen One of 25 Most Influential

Jazz, 14, is one of the young people in the running in a vote to determine the single most influential teen.

New study shows that sports help transgender teen's mental health

"If our goal is to improve adolescent mental health for all youth, expanding access to sports makes sense,” says a study coauthor.

Transgender Teens Suffer High Rates of Depression, New Study Shows

A new study shows transgender teens suffer at disproportionately higher rates than their cis counterparts, but hormone therapy helps.

Transgender Teen Killed in Georgia; 14th Trans Murder Victim of 2017

Ava Le'Ray Barrin was fatally shot Sunday in Athens, Ga.

Feds Step in to Support Virginia Trans Teen

Gavin Grimm just wants to do what every other boy does, and what he was doing, until his school board stopped him: use the bathroom matching his gender identity.