Transgender

Tristan Vaught (left) and Nancy Dawson are the co-founders of clothing exchange Transform. A 17-year-old client Elliot Reed (far right) was the first customer when the space opened.

National

Wardrobe Update: Clothing Exchange Caters To Transgender Youth

1:56pm November 23, 2019

by Ann Thompson

Gender transition often involves a complete wardrobe change as well. A new clothing exchange in Cincinnati allows trans youth to trade in their old attire for outfits that suit their style.

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Books
Arts

In 'Females,' The State Is Less A Biological Condition Than An Existential One

10:18am October 30, 2019

by Marissa Lorusso

Beneath the veneer of provocation, Andrea Long Chu's book is surprisingly tender, aiming to care for a universal ache — the frayed knot of selfhood, desire and power.

Politics & Government

Settlement Expands Transgender Restroom Rights In North Carolina

1:41pm July 23, 2019

by Associated Press, Jonathan Drew

A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people's right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North Carolina public buildings.

Helen Harris, a former systems engineer for Dell, says her career was derailed a few years ago because of the way she looks. She was born and identifies as a woman.

'It's A Career Ender': 2 LGBTQ Former Dell Workers Share Their Stories

5:36pm July 15, 2019

by Jasmine Garsd

A former Dell worker said she had such a rough time at the company because of her appearance that she filed a human rights complaint. Another former worker alleges bias over her gender transition.

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Clockwise from top right: Lt. Col. "B" Fram, Kathryn Fram, Peg Fram, Alivya Fram,

How The Trump Administration's Transgender Troop Ban Is Affecting One Military Family

8:08pm April 11, 2019

The Trump administration gave transgender service members a deadline to secure a medical diagnosis before the new ban took hold. But military families are struggling with the accelerated timeline.

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The Supreme Court's decision allows the Pentagon to bar transgender people from joining the military while the lower court rulings that had blocked the policy are appealed.

Supreme Court Revives Trump's Ban On Transgender Military Personnel, For Now

5:08pm January 22, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The court's decision allows the Pentagon to effectively bar transgender people from joining the military while two lower court rulings that had blocked the policy are appealed.

Amber Harrell, left, and Jessica Fowler have been charged with sexual battery and second-degree kidnapping in connection with an alleged attack on a trans women at a Raleigh, N.C., bar.

National

2 Women Charged With Sexual Battery Of Trans Woman In North Carolina Bar

6:42pm January 09, 2019

by Ian Stewart

The woman told police she was groped and verbally harassed in a December incident.

Jennifer Sumner and her son, Kaysen Ford, embrace at their StoryCorps interview in 2015 in Birmingham, Ala.

National

Transgender Boy Tells Mom 'It Shouldn't Be Scary To Be Who You Are'

9:07am October 26, 2018

In an interview with StoryCorps, Kaysen Ford talks to his mother, Jennifer Sumner, about being transgender and growing up in Alabama.

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Wren Vetens was promised a significant discount on the cost of her gender confirmation surgery if she paid in cash upfront, without using her health insurance. Yet after the surgery, Vetens received an explanation of benefits saying the hospital had bille

Shifting Federal Policies Threaten Health Coverage For Trans Americans

5:00am August 02, 2018

by Emmarie Huetteman

For trans Americans, the policy landscape has changed under the Trump administration, making it harder to get the cost of treatments such as gender confirmation surgery covered.

Health & Safety

Bill Of The Month: A Plan For Affordable Gender-Confirmation Surgery Goes Awry

8:51pm July 26, 2018

by Emmarie Huetteman

A young grad student worked out a way to pay for life-changing gender-confirmation surgery. But she still had to fight to resolve a billing discrepancy that ran into the tens of thousands of dollars.

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