Articles on Transgender
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The global color authority seems intent on obliterating the confines of gender-color associations.
The film tells the story of Lili Elbe, who was one of the first people to receive sexual reassignment surgery. Sadly, the film barely scratches the surface of the real story.
Is Benedict Cumberbatch’s character, All, an unwelcome stereotype?
Just how much disclosure is it reasonable to expect from a sex partner, particularly if that relationship isn’t a serious and committed one?
George tells the story of Melissa, a ten-year-old girl who the world sees as a boy named George. Such books will, hopefully, move from being anomalies to part of the status quo.
Transgender woman Vikki Thompson died after being placed in an all-male prison. It’s time we stuck up for the rights of trans people.
The bathroom has become a battleground for transgender rights — and rightfully so. Research shows that bathroom restrictions threaten the health and safety of the transgender community.
Have there been too many transgender dramas recently? There’s certainly room for this one.
Germaine Greer’s comments that “post-operative transgender men are not women” have provoked outcry from transgender activists. So let’s have a meaningful discussion about gender, sex and the complex relationship between the two.
A woman has been found guilty of tricking another woman into thinking she was having sex with a man. What does the law actually say about this?
While fashion can be an act of defiance and subversion, it can also exploit the oppressed.
The risk of harm in sex selection stems from the fact that parents don’t desire any child, they want a child of a particular sex, who is to remain within the limits of binary gender roles.
Caitlyn Jenner’s new TV show ‘I am Cait’ has sparked a fierce online debate about the validity of the transgender identity. Group identity may explain why the debate is so heated.
David Bowie has long confounded us with enigmatic acts of gender transgression, with gestures and personas drawn from Hollywood stars, literature and avant-garde art. That flame still burns brightly.
Caitlyn Jenner evokes Demi Moore’s controversial 1991 Vanity Fair cover shoot, done when pregnancy was something to be hidden.
Transgender is a relatively new word. So when an academic seeks to create a transgender historical archive, complications abound.
If you want to know a child’s gender, just ask them and then listen to the answer.
A number of high-profile trans people have come out in recent months, such as Cate McGregor and Caitlyn Jenner. Do these big media moments help advance trans rights across society?
The history of “cures” for homosexuality reveals how discredited conversion therapies for gay and transgender children can irreparably harm young minds.
Transgender students have a higher suicide rate on college campuses due to the harassment they experience. Now women’s colleges, such as Wellesley, are showing the way forward.


















