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Lia Thomas, second from left, stands on the starting blocks during the 500-yard freestyle finals at the NCAA swimming and diving championships in Atlanta on March 17, 2022. Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Transgender policies struggle to balance fairness with inclusion in women’s college sports

Redefining sports eligibility around gender identity risks erasing the protections that have helped women’s college sports flourish, a scholar argues.
Since 2016, researchers have been able to use the CDC’s Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System to gather data on Americans’ gender identity. akinbostanci/E+ via Getty Images

We’ve been tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender – soon, there will be no reliable way to measure them

The federal government has erased gender identity questions from federal surveys. Researchers say it will cost them at least a decade’s worth of data.
The Trump administration has rescinded more than $1 billion in medical research funding, with one major target being research relating to diversity, equity and inclusion. Alina Kotliar/iStock via Getty Images Plus

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker

Health disparities cost society billions of dollars, and their effects ripple across communities.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women’s or girls sporting events on Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Antagonism to transgender rights is tied to the authoritarian desire for social conformity – not just partisan affiliation

Authoritarian attitudes – the desire for social conformity and an aversion to difference – play an important role in Americans’ willingness to restrict transgender rights.
Funding cuts to trans health research are part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to medically and legally restrict trans rights. AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson

Our trans health study was terminated by the government – the effects of abrupt NIH grant cuts ripple across science and society

The losses include millions of dollars the NIH has already spent on research that will no longer generate results, and the next generation of scientists whose work has been cut short.
A transgender rights activist holds a flag during the Trans Day of Visibility rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC on March 31, 2025. Kayla Bartowski

Threatening diversity, threatening growth: the business effects of Trump’s anti‑DEI and anti‑trans agendas

In the lead-up to last year’s US presidential election and amid the new administration’s flurry of executive orders, some companies have changed their approaches to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that will strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

The psychology behind anti‑trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy

Two social psychologists explain the ways unconscious biases influence how people think and can fuel discrimination against transgender people and other minority groups.
Protesters gather in Sydney during a recent rally supporting transgender young people. Dean Lewins/AAP

We tracked the mental health of trans and gender‑diverse Australians for over 20 years. And we’re worried

The mental health of trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse Australians is suffering and getting worse.

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