GENDER IDENTITY

LONDON, -, UNITED KINGDOM - 2019/02/20: Sam Smith seen on the red carpet during The BRIT Awards 2019 at The O2, Peninsula Square in London. (Photo by Keith Mayhew/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Sam Smith Opens Up About Gender Identity, Body Image In Candid Interview
By Curtis M. Wong
The four-time Grammy winner told Jameela Jamil, "I'm not male or female. I think I float somewhere in between."
Connor Thonen-Fleck addresses reporters while his parents stand by his side on Monday March 11, 2019, in Durham, North Carolina at the announcement of a lawsuit against North Carolina officials over how the state health plan is run. The lawsuit argues that North Carolina's state health plan for state employees discriminates by not covering hormone treatment and surgery for transgender people. (AP Photo/ Jonathan Drew)
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U.S. NEWS
North Carolina Is Being Sued Again For Transgender Discrimination
By Jonathan Drew, AP
State employees say their health plan violated federal law by dropping coverage of medically necessary procedures.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 4: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks behind a table full of McDonald's hamburgers, Chick fil-a sandwiches and other fast food as he welcomes the 2018 Football Division I FCS champs North Dakota State Bison in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on March 4, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Trump’s Nominee For Key Post On Gender Violence Alarms Advocates
By Melissa Jeltsen
Shannon Lee Goessling is Trump's pick to lead the Office on Violence Against Women. But critics have some serious concerns.
President Donald Trump hugs the American flag as he arrives to speak at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2019, in Oxon Hill, Md., Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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POLITICS
CPACer Slams 'Soy Scouts' For Admitting Girls
By Mary Papenfuss
Meat/vegan division apparently becoming a gender thing among those attending conservative confab.
Gloucester County High School senior Gavin Grimm, a transgender student, during a news conference in Richmond, Va., in 2017. (/Steve Helber/AP)
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U.S. NEWS
School Board In Virginia May End Transgender Bathroom Ban
The Gloucester County School Board will discuss the possibility of allowing transgender students to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity.
Delta Air Lines Inc. check-in kiosks are seen at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Delta Air Lines is scheduled to report earnings on January 15. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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U.S. NEWS
Major Airlines Will Offer Passengers A Nonbinary Choice On Tickets
By David Koenig, AP
The decision, which is expected to come into effect within the next few weeks, has been praised by advocacy groups.
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QUEER VOICES
California Bill Aims To Limit Genitalia Surgery On Intersex Children
By Kathleen Ronayne, AP
“The fundamental premise of the legislation is that people should make decisions about their own bodies."
In this Dec.18, 2018 photo, transgender student Sebastian, center, carries his diploma after his graduation ceremony at the Amaranta Gomez school in Santiago, Chile. Classes began in April 2018 at a spaced loaned by a community center in the Chilean capital of Santiago. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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QUEER VOICES
Latin America's First School For Transgender Kids Is Thriving
By Eva Vergara, AP
Founded by the Selenna Foundation in 2017, the Chilean school's enrollment has grown from the five students to 22.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, left, and others applaud as Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, speaks to members of the state Senate during opening day of the 2019 legislative session in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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POLITICS
New York To Ban Controversial 'Gay Conversion' Therapy
By Antonia Blumberg
The law would make New York the 15th state to outlaw the controversial and damaging practice.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio waves acknowledges the crowd, along with his wife, Chirlane McCray, during the New York City Pride Parade, Sunday, June 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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POLITICS
New York City Begins Offering Nonbinary Gender Option On Birth Certificates
By Curtis M. Wong
A new law allowing the choice of “X,” in addition to “male” or “female,” took effect New Year’s Day.
VIDEOS
All-Male Cheerleading Squad Redefines Masculinity
This all-male cheerleading squad is challenging gender norms.
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VIDEOS
Why Don’t More Men Wear Heels?
High heels were originally designed for men, so why don’t more men wear them?
QUEER VOICES
Meet The Pioneering Doctor Who Broke Ground For Transgender Rights More Than A Century Ago
By The Conversation US, Editorial Partner
“Love is as varied as people are.”
VIDEOS
Celine Dion's Breaks Barriers With Gender-Neutral Clothing Line
Celine Dion launched a gender-neutral clothing line for kids as only she can.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Céline Dion Launches A Gender-Neutral Clothing Line For Kids
By Curtis M. Wong
The five-time Grammy winner aims to dismantle stereotypes with her CELINUNUNU collection.
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BLACK VOICES
Jada Pinkett Smith: 'Blond Hair On White Women Just Triggers Me'
By Ron Dicker
The actress got candid about race relations between women on "Red Table Talk."
Rights groups and activists are mobilizing against a reported Trump administration plan to narrowly define gender, a move that could dramatically reduce federal protections for and recognition of transgender people on October 28th, 2018 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Amsterdam people gathered Sunday night during a rally which was a call-to-action to all to members and allies of the trans, LGBQIA, black and brown resistance, immigrant and social justice movements to stand side by side with trans men, trans women and non-binary & intersex people, and to send a message of resistance and strengthen around the world. (Photo by Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
56 Companies Take A Stand Against Trump's Transgender Policies
By Carla Herreria
Google, Apple, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and JPMorgan Chase are among the 56 businesses who signed the letter.
American women at voting booths in their local polling place.
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POLITICS
Democratic Women Feel United By Gender. Most Republican Women Don't.
By Ariel Edwards-Levy
There are multiple pieces to everyone's identity. A new poll highlights the divides in which ones we feel matter.
Trans Christian leaders (from left), Rev. M Barclay, Myles Markham, and Robyn Henderson-Espinoza.
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POLITICS
Trans Christian Leaders Speak Out: Trump Can’t Erase Our Divine Dignity
By Carol Kuruvilla
Christian leaders say the Trump administration's proposed definition of gender contradicts the Bible's command to love one's neighbor.
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RELATIONSHIPS
9 Of The Best Sex Toys For Queer Couples, According To Sexperts
By Caroline Thompson
Good vibes only.
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HUFFPOST PERSONAL
For Many LGBTQ+ People At Work, Outrageous And Offensive Remarks Are An Everyday Reality
By Jamie Feldman
We asked queer people to tell us about their experiences at work and their responses were harrowing.
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 21: People gather at a rally for LGBTQI+ rights at Washington Square Park on October 21, 2018 in New York City. Based on a leaked memo, The New York Times had reported that morning that the Trump administration is considering re-defining gender as a 'biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth,' which activists say would subject transgender and gender nonconforming people to discrimination, harassment, and violence. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
Trump's Reported Proposal To Redefine Gender, Eliminate Trans Rights Prompts Mass Protests
By Ryan Grenoble
"We will be here long after this administration is in the trash heap," the NCTE's Mara Keisling pledged Monday.
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 21: People gather at a rally for LGBTQI+ rights at Washington Square Park on October 21, 2018 in New York City. Based on a leaked memo, The New York Times had reported that morning that the Trump administration is considering re-defining gender as a 'biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth,' which activists say would subject transgender and gender nonconforming people to discrimination, harassment, and violence. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
How To Help Trans, Nonbinary Communities Amid Reported Trump Policy Plans
By Jenna Amatulli
A proposed policy under the Trump administration could narrow the legal definition of gender, possibly affecting 1.4 million Americans.
LITTLE ROCK, AR - APRIL 1: A rainbow flag flies over the crowd during a press conference by the Human Rights Campaign on the steps of the Arkansas State Capital in Little Rock following Gov. Asa Hutchinson's comments on House Bill 1228, a bill passed which prohibits state and local governments from infringing on a person's religious beliefs without a 'compelling' interest, on April 1, 2015 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Hutchinson said he won't sign the bill into law in its current form. Opponents say the bill would provide protections to businesses or individuals who refuse to serve someone based on religious beliefs. (Photo by Andrea Morales/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Arkansas Has Been Offering A Nonbinary Gender Option On State IDs For Years
By Curtis M. Wong
The policy, in place since 2010, was recently highlighted by an LGBTQ news outlet.
NEW YORK JUNE 25: Mayor Bill De Blasio arrives to the NYC Pride March on June 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Maite H. Mateo/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Signs Bill Adding Gender 'X' To Birth Certificates
By Willa Frej
Those who don't identify as male or female can now change what's on their official documents more easily in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 23: Wendy poses for portraits in New York on Aug. 23, 2018. (Photo by Damon Dahlen, HuffPost) *** Local Caption ***
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HUFFPOST PERSONAL
'There Was No Way I Was Going To Die A Male': What It's Like To Transition At 70
By Jamie Feldman
Wendy Cole said she feels "reborn and rejuvenated" after undergoing gender affirmation surgery.
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