TRANSGENDER

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CRIME

Transgender Woman Allegedly Beaten By 'Mob' In Texas

By Dominique Mosbergen and Hayley Miller

Dallas police say they're investigating the attack as a possible hate crime.

ATLANTA - JULY 18: 'Welcome To Morehouse College' signage on July 18, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

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EDUCATION

Morehouse College To Begin Taking Transgender Men Next Year

By Errin Haines Whack, AP

Students who transition from male to female, however, will not be automatically eligible to receive a degree from the institution.

COLUMBUS CIRCLE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2017/07/29: A group of New Yorkers gathered at Columbus Circle across the Trump International Hotel and Tower New York in Central Park to raise their voices in protest against discrimination towards the LGBT community, in the aftermath of the Trump/Pence regime decision to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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POLITICS

Trump's Transgender Military Ban Is Now In Effect

By Sonia Elks, Reuters

The new policy would force transgender military members to choose between transition and their jobs.

Brazilian transsexual volleyball player Tifanny Abreu takes part in a training session in Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil on February 16, 2018. - Abreu, the first transsexual to play in the Brazilian women's volleyball league, is candidate for federal deputy in the October 7 elections. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)

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WOMEN

A Transgender Volleyball Star Stirs ‘Unfounded’ Criticism In Brazil

By Andréa Martinelli, HuffPost Brazil

Tifanny Abreu meets international standards for participation in women’s sports, but she still faces skepticism at home.

ALEXANDRIA, VA - MARCH 5:
Chelsea Manning leaves the Albert V. Bryan U.S. District Courthouse on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Alexandria, VA. Manning has been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in the investigation of Julian Assange, officials said, one of several indicators that prosecutors remain interested in WikiLeaks publication of diplomatic cables and military war logs in 2010. Manning unsuccessfully attempted to have the subpoena squashed.
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QUEER VOICES

Chelsea Manning Deadnamed By Fox News Correspondent

By Jenna Amatulli

The Fox report on Julian Assange's arrest twice used the name that Chelsea Manning was referred to prior to her transition.

Em North

HUFFPOST PERSONAL

These Tattoo Artists Offer Discounts For People With Self-Harm And Trans Surgery Scars

By Jamie Feldman

"We’re doing healing work, and if you have the calling to do healing work, it can also kind of be healing for yourself," one of the artists said of their efforts.

VIDEOS

Celebrating The Trailblazers Of Transgender Rights

On International Transgender Day Of Visibility, we highlight the victories of trans rights pioneers.

Representative Joe Kennedy III, D-MA, takes part in a press conference on a resolution rejecting US President Donald Trump's transgender military ban at the House Triangle outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 28, 2019. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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POLITICS

House Votes To Condemn Trump's Transgender Military Ban

By Marina Fang

The purely symbolic measure is unlikely to pass the GOP-controlled Senate. The ban is set to go into effect April 12.

(from left to right) Jazz Jennings, Aria Sa'id, Brynn Tannehill, LaLa Zanelle

WOMEN

What Trans Women Want You To Know About Feminism And Equality

By Jolie A. Doggett

“Once equality is the norm for all women, trans or cis, the women’s movement will be perfect,” says Jazz Jennings.

ACLU of Northern California

QUEER VOICES

Catholic Hospital Sued For Abruptly Canceling Trans Man's Gender Confirmation Surgery

By Carol Kuruvilla

Oliver Knight claims a Catholic hospital in California broached last-minute religious objections to his hysterectomy.

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Cropped view of a teenage couple wearing formal attired, going to the prom or other special formal event. The mixed race young woman is pinning a boutonniere on her date's lapel.

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QUEER VOICES

Transgender Teen Wins Gender-Neutral Prom Title After Being Told He Can't Run For King

By Curtis M. Wong

Dex Frier of Georgia's Johnson High School was one of two "royal knight" winners at the March 23 dance.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 15: Chella Man attends the Beautycon Festival LA 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center on July 15, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)

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ENTERTAINMENT

Deaf Transgender Actor Chella Man Talks Being Cast In 'Titans' As Jericho

By Kimberly Yam

“I rarely saw sign language authentically represented on screen growing up, so this incredible opportunity has made my heart soar.”

Courtesy of Katie Anania

HUFFPOST PERSONAL

I'm Nonbinary, Gay-Married And Just Moved To The Deep South. Here's Why I Got A Gun.

By Mel Plaut, Guest Writer

Moving to rural Georgia suddenly made self-protection seem all the more urgent.

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WELLNESS

Doctors Can Dismiss Women's Health Concerns. Here's How To Take Back Some Control.

By Stephanie Barnes

Evidence shows women are often deemed “overly dramatic” and dismissed by medical professionals, which has deadly consequences.

Courtesy Erica Malunguinho Campaign

BLACK VOICES

‘As Long As They Don’t Kill Us, We Will Survive’: Brazil’s First Black Trans Lawmaker Resists Fear

By Aurora Ellis

Erica Malunguinho made history when she became the first trans woman to win a seat in the Sao Paulo legislature in its over 180 years of existence.

Out Magazine's Raquel Willis speaks with HuffPost's Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani.

MEDIA

Raquel Willis On Making History As The First Trans Editor Of Out Magazine

By Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani

"We all need opportunities to play around with gender and let some of that steam off around the expectations that we have with it.”

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Janet Mock attends the 2019 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards Luncheon at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 21, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Essence)

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BLACK VOICES

Janet Mock Celebrates Her ‘Idol’ Beyoncé For Honoring Her In Black History Month

By Kimberley Richards

"When your idol sees and uplifts your black greatness," the transgender rights activist wrote on Twitter.

VIDEOS

Out Magazine’s Executive Editor Raquel Willis Talks Activism And Journalism

Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani spoke with Raquel Willis — the first queer transgender person to be executive editor of Out Magazine.

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.

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COMEDY

Don Cheadle Makes Powerful Fashion Statements On 'SNL'

By Carla Baranauckas

The award-winning actor offers support for transgender kids and takes a slap at Donald Trump.

Kara Davis

QUEER VOICES

Kentucky Mom Honors 20-Year-Old Son With Stunning Transgender Reveal Photos

By Curtis M. Wong

Heather Lundberg Green staged the powerful shoot in hopes of supporting Adrian in his journey.

Courtesy of Maddy Purves

HUFFPOST PERSONAL

I Had To Live In My School's Women's Housing For 3 Years Even Though I'm A Man

By Andy Winder, Guest Writer

It wasn’t an easy situation for anyone involved.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., attends a news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gillibrand says President Donald Trump’s latest tweet about her was a “sexist smear” aimed at silencing her voice. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

ASSOCIATED PRESS

POLITICS

Kirsten Gillibrand To Bring Transgender Navy Lieutenant Commander To SOTU

By Alanna Vagianos

The presidential prospect announced she will bring Blake Dremann as her State of the Union guest in the wake of Trump's trans military ban.

Photography by Kris Graves for HuffPost; Hair/makeup by Miyako J Beauty

BLACK VOICES

We Built This: Raquel Willis Is The Freedom Fighter Kids Should Be Reading About

By Taryn Finley

"I have created spaces for reclamation and resilience for people who have all the power within themselves to change the world."

TOPSHOT - A giant rainbow flag is pictured during the Gay Pride parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 30, 2018. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel / AFP) (Photo credit should read MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images)

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QUEER VOICES

A Grisly Killing Shows The Rampant Transphobia In Brazil

By Andréa Martinelli and Leda Antunes, HuffPost Brazil

“The murder of any trans person sends a message: that we don't deserve to exist,” the president of a trans advocacy group said.

In this Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, photo, Takakito Usui, a transgender man, cries while speaking during a press conference after Japan's Supreme Court handed down in Okayama, western Japan. Japan’s top court has upheld a law requiring sterilization for transgender people to get their gender changed on official documents but acknowledged the law is increasingly becoming out of step with the international standard. (Kyodo News via AP)

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QUEER VOICES

Japan Court Upholds Sterilization To Register Gender Change

Under a 2004 law in Japan, people who want to register a gender change must have their reproductive organs removed.

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