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A new study in twins shows the likelihood of being trans is influenced by your genes.
Each person is a mosaic of sex-related and postpubertal biological traits that vary in their degree of femaleness and maleness.
The US Supreme Court ruled that states could exclude transgender athletes from girls and women’s sports teams.
Anti-trans policies are often described as protective, but they follow a documented pattern that creates conditions to make exclusion and harm easier to justify.
There is evidence of people who crossed gender boundaries even in ancient civilizations, though the terms naming them have evolved over time.
Misinformation and a shifting legal landscape have left many families with trans children uncertain about what care doctors can still provide.
The landmark case, known as Tickle v Giggle, has been going for years. Today the Federal Court found transgender woman Roxanne Tickle had been discriminated against.
As Alberta shields its ban on youth gender-affirming care from legal challenge, new research raises urgent questions about the real-world consequences of restricting access.
The US and some voices at the UN are calling for a narrow interpretation of gender to align with sex assigned at birth. That could leave vulnerable groups at risk.
By enforcing a ‘sex test’ for athletes, the International Olympic Committee has reignited the debate about what a ‘level playing field’ actually means in sport.
Genetic testing is now required to participate in women’s events in the Olympics. But the new policy oversimplifies biological sex and risks discrimination against some female athletes.
With invalid driver’s licenses and birth certificates, transgender people are at risk for more than just steep fines and imprisonment.
Ancient evidence tells us these people held positions of power because of their gender ambiguity, not despite it.
Alberta’s Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, though it claims to be rooted in equity and safety, is a discriminatory law that excludes transgender girls and women from sports.
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
Half of trans people report negative healthcare experiences and many avoid doctors altogether.
One similarity between people who seek to reinforce gender binary and those who seek to expand beyond it is the idea that everyone has a gender.
From book bans and firing teachers to taking over university administrations altogether, right-wing politicians and activists worldwide have been keen on rooting out gender from schools. Why is that?
With partisan advantage, clashing perceptions of reality and revolutionary readings of the Constitution all in play, the Supreme Court’s cases this year reach far into American politics and culture.
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
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Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, Mount Royal University
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Professor in History, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor of History, Roanoke College
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Professor in the Faculty of Business & Communication Studies, Mount Royal University
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Senior Principal Research Fellow and Group Leader, Transgender Health Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Assistant Professor, Social Work, Mount Royal University
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Senior Research Fellow in the Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Researcher, Sexualities & Gender Research Network, Victoria University
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Yale University
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