Sports

Pro Women’s Tennis to Require Genetic Testing

Orion Rummler / The 19th Jul 24, 2026 The policy has the greatest potential to impact intersex cisgender women who don’t know they are intersex. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Women

Anti-Trans Amendment Puts Women’s History Museum on Pause

Orion Rummler / The 19th May 22, 2026 The Democratic Women’s Caucus pulled support after Republicans amended the legislation to require that the museum exclude transgender women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

DOJ Erases Trans People From Crime Data

Ethan Corey / The Appeal May 14, 2025 The Justice Department has removed questions about gender identity from four surveys that helped provide comprehensive data on violence against trans people. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

Danica Roem Becomes the South’s First Transgender State Senator

Orion Rummler / The 19th Nov 10, 2023 Roem’s victory in Virginia is significant for a region with such a large transgender population, the majority of which live in states that are passing laws to restrict their rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

Are Conservatives at the Daily Wire Really Calling for Trans “Genocide”?

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig May 22, 2023 Is the Conservative Daily Wire Really Calling for Trans “Genocide”? By the standards of the Jewish jurist who coined the word, yes they are. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

The Inspiration Behind Israel’s Anti-LGBTQ Coalition

Shiri Eisner / 972Mag Jan 12, 2023 The Israeli far-right is enthusiastically borrowing from the American far-right in its crusade against LGBTQ identities. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

Health Care For Transgender Adults Under Threat

Orion Rummler / 19th News Jan 10, 2023 Lawmakers prefiled many anti-trans bills ahead of state legislative sessions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

Transgender Youth Have History

Pax Attridge / History News Network Nov 22, 2022 Trans populations did not suddenly start existing en masse in the 1980s. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Girls Sue to Block Participation of Transgender Athletes

PAT EATON-ROBB / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 The lawsuit centers on two trans sprinters who have frequently outperformed their cisgender competitors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Violent Epidemic Is Taking American Lives

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Nov 20, 2019 Activists are working hard to raise awareness about a growing scourge of violence against against transgender and gender-nonconforming people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Growing Up Transgender in Romania

Alexandra Crisbășan / Truthdig Apr 22, 2019 A young man talks about transitioning in his home country and then emigrating for a fresh start. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Growing Up Transgender in Romania

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