Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even if you’re not part of the LGBTQ+ community, understanding gender-related terms is a key part of being a good ally. “For queer ...

Republican lawmakers in Kansas passed a sweeping law last week that will restrict the kinds of public spaces and services transgender and nonbinary Kansans will have access to, overriding a veto from ...

Recent education policy changes and protests about sex education reveal increasing concern and polarization over how sex and gender identity are taught in public schools in Canada. They also expose ...

The word “cisgender” is often used online — but few people stop to ask what it actually means. At its core, cisgender simply describes someone whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned ...

After decades of creating laws that assumed “sex” and “gender” were synonymous, lawmakers across the country are taking another look at how states define those terms. Scientific and legal ...

2005: Maine state lawmakers approve a bill sponsored by Democratic Gov. John Baldacci to prohibit discrimination under the Maine Human Rights Act based on sexual orientation. Gender identity is ...

Newly confirmed Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner said the agency would halt the enforcement of an Obama administration-era “gender identity” rule. HUD, under former ...

As a budding lesbian who was still mostly clueless about the LGBTQIA+ community, I didn't totally understand what it meant when my first girlfriend told me she identifies as "queer." If she's ...

The bill eliminates the statute of limitations for conversion therapy claims and expands legal protections for survivors.

Texas passed a bill defining "man" and "woman" based on reproductive systems, impacting state records and becoming the 14th state with such a law. Supporters say the law protects women's rights, while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Republican lawmakers in Kansas passed a sweeping law last week that will restrict the kinds of public spaces and services ...

This year, 17 state legislatures sought to narrowly define “sex” or “gender” in state law as based solely on biological characteristics. In Utah, one became law. Although they’re sometimes used ...