transgender rights

Timothy Cardinal Dolan on Tuesday lauded St. Patrick’s Cathedral officiants who curtailed a funeral where more than 1,000 people had gathered to celebrate the life of Cecilia Gentili, a 52-year-old Catholic who, apparently unbeknownst to the church before the service, was also a renowned transgender activist. Meanwhile, Gentili’s family is demanding a public explanation from St. Patrick’s for turning...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York condemned the funeral of Cecilia Gentili in Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Thursday.

On Friday, Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed a measure that requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth.

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine broke from his party Friday by vetoing a bill that sought to ban gender-affirming care for minors.

Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill Friday that sought to block transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care or participating on sport teams that align with their gender identity.

Marina Machete, who was crowned Miss Portugal last week, and Rikkie Valerie Kolle, who became Miss Netherlands in July, will be among the 90 contestants.

A federal judge in Atlanta has allowed Georgia to resume enforcing a ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender people under 18.

The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.

The panel reached a decision after a two-day hearing last week about whether Rinderle should be fired for reading the picture book “My Shadow is Purple” by Scott Stuart.

Waiting lists for gender-affirming health care are growing in states that declared themselves refuges for transgender people as bans for such care for minors take effect around the country.

Children are heading back to classes and fall sports practices, and four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls sports teams.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical for children as the treatments face a growing push for bans and restrictions across the U.S.

A transgender former student is suing a Missouri school district for forcing her to use the boys bathrooms or the high school’s only single-stall bathroom.

New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but the conversations often lack a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected.

Three people who appeared in the viral documentary “What Is a Woman?” told NBC News that the producers misrepresented how it would portray transgender topics.

The governing body of swimming says it will set up an “open category” that will include transgender competitors.

An altercation involving a deputy and a 23-year-old former teacher in a Whittier parking lot is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The U.S. Women’s National Team defender says more needs to be done to increase transgender participation in sports, not reduce it.

Louisiana, where the ban is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, will join 20 other states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care.

Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women’s races.