Transgender and Transsexuals

Kuwait Overturns Law Used to Prosecute Trans People

CAIRO — Kuwait’s constitutional court overturned a law on Wednesday that authorities had used to prosecute transgender people, saying the statute violated Kuwaitis’ right to personal freedom. Activists hailed the decision as a landmark for transgender rights in the Middle East. The law, known as Article 198, had criminalized “imitation of the opposite sex,” giving […]

N.C.A.A. to Review U.S.A. Swimming’s New Policy for Transgender Athletes

Though the N.C.A.A. moves notoriously slowly on legislative matters and is not scheduled to meet until April, Dent said the board could meet earlier in a remote format, possibly in advance of the N.C.A.A. swimming championships, which begin in Atlanta on March 16. Robin Harris, the executive director of the Ivy League, said the N.C.A.A.’s […]

Amy Schneider Can Finally Celebrate Her Jeopardy Win

OAKLAND, Calif. — When Amy Schneider’s 40-day “Jeopardy!” winning streak ended, she said she handed out thank you notes to the crew, briefly chatted with other contestants, then excused herself. “I went in the bathroom, cried for about 30 or 40 seconds, pulled myself together and headed out,” Ms. Schneider said from her sunny apartment […]

The Day New Queer Cinema Said: Let’s Do This

On Jan. 25, 1992, the Sundance Film Festival convened a panel on contemporary lesbian and gay cinema and “the significance of this movement,” according to the program. It was a bold declaration that drew nine speakers to a dais at noon, even though they were probably hung over from the big party the night before, […]

N.C.A.A. Reorganizes Around New Constitution That Shifts Power to Universities

INDIANAPOLIS — N.C.A.A. member schools and conferences voted Thursday to adopt a new, stripped-down constitution, the first step in decentralizing an organization that faces increasing challenges to its relevancy as the chief authority in college sports. But the debate over the association’s passage of the new charter, which will empower schools and conferences, hinted at […]

Doctors Debate Whether Trans Teens Need Therapy Before Hormones

But other trans health specialists are concerned by the sharp increase in adolescents who are referred to gender clinics, and worry that the desire for hormones and surgeries may be driven partly by peer influence on social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube. “The kids presenting these days are very different than what I was […]

Stu Rasmussen, First Openly Transgender Mayor in America, Dies at 73

Three weeks after the election, members of the Westboro Baptist Church, a religious group in Topeka, Kan., known for staging hate-filled, antigay protests at military funerals and other ceremonies, held a small rally in Silverton, where they lofted signs condemning Mr. Rasmussen and the town. But an even larger number of locals turned out for […]