For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care

Discrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds.

For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care

Discrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds.

Opinion | The A.C.L.U. Errs on R.B.G.

A bad tweet reveals a rift over gender and reproduction.

Intimate Portraits of Mexico’s Third-Gender Muxes

On the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico, a community of the local Zapotec people has long accepted — and celebrated — gender nonconformity.

How a Barber and Journaling Expert Spends His Sundays

John Casey bears witness to New Yorkers’ stories, whether they are in his chair or taking his writing workshops.

It’s Never Too Late to Follow Your Spiritual Calling

After coming out as a transgender woman more than two years ago, Vica Steel never dreamed of forging a path to church leadership. Until now.

How Language Classes Are Moving Past the Gender Binary

Languages that contain only “he” and “she” pronouns pose problems for communicating about gender identity. Here’s how some language teachers are helping.

‘Gender Alchemy’ Is Transforming Art for the 21st Century

With the growing visibility of gender-nonconforming and transgender people, the scope of feminism is fast evolving. Now two major museum shows in California explore the impact on art.

Opinion | Where L.G.B.T.Q. Migrants Find the True Meaning of Shelter

A community in Tijuana is a model of a physically and psychologically safe place for vulnerable migrants.

Missouri Relocates Gay History Exhibit From State Capitol

The exhibit, which examined Kansas City’s contributions to the gay rights movement, was supposed to be in the Capitol building until the end of the year.

Opinion | We Are Becoming a Nation of Vigilantes

The Texas abortion law is just an early salvo in a broader push by conservatives to restrict the rights of their neighbors, classmates and colleagues. 

Maggie Nelson Wants to Redefine ‘Freedom’

In her new essay collection, the writer wants to enunciate all the meanings and manifestations of the word that our current conversation obscures.

Refugees Are Suffering. This Novelist Won’t Look Away.

Rabih Alameddine writes about topics many would rather forget. In his new book, “The Wrong End of the Telescope,” he tells the story of a transgender doctor attempting to care for people fleeing war-torn Syria.

Virginia School Board to Pay $1.3 Million in Transgender Student’s Suit

Gavin Grimm sued the Gloucester County, Va., school board after he was barred from using the boys’ bathroom. The dispute put him at the center of a debate over transgender rights.

The Reappearing Act of Puppies Puppies

The artist, who also goes by Jade Kuriki-Olivo, began her career as a solitary and mysterious figure. Now, with the support of her community, she’s become entirely herself.

The School Culture Wars: ‘You Have Brought Division to Us’

From mask mandates to critical race theory and gender identity, educators are besieged. “You are just trying to keep everything from collapsing,” one official said.

The School Culture Wars: ‘You Have Brought Division to Us’

From mask mandates to critical race theory and gender identity, educators are besieged. “You are just trying to keep everything from collapsing,” one official said.

A Shape-Shifting Woman Plays All the Parts

Across three cities on bus shelters and a giant billboard, Martine Gutierrez, the artist, performer and provocateur, asks what it means to be a woman in these times.

Opinion | I’m a Trans Runner, and You Might Not Like What I Have to Say

Trans athletes are trapped in a culture war. I’m not a cheater, but I may have an unfair advantage.

New Policy Aims to Help Transgender Researchers Update Names on Old Work

A group of laboratories and scientific journals is trying to simplify the process of attaching authors’ new names to their previously published papers.