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- StyleJulie Tong
First deaf, transgender model is signed to the same agency as Gigi Hadid and Gisele Bündchen
In a historic moment, Chella Man has just become the first deaf, trans model to be signed to IMG.
- LifestyleElise Solé
Controversial transgender policy at martial arts school under fire: Biological pronouns, 'no exceptions'
The owner of a martial arts academy who claims to run an “inclusive” business is defending a controversial policy about transgender customers.
- WellnessDanielle Fowler
New York City votes to allow third gender option on birth certificates
Effective Jan. 1, the legislation means nonbinary residents can opt for the "X" designation instead of labeling themselves as male or female.
- WellnessElise Solé
People are angry over this safe seχ guide, which calls the νagina a 'front hole'
The publishers stand by the content in their LGBTQIA Safe Seχ Guide and maintain that they use the term for only transgender individuals.
- TVHope Schreiber
'God made me transgender': Fans react to 'Champions' star Josie Totah coming out in powerful essay
"My name is Josie Totah." The "Champion" actress writes a powerful essay for "Time," and comes out as transgender.
- WellnessThe Cut
Baker Who Refused Cake to Gay Couple Also Refused Cake to Transgender Woman
Jack Phillips is suing the state of Colorado for being sanctioned after discriminating against a transgender woman.
- LifestyleRefinery29
Oklahoma School Cancels Classes After Adults Threaten 12-Year-Old Transgender Girl
An Oklahoma middle school was forced to cancel classes earlier this week after a 12-year-old transgender student received an onslaught of threats online from adults. It all started when Maddie, who is in her second week of the 7th grade, needed to use the bathroom last week in the middle school the district had just re-opened. An angry mother of a fellow student found out about Maddie's bathroom use and took to a private Facebook group for parents at Achille Independent School District to express her grievances.
- StyleJulie Tong
Gap's new ad campaign features deaf trans activist Chella Man and the internet is loving it
Chella Man is joined by a diverse group of young artists, models, musicians, and activists in the new Gap campaign, including Kimberly Drew, Carlotta Kohl, Kelvin Davis, Ezinma, and SuperDuperKyle.
- WellnessErin Donnelly
Trans woman says airline 'outed me in front of the whole airplane'
The passenger felt "unsafe, vulnerable, belittled" after a gate agent questioned her ID in front of other travelers.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
'I left the store feeling mortified': Transgender woman says CVS pharmacist refused to fill her prescription
CVS has apologized to a transgender woman named Hilde Hall after a pharmacist refused to fill her prescription. Hilde Hall described the incident in a Thursday blog post for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
- BeautyTanya Edwards
Laverne Cox's beautiful bikini photo made a fan 'feel like a toe.' Then the actress responded.
The fan tweeted that Cox's beauty made her "feel like a toe."
- WellnessKorin Miller
Why Scarlett Johansson's new role is so controversial
People in the trans community are asking when they can start playing transgender roles in films on a regular basis.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
High school that showed LGBTQ anti-bullying videos is accused of making a heterosexual student feel 'bullied'
The school has refused to release the links to the videos to the parents of the students.
- WellnessBeth Greenfield
How a law ordering therapists to 'out' transgender kids to parents could cause serious harm
Critics, including some therapists, were swift to call out an Ohio bill for the potential havoc it could wreak in transgender adolescents' lives.
- WellnessElise Solé
Transgender track stars spark debate over 'unfair' sports rules
Two transgender track-and-field stars have angered people who believe they have an unfair athletic edge.
LifestyleBlair RaynorModel Munroe Bergdorf is beating the odds as a transgender woman of color
Transgender model and activist Munroe Bergdorf describes her tumultuous journey of transitioning and finding her voice in a world that never understood her.
- BeautyTeen Vogue
What #TransIsBeautiful Means to Me
"I have suffered the most when other people find beauty in the wrong things."
Pop CultureBeth GreenfieldTransgender celeb Laverne Cox talks about her greatest challenge: 'Getting out of my own way'
As Laverne Cox tells Zac Posen in the premiere episode of Yahoo Lifestyle’s new “Loud and Clear” video series, her heralded pop-culture arrival was a long time coming.
- LifestyleAnne Kristoff
How NYC's Trans Beauty Clinic is transforming lives from the inside out
“Grooming is big because it's self-love. When you spend a lifetime of not even being able to look in the mirror, to go to a clinic and look good ... it’s revolutionary.”
- WellnessKorin Miller
Jazz Jennings, 17, is about to undergo gender confirmation surgery: Here's what that involves
The transgender teen announces that she’s going to have the surgery later this month.
LifestyleBeth Greenfield'Why is June so gay?' and other Pride 101 facts you need to know
June 27, 1969 was certainly not the first time in history that LGBT folks stood up for themselves. But it’s when the Stonewall riots began, securing a place in history as the start of the modern-day gay-rights movement.
- BeautyTeen Vogue
A MAC Lipstick Helped Me With My Gender Transition
"I wonder what this tube and I will go through together, and who I’ll be when it’s gone."
- LifestyleThe Cut
Federal Court Rules Civil-Rights Law Protects Transgender Students
This is a major victory not only for Gavin Grimm, but for all transgender students.
- BeautyTeen Vogue
Sephora Is Launching In-Store Beauty Classes for Trans People
"The trans and nonbinary community is a beloved part of our community and we want to be allies."
- StyleSabrina Rojas Weiss
South Carolina prom king's dress angers parents, but not their kids
A prom king at a South Carolina high school wears a dress to the event, and it's fine with the students but many parents get angry.
