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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Sunday, The New York Times reported that the Trump administration plans to define “gender” based on people’s external genitalia, as part of their larger efforts to roll back protections for ...

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 ...

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 ...