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As It Happens7:05Trump passport policy a ‘fundamental rejection of my identity’ says transgender plaintiff Ash Lazarus Orr, a transgender man from West Virginia, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that recognizes male and female as the only two sexes on government documents.  This order has …

The chair of transgender studies at the University of Victoria is worried about attendance at this year’s Moving Trans History Forward conference, with expectations of a 40 per cent drop in numbers. Aaron Devor says potential U.S. attendees are reluctant to cross the border — not because of what might happen …

Whether to allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports already was a key debate among Olympic leaders before U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that puts pressure on them before the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. In a speech before signing the document on Wednesday, Trump …

Lisa Stroud flashes a wide smile when she talks about her burgeoning acting career. The 70-year-old Hamilton woman has been in 11 film and television productions, alongside stars such as Josh Hartnett (M. Night Shyamalan’s film Trap) and Kim Cattrall (TV series Glamorous), since she first responded to a casting call online in 2021.  These days, …

The highest court in the United States is set to decide whether a statewide ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors is unconstitutional. The landmark case could have major consequences for transgender people across the country — and not just when it comes to their health care. Here’s what you need to know. …

Transgender Americans are bracing for attacks from the White House and in their own neighbourhoods after Donald Trump’s U.S. election victory Tuesday, following a presidential campaign that promoted anti-trans rhetoric. Trump repeatedly made false claims about trans people in speeches, while his presidential campaign spent millions on campaign ads with anti-trans messaging, despite …

Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride has been elected to the U.S. House and will become the first openly transgender person to serve in Congress. McBride easily defeated Republican John Whalen III on Tuesday in the race for Delaware’s lone House seat. Whalen is a retired construction company owner and former …

There was acrimony in the Manitoba legislature Thursday as politicians passed a bill to designate March 31 an annual day to recognize two-spirit and transgender persons. The bill to establish Two-Spirit and Transgender Day of Visibility passed a final vote with unanimous support of the governing New Democrats and most …

James Webster was the first person to come out in his high school. If it wasn’t for his guidance counsellor, he would have had no one to confide in. “I marched into his office and said, ‘I’m gay, what do I do?” he told a crowd of more than a …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Parents of transgender children in Tennessee worry they may have to move their families out of the state because of a recently passed ban on gender-affirming care for minors and policies that target transgender people. “Do we stay here?” asked the mother of a transgender child in …