The Truth About Gender Diversity


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Judge keeps state hospital records of transgender minors away from Trump administration

10 June 2026
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Quiz

Am I trans?

Three quiet questions to help you listen to yourself.

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Insight6 min read

Transitioning at 62: it is absolutely time to go for it

Transitioning at 62 is absolutely possible, and people do it successfully all the time. I've been told about someone transitioning in Australia in under four months at 62, and that…

Real Life6 min read

When a stranger gets your gender right

A trans person orders a coffee, hears one word from a stranger, and finds the world has quietly rearranged itself around who they really are.

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Transgender Arkansans weigh moving or staying as restrictions bite

10 June 2026
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Your birth certificate, corrected

Legally transitioning means changing your legal documents so they reflect who you are, and the most significant of those is your birth certificate. In the UK, a Gender Recognition …

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So can we ask or not??!!

The government's draft guidance on single-sex spaces contains a direct contradiction: it states that members of the public do not have the right to challenge one another on sex, th…

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New Jersey moves to criminalise interference with trans healthcare

10 June 2026
Real Life5 min read

What is it like to come out at work?

Maya spent the whole summer rehearsing a two-minute conversation with her headteacher, then burst out laughing halfway through because her hands would not stop shaking.

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Hampstead Heath ponds vote to stay trans-inclusive

9 June 2026
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May every new sunset be the end of a beautiful day for you 🏳️‍⚧️

Insight6 min read

Trans employees and toilets: get the policy right first

When there is no clear workplace policy on trans-inclusive facilities, everyone is left unprotected: the trans employee, the manager, and the organisation. A trans nurse challenged…

Real Life6 min read

Realising you are trans in your thirties

Anaya spent her thirties explaining away a feeling she could never quite name, until a colleague's transition gave it one.

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Albania just made history for trans healthcare

9 June 2026
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Qween Jean makes history as first openly transgender Tony winner

9 June 2026
Quiz

What are my pronouns?

Try she, he and they on for size. Nothing fixed, no pressure.

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The real harm of transphobia: mental health and suicide

The harm caused by transphobia is not abstract. It manifests in anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicide attempts, disproportionately and consistently, among trans and LGBTQ+ pe…

Insight6 min read

Just listen to yourself

Listen to yourself. Listen to how you feel, what lands right when someone uses a particular name or pronoun, what feels good in the mirror, what clothes feel like yours. Try things…

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New York City launches 'Trans Rights are Human Rights' campaign

8 June 2026
Real Life7 min read

What it feels like to be free of unwanted body bits!

Marco had avoided swimming for a decade until top surgery gave him back something he hadn't dared name as lost.

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What Elliot Page, Zaya Wade and More Transgender Celebs Have Said About Their Transition Journeys

8 June 2026
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Inspiration

Tell the world how proud you are to be you today 🏳️‍⚧️

Insight6 min read

Even without hormones, you can make a real difference

Even without hormones, the steps you can take right now, your clothes, your hair, your name, your pronouns, and the way you present yourself to the world, can make a tremendous dif…

Real Life4 min read

Explaining being non-binary to parents who don't get it

Jay came home from university to tell their parents they were non-binary, sat through the most awkward dinner of their life, and waited six months for a birthday card.

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Kai Schreiber, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber: what real parental support looks like

8 June 2026
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Haters want to kick trans people out of city swimming holes. Locals are saying no.

8 June 2026
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