• They are just weaponizing the fact that most everyday Americans don't yet realize that they know someone who is transgender," said Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. (nbcnews.com)
  • Some new statistics out Monday from the National Center for Transgender Equality show how bathroom access-or lack of access-can affect the health and safety of transgender adults. (motherjones.com)
  • This misconception is "baffling to a lot of trans people," Mara Keisling, a trans woman and executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality , said. (vox.com)
  • The National Center for Transgender Equality also has useful resources to help you learn more about the name change process in each state. (indeed.com)
  • The researchers based their analysis on the 2015 US Transgender Survey , conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE). (medscape.com)
  • Cisgender men attracted to transgender women primarily identify as heterosexual and sometimes as bisexual, but rarely as homosexual, and may even regard their attraction as its own sexual orientation and invent their own terms for it. (wikipedia.org)
  • A 2019 study that asked 958 participants which gender identities they would be interested in dating found that 96.7% of heterosexual men, 98.2% of heterosexual women, 88.5% of gay men, 71.2% of lesbian women, and 48.3% of bisexual, queer, and non-binary participants reported that they would not be interested in dating a transgender person, and the remainder would be interested. (wikipedia.org)
  • We are NOT a group of people pushing a 'gay agenda' but simply a mixture of straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people, who have spiritual beliefs, and a belief that all of us are equal. (gopetition.com)
  • The Facebook profiles of several hundred performers and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, were deleted for infringing upon the strict real name policy. (mirror.co.uk)
  • The fact is that transgender people-in particular, transgender people of color-have simply not experienced the same strides forward as their lesbian, gay and bisexual brothers and sisters. (colorlines.com)
  • 8 , 9 Other risk factors disproportionately affect intersectional populations including gay men of color, bisexual people, 10 and transgender and gender non-conforming people. (health.gov)
  • 9 , 11 , 13 There are also gaps in research about aging, bisexual, 14 and transgender populations. (health.gov)
  • Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities. (health.gov)
  • Addressing discrimination and violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) persons from Brazil: a mobile health intervention. (bvsalud.org)
  • Additionally, the percentage of U.S. adults openly identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) is increasing, primarily among the millennial cohort [16] and these LGBTQ workers deserve supportive, inclusive, and safe workplaces. (cdc.gov)
  • however, this outbreak spread rapidly across much of the world through person-to-person contact, disproportionately affecting gay and bisexual men, other men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender people . (cdc.gov)
  • This pamphlet discusses how health care providers can promote the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) patients by creating a welcoming clinical environment for all patients. (cdc.gov)
  • About 7% of the United States population are estimated to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT), including as many as 2.6% of people over age 65. (msdmanuals.com)
  • At the same time she was also on the board of Equality Pennsylvania, a statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) advocacy group. (medscape.com)
  • I do hope this does help some people better recognize their gender," says Elliott "Ellie" Wheeler, a 16-year-old sophomore at Michigan's East Lansing High School who, combining the words female and butch, identifies as a "futch" lesbian. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Some Prides are putting transgender people front and center at events where they've often been sidelined because of a historical emphasis on gay and lesbian rights, along with the same sorts of prejudice and misinformation held by many straight, cisgender people about trans lives. (news4jax.com)
  • The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders announced today they've filed a federal civil complaint aiming to halt any rollback in policies allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military. (reason.com)
  • This is a murder rate almost 50% higher than that of lesbian and gay people. (mlp.org)
  • The efforts to make political hay of transgender and other LGBTQ people extend well beyond just campaign ads. (nbcnews.com)
  • The narrative of transgender people as a threat has strong parallels to bathroom-use and same-sex marriage bans and can be traced to Anita Bryant's "Save Our Children" campaign in 1977, said Andrew Proctor, an associate professor of politics at Wake Forest University who studies and teaches LGBTQ politics. (nbcnews.com)
  • These things can do a lot to encourage Catholics to embrace LGBTQ people with love and compassion and mercy and not to see them as the Antichrist, the anathema, the enemy of salvation,' Traina said. (scrippsnews.com)
  • But the research doesn't show this happening: As Brynn Tannehill, director of advocacy at the LGBTQ group SPARTA, wrote in the Huffington Post , multiple studies show almost no trans people - at most 1 or 2 percent - report regret after they medically transition. (vox.com)
  • The fight over gender-affirming care is the biggest policy battle in Texas over LGBTQ rights since the 2017 "bathroom bill" that sought to restrict which restroom transgender Texans could use. (peoplesworld.org)
  • President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order that overturned a controversial ban by his predecessor on transgender individuals serving in the US military, a move cheered by LGBTQ advocates that fulfills a campaign promise. (straitstimes.com)
  • 73.1% of all anti-LGBTQ homicide victims were people of color. (mlp.org)
  • Whether striking up a conversation with a woman at a well, extending a hand of help to an injured traveler on the road, or honoring a transgender person's identity through pronouns, we have the opportunity to demonstrate extravagant welcome in everyday moments. (mlp.org)
  • CHICAGO-Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to present the two-part webinar series "Transgender People in Libraries" in November 2023. (ala.org)
  • Cite this: One Quarter of Older Transgender Adults Contemplated Suicide - Medscape - Nov 20, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • Spring and summer season in 2023 could lead to a resurgence of mpox as people gather for festivals and other events. (cdc.gov)
  • Rather than returning to a 2017 rule that allowed transgender residents to file an affidavit with the health department to correct the gender on their birth certificate, the state instead issued a rule saying a person's sex could not be changed, even after having surgery. (kptv.com)
  • Should Christians Use a Transgender Person's New Name? (crosswalk.com)
  • Mohler made the remarks on his Friday edition of The Briefing , answering a question from a listener who asked how Christians should approach a transgender person's new identity during a conversation - especially in a casual conversation about the gospel. (crosswalk.com)
  • They concluded that the available data suggests there's a biological link to a person's gender identity, indicating that trans people are essentially assigned genders at birth that don't match their inherent, biologically set identity. (vox.com)
  • In addition, the person's gender must not match the gender assigned at birth, and includes trans-men, trans-women, persons with intersex variations and gender-queers. (prsindia.org)
  • In 2014, the Supreme Court recognised a transgender person's right to self-identification as male, female or the third gender. (prsindia.org)
  • Mr Trump announced the ban in July 2017, reversing a landmark decision by his predecessor, Barack Obama, which allowed transgender people to serve openly and receive medical care to transition genders. (straitstimes.com)
  • The decision scrapped the policy signed under previous President Barack Obama in 2016 to end a ban on transgender individuals. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • President Donald Trump infamously declared on Twitter in July that he was going to reverse the policies started under President Barack Obama to accommodate transgender troops. (reason.com)
  • Donald Trump announced that transgender individuals would no longer be accepted or allowed into the U.S. Military because their cost is a 'burden. (change.org)
  • U.S. President Donald Trump will ban transgender people from serving "in any capacity" in the country's armed forces. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon seems to have been unaware that President Donald Trump has decided to bar transgender people from the military. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • In April, Moses temporarily blocked a law passed by the Republican-controlled 2021 Legislature that would require transgender residents to undergo a surgical procedure and obtain a court order before being able to change the sex on their birth certificate. (kptv.com)
  • OLDER ADULTS STRATEGIC PLAN 2017 - 2021 cycle of continual improvement to influence positively the health and quality of life of older people. (who.int)
  • A 2016 study that used the penile plethysmograph demonstrated that the arousal patterns, genital and subjective, of men who report attraction to transgender women who have "female-typical physical characteristics (e.g. breasts) while retaining a penis" are similar to those of straight men and different from those of gay men. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2016, Francis agreed the church should apologize to not only gay people but other marginalized groups, like the poor. (scrippsnews.com)
  • In August 2016, the government introduced the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 in Lok Sabha. (prsindia.org)
  • The proposals are among a record number of bills filed to restrict the rights of transgender people by limiting or banning gender-affirming care for minors, banning transgender girls from school sports and restricting drag shows. (ksat.com)
  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has highlighted efforts by Republican governors and statehouses across the country to embrace proposals limiting the rights of transgender people, signing new restrictions as he moves closer to a presidential bid. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Hundreds of bills have been proposed this year restricting the rights of transgender people, and LGBTQ+ advocates say they've seen a record number of such measures in statehouses. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Top surgery is a medical transition step in which transgender and nonbinary people can address their gender dysphoria, feel more at home in their own bodies, and align more with their identities. (healthline.com)
  • Transgender and nonbinary people are often sidelined at Pride. (news4jax.com)
  • Transgender and nonbinary people are front and center this year at Pride festivals where they've often been sidelined. (news4jax.com)
  • Uplifting trans voices and fighting for trans liberation must be at the forefront of our movement" when the rights of transgender and nonbinary people are "under a coordinated attack," Johnson said. (news4jax.com)
  • The Spread the Truth about Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Transgendered People petition to all relevant authorities was written by Jason Sizemore and is in the category Human Rights at GoPetition. (gopetition.com)
  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of HIV infection among transgender women estimated that HIV prevalence in the United States is 14% among transgender women, with the highest prevalence among Black (44%) and Hispanic (26%) transgender women ( 344 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Estimating the prevalence of HIV and sexual behaviors among the US transgender population: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2006-2017. (cdc.gov)
  • Baral SD, Poteat T, Strömdahl S, Wirtz AL, Guadamuz TE, Beyrer C. Worldwide burden of HIV in transgender women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • Cisgender, or cis, generally refers to people who do not identify as transgender. (hrc.org)
  • While many also identify as transgender, not all non-binary people do. (hrc.org)
  • Some, but not all, gender non-conforming people identify as transgender. (hrc.org)
  • Nearly 1 million people identify as transgender in the United States (US), and transgender people made up 2% (671) of new HIV diagnoses in the US and dependent areas in 2019. (cdc.gov)
  • How many adults identify as transgender in the United States? (cdc.gov)
  • One-third of LGBT older adults have limited financial resources, including 40% of LGBT adults over age 80 and 48% of those who identify as transgender. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In 2019, researchers Karen Blair and Rhea Hoskin surveyed over 1,000 people. (wikipedia.org)
  • 2019). HIV and and transgender people. (cdc.gov)
  • Between 25 April and 27 June 2019, a total of 30 191 persons were tested for HIV in Larkana District, and 876 of them tested positive. (who.int)
  • Transgender adolescents are twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts, and they are up to four times as likely to engage in substance use. (medindia.net)
  • The legal dispute comes as conservative lawmakers in numerous states including Montana have sought to restrict transgender rights, including banning transgender girls from competing in girls school sports. (kptv.com)
  • As you read this FAQ, we hope you learn more about our wonderful community and join us in supporting transgender and non-binary people. (hrc.org)
  • Are there other identities used by the transgender and non-binary community? (hrc.org)
  • There are many identities used by people in the transgender and non-binary community which describe their personal experience of gender. (hrc.org)
  • If someone shares their gender identity with you, we also encourage you to respect them and to embrace the diversity inherent in the transgender and non-binary community. (hrc.org)
  • PESHAWAR: The transgender community Tuesday urged the provincial government for protection and justice by registering cases against those torturing and threatening them. (com.pk)
  • The transgender association office-bearers observed that the local police had failed to protect them, saying that some unidentified persons were threatening a member of their community, Ghazala. (com.pk)
  • In a statement, the president and general secretary, Fida Khattak and Naeem Khan respectively demanded action against DSP for threatening members of the transgender community and press club's finance secretary Yasir Hussain or else they would stage protests throughout the province. (com.pk)
  • Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact such bans this year amid a flood of bills nationwide targeting the trans community. (ksat.com)
  • I want to apologize to the affected community of drag queens, drag kings, transgender, and extensive community of our friends, neighbours, and members of the LGBT community for the hardship that we've put you through in dealing with your Facebook accounts over the past few weeks,' he said. (mirror.co.uk)
  • Eddie Redmayne rattles off statistics about the transgender community: "In 31 states, you can still be fired for being transgender," he says by phone from London. (latimes.com)
  • Journalist Janet Mock had not yet released her memoir "Redefining Realness," and though Chaz Bono's "Becoming Chaz" had aired in 2011, many were still ignorant about the transgender community. (latimes.com)
  • Here's hoping this decision not only creates concrete change on the ground, but that it inspires more people - in prisons and elsewhere - to open their hearts to our fellow human beings, including our transgender friends, colleagues, and community members. (aclu.org)
  • It led to a successful lawsuit filed by her mother against the city, and to the establishment of Transgender Health Empowerment, an organization that opened D.C.'s first drop-in center for the transgender community. (colorlines.com)
  • Advocates for Massachusetts' transgender community have been working for six years to get the bill passed, and say that 33,000 people in the state identify themselves as transgender. (bostonmagazine.com)
  • I think what is happening here is that anti-LGBT politicians realize it's politically advantageous to attack a minority or marginalized community that people know very little about," said Ricardo Martinez, CEO of Equality Texas. (peoplesworld.org)
  • In consultations with gender-expansive people at the SF LGBT Center, Latham often hears about the challenges of finding employment with LGBTQIA+ welcoming employers outside of the community. (indeed.com)
  • For members of the transgender community, who are 10 times as likely to be sexually assaulted by their fellow inmates and five times as likely to be sexually assaulted by staff. (sfbayview.com)
  • I would like to dedicate to my performance and this award to the transgender community," he said. (dailydot.com)
  • Sandhyama, one of the beneficiaries, expressed gratitude for the assistance and recalled how difficult life has been for the transgender community since the pandemic struck. (ucanews.com)
  • our individual and community actions around trans people reflects the depth of our love for all of God's creation. (mlp.org)
  • This month the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expressed "deep concern" about the violence and discrimination documented against the transgender community in the Americas in July. (mlp.org)
  • An important first step is to read MLP's resource the Top 10 Ways to Welcome Transgender People to Church (pdf) and to use it to educate yourself and start a conversation with your pastor and session about creating a place of extravagant welcome for the transgender community. (mlp.org)
  • However, violent crimes and other hate incidents against SGM persons are consistently not reported and prosecuted because of chronic distrust between the SGM community and police . (bvsalud.org)
  • An Age-friendly Banyule enables people to actively participate in their community and treats everyone with respect, regardless of their age. (who.int)
  • Banyule is a place that enables and encourages older people to stay connected to their community. (who.int)
  • That is a community which helps people stay healthy and active at all ages and provides support and advocacy for those who require it. (who.int)
  • Prevalence studies of transgender persons among the overall population have been limited and often are based on small convenience samples. (cdc.gov)
  • Our transgender brothers and sisters are far more likely to lack proper medical care, to be unemployed, to live in extreme poverty, and to be HIV-positive-and that's when compared to their white transgender counterparts, not just the general population. (colorlines.com)
  • A study on Transgender population in Chennai, reveals a strong need for both Psychologists and Physicians to first understand and accept transgender persons and then improve their general wellbeing. (medindia.net)
  • As the demographics of the population continue to shift, public health and health care systems will need to expand their ability to meet the growing needs of a diverse and aging population, particularly LGBT people. (health.gov)
  • [2] According to the 2011 Census, the number of persons who do not identify as 'male' or 'female' but as 'other' stands at 4,87,803 (0.04% of the total population). (prsindia.org)
  • Transgender population size in the United States: a meta-regression of population-based probability samples. (cdc.gov)
  • The Banyule older adult population is forecast to increase by 9,857 persons, making up 37% of Banyules total population by 2036 The suburb that will experience the largest increase in the number of older adults is Ivanhoe, followed by Heidelberg and Greensborough. (who.int)
  • In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimated that there were 200 000 persons living with HIV in Pakistan (1), a country with a population of 207 million (2). (who.int)
  • Clark H, Babu AS, Wiewel EW, Opoku J, Crepaz N. Diagnosed HIV infection in transgender adults and Adolescents: Results from the National HIV Surveillance System, 2009-2014. (cdc.gov)
  • These guidelines recommend providing lifelong ART to all people living with HIV, including children, adolescents and adults, pregnant and breastfeeding women, regardless of clinical status or CD4 cell count. (who.int)
  • And it might be followed by an even stricter Arkansas bill criminalizing transgender adults using public restrooms that match their gender identity. (ksat.com)
  • In the largest-ever survey of transgender people in the United States, the NCTE, an advocacy group, heard from more than 27,000 transgender adults in August and September 2015. (motherjones.com)
  • 15 Transgender Medicare beneficiaries, including older adults, experience disproportionately worse health, evidenced by having more multiple chronic conditions than their cisgender peers. (health.gov)
  • Twenty-six percent of transgender adults older than 50 years contemplated ending their lives in the previous year, according to a new study. (medscape.com)
  • About 20% of LGBT older adults are people of color. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The program promises to prioritize enrollment of transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming and intersex (TGI) people who are also Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC), experiencing homelessness, living with disabilities and chronic illnesses, youth and elders, monolingual Spanish-speakers and those who are legally vulnerable such as TGI people who are undocumented, engaging in survival sex trades ​or are formerly incarcerated. (sfbayview.com)
  • The Bill includes terms like 'trans-men', 'trans-women', persons with 'intersex variations' and 'gender-queers' in its definition of transgender persons. (prsindia.org)
  • This will include trans-men, trans-women, persons with intersex variations and gender queers. (prsindia.org)
  • Petition · Allow Transgender People Into the U​. (change.org)
  • But Trump tweeted: "After consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • AP) - After months of defiance, Montana's health department said Monday it will follow a judge's ruling and temporarily allow transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificates. (kptv.com)
  • Gov. Greg Abbott sparked a national uproar last month when he authorized child-abuse investigations into families that allow transgender kids to receive gender-affirming care. (peoplesworld.org)
  • LGBT people experience multiple barriers to health care, 5 , 6 , 7 including stigma related to their identities. (health.gov)
  • There is clearly an intersection between a broader, structural racism throughout our society and the pervasive prejudice against transgender people. (colorlines.com)
  • The most pervasive myth about transgender people - and the one myth that underpins much of the discrimination they face - is that they're somehow confused or actively misleading others by identifying with a gender different from the one assigned to them at birth. (vox.com)
  • I think privilege is so pervasive that people don't even understand how it works within their own psychology. (dailydot.com)
  • The Massachusetts legislature today recognized that transgender residents should be treated equally and protected under the law," said Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese. (bostonmagazine.com)
  • Proposals to restrict transgender people using the restroom of their choice have seen a resurgence this year, six years after North Carolina repealed its bathroom law in the wake of widespread protests and boycotts. (ksat.com)
  • Trans people face discrimination in finding a place to live, a place to work, medical care and even a safe restroom in a public place. (mlp.org)
  • Respondents were asked, for instance, if they had lost a job for being transgender, were treated unequally or unprofessionally by an insurer or physician, were threatened or harassed for using a public restroom, had less than a college degree, or were living at or below the poverty line. (medscape.com)
  • As required by recent federal district court orders, the Department of Defense recently announced it will begin processing transgender applicants for military service on January 1, 2018. (defense.gov)
  • Psychologists have researched sexual attraction toward trans women, trans men, cross dressers, non-binary people, and a combination of these. (wikipedia.org)
  • Transgender women (also known as trans women, transfeminine persons, or women of transgender experience) are women who were assigned male sex at birth (born with male anatomy). (cdc.gov)
  • Prides across the U.S. are using the annual event, often held in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall rebellion in New York City - an uprising partly led by trans women of color - to highlight their support for transgender people. (news4jax.com)
  • During the month of July 2013, 23 murders were committed against trans persons and trans women or those perceived as such in Brazil (9), Colombia (2), Honduras (4), Jamaica (1), Mexico (2), Paraguay (1), Peru (2), the United States (1), and Venezuela (1). (mlp.org)
  • The ACLU represents the plaintiffs, two transgender people who want to change their birth certificates. (kptv.com)
  • Transgender care is quickly evolving, and primary care providers need to understand their roles as physicians and know the medical issues related to transgender people, reports a new study. (medindia.net)
  • In 2013, the government set up an Expert Committee to examine issues related to transgender persons. (prsindia.org)
  • More than half of trans people surveyed have avoided public restrooms over the past year. (motherjones.com)
  • It's the first time in a decade that we have openly hosted such a function,' said Farzana Jan of Trans Action Pakistan, a campaign group that estimates there are at least 500,000 transgender people in the country of 190 million. (newint.org)
  • They had an openly transgender woman who they had to accept in their chambers, shake my hand, and sit down and talk about public health, which was a unique experience. (medscape.com)
  • For instance, because black transgender people tend to start out from a position of greater poverty than their white counterparts, they all too often have no strong safety net to support them if they come out and are rejected by their families. (colorlines.com)
  • As a result, many black transgender people wind up on the streets, too often trading sex for physical, or emotional, survival. (colorlines.com)
  • So no wonder that black transgender people in the survey reported a rate of HIV infection over 41 times higher than the national average (for comparison, the total respondent pool reported a rate of "only" four times the national average). (colorlines.com)
  • 20% of Black transgender respondents reported experiencing unemployment -twice the rate among all Black people in the United States. (indeed.com)
  • Black transgender women are also significantly more likely to experience unemployment or be fired as a byproduct of racism, sexism, misogynoir and transphobia. (indeed.com)
  • Get the latest data on HIV among transgender people and find out how CDC is making a difference. (cdc.gov)
  • Transgenderism refers to the idea that there are persons whose inner experience of their own sexual identity does not coincide with their biological sex. (hli.org)
  • It is rather a term that has been invented to refer to the sexual identity a person claims he or she experiences interiorly, independently of his or her biological sex. (hli.org)
  • In December , she voiced her support for a researcher in the UK who was sacked after tweeting that transgender people cannot change their biological sex. (thejournal.ie)
  • Ben Power (right) and Broden Giambrone from Transgender Equality Network Ireland pictured in Smithfield, Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
  • You are constantly being asked to provide large files of physical evidence to prove your identity," says Sara Phillips, a facilitator with Transgender Equality Network Ireland (Teni). (irishtimes.com)
  • The Transgender Equal Rights Bill has languished for years, but today the Legislature sent a clear message of fairness and equality. (bostonmagazine.com)
  • On 22-23 September the EU Fundamental Rights Agency - FRA is hosting a roundtable event jointly organised with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights , entitled ' Rights to equality, life and security of the person: bridging the gap for transgender people' . (tgeu.org)
  • At least 10 states have banned transgender athletes from participating in sports in a way that is consistent with their gender identity. (nbcnews.com)
  • This article addresses your questions about seeking options as a trans woman, transfeminine nonbinary person, or anyone interested in getting a breast augmentation, or "top surgery. (healthline.com)
  • If you're a trans woman, or a nonbinary person looking for these options, your transition is yours alone. (healthline.com)
  • Non-binary is an identity embraced by some people who do not identify exclusively as a man or a woman. (hrc.org)
  • Non-binary people may identify as being both a man and a woman, somewhere in between or as falling completely outside of these categories. (hrc.org)
  • My gender's not a costume," says Bailey Coffman, a 31-year-old transgender woman from New York. (chicagotribune.com)
  • One of these women was April Ashley, a former model who was outed as a transgender woman by a newspaper in Britain in the 1960s. (latimes.com)
  • Ultimately, this case is about whether the law, and this Court by extension, recognizes Ms. Keohane's humanity as a transgender woman. (aclu.org)
  • She is a transgender woman. (aclu.org)
  • This is one of very few decisions to hold specifically that social transitioning - the ability to live as a woman in daily life - can be part of medically necessary care for transgender people in prison, just as it is in the outside world. (aclu.org)
  • Kanchana, is a young transgender woman, who recently showcased her documentary 'Nambikkai' meaning Hope. (medindia.net)
  • The battle for transgender rights in Ireland was sparked 20 years ago by Dr Lydia Foy, a transgender woman who wrote to the Registrar General in 1993 requesting a birth certificate identifying her female gender. (irishtimes.com)
  • For them, it can be difficult to understand how, for instance, a person born with a vagina and raised as a woman might identify as a man. (vox.com)
  • The series was named best comedy or musical series, coming out victorious over Orange is the New Black and HBO 's Girls , and Jeffrey Tambor won the award for best actor in a TV comedy for his portrayal of Maura, a transgender woman. (dailydot.com)
  • Leto, who took home the best supporting actor award for his own portrayal of a transgender woman in 2013's Dallas Buyers Club , touched a nerve when he joked about waxing his body while not directly addressing any of the challenges facing transgender people, specifically AIDS and HIV . (dailydot.com)
  • HARTFORD, Conn. - Kara Murphy, a transgender woman helping to organize the Union County Pride in a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, is heartened to see Pride celebrations across the country, big and small, shining a spotlight on transgender rights this year. (news4jax.com)
  • Janet Mock, a prominent transgender writer and activist, wrote these words in a letter to Islan Nettles , a trans woman who was murdered last week in Harlem, New York. (mlp.org)
  • In her letter, Mock reflects on the pain of attending a vigil for her sister Islan Nettles where transphobia was not named, the voices of transgender people were muted and where speakers eulogizing Nettles used "he" instead of respecting Nettles identity as a woman by using female pronouns. (mlp.org)
  • [1] For example, a person born as a man may identify with the opposite gender, as a woman. (prsindia.org)
  • Anger leads to hate," Dr Levine told the ENDO audience, quoting a "great" transgender woman, Jenny Boylan, a professor of English at Barnard College in New York City. (medscape.com)
  • Having graduated from Harvard and then trained in pediatrics and adolescent medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center in New York before moving to Penn State Hershey Medical Center, it was in Pennsylvania that Dr Levine transitioned from being a man to a woman, although she had been "out" as transgender for some time. (medscape.com)
  • In addition, certain persons might identify outside the gender binary of male or female or move back and forth between different gender identities and use such terms as "gender nonbinary," "genderqueer," or "gender fluid" to describe themselves. (cdc.gov)
  • The term "cisgender" is used to describe persons who identify with their assigned sex at birth. (cdc.gov)
  • Asked for comment on the ad, which does not mention sports, Oz's campaign - using inaccurate terminology to describe transgender women - said only that the celebrity surgeon doesn't believe that "biological males should compete in women's sports. (nbcnews.com)
  • In 2015, the American Psychological Association adopted Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients in order to describe affirmative psychological practice with transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) clients. (medscape.com)
  • To investigate the incidence of HIV among children in Larkana District, Pakistan and describe the distribution of cases by time, place and person. (who.int)
  • Clinics should document gender identity and sex assigned at birth for all patients to improve sexual health care for transgender and gender nonbinary persons. (cdc.gov)
  • It also explains that the plaintiffs disclosed their transgender status to the military with the understanding that doing so would no longer threaten their careers, and therefore they're asking the federal courts to block a reversal of that promise. (reason.com)
  • Ben's story is just one of many situations where lack of legislation means significant barriers to everyday life for transgender people. (irishtimes.com)
  • Emerging data and evidence show high rates of family rejection 12 and significant barriers for transgender youth. (health.gov)
  • Clinicians can improve the experience of sexual health screening and counseling for transgender persons by asking for their choice of terminology or modifying language (e.g., asking patients their gender pronouns) to be used during clinic visits and history taking and examination ( 343 ). (cdc.gov)
  • As a transgender or gender-nonconforming individual, you may prefer to use pronouns like 'he/him/his,' 'she/her/hers,' 'they/them/theirs' or 'ze/hir. (indeed.com)
  • Transgender persons often experience high rates of stigma and socioeconomic and structural barriers to care that negatively affect health care usage and increase susceptibility to HIV and STIs ( 326 - 332 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Lack of medical provider knowledge and other barriers to care (e.g., discrimination in health care settings or denial of services) often result in transgender and gender nonbinary persons avoiding or delaying preventive care services ( 338 - 340 ) and incurring missed opportunities for HIV and STI prevention services. (cdc.gov)
  • Gender-inclusive and trauma-guided health care might increase the number of transgender patients who seek sexual health services, including STI testing ( 341 ), because transgender persons are at high risk for sexual violence ( 342 ). (cdc.gov)
  • You can find HRC's full list of transgender and non-binary health, employment, family and coming out resources here . (hrc.org)
  • To find an SLP near you, visit ProFind (select "Transgender Voice" in "Areas of Expertise" on the left side of the page) or the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Provider Directory Search . (asha.org)
  • Transgender residents of Montana can obtain a corrected birth certificate by submitting a sworn affidavit to the health department. (kptv.com)
  • The judge issued a scathing order Monday morning saying health officials made "calculated violations" of his order, which had told them to temporarily stop enforcing a law blocking transgender people from changing their gender on their birth certificates unless they had undergone surgery. (kptv.com)
  • Joshua Safer, MD, Executive Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, Senior Faculty in Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, lead author of the review, and an expert in transgender health care, prepared a comprehensive review identifying the latest evidence available. (medindia.net)
  • It is essential that clinicians understand the medical concerns particularly relevant to transgender people because as education initiatives improve, providers will also become more comfortable caring for gender-minority patients, who with improved access to health care will no longer always need to seek transgender service subspecialists. (medindia.net)
  • The challenge of accessing culturally competent care contributes to health disparities experienced by transgender individuals, such as increased rates of cancers, substance abuse, mental health concerns, and chronic diseases. (medindia.net)
  • Forcing people to undertake medical treatment in order to obtain legal gender recognition violates their right to the highest attainable standard of health. (amnesty.org)
  • Therefore, core objectives for LGBT Health focus on increasing the availability of data to better understand the health and well-being of LGBT people throughout the life course. (health.gov)
  • The restrictions are spreading quickly despite criticism from medical groups and advocates who say they are further marginalizing transgender youth and threatening their health. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • According to the World Health Organisation, 'transgender' is an umbrella term that includes persons whose sense of gender does not match with the gender assigned to them at birth. (prsindia.org)
  • Syndemic theory and HIV-related risk among young transgender women: the role of multiple, co-occurring health problems and social marginalization. (cdc.gov)
  • Mizuno Y, Frazier EL, Huang P, Skarbinski J. Characteristics of transgender women living with HIV receiving medical care in the United States LGBT Health 2015;2(00):1-7. (cdc.gov)
  • Jack Drescher, MD, clinical professor of psychiatry at New York's Columbia University, said that it is well-known that transgender individuals, as members of a group discriminated against, have higher rates of anxiety, depression , and other mental health issues. (medscape.com)
  • The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) currently publishes the Standards of Care (SOC), to provide clinical guidelines for health care of transsexual, transgender and gender non-conforming persons in order to maximize health and well-being by revealing gender dysphoria. (medscape.com)
  • Standards of care for the health of transsexual, transgender, and gender-nonconforming people, version 7. (medscape.com)
  • Default Surrogate Decision Making If a person is unable to make decisions about personal health care, some other person or people must provide direction in decision making. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Health care professionals should ask questions about partners, marital status, and living arrangements and help LGBT people manage specific challenges to their lifestyle choices. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The Sindh Provincial Department of Health, in coordination with the District Commissioner in Larkana and the Sindh AIDS Control Programme (SACP), began a major campaign to test people for HIV at the Taluka Headquarters Hospital in Ratodero, including the testing of hundreds of children (13). (who.int)
  • By a 6-1 vote, the board approved replacing the word "sex" in the county's human rights law with the word "gender," which gives transgender people - those who identify with a different gender than the one listed on their birth certificates - the same protections afforded to people on the basis of race, sexual orientation, disability status and other characteristics. (tampabay.com)
  • Gender expression refers to characteristics and behaviors a person identifies with that can be viewed as masculine, feminine, a mix of both, or neither. (vox.com)
  • We found that trans people have characteristics that bring them closer to the gender with which they identify and [that] their brains have particularities, suggesting that the differences begin to occur during gestation," said Giancarlo Spizzirri, first author of the study. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Despite the evidence, most trans advocates will almost always mention this myth - of trans people being confused or tricking others - as the biggest problem trans people face. (vox.com)
  • Transgender, or trans, is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned to them at birth. (hrc.org)
  • Gender non-conforming is an umbrella term referring to people who do not identify in a way that conforms to the traditional expectations of their gender, or whose gender expression does not fit neatly into a category. (hrc.org)
  • Persons who are transgender or gender diverse might have sex with cisgender men, cisgender women, or other transgender or gender nonbinary persons. (cdc.gov)
  • Data also demonstrate high rates of HIV infection among transgender women worldwide ( 345 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Bacterial STI prevalence varies among transgender women and is based largely on convenience samples. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite limited data, international and U.S. studies have indicated elevated incidence and prevalence of gonorrhea and chlamydia among transgender women similar to rates among cisgender MSM ( 346 - 348 ). (cdc.gov)
  • A recent study using data from the STD Surveillance Network revealed that the proportions of transgender women with extragenital chlamydial or gonococcal infections were similar to those of cisgender MSM ( 349 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Providers caring for transgender women should have knowledge of their patients' current anatomy and patterns of sexual behavior before counseling them about STI and HIV prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • Another campaign ad, from Republican U.S. Senate candidate Vicky Hartzler in Missouri, targets transgender people in sports and has her referring to an NCAA athlete - Ivy League championship-winning University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas - by her deadname and saying "women's sports are for women, not men pretending to be women. (nbcnews.com)
  • But he did get some of the most useful information from conversations with transgender women. (latimes.com)
  • A different Montana judge last week determined a law passed by state lawmakers seeking to ban transgender women from participating on female collegiate sports teams was unconstitutional. (kptv.com)
  • They performed a structural analysis in search of differences in gray and white matter volume based on MRI scans of the brains of 80 individuals between 18 and 49 years of age, divided into four groups of 20 each: cisgender women, cisgender men, transgender women who had never used hormones, and transgender women who had used hormones for at least a year. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The results showed variations in the volume of the brain region called the insula in both hemispheres for both groups of transgender women. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The study showed that the size of the insula was not smaller in transgender women than in cisgender men, but its volume was reduced in transgender women compared to cisgender women. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Garofalo R, Johnson AK, Kuhns LM, Cotton C, Joseph H, Margolis A. Life Skills: evaluation of a theory-driven behavioral HIV prevention intervention for young transgender women. (cdc.gov)
  • Substance use as a mediator of the relationship between life stress and sexual risk among young transgender women. (cdc.gov)
  • Biological men, identifying as male or transgender women, and aged over 18 years who reported anal sex with another male in previous year were eligible. (who.int)
  • Title : HIV and and transgender people Corporate Authors(s) : National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • These persons may also wish to change to or identify with the opposite sex. (hli.org)
  • Maya Forstater lost her job in March after she posted tweets opposing the British government's proposals to reform the Gender Recognition Act to allow people to identify as the opposite sex. (thejournal.ie)
  • This decision was issued five years to the day after Chelsea Manning came out as transgender and was told by the United States government in no uncertain terms that she would not get any treatment for her gender dysphoria while she was in prison. (aclu.org)
  • Does Medicare cover breast augmentation for transgender people? (healthline.com)
  • Medicare does not cover breast augmentation for transgender people because it is viewed as " cosmetic" and not "medically necessary . (healthline.com)
  • Today's judgment is a blow for the recognition of transgender people. (amnesty.org)
  • A transgender person must obtain a certificate of identity as proof of recognition of identity as a transgender person and to invoke rights under the Bill. (prsindia.org)
  • [4] Further, the Court directed central and state governments to grant legal recognition to transgender persons, address issues of social stigma and discrimination, and provide social welfare schemes for them. (prsindia.org)
  • Sexual orientation identities among transgender persons are diverse. (cdc.gov)
  • Lily Carollo , a trans writer, said she helps cisgender people expand their views on gender identity through a thought exercise that, if successful, conveys the feeling of being identified by others as the wrong gender. (vox.com)
  • This year, Swindle said, steps to show solidarity include displaying the blue, pink and white transgender flag, offering Pride T-shirts in just pink and blue, involving trans advocacy groups at events, and offering resources for trans people, including legal help with changing gender designations. (news4jax.com)
  • If trans people were confused, one would expect a lot of regret among people who medically transition. (vox.com)
  • While the Argentinian legislation model allows for a person to have their gender recognised without undergoing any medical procedures or psychiatric evaluation, the proposals recommended by the advisory group would require a transgender person to provide evidence of surgery or a diagnosis of gender identity disorder. (irishtimes.com)
  • At least two federal appeals courts have upheld transgender students' rights to use the bathroom corresponding with their gender identity. (ksat.com)
  • Herbst JH, Jacobs ED, Finlayson TJ, McKleroy VS, Neumann MS, Crepaz N. Estimating HIV prevalence and risk behaviors of transgender persons in the United States: a systematic review. (cdc.gov)
  • Mara Keisling, executive director of the NCTE, says the statistics show how transgender people are affected by discrimination and violence, and "how trans people try to work around the harassment and discrimination we fear every time we use public bathrooms. (motherjones.com)
  • Opponents have also complained the legislation doesn't provide funding for schools that may need to build single-person restrooms to provide reasonable accommodations. (ksat.com)
  • In March, North Carolina enacted a law blocking trans people from public bathrooms of their choice, and lawmakers in many other states have considered similar legislation. (motherjones.com)
  • Applying for university isn't easy for anyone, but if you're a transgender person the lack of protective legislation can create an added difficulty. (irishtimes.com)
  • Despite this ruling - and despite the assurance made by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton last year at the Transgender European Council in Dublin that legislation was due by the end of 2012 - no further progress has been made. (irishtimes.com)
  • Nineteen-year-old student Tyron (he wants to be identified only by his first name) says it is easier to be young and transgender today but the lack of legislation does enable discrimination. (irishtimes.com)
  • Whether it's transgender grand marshals at the massive New York City Pride parade or a photo display of transgender victims of violence at the much smaller festival in Hastings, Nebraska, many celebrations this June are taking a public stand against state legislation targeting transgender people. (news4jax.com)
  • Michigan Democrats plan to introduce legislation Thursday that would ban conversion therapy for minors, a discredited practice of trying to "convert" people to heterosexuality. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) also strongly condemned the attack on Peshawar Press Club by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police and kidnapping of persons who were holding a press conference inside the premises of PPC. (com.pk)
  • They said such incidents bring a bad name to the country as harassment and kidnapping of persons is an illegal act of police, adding that free speech or expression is a constitutional right of every citizen of Pakistan. (com.pk)
  • In Pakistan, most people do not give respect to transgender persons. (com.pk)
  • For example, Hijra communities are prevalent in South Asia and two-spirit people are common among Indigenous communities in North America. (hrc.org)
  • But Clayton Crockett, the father of a transgender child, described to lawmakers earlier this year how a similar policy adopted at his daughter's school made her feel further marginalized. (ksat.com)