A new report from education watchdog Defending Education called out San Diego Unified School District’s "Equity and Belonging ...

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There have been a number of policy developments in recent years regarding gender markers on legal documents — including, for the first time ever, the option to select X gender on passports. Now, with ...

A transgender student at IU was able to get the name and gender on her official identifying documents changed this month. The student initiated her process before a recent executive order in Indiana ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional, a landmark ...

The civil rights of LGBTQ+ Texans are on the line this legislative session, with hundreds of bills expected to be filed before legislators take to their seats at the Capitol in January. But orders ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A memo sent to Florida county tax collectors last week effectively bans people from changing their "gender" or "sex" on their driver's license. This is just one of the latest ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional, a ...

The 2004 Battlestar Galactica reboot made a daring change by transforming the character of Starbuck from male to female, challenging gender norms in science fiction. Katee Sackhoff's portrayal of ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – For people seeking to change the gender on their Texas driver’s license or identification card, the Texas Department of Public Safety will no longer accept court orders or amended ...