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 ...

As sexuality and gender identity issues continue to emerge in national conversations, many terms used to describe these topics may be unfamiliar. Here's what some of the most commonly used gender ...

Most of us have grown up thinking that there are two genders: boy and girl. However, as we discuss inclusion of LGBTQ+ identities, it is critically important to outline key terms that base our ...

Some time in 2018, I stumbled across the idea that gender isn’t binary. Suddenly, more than four decades of intense discomfort and confusion over my inability to do “girl” right made complete sense. I ...

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The LGBTQIA+ acronym represents a significant milestone in the recognition and understanding of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. From its humble beginnings as a simple descriptor, ...

When Sarah Burgamy was growing up in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the best term adults came up with to describe her was “tomboy.” “Broaching my own gender identity with my family was an evolution ...

Lynn Girton, 69, never came out as a lesbian to her parents. She never even heard of the term lesbian growing up in a Christian household in Ohio. She dated men, because that was what she says was ...

Kinnon R. MacKinnon receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Annie Pullen Sansfaçon receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research ...

Discover the key changes in India's Transgender Rights Amendment Bill 2026. We break down the controversial shift from self-identification to medical certification, the new strict penalties, and why ...

Protests surge in India against the Transgender Persons Bill, threatening the right to gender self-identification for trans communities.

I firmly and deeply believe that God is trans. Or queer, or gender-nonconforming in some manner or another. I know and trust this understanding for a variety of reasons, mainly because the divine — ...