Gender & Identity

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Ignored by police, twin sisters took down their cyberstalker themselves

The Conradis twins were two of several women in the clutches of the same man who spread their nude photos on the internet — and were told that what they were experiencing was not criminal.
By Ari Schneider

More young women are getting breast cancer. They want answers.

By Amanda Morris, Lindsey Bever and Sabrina Malhi

The internet’s uneasy embrace of ‘Catholic Mexican Girl’ style

By Sofia Andrade

Carmen Xtravaganza’s impossible beauty

By Anne Branigin

She hung a Pride flag at her shop. She was killed over it, officials say.

By Kyle Melnick

They lost a piece of girlhood, then reclaimed it in an unlikely place

By Anne Branigin

A mother’s stress may change the makeup of her child’s microbiome

By Rachel Zimmerman

She lost her job on the Hill. Now she’s a crusader for crying in public.

By Janay Kingsberry

At trans prom, joy is a political statement

By Anne Branigin

Bedazzled and jet lagged, the Beyhive swarms Stockholm for ‘Renaissance’

By Janay Kingsberry

In three high-profile cases, courts side with female survivors

By Anne Branigin

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Bedazzled and jet lagged, the Beyhive swarms Stockholm for ‘Renaissance’

By Janay Kingsberry

In three high-profile cases, courts side with female survivors

By Anne Branigin

The renaissance of drag queen legend Kevin Aviance

By Janay Kingsberry

Judy Blume clarifies support for trans people after J.K. Rowling comments

By Anne Branigin

Trans people have never been so visible — or so vulnerable

By Anne Branigin

Six works that capture the complexity of being trans today

Pop icons are ‘mothers’ now. The LGBTQ ballroom scene wants credit.

Most trans adults say transitioning made them more satisfied with their lives

‘I’ve always known I was different’: Four trans people share their stories