I’ve spent the last 25 years since I transitioned being spoken about by lawmakers, by media, by people who have never met me but feel entitled to decide what my life means. The pressure to explain, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A trans man has gone viral after sharing a self-deprecating post about the name he chose when transitioning—only to ...

Earlier this year, we talked about the incredible true story of trans Scottish baronet Ewan Forbes, who fought for the right to marry his future wife Isabella, and won—all the way back in the 1940s.

Many trans youth have never met a trans adult in person, so it is hard for them to imagine what their futures hold. Trans teachers are uniquely equipped to act as role models. Our daily presence in ...

A woman confronted a trans individual inside the women’s restroom at a Barnes & Noble bookstore, saying she felt “uncomfortable.” The woman claimed her “rights were violated” and questioned another ...

Jaheim Karim is a UK-based writer exploring the intersections of identity, culture, and politics. He specialises in long-form features, reported essays, and first-person writing, with a focus on ...

One of the weirdest details about anti-gay oppression before the 20th century is that women, for the most part, were not directly criminalized by anti-gay laws. This isn’t to say queer women weren’t ...

Lucien Bates, a transgender man, says security guards threatened to arrest him after he used the women’s restroom at a Round1 arcade inside the North Riverside Park Mall in suburban Chicago. Bates, an ...