- StyleSabrina Rojas Weiss
South Carolina prom king's dress angers parents, but not their kids
A prom king at a South Carolina high school wears a dress to the event, and it's fine with the students but many parents get angry.
- StyleElise Solé
Transgender student, 19, wins dress code fight and can wear makeup, heels, and a wig in yearbook photo
Kami Pham, 19, a high school senior in Shreveport, La., fought to wear makeup, a wig, and heels in her school photo and at her graduation in May.
- StyleJessica Ankomah
Meet the first transgender man to front a campaign about periods
"If you have a negative comment or you don’t think transgender people should be a part of this, then you're not living in today’s century."
- StyleBeth Greenfield
Meet the transgender activist who called Caitlyn Jenner a 'fraud'
Ashlee Marie Preston's famous run-in with Caitlin Jenner, she says, highlighted the complexities of identity politics within the women’s movement, as well as kicked off a conversation that needed to happen.
- StyleErin Donnelly
There's a petition calling for the first transgender Barbie — and it's inspired by Laverne Cox
'Orange Is the New Black' star Laverne Cox tweeted her approval of a transgender Barbie, after Mattel announced it's releasing 17 new Ba in honor of International Women's Day.
- StyleBeth Greenfield
Miss Trans America founder was first transgender murder of 2018: Here's why it's important to keep count
A transgender beauty pageant founder who was killed by her husband this week was the first in 2018 of a grim statistic tracked annually by LGBT groups: the number of transgender people murdered.
- StyleKorin Miller
Caitlyn Jenner pre- and post-transition photos mark bathroom doors in Texas restaurant
When Caitlyn Jenner publicly transitioned in 2015, she helped push transgender rights into the national consciousness. Now a restaurant is using her experience as a gag — and many people aren’t laughing.
- StyleYahoo Style
Transgender and plus-size models make this fashion's most diverse runway ever
At the Chromat runway show at New York Fashion Week, transgender and plus-size models ruled.
- StyleLauren Sharkey
L'Oréal fires transgender model Munroe Bergdorf over 'racist' rant
Earlier this week, transgender model Munroe Bergdorf became the first trans woman to front a L'Oréal U.K. campaign. Her dream has quickly come to an end as L'Oréal just announced it is ending its partnership with the activist/model because of her Facebook rant about racism.
- StyleTim Murphy
Meet the Transgender Activist Who Confronted Her Political Opponent — in the Ladies' Room
When transgender activist Rae Nelson, 26, found herself in the women's bathroom at the Arkansas Capitol Building with State Sen. Linda Collins-Smith recently, it was kismet.
- StyleHayley FitzPatrick
Chelsea Manning Poses in Suit and High Heels for Fashion Photo Shoot
Famed fashion photographers Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin recently added a new name to their portfolio: the controversial — and up until recently, rather elusive — Chelsea Manning.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Mom Shares Photos of Son in Dresses to Fight Gender Stereotypes
A proud mother has created a stunning photo series of her 5-year-old son wearing dresses to inspire other parents to overlook gender stereotypes.
- StyleBeth Greenfield
Chelsea Manning Reveals First Post-Prison Photo to the World
"OK, so here I am everyone!!" wrote Manning, who was imprisoned in 2013 for leaking classified information to WikiLeaks, of the first image of her as she looks now.
- StyleBeth Greenfield
Trans Student Shares Before-and-After Prom Pic That Needs to Be Seen
An Instagram photo posted on Wednesday by Harvard University swimmer Schuyler Bailar — which shows him before and after his gender transition, in photos just three years apart — stands out even among the glut of inspiring prom pics on social media this year.
- StyleKristine Solomon
Elle Brazil Features Two Women ‘in Love’ on Its Cover, and It’s a Hit
The South American publication debuted the cover on Instagram on Thursday, and fans received it with resounding praise.
- StyleJessica Ankomah
These selfies demonstrate the need for gender-neutral bathrooms
Julissa Emile (left) with college friends. Julissa Emile was attending a college poetry slam in Chicago when she tweeted a special moment that has since gone viral. The 19-year-old student took a series of bathroom mirror selfies during some down time at the event, but in each photo more people joined in.
StyleElise Solé‘Say Yes to the Dress’ Will Feature Transgender Bride
Gabrielle Gibson is a transgender bride on TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress. A transgender bride says she’s “humbled” after starring in an upcoming episode of the reality show Say Yes to the Dress. In August 2016, after getting engaged to her boyfriend of three years, Gabrielle Gibson, a transgender hairstylist from New Jersey, made an appointment at New York City’s Kleinfeld’s, the bridal gown store featured on Say Yes to the Dress.
StyleYahoo Style UKCaroline Cossey, the world's first transgender model, talks Playboy, Bond and battling for rights
Known as one of the world’s first transgender models, Caroline Cossey has paved the way for the trans community. After travelling the world as a showgirl, Caroline embarked on a successful career as a model appearing in major fashion and pin-up magazines. In 1974, Caroline went through her final gender reassignment surgery.
- StyleAlice Sholl
10-year-old teaches important lesson about trans people with sign
Just days ago, President Donald Trump revoked previously-established guidance allowing trans kids to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity in the US. Cue Rebekah, a transgender girl who has something to say about that, as a photo of her holding a sign reading “I’m the scary transgender person the media warned you about” has become incredibly popular online.
- StyleBeth Greenfield
Trans Teen Shares Gender Confirmation Surgery in Revealing Video
Emmie Smith, 17, shared the medical part of her transgender journey in a new documentary. “I think people are fascinated by gender reassignment surgery,” Smith says in the film, slated to debut on Feb. 6, although a nine-minute preview can be seen online now. Smith is featured in National Geographic magazine’s January “Gender Revolution” issue — which made headlines by featuring a 9-year-old transgender girl on its cover — along with her identical twin brother, Caleb.
StyleBeth GreenfieldTransgender Teen Claims He Was Refused Haircut by Barbershop
Sam Vella, 16, of the U.K. told the Manchester Evening News that he was refused a buzz cut on Saturday because the staffers "weren’t sure" of his gender.
StyleSavita IyerTransgender Athletes on Embracing Their Inner and Outer Beauty
Even if transition is challenging, it goes without saying that discovering a new body — what it can do, what it can wear — and finally living in one’s true gender is an exciting process.
StyleKim ReaderTransgender Woman Meets Her Match With Transgender Man
After three years of being alone, Jamie O'Herlihy, 23, met Harry Matthews, 24, at a trans training program that they had both almost backed out of attending at the last minute — and said it was "kind of" love at first sight.
StyleBeth GreenfieldGigi Gorgeous Was Detained in Dubai for 5 Hours
Gigi Gorgeous has been enjoying her moment in the spotlight for some time now, for accomplishments from modeling to publicly transitioning. But this week she was in the public eye for something disturbing: Being detained at the Dubai airport for being transgender.
- StyleMarie-Claire Dorking
Victory For Diversity As Facebook Apologises For Rejecting BoPo Lingerie Ads In Error
Just when you think we’re beginning to make grounds in breaking down one-body-fits-all beauty boundaries, a body-positive lingerie advert, featuring a transgender model, is rejected by Facebook. The new ad, part of CurvyKate’s new Scantilly campaign aims to give a much needed hit of diversity in the lingerie industry by shunning professional models and instead enlisting eight powerful female role models including a transgender woman, an amputee, an alopecia sufferer, a plus size blogger and a recovered anorexic. Since then a further two shots from the campaign including one of transgender model, Effie, have also been removed.
