Anti-trans bills and political climates are taking a significant mental health toll on trans and nonbinary people – even during Pride

The rainbow Pride flags flying this month obscure the ongoing legislative attacks threatening the health and well-being of transgender and nonbinary people and their families.

Jae A. Puckett, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University • conversation
June 12, 2023 ~7 min

Laws and conversion therapy threaten trans youth

Anti-trans state legislation, coupled with conversion therapy, could have dire consequences for many of the nation's 300,000 trans youth.

Patti Zielinski - Rutgers • futurity
June 8, 2023 ~9 min


Trans joy and family bonds are big parts of the transgender experience lost in media coverage and anti-trans legislation

Trans motherhood showcases the unique joys of being transgender, be it through developing a deeper connection with one’s own child or caring for others in one’s community.

Derek P. Siegel, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, UMass Amherst • conversation
May 22, 2023 ~11 min

Gender-affirming care has a long history in the US – and not just for transgender people

The first transgender medical clinic opened in the US in the 1960s. But cisgender and intersex children began receiving similar treatments even earlier – often without their consent.

G. Samantha Rosenthal, Associate Professor of History, Roanoke College • conversation
March 27, 2023 ~11 min

To predict anti-LGBTQ prejudice, look to personality?

People high in antagonistic personality traits are more likely to endorse negative beliefs about homosexual and transgender people, research finds.

U. Oregon • futurity
Jan. 18, 2023 ~4 min

What the Respect for Marriage Act does and doesn’t do

Law professor Leonore Carpenter explains the Respect for Marriage Act, which enshrines protections for same-sex and interracial marriages in federal law.

Patti Zielinski - Rutgers • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~8 min

Partner violence more likely for young gender and sexual minorities

The findings suggest that intimate partner violence "is a prevalent and chronic health problem" for many young sexual and gender minorities assigned male at birth.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Oct. 17, 2022 ~5 min

Trans guys deserve thoughtful counseling about fertility

Researchers have created a list of guidelines for counseling transgender men about fertility. See the list of nine recommendations here.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 20, 2022 ~6 min


Book reflects on ‘overlapping pandemics’

The author of a new book, "Virology," talks about HIV, COVID-19, monkeypox, and how "overlapping pandemics" shape our lives.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Sept. 8, 2022 ~13 min

Gay men face hurdles to having biological kids

A new study is the first to document how gay men pursue assisted reproductive technology to have biological children.

Erin Digitale-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 18, 2022 ~9 min

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