Schuyler Bailar was assigned female at birth. But as a child, he couldn’t shake the sense that he wouldn’t grow up to be a woman. “One of my earliest gender memories was that I was going to grow up to ...

Gender dysphoria is a term to describe the experience of distress that can be caused when people’s sex and gender identity do not match. Experts do not consider it a mental illness, and not all trans ...

“Rapid onset gender dysphoria” (ROGD) is a term derived from a theory that social influence and flawed coping mechanisms may contribute to gender dysphoria. Many experts object to the term and ...

People can question their gender for a lot of reasons, but many people do so because they feel uncomfortable in their body or in living as the gender they were assigned at birth. This discomfort is ...

Individuals are receiving diagnoses of gender dysphoria (GD) — also known as gender identity disorder — at younger ages, according to a new study published in General Psychiatry, an open access ...

Physicians say gender-affirming care is safe and effective. Across the country, Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that restricts transgender health care for minors. At least eight ...

Five transgender inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility are suing several state agencies in federal court, alleging ...

Other right-wing media personalities have echoed similar themes about how environmental chemicals might affect a person’s gender and sexuality. Alex Jones, the shock-jock radio host and conspiracy ...

Body dysmorphia is a mental health condition in which a person feels extreme concern about the way they look. Body dysphoria occurs when a person feels extreme distress about their gender identity.

To feel at peace in your flesh vessel (a.k.a. your body) is a gift, and for a variety of reasons, it’s a beatific feeling that seems out of reach for many. Admittedly, having a body is weird in ...

A federal judge has blocked a gender-affirming care ban for trans inmates in Georgia that has been in effect for several ...

Although various names have referred to it, the phenomenon of gender dysphoria has been well-studied for over a century. Gender dysphoria occurs when a person's biological sex doesn’t match their ...