transgender
Intersex Kids Are Getting Caught in the GOP’s War on Trans Health Care
Republicans have compared gender-affirming health care to child abuse and Nazi war crimes. But they're more than happy to let doctors perform surgeries on intersex children.
How My Family Reacted When I Came Out as Trans
Often dealing with unsupportive schools or parents, trans teens are in a race against their own bodies.
What It’s Like to Be a Trans News Anchor in a Conservative Muslim Country
In Bangladesh, to be a transgender person is to constantly fear for safety and life. But Tashnuva Anan Shishir wants to disrupt the toxic cycle of abuse and bullying.
How England Became an ‘Alarming’ Outlier in Its Treatment of Trans Children
VICE World News speaks to medical professionals from around the world about the regression of trans rights in England and Wales.
Before Her Sudden Death, She Just Wanted to Live as a Woman and Soldier
South Korea’s first transgender soldier was found dead a year after she was dismissed from the military.
I Was A Trans Comedian. Here’s Why I Quit
Even “supportive” cis comics I performed with lectured me on the limits of “identity-based comedy.”
'I Feel Privileged to Be Trans' – 5 Writers on What Trans Joy Means to Them
In honour of the first Trans Day of Joy from grassroots organisation We Exist, we asked five writers and performers to define the phrase.
A Brief History of the ‘Pregnant Man!’
The perfect example of the sensational story—one which erases minority experience while also giving it massively exaggerated significance—is that of the “pregnant man!”
Jamie Hood's Debut 'How to Be a Good Girl' Is Essential Pandemic Reading
Shon Faye interviews essayist and poet Jamie Hood about her debut book, written entirely during lockdown.
Inside Bangladesh’s First School for Trans Students
More than 150 students have been studying Islamic texts free of charge at this privately funded school.
Sophie Showed Me The Cybernetic Divinity of Being Trans
Fans are mourning the passing of the hyperpop producer, who became known for musical worlds that are challenging, bizarre, and unapologetically trans.
Confronting the ‘Failure’ of Miscarriage as a Trans Man
“The loss I’m experiencing is, in fact, mostly that of a story I was telling myself.”