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News Articles: Gender identity

Algeria's Imane Khelif, reacts after defeating Italy's Angela Carini in their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, in Paris.

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  • News

Imane Khelif is just the latest case of female athletes being questioned over their sex

Since women started competing in elite athletics about 100 years ago, they have been subjected to questions over their sex, had to undergo humiliating sex eligibility tests and had careers ruined.

August 03, 2024
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, at Classical Preparatory School, March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Fla. Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday, March 11, 2024.

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  • National

Florida teachers can discuss LGBTQ topics under 'Don't Say Gay' law, settlement says

Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement between Florida officials and civil rights lawyers.

March 11, 2024
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Author Pidgeon Pagonis was raised a girl but was born with both female and male sexual organs. They tell their story of discovering who they really in a memoir released August 15, 2023.

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Pidgeon Pagonis reveals a long held secret in 'Nobody Needs to Know'

Author Pidgeon Pagonis discovered the truth about their gender identity when they were in college. Now they tell their story hoping to help others.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Reena Advani and
  • Leila Fadel
Wellesley College, in Massachusetts, was founded in 1870 to educate women. Its students are now pushing for more inclusive policies in admissions and communications.

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  • Education

Students want this women's college to rethink its notion of gender in admissions

Wellesley College currently admits only some transgender and nonbinary applicants. Students voted for a non-binding referendum pushing for more inclusive admissions and communications policies.

March 15, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Florida Historic Capitol Museum in front of the Florida State Capitol in March in Tallahassee, Fla, protesting what opponents call the "Don't Say Gay" bill.

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  • Politics

What's in the so-called Don't Say Gay bill that could impact the whole country

If the bill were to become law, it could affect not only schools but also programs, events and literature at any federally-funded institution. But its prospects are dim for now.

October 21, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Brandie Diamond describes herself as a "transgender truck driver/chef/Jill-of-all-trades." But her career in trucking began in the mid-1980s, and she hadn't come out as trans back then.

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  • Mental Health

What women truckers can tell us about living and working alone

American long-haul truckers share wisdom from the road on living where you work

July 22, 2022
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  • Adelina Lancianese
A proposed policy being considered by the Loudon County School Board in Virginia would require school staff to use a student's name and pronouns outside their legal names if the student or their parent or guardian requests it.

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  • National

A Virginia Teacher Was Put On Leave After Opposing New Rights For Trans Students

The policy would allow transgender and gender-expansive students to use names and pronouns outside their legal names. The teacher said doing so violates his religious beliefs.

June 02, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
"Pronouns are basically how we identify ourselves apart from our name. It's how someone refers to you in conversation," says Mary Emily O'Hara, a communications officer at GLAAD. "And when you're speaking to people, it's a really simple way to affirm their identity."

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  • National

A Guide To Gender Identity Terms

How do I make sure I use the right pronouns for someone? And what if I mess up? Language can change quickly. Here's a guide to talking gender in its beautiful complexity.

June 02, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Photographer Kate T. Parker's book, <i>The Heart of a Boy</i>, celebrates the strength and spirit of boyhood through personable portraits.

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  • Books

New Book Celebrates 'The Strength And Spirit Of Boyhood'

Atlanta-based photographer Kate T. Parker 's book, Strong Is the New Pretty , showcased girlhood in all its messy, muddy glory. The book featured...

April 02, 2019
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  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott

On Second Thought For Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Atlanta’s Donald Glover has found a new level of success. He’s an actor, the creator of a hit show named after his hometown of Atlanta, and a rapper...

May 16, 2018
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  • Leah Fleming ,
  • Sean Powers ,
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