The frequently cited claim that 60% to 90% of transgender and gender-diverse children and young adults ultimately identify as ...

Gender nonconforming individuals do not comply with societal stereotypes of how they “should” look or behave based on binary – male and female – gender roles. This article will explain what the term ...

Whenever anything culturally novel collides with sexuality, many people become anxious. A recent example is sexting. When it first emerged, many parents became frantic. The latest example involves ...

As a strategy for achieving gender equality, gender mainstreaming involves a process of incremental change in policies, strategies and activities. The long term objective is that attention to gender ...

Decades of neuroscientific work have focused on exploring a biological basis for transgender identity — but researchers must take societal factors into account. Guy T’Sjoen is a clinical ...

As a transgender neurologist, I advocate for the improved health care of other transgender people. I present my research findings to professional organizations and medical colleges throughout the U.S.

Gender identity refers to a person’s internal sense of their gender. Gender expression refers to how people may convey their gender to others through behavior and appearance. Gender exists on a broad ...

More research is necessary to fully understand how our hormones affect our gender identity and expression. However, some research shows that hormones may influence gender dysphoria in some people. In ...