Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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. ...

A federal appeals court this week ruled that “gender dysphoria” qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). This decision will give broader protection to transgender ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diagnoses of gender dysphoria in children are still uncommon, but it's important to know what to look out for. (Getty Images) New ...

In recent years, conservative politicians have made extreme efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care. In one example, they directed state health agencies to treat gender-affirming care for ...

Gender dysphoria is not excluded from the broad definition of “disability” protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth ...

The ‘affirmative’ model of care denies them the attentive care they need.

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 ...

Among hospitalized young people in the United States, 66% of those with a gender dysphoria diagnosis were admitted for suicide attempts or self-harm in 2019, compared to 5% without gender dysphoria, ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — A federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could help block conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care, ...

"Americans are in the midst of a mental health crisis, which lingered well before and was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic," the researchers wrote in the report. "The initial trauma and continued ...

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 ...