We recently added new questions about sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) to MyChart, our electronic medical record system and our patient-check-in process. Our health system believes that ...

Beyond the binaries of gay and straight, male and female lies a broad spectrum of identities. (All are real and valid, despite what certain executive orders or conservative talking points would have ...

Issues of equality and acceptance of transgender and nonbinary people — along with challenges to their rights — have become a major topic in the headlines. These issues can involve words and ideas and ...

When I write a piece on a particular gender or sexual identity, I am invariably met with emails and comments about how we need to stop putting labels on everything. Yet I only really note this in ...

Gender socialization is a fundamental development aspect, shaping how people perceive themselves and interact with the world. Gender socialization is the process of a person learning and internalizing ...

This post was co-authored by Kerri Mozessohn of Clean Serene Nutrition. We are all familiar with the prototypical ‘ideal’ bodies portrayed in the media, as well as the critiques of such ideals. Beauty ...

The Census Bureau is also testing more gender-neutral language throughout the survey. A new "Middle Eastern or North African" racial category will also be implemented. These changes could be ...

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 ...