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Academy Award-winner Eddie Redmayne will look to take home his second golden statuette in two years when he plays transgender artist Lili Elbe in this year’s upcoming film The Danish Girl.

The View co-host and former Disney child star Raven-Symone says Bruce Jenner has jumped the gun on becoming a high-profile advocate for the transgender community after his transition.

On the latest episode of the Adam and Dr. Drew Show podcast, Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew Pinsky invited Breitbart Senior Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro on the program to discuss the threats made against him on national television by transgender Inside Edition reporter Zoey Tur.

In an article titled “You Go, Girl: Zoey Tur Gets Aggressive With a Bully From Breitbart News, The Los Angeles Times openly cheers the fact that one person placed their hands on another and then made threats of violence. I could

A docu-series following Bruce Jenner’s new life as a woman has reached out to a group of transgender and mental health experts as consultants.

Transgender Inside Edition reporter Zoey Tur tripled down Tuesday on threats he made against Breitbart Senior Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro during a Dr. Drew-hosted panel on HLN last week, when the reporter said he would send Shapiro “home in an ambulance.”

Jill Soloway, the creator of Amazon’s transgender-themed original drama Transparent, wants to change the way stories are told in TV and film by ridding the industry of its so-called “male privilege.”

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush told Yahoo News that he supports the Obama administration’s move to allow transgender individuals to openly serve in the U.S. military.

On Wednesday, the recently transitioned Caitlyn Jenner accepted the “Arthur Ashe Courage Award” during ESPN’s ESPYs award show, broadcasted on ABC.  He was introduced by United States Women’s National Soccer Team captain Abby Wambach and gave a speech that said was meant to inspire

On July 16, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base—Ohio’s largest military base—will be “holding a lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender run” to celebrate diversity.

The U.S. military is weighing whether it will conduct or fund gender transition surgery and treatment once the ban on open service by transgender people is rescinded.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon leaders are finalizing plans aimed at lifting the ban on transgender individuals in the military, with the goal of formally ending one of the last gender- or sexuality-based barriers to military service, senior U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose is making waves both on the small screen and off it.

The Pentagon is not “specifically” considering lifting the policy barring transgender people from serving openly in the military, said a Department of Defense (DoD) spokesman.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, winning points galore with the LGBT community, officiated for the first time as governor at a gay wedding on Sunday, the same day he wrote a letter loftily demanding that the State Education Department do more to protect transgender students across the state.

From the Boston Globe: America’s largest employer of trans citizens is also the institution that can blatantly, legally discriminate against them: the U.S. military. President Obama showed he didn’t share that same sentiment on Wednesday when he invited an out

By next month, California, ever-eager to push the envelope on social issues, will become the first state to let transgendered people list their changed identity on their death certificates.

St. Catherine’s College at Cambridge University has decreed that men can wear skirts at formal dinners, following a campaign by a transgender-rights activist student.  The 542-year-old college has broken down its long-standing traditional dress code which Pink News claims said

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, and even your transgendered: Orange is the New Black transgender actor Laverne Cox is appearing as the Statue of Liberty on the latest cover of Entertainment Weekly.

Former Uber driver and male-to-female transsexual Barbara Ann Berwick is making headlines after winning a potentially game-changing employment case against the tech firm. But former employees of a phone-sex company run by Berwick in the 1990s claim she is guilty of the same violations of employment law of which she is now accusing Uber.

For Pope Francis, in the framework of responsible stewardship for creation, the manipulation of gender implies an assault on the Creator and a disrespect for his designs. In his new encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’, the Pope condemns the

Miles Robbins, the 23-year-old son of actress Susan Sarandon and actor Tim Robbins wears dresses on occasion, and mom is awfully proud.

Transgender woman Breanna Sinclairé made history Wednesday night by becoming the first transgender person to sing the National Anthem at a professional sporting event.

Greek yogurt brand Chobani debuted the latest television spot for its Simply 100 yogurt on Monday, with a surprise twist at the end–in the closing seconds of the ad, the couple eating yogurt in bed are revealed to be lesbians.

Miley Cyrus will spend the next two weeks sharing stories of transgender people on Instagram as part of the #InstaPride movement for her LBGT-friendly Happy Hippie Foundation, she announced Monday.

Bruce Jenner made an appearance at the Log Cabin Republicans of Los Angeles booth during the L.A. Gay Pride parade in West Hollywood this past Weekend.

A 7-year-old girl, who identifies as transgender, received advice from Orange is the New Black actress and activist Laverne Cox earlier this month, according to the little girl’s mother.

Lisa Larson of South Carolina was told sex change surgery could cost $70,000, but Larson claims that thanks to Obamacare the price will be closer to $5,000.

James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, is ending a decades-long graduation tradition in an effort, school authorities say, to recognize transgenderism.

If you thought that transgender was the ultimate manifestation of a society ever more unhooked from sanity, then you haven’t met the latest wave of “transabled” folk—healthy people who identify with the disabled and maim themselves to achieve their dream.

Bruce — now known as Caitlyn — Jenner may well find himself struggling to hook up via Tinder — officially a “dating” app but also known for instigating one-night stands. The site is allegedly banning transgenders from its use.

The first official promo for Bruce Jenner’s upcoming docuseries, I Am Cait, debuted to more than 4.5 million viewers across E!’s digital and social media platforms in just 24 hours, reports Deadline.

Former Disney star Drake Bell apologized Thursday for a tweet issued earlier this week saying he’ll still call “Caitlyn” Jenner “Bruce.”

How fitting that America’s newest narcissist would have her public debut on the cover of Vanity Fair. Debutante’s balls are usually reserved for sixteen-year-old girls. Not 65-year-old men. And while most women can exist for eight dcades without having their

The largest LGBT advocacy organization in the country has a diversity problem, according to a report on the work environment at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).

In the wake of the Bruce Jenner story—the most celebrated gender reassignment in the short history of the procedure—female Anglican clergy members have begun quietly campaigning for a similar sex change of the divinity into a female.