A transgender dad is defending his parenting style as online haters slam him for breastfeeding his child. Tanius Posey was assigned female at birth and has been transitioning for the last six years. He went to the hospital near the end of 2021 because he didn’t feel well — and learned that he was three … Read more
They’re saying a little prayer. One activist group in Norway is calling for Aretha Franklin’s hit 1968 song “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” to be removed from both Apple Music and Spotify after they deemed its lyrics offensive. The Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance took to Twitter last week to condemn the ballad, … Read more
A father has legally changed his gender identification in an attempt to gain custody of his two young daughters following a bitter split from his wife. René Salinas Ramos, 47, is now listed as female on official documents in his native Ecuador — despite the fact he still identifies as a cisgender male in his … Read more
“Saturday Night Live” is facing backlash after it was announced comedian Dave Chappelle will host the show Nov. 12. Chappelle, who was slammed for making statements about the trans community in his 2021 special “The Closer,” was revealed as the host through the show’s Twitter account. “Wait I thought I canceled him. Is it possible … Read more
A transgender man who was terrified to come out to his partner is now happier than ever — and engaged to the love of his life. Elvis Smith, 23, first met Ryan Smith, 24, at age 12, identifying as female at the time. However, at 19 Elvis came out as a nonbinary transgender man and … Read more
For nearly two decades, technology reporter Jessi Hempel had a unique cocktail party anecdote in her back pocket: All of the members of her immediate family, with the exception of her mom, were queer. “I would say, ‘My whole family is gay. And with four out of five of us identifying as queer, it’s not … Read more
Right before the pandemic, Josie’s teenage son dropped a bombshell. He told his parents that he was transgender. At the time, her son, who has ADHD, had been struggling socially and was cut from the baseball team. Then the lockdown dealt a blow to his mental health. “It was a perfect storm, and it hit … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My 9-year-old daughter, “Kennedy,” plays volleyball. One of the assistant coaches is a transgender woman. I had known about the coach before Kennedy started playing. Although I’m OK with a transgender person coaching my child (I feel their gender identity is absolutely none of my business), my husband is not. He wants our … Read more
I knew I wanted to medically transition but was putting it off, in part because I was chestfeeding. But after complications from my IUD placement, I stopped chestfeeding and started my transition. Here’s everything I’ve learned about parenting — and myself — since then. Loading Something is loading. When I got pregnant in March 2020, … Read more
This vagina designer is a cut above. Dr. Umberto Tozzi — who specializes in labiaplasty, a surgery aimed at reducing a woman’s labia minora or the flaps of skin on either side of the vaginal opening — has operated on over 300 women in his career. And the “down there” doctor’s handiwork is improving the … Read more
Country singer Jason Aldean was dropped by his PR firm of 17 years following his wife Brittany Aldean’s recent transphobic comments. Just one week after igniting backlash online, the “You Make It Easy” hitmaker, 45, is now suffering the blowback from his wife’s remarks. “Music has always been and remains The GreenRoom’s core focus, so we … Read more