Sex & Gender

Hormone therapy improves transgender young people’s well-being and social relationships, but Trump’s recent executive order and state bans threaten to take it away

Sex is not one single, simple, uniform biological reality, so biology cannot be invoked as a basis for “immutable” legal classifications

Multiple-study analysis looks at why men’s emotional intimacy is much more difficult outside of romantic relationships

Gen Z can’t stand inequality. Why so many of its men voted Republican is a lesson in understanding male identity

Human anatomy is delightfully varied, but female athletes are heavily criticized for not conforming to socially accepted bodily norms

In online forums the term “cuck” has become synonymous with “sucker” and “loser.” But this use distorts its history and meaning, creating a baseless moral panic that harms both women and science

A small study of transgender men taking testosterone revealed changes in immune pathways involved in responding to viruses and inflammation

A politicized review into transgender medicine in the National Health Service has upended lives in the U.K.—and threatens to spread harm across the globe

A preliminary study suggests that sex and gender are represented differently in the brain

We still expect children to express emotions in gendered ways. It’s harmful and needs to stop

In 1958 Betty Friedan wrote an article that changed science journalism—and her career

Many LGBTQ+ video gamers use gaming to build community, especially in jurisdictions that are considering anti-LGBTQ+ legislation