The number of gender-affirming surgeries done in the United States nearly tripled between 2016 and 2019, a new study shows. The increase is probably due in part to changes in state and federal laws ...

Transgender and nonbinary youth experienced significant improvement in appearance congruence (or the degree to which physical characteristics align with gender) and sustained improvements in ...

The study acknowledges other factors may also play a part. Transgender adults who received gender-affirming hormone therapy had a significantly lower risk of moderate-to-severe depression over four ...

The use of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is significantly related to lower rates of depression, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth, according to a ...

Our brains are shaped by our experiences — whether you’re a bird watcher, book lover, or a chess player. And a new study offers a clearer picture of how sex and gender influence the brain, too.

How many kids identify as transgender? That has been a hard question to answer, in part because the term can mean different things to different people. Many associate transgender with gender dysphoria ...