The Equality Court in Cape Town will soon hear a groundbreaking case on the rights of transgender prisoners
Though the word ‘shelter’ is equated with a safe space, in reality it is often the opposite
The uproar over research about those who rue having a surgical transition obscures real issues
A legal ruling in Botswana has set an example for other countries in the region
In her debut novel, Olumide Popoola easily switches roles, inhabits and juxtaposes conflicting worlds and revels in the joy of expression
Jailed in Malawi for her same-sex marriage, she’ll visit her country but never live there
A nongovernmental organisation is taking on the problems faced by transgender pupils at schools
The judgment should improve the home affairs department’s attitude to transgender marriages
Queerphobia in the media has been in the spotlight again this week after radio presenter Criselda Dudumashe misgendered her trans audience members
Shifting perspectives as well as transposing characters and concepts, Nwabisa Plaatjie gives a new spin to an old play
“Neither government nor organisations provide such a service,” says Baatour.
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It denies a transgender person her identity but refusing to go through a cultural rite of passage further alienates her.
"I will find my way out of this darkness into the light."
Internationally recognised and applied standards of care can be adapted for South Africa’s transgender people, say experts.
I cast aside male privilege in favour of femininity. Why?
People often use incorrect terms when making reference to the LGBTI community and especially transgender individuals. Here are a few.
The Mail & Guardian travelled to the North West and Eastern Cape to find out more about the hidden lives of trans people on the frontline.
When a transgender woman is on Vanity Fair’s cover, has the world’s opinion of gender changed radically? Or is this level of beauty skin-deep?
Transgender American veterans received recognition for their new names this week, meaning they can now get access to their veterans’ benefits.
A transgender woman, in a struggle to get Home Affairs to give her an ID that reflects her name and gender, has gone on a hunger strike in protest.
Would you casually ask a cisgender (non-trans) person questions about their genitals, asks Fred McConnell.
If you’ve never gone without proper identification, it’s easy to forget how often you’re required to show an identity document in your everyday life.
Chelsea Manning has created a new set of potential complications for the US military, asking to be known as a woman and to undergo hormone treatment.
Carol Holly lives a Mrs Doubtfire life in Boston in the United States, but there is more to the South African engineer than meets the eye.
Members of the University of the Western Cape’s rights group Gayla UWC claim security failed to intervene in an assault of a transgender student.
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Thai airline becomes the first in the country to employ transgender people.
The efficacy of a task team set up to address the issue of violence against lesbians and transgender men in South Africa has been questioned.
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Human Rights Watch says SA’s lesbians and transgender men in townships and rural areas live in constant fear of harassment and "corrective rapes".
A transgender man who endured corrective rape in Uganda hopes for a change in attitudes.
Transgender Indians save up money every year to buy beautiful new wedding dresses for a festival at which they get married to a Hindu god.
I thought I knew all about prejudices against sexual minorities. After all, I have self-identified as gay for more than 10 years.