• Experts weight in on what COVID-19 means for the planet

    Experts weight in on what COVID-19 means for the planet

    Experts agree that the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic will be with us for years, even after the immediate threat has passed.
  • Getting opposite-sex body in VR study caused gender identity shifts

    Getting opposite-sex body in VR study caused gender identity shifts

    New research shows that experiencing an opposite-sex body in virtual reality impacted the subject's gender identity.
  • How do we see color? Differently than everyone else

    How do we see color? Differently than everyone else

    Each of us lives in our own multi-colored universe. And there's scientific proof of it.
  • John Cleese accused of being transphobic while defending J.K. Rowling

    John Cleese accused of being transphobic while defending J.K. Rowling

    The 81-year-old "Monty Python" star was attacked while sparring online with followers angered by his decision to sign a letter of support for Rowling amid the huge backlash over her views on
  • ‘Harry Potter’ star Robbie Coltrane defends J.K. Rowling’s transgender remarks

    ‘Harry Potter’ star Robbie Coltrane defends J.K. Rowling’s transgender remarks

    Robbie Coltrane, who starred as the hairy Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, has come out swinging in defense of J.K. Rowling. The actor told Radio Times that people expressing outrage about the author’s controversial comments about the transgender community “just hang around waiting to be offended.” Rowling, 55, ignited ongoing allegations of transphobia …
  • Cynthia Nixon, who has a trans child, is baffled by J.K. Rowling

    Cynthia Nixon, who has a trans child, is baffled by J.K. Rowling

    Cynthia Nixon is still confused about how an author her family idolized could make such jarring remarks about the transgender community. The “Sex and the City” star-turned-politician, 54, opened up about the reaction she and her family had regarding J.K. Rowling’s tweets that argue “sex is real” among other anti-trans comments. Her 23-year-old son with …
  • 'Transgender Black Marxists are seeking the overthrow of the United States'

    'Transgender Black Marxists are seeking the overthrow of the United States'

    Former GOP presidential candidate unfurls an admittedly “melodramatic” conspiracy theory about Black Lives Matter. Former congresswoman Michele Bachmann warned that Black Lives Matter and anti-fascist demonstrators were working to soften up the U.S. for a communist revolution under Joe Biden. The Minnesota Republican appeared on televangelist Kenneth Copeland’s “The Victory Channel,” where she claimed Biden …
  • ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ casts first trans, non-binary characters

    ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ casts first trans, non-binary characters

    In a first for the “Star Trek” franchise, characters who are gender non-binary and transgender will appear on the third season of “Star Trek: Discovery,” CBS All Access announced on Wednesday. Ian Alexander (“The OA”) will play Gray, a trans man who has spent his life planning to be a Trill host for a symbiotic …
  • J.K. Rowling returns Kennedy family award over ‘transphobic’ tweet controversy

    J.K. Rowling returns Kennedy family award over ‘transphobic’ tweet controversy

    J.K. Rowling is in the goblet of backfire. Amid a relentless stream of criticism over her views on trans issues, the “Harry Potter” writer is giving back the prestigious Ripple of Hope Award given to her by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization last year. The organization’s president, Kerry Kennedy — the 60-year-old daughter …
  • Teacher Fired for Accidentally Calling a Transgender Student ‘She’

    Teacher Fired for Accidentally Calling a Transgender Student ‘She’

    Peter Vlaming has two great passions—teaching and French.  But a Virginia school district stripped the French teacher of the ability to impart these passions in high school classrooms when it fired him for not using pronouns preferred by a transgender student. “I explained to my principal that I couldn’t in good conscience pronounce masculine pronouns …