In the U.S., legislation banning discussions about gender and sexuality in schools has been introduced in nearly half of states, affecting students as old as 18 in places like Florida, which recently ...

When Sarah Burgamy was growing up in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the best term adults came up with to describe her was “tomboy.” “Broaching my own gender identity with my family was an evolution ...

As a gender specialist, I work with gender-nonconforming youth and their parents. I want caregivers to feel confident talking to kids about gender and answering their questions. Introducing them to ...

But I stopped talking about gender with my son when he was in elementary school because I thought I had laid a strong foundation — and that was a mistake. I forgot how all-encompassing societal norms ...

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Psychologist David Schwartz, Ph.D., says gender identity is a feeling/belief of belonging or not belonging to one gender category or another. It is society’s construct and does not lodge anywhere in ...

The first hearing on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to restrict discussion of sex and gender in public schools was an instance of preaching from the converted. The bill, which Senate leaders say is ...

There’s a gender gap in how students talk about their ability, but it’s not just about confidence in their performance. Here’s something I wrote recently about the topic for Character Lab as a Tip of ...

SAN DIEGO — Discussion of gender identity at an overnight science camp for fifth graders constituted protected speech under the anti-SLAPP statute, a California court of appeal ruled. Parents filed a ...

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