NPR: trans https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=992904568 trans en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 21:43:23 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: trans https://www.npr.org/tags/992904568/trans Transitioning later in life can feel isolating. One social group wants to change that Social spaces for trans folks tend to be youth-oriented. Transitioning for those over 50 can bring unique challenges. One New Jersey support group offers community and a path forward. Sat, 16 Mar 2024 05:01:18 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/03/16/1230141064/transitioning-old-age-community https://www.npr.org/2024/03/16/1230141064/transitioning-old-age-community

Social spaces for trans folks tend to be youth-oriented. Transitioning for those over 50 can bring unique challenges. One New Jersey support group offers community and a path forward.

]]> Margaret Cirino Trans people struggle to find housing after prison. This group is trying to help Beyond These Walls, a trans-led group out of the Pacific Northwest, provides reentry services for LGBTQ individuals leaving prison. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:00:09 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/11/28/1132874871/beyond-these-walls-transgender-lgbtq-prison-transitional-housing https://www.npr.org/2022/11/28/1132874871/beyond-these-walls-transgender-lgbtq-prison-transitional-housing

Beyond These Walls, a trans-led group out of the Pacific Northwest, provides reentry services for LGBTQ individuals leaving prison.

]]> Jaclyn Diaz The legal name of Dwyane Wade's daughter is at the center of a court battle Dwyane Wade is trying to legally change his transgender daughter's name and gender. But his ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches, is asking the court to stop him. Sat, 05 Nov 2022 06:31:10 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/11/05/1134413210/dwyane-wade-zaya-name-change https://www.npr.org/2022/11/05/1134413210/dwyane-wade-zaya-name-change

Dwyane Wade is trying to legally change his transgender daughter's name and gender. But his ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches, is asking the court to stop him.

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]]> Giulia Heyward Landmark ruling finds South Korea military illegally discharged a transgender soldier A court rules that the military unlawfully discriminated against Byun Hui-su for undergoing gender reassignment surgery. The verdict came seven months after she was found dead at her home. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 12:57:48 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/10/09/1044742514/south-korea-trans-soldier-discharged-court-ruling https://www.npr.org/2021/10/09/1044742514/south-korea-trans-soldier-discharged-court-ruling A court rules that the military unlawfully discriminated against Byun Hui-su for undergoing gender reassignment surgery. The verdict came seven months after she was found dead at her home.

]]> The Associated Press Idaho's Transgender Sports Ban Faces A Major Legal Hurdle Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question was argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. Mon, 03 May 2021 05:10:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/05/03/991987280/idahos-transgender-sports-ban-faces-a-major-legal-hurdle https://www.npr.org/2021/05/03/991987280/idahos-transgender-sports-ban-faces-a-major-legal-hurdle

Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question was argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.

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