Gender Identity

A nonbinary student teacher was told by an employee of the Fort Osage District that using gender-neutral pronouns was “too personal” and “too political.” Now, Olivia Jackson alleges that the school district discriminated by refusing to hire them because of their gender identity.

Transgender employees and contractors of St. Louis County cannot be discriminated against for their gender expression under a bill County Executive Sam Page signed Wednesday.

Local organizations and governments have worked to avoid an undercount in their communities in the months leading up to the 2020 census. The U.S. Census…

L.A.-based comedian and podcaster Rhea Butcher is well aware that there are some bad things going on in today’s world. But the focus of Butcher’s current…

Eighty-year-old Wisper Lowe, a transgender woman from Belleville, grew up during World War II, a period that demanded patriotism and strict gender…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 18, 2013 - The last time transgender teen William Copeland wore a dress was to his aunt’s…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 14, 2013 - When Kelly Hamilton was 5, he stole his little brother’s tighty whities. He hid his…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 19, 2011 -By now, you might have heard about the hoopla surrounding a young boy with pink…