Transgender Issues News and Blog Posts
Media Bias Alert: Rep. Sarah McBride Called 'Mister' in Gender Identity Dispute
News / March 13th, 2025 / by Henry A. Brechter

Gender identity disputes have officially disrupted congressional proceedings.
See moreDo Trans Athletes Have an Unfair Advantage?
AllStances / July 25th, 2024 / by AllSides Staff

See perspectives from different sides of the argument.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Transgender Day of Visibility Falls on Easter Sunday
Bias / April 3rd, 2024 / by Clare Ashcraft

On March 29, President Biden issued a “Proclamation on Transgender Day of Visibility,” which has fallen on March 31 every year since 2009 and Biden has recognized since 2021. Conservative news outlets and commentators tended to put a negative spin on the news, displaying sensationalism, opinion stated as fact, story choice bias, and bias by omission.
See more4 Common Challenges When Discussing Transgender Issues and How to Approach Them
Recommended Reading / July 19th, 2023 / by Jessica Carpenter

Here are four common challenges that often come up in conversations about transgender issues and how to navigate them.
See moreCoverage Polarized, Response Divided Following School Shooting in Nashville
Story of the Week / March 30th, 2023 / by AllSides Staff

A mass shooting at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, left many speculating about the shooter's motive and calling for gun reform.
See moreHere's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on LGBTQ Issues
Common Ground / August 8th, 2022 / by Clare Ashcraft

While much of the country remains deeply divided on trans issues, there has been much progress and common ground on LGBTQ issues as a whole.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: The UK's Only Youth Gender Clinic Announces Plan to Shut Down
Bias / August 3rd, 2022 / by Clare Ashcraft

Media in the UK, the US, and elsewhere responded with news coverage that showed signs of biases in favor of and against gender transition treatments.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: AP Omits Other Side in Transgender Style Guidelines
Bias / July 27th, 2022 / by Julie Mastrine

The Associated Press' new Stylebook guidelines on transgender issues show numerous types of media bias.
See moreMedia Bias by Word Choice: "Gender-Affirming Care" or "Gender Dysphoria Treatment"?
Facts & Data / June 13th, 2022 / by Andrew Weinzierl

AllSides conducted an analysis of media outlets across the political spectrum to see which words were used to describe transgender transition-related treatments in outlets on the left and right.
See more“Gender-Affirming Care” or “Medical Procedures”? Both Sides of Transgender Terminology
Bias / June 10th, 2022 / by Julie Mastrine

What is the best way to describe transgender treatment? "Gender-affirming care" or "gender transition procedures"? AllSides discusses.
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