As of November, Germany will be the first country in Europe to offer a "third gender" distinction on its birth certificates.

A new German law stipulates that children who are born of indeterminate gender no longer have to be categorized as "male" or "female." Instead, parents can choose to leave the space blank on their child's birth certificate, according to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. Those individuals can eventually decide whether to identify as male, female or neither.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on Monday that guarantees transgender students access to interscholastic sports, gym classes, locker rooms and bathrooms based on their gender identity, irrespective of their biological sex.

Julia Serano occupies a rarified place in the world of trans woman authors. Her first book, “Whipping Girl: a Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity,” laid bare the bigotry and misogyny behind the marginalization of transgender women in our culture.

Released in 2007, and written in language both academic and fiery, the book felt foundational on arrival and has only grown in stature. I’m not alone among trans women I know in feeling it changed how I view my identity.

Paula Overby, a 59-year-old transgender woman, announced her candidacy today, Aug. 12, for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District in the 2014 election.

A quality-assurance analyst, Overby will run against Thomas Craft, who is also new to the political arena, as well as Mike Obermueller, who has run for office previously but lost.