This story was originally published in Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet. In Trump’s new America, bathrooms have become politicized battlegrounds. What may have seemed like ...

Public toilets were introduced in Britain during the 1800s, but only for men. For years, many public spaces did not have toilets available for women at all, and if leaving the house and traveling, ...

Transgender advocates protest in the exterior rotunda at the Texas state Capitol on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Texas lawmakers passed a bill this year that requires transgender people ...

Florida police recently arrested a transgender woman for using the women’s restroom in the state Capitol in Tallahassee, in what is believed to be the first such arrest in a state with an anti-trans ...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: North Carolina Republicans have introduced a bill in the legislature that would bar people from using restrooms that match their gender identity. If it sounds ...

The Texas House passed a bill regarding the bathrooms used by transgender people. A last-minute amendment increased the fines for violators by five. The bill now needs one more procedural vote in the ...

After being the only one maintaining a shared bathroom, one roommate’s non-confrontational strategy inspired change Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE ...

A protester carries a sign in defense of transgender people during a 2023 rally for LGBTQ+ rights. Credit: Shutterstock / Michael Tubi LGBTQ+ advocates are bracing for a rise in harassment after Gov.

Bathrooms are places we all visit regularly, yet there are some habits we maintain there that aren't often discussed. These habits can be a bit off-putting, but let's face it, we're all guilty of at ...