Protests persist as UPMC complies with DOJ subpoena and continues to deny gender-affirming care

By Amanda Yu, Assistant News Editor • October 7, 2025

Several months after UPMC began denying gender-affirming care for transgender patients in March 2025, community protests continue to push back.

Opinion | Anti-trans rhetoric strips everyone of their identity

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor • March 17, 2025

The very existence of trans people does not pose a threat to women, but there is a threat when we seek to define gender and sex as a binary topic.

Opinion | TV is meant to push boundaries, not conform to the culture

By Thomas Riley, Opinions Editor • January 21, 2025

TV shows can make us laugh and deliver 11 minutes of easy entertainment, but they also provide us with a new way to learn about ourselves and other people that we can’t quite get from our immediate surroundings.

New app helps trans people with voice training and gender confirmation

By Elle Kenney, For The Pitt News • September 23, 2022

Alex Ahmed, web developer and Northeastern University’s doctorate student, spoke at the Research, Ethics and Society Initiative Seminar Series & Gender and Science Conversation Series on Wednesday over Zoom. Ahmed spoke about her research and development on a voice training app for transgender people she designed called Project Spectra.

Yeshiva professor Joy Ladin discusses poetry, gender transition and Judaism

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer • April 14, 2022

Joy Ladin, the first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox Jewish university, spoke at a Zoom event hosted by Pitt’s Center for Creativity for "In Our Own Write,” a Pitt LGBTQ+ creative writing course for people over 50.

‘You are who you are’: Panelists discuss the power of a name in the LGBTQIA+ experience

By Abby Cardilli, For The Pitt News • October 6, 2021

Pitt hosted an event on Monday titled “What’s in a Name?: Legal Names and the LGBTQIA+ Experience with Rosalynne Montoya,” which explored the legal name change process and how a person’s name defines them.

‘Stop talking and act’: Panelists discuss ways to protect, support trans people

By Natalie Frank, News Editor • July 29, 2021

Pitt hosted the event “To Be Oneself” on Wednesday afternoon, which focused on ways the University can take action to support transgender students, faculty and staff and how everyone can support Pittsburgh’s trans community, specifically trans people of color.

Editorial | Recent increase in anti-trans legislation is a step backwards

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 13, 2021

The recent increase in anti-trans legislation is harmful and a step backward for America in acknowledging and accepting the LGBTQ+ community. Trans people need access to health care just as much as any cisgender person does, if not more, and their needs must be respected just like anyone else’s.

Opinion | No excuses — use people’s chosen pronouns

By Loretta Donoghue, For The Pitt News • September 26, 2019

Sam Smith’s situation serves as a reminder that there is no excuse for not using people’s chosen pronouns.

Transgender community, allies “Fight the Ban” at downtown rally

By Brian Gentry, Assistant News Editor • April 13, 2019

Saturday afternoon’s Fight the Ban rally gathered a crowd of about 40 people, was organized by Stonewall City Democrats, TransPride Pittsburgh, OutServe-SLDN and Minority Veterans of America, and was one of many rallies held across the country on Saturday.