The declining ability of many boys and men to compete at school and in the workplace has become both a social and a political issue.

And why the debate over gender-affirming care could have far-reaching implications.

Readers react to a column by Gail Collins. Also: Advice for immigrants; presidential immunity; words of the year.

The state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors passes the constitutional test.

Ling’er won a settlement payout from the hospital where she was held for three months against her will and subjected to electroshock therapy.

Readers discuss the Supreme Court case and the threats trans people face. Also: Recess appointments; Social Security; pardons; brain injuries and crime.

In the case involving medical care for transgender adolescents, ignoring doctors is part of the point.

The story of how a gendered word became a universal pronoun says a lot about how language evolves.

Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender adolescents has personal implications.

Comedy has become a way for women to skewer China’s gender inequality. Some men aren’t happy about it.