Transgender Report

Salt Lake City adopts new banners, sidestepping pride flag ban. With a unanimous vote, the city adopted three official flags to represent its LGBTQ+, transgender and Black communities.

Salt Lake City officials have designated three human-rights flags as official city emblems to preserve their display despite a new Utah law limiting flag displays on government property.

The move ensures the LGBTQIA+, Juneteenth, and transgender flags remain visible alongside the American and Utah state flags.

Mayor Erin Mendenhall and the City Council unanimously approved adding the Sego Belonging Flag (representing LGBTQIA residents), Sego Celebration Flag (honoring Juneteenth and Black residents), and Sego Visibility Flag (echoing the transgender flag’s colors) to the city’s official symbols.

This decision circumvents Utah House Bill 77, which restricts flags on government property to a limited list.

To directly challenge Idaho’s statewide prohibition on unauthorized flags over government buildings, Boise’s Mayor Lauren McLean, a Democrat, and the City Council took decisive action. As reported by the Idaho Statesman, on Tuesday, the Council formally designated the Pride flag as the city’s official flag, ensuring its continued display despite the ban.

Salt Lake City preserves LGBTQIA+ and Juneteenth flags by making them official

Boise and Salt Lake City will fly Pride flags despite state bans

Restrictions on transgender bathroom use won’t get NC Senate vote before deadline
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Pennsylvania: Five Democratic Senators Defect for Anti-Trans Sports Ban

GOP seeks to ban Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care. How much has Iowa spent?

Trans women prisoners in North Texas are housed with men, stripped of their identity and harassed following Trump executive order.

Watch Zaya Wade fangirling over Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union at the Met Gala

Zaya Wade reveals her love of lip gloss, shares beauty lessons from her mom

A new 400-page report from the Department of Health and Human Services calls for psychotherapy for kids struggling with their gender — but experts worry it’s covering up something darker

Hotel Guard Barges Into Women’s Restroom, Accuses Lesbian Guest Of Being A Man

This trans man asked 60 gyms if he could join. The responses were shocking.

Carla Denyer: EHRC’s trans guidance is a bigot’s charter that makes all women less safe

NC Bathroom Bill Fails, But Other Anti-Trans Measures Advance

The Spotlight Effect Trap: Social Strategies for Trans People

‘A Really Dark Day for Our Country’: Trans Navy Vet Goes on CNN to React to Trans Military Ban

Trans voices defiant in wake of Supreme Court ruling: ‘We’ve been around forever’

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce trans military ban

Supreme Court lets Trump ban transgender troops while case continues
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The Supreme Court has allowed former President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops to take effect while legal challenges continue. The court granted the administration’s request to lift a lower-court ruling that had blocked the policy nationwide. The decision was split, with the court’s three liberal justices dissenting.

Trump initially issued the order upon taking office, arguing that transgender identity does not align with military values. Advocates claim the ban is unconstitutional, harms national security, and wastes resources. The ruling reverses a Biden-era policy that allowed transgender individuals to serve openly.

The Supreme Court’s decision does not settle the underlying legal questions, and the issue will continue to be litigated in lower courts.

SCOTUS Allows Military Ban That Calls Trans People “Dishonorable” To Go Into Effect

Supreme Court temporarily allows military ban that called trans servicemembers selfish and lacking humility. Why? No reason, says majority opinion

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Transgender sports bill moves in NY Senate with help from Democrats

Heavily amended bill adding legal protections for transgender people passes Colorado Senate

Transgender sports bill moves in NY Senate with help from Democrats

Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports, but bill faces uphill battle
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Let’s talk about “biological” sex, baby. Sex is not binary. It’s past time to stop pretending it is.

Virginia prepares to ratify policy banning transgender girls from female high school sports teams

Beloved Florida indie bookstore faces backlash after removal of LGBTQ titles

For LGBT nonprofits, Trump’s orders target their very existence

“I don’t think I’ve used a public restroom in four years. ” Growing up Transgender in a Binary World

Celebrating Michigan’s transgender community in a time of angst and uncertainty

Why Gender-Affirming Vocal Care Is “Enormously Important” for Many Trans People

Trans+ History Week: The incredible life of war pilot Roberta Cowell

Apple unveils 2025 Pride Collection ‘to celebrate the strength and beauty of LGBTQ+ communities’

British soap Hollyoaks announces special trans youth mental health awareness episode

FA boss claims trans ban not an ‘ideological judgement’ – even though it’s not mandated by law

Federal GovernmentTrump admin cancels more than $800 million in LGBTQ health grants

Ts Madison’s new podcast to feature Chappell Roan, Tina Knowles, and more celebs

Lorde elaborates on gender identity at the Met Gala: ‘I feel like a man and a woman’

Elon Musk’s daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson celebrates five years since coming out as trans

Angela Giampolo’s Caravan of Hope is an RV that tours around rural red towns in conservative states to provide queer-related legal services like gender marker and name changes, basic estate planning, uncontested divorces, and general legal guidance.

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art delays LGBTQ Pride exhibit
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A Story of Trans Genocide, Now and Then, in a Single Photo

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Trans+ History Week: These women discussed trans rights on the BBC over 50 years ago

Trans+ History Week: Five ground-breaking historical trans icons you’ve probably never heard of

Trans+ History Week: The persecution of trans people by the Nazis still echoes down the ages

Tops off: The public pool protest that sparked the fight for Trans+ rights in Italy

Here are some trans history articles from our archives:

Were There Transgender Vikings? The Laxdæla Saga Says So.

Yes, Ernest Hemingway was Transgender

The Transmasculine Women of Ancient Baghdad

The Kama Sutra on Transgender People

Magnus Hirschfeld’s Understanding of Transgender People

The Transgender Historian Zagria, Part 1: “A Gender Variance Who’s Who”

What an old edition of Encyclopedia Britannica can tell us about the erasure of trans and queer people

A Short History of the Roots of Transphobic Science

Texas wants turn their public universities into fascist propaganda machines.
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UK: Press release: 141 LGBTQ+, feminist and allied organisations call for transphobic political parties to be banned from Pride events

The Telegraph faces complaints over ‘anti-trans’ billboard: ‘It stirs fear and resentment’

Scotland: Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has raised concerns about the effect the ruling will have on the lives of trans people 

Woman says security guard at Liberty Hotel in Boston confronted her in bathroom, asked to prove gender

Transgender advocates press Virginia leaders to reverse student athlete restrictions

In battle against transgender rights, Trump targets HUD’s housing policies

Florida: In a stunning turn during the 2025 legislative session on Friday, not a single one of the proposed anti-LGBTQ+ bills made it into law

Maine case could become the Supreme Court’s test in transgender athlete debate

Marvel Reveals New Pride 2025 Covers with Stunning LGBTQIA+ Heroes

Stephen Miller Promotes Indoctrination of Children Through the Public School System

Big brands distance themselves from Pride events amid DEI rollback
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Worker files complaint to challenge Trump’s federal transgender bathroom ban

A philosopher, Alex Byrne , is listed as the creator of part of the transphobic Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report regarding gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.

Updated gender markers decimate their ability to restrict the trans community. That’s why they’re coming for that next.

“Focus On Real Issues That Matter,” AZ Governor Hobbs Vetoes Anti-Trans Bills

Housing Crisis Deepens for Transgender People Under Trump

Yesterday’s news

Downingtown may be the first Pennsylvania community to elect an openly transgender mayor

«The main thing that made me realize I was not ok was recognizing that most cis people didn’t seem to be merely ok with their identities.»

LGBTQ+ charities call on Keir Starmer to stop a looming ‘crisis’ of transphobia in the UK

Cody Smith, a trans track and field athlete, forges path at RPI

Before Hitler took over Germany, Bertie was happy and trans in Berlin

Filtering the Fetishizers: Transgender Dating DM Tips That Work

Maine Beats Trump in Legal Fight Over Trans Athlete Ban

Texas Man Gets 48 Years for Shooting Transgender Woman

The Australian Labor Party (ALP) won the election. It generally supports LGBTQ+ rights. The party supports gender-affirming healthcare and legal recognition of gender identity.

However, others are skeptical.

How LifeWise Grooms Kids to Hate Through Bible Study

Stand Up to Anti-Trans Legislation and Attacks by Helping to Bring a 1995 Trans Parent’s Custody Court Story to the World Stage!

Two of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association’s most successful athletic departments will no longer be part of high school sports in Nevada over the NIAA’s new transgender-athlete policy.

Families end challenge to Alabama ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

President Trump Uses Commencement to Ridicule Trans Women

Trump falsely calls Olympian Imane Khelif trans – a reminder that he has no idea what he’s on about

I’m trans, and in 2016 I voted for Donald Trump. Now I want to leave the country

RFK Jr. just ushered us into a new era of anti-trans eugenics

Poll shows voters have had it with Donald Trump’s anti-trans agenda

Agtra: on bringing light to transphobia in all its forms, loud or subtle. Discover trusted, mixed, and red flag countries submitted by the community to help everyone stay informed and safe.

The CEO Of HBO Broke His Silence On J.K. Rowling’s Involvement In The “Harry Potter” TV Series

He Never Told A Woman Who Was Romantically Interested In Him That He’s Transgender, So He’s Questioning If That Was Wrong

The monthly Jesus tells the church walking with transgender people

In our Flipboard Essential Transgender Reading magazine we collect articles and content we think will be extra useful for future reference.

Odisha BSE Matric Results: Nine Transgender Students Come Out With Flying Colours

The high school certificate (HSC) examination results brought immense joy to nine transgender students from Sarojini Sanskrit High School in Boualpokhari, Charmpa under Bhadrak municipality who cleared their Class 10 exams defying social odds and stigma.

Trump wants to get rid of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Projects promoting DEI and «gender ideology» have already been banned.
When do we get his Entartete Kunst exhibition?
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Maine Legislature sets long-awaited hearings on transgender athlete bills

For a while, Labour were supportive of trans people both under leaders Jeremy Corbyn and (for a time) Keir Starmer. Now Starmer has come out in favour of the recent Supreme Court ruling that trans women are not considered women.

The response of the Royal Geographical Society to the April 2025 Supreme Court ruling and EHRC interim update

Culture leaders ‘unwilling’ to police which toilets people use

Kansas State University associate professor Harlan Weaver, a transgender man, is suing the university for gender discrimination and retaliation.

Reporter’s Notebook: Meet the trans Africans hit by US aid cuts

USDA agrees to not freeze Maine nutrition funds over transgender athletes

A transgender Ohioan, Bennett Lovejoy, says Statehouse legislation fostering an increasingly anti-LGBTQ+ climate is why he’s leaving the state.

She didn’t feel safe as a trans woman in America. So she found peace on the Atlantic Ocean.

A Gutted Education Department’s New Agenda: Roll Back Civil Rights Cases, Target Transgender Students

Miss Major, Trans Rights Trailblazer, Issues Dire Warning After Airport Incident

Eurovision 2025 Bans Pride Flags Onstage

Jennifer Trefzger, a transgender woman, may never have found out about her cancer if she hadn’t been receiving gender-affirming care. 

Trans cricketer condemns ‘devastating’ women’s cricket ban

Marjorie Decker speaks up proactively in support of the transgender community

A “genuine crisis” looms for transgender people in UK

Influencer and YouTube personality Trisha Paytas has reportedly donated over $10,000 to a trans charity in the US.

‘It’s not presidential’: Trump jokes he’s ‘in trouble’ with wife Melania as he mocks transgender athlete (This man is evil)

Paapa Essiedu Raises Eyebrows By Calling For Trans Support After Joining The New “Harry Potter” Series

On April 28, Carleton’s German department hosted University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Associate Hazel Rhodes to give a talk entitled “Trans Fads and Trans Panics in Early 20th-Century Germany.” 

“Marjorie Taylor Greene Showed My Photo In A DOGE Hearing And Called Me A Monster. Here’s Why I’m Fighting Back.”

Trans comedian and ghost hunter Roz Hernandez on her comedy tour: ‘I’m just a messy, silly b**ch’

A Clippings Scrapbook: Irene Clyde And Gender In The UK

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How a Tiny Crab Museum in the UK Stood Up For Trans Rights.
Leaning on its expertise in biology, the museum said that “there are no binaries in nature” and called the recent anti-trans ruling “an abuse of science.”

Elon Musk RAGES In Post Rampage After Daughter Calls Out His Despicable Behavior

Gender transition care for #trans children and teens lacks evidence of benefits and poses risks, according to a new report released by Trump. Medical experts describes it as poor quality research that threatens access to care.
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The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report on transgender healthcare, which has been widely criticized for its lack of scientific rigor and reliance on pseudoscience. The report, commissioned under Trump’s executive order, promotes conversion therapy for transgender youth and redefines social transition as medical treatment. It also suggests that transgender healthcare should be judged based on employment status and romantic relationships rather than patient well-being.

Medical experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, have condemned the report as misleading and inaccurate. It ignores established research showing the benefits of gender-affirming care and instead pushes an ideological agenda. The report also falsely claims that European countries are pulling back on transgender healthcare, despite recent medical guidelines in France, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland supporting gender-affirming care.

Trump’s HHS urges therapy for transgender youth, departing from broader gender-affirming health care

Fact Check: Trump’s HHS Review On Trans Care Filled With Pseudoscience, Pushes Conversion Therapy

What does the HHS gender-affirming care report mean for trans rights?

Trump administration releases 400-page review of gender dysphoria treatment for youths but won’t say who wrote it

Inside the HHS Review on Trans Youth: Facts, Fears, Fallout

RFK Jr.’s HHS report pushes therapy, not medical interventions, for trans youth

“In its research review, the HHS determined that evidence measuring the effects of gender-affirming care on psychological outcomes, quality of life, regret and long-term health is of “very low” quality. This conclusion ignores decades of research, as well as a recent survey of more than 90,000 transgender people in the United States that found an overwhelming majority report more life satisfaction after having transitioned.”
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Free speech for anti-trans “gender critical” activists, but women standing up for trans people is not allowed

This week, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed into law Senate Bill 1, which bans transgender students from participating in scholastic sports teams and from using the correct restroom. There is not a single documented trans athlete in Georgia’s schools.

Transgender women will no longer be able to play in women’s football in England from 1 June, the Football Association has announced.

Lorde’s new album Virgin inspired by feeling her ‘gender broadening’

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah’s ban on transgender athletes in girls high school sports argue the governing body of high school athletics violated a preliminary court order pausing the ban and asked to hold the organization in contempt of court.

The Spokane City Council voted 5–2 in favor of a new law that expands protections for LGBTQ+ residents, specifically the right to access gender-affirming care. 

Colorado lawmakers strip trans rights bill’s most controversial provisions before overnight vote. The proposal would expand the state’s antidiscrimination law to include intentionally, repeatedly “deadnaming” or misgendering a transgender person.

Illinois governor says don’t blame trans kids for losses by ‘do-nothing Democrats’ in fiery speech

Poll: Most Americans oppose trans women competing in female sports, including 2 of 3 in Gen Z

Thai trans woman’s brutal murder exposes dark side of Thailand’s tourist boom
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Trump order barring passport gender marker changes leaves transgender Tennesseans without IDs

Trans woman trying to leave the UK says government to blame: ‘You’re punished for existing’

People Are Praising Robert De Niro’s No BS Response To His Daughter Coming Out As Trans, Because, Honestly, It Really Is That Simple To Be A Decent Human Being

For those who have not looked into the complexity of biological sex, here is an illustration from Scientific American that presents the main points.

Full size image here.

You might argue that the many variations of “biological sex” represent statistical outliers, but statistical outliers like intersex and transgender people are also real people who deserve respect and protection

The number of factors that may influence the development of someone’s “biological sex” is insane. Sex is far from binary.

Another California school board takes aim at transgender athletes

Comparing apples to porcupines — using trans data. Bad data science is de rigueur for those trying to prove that trans women are a threat to “real” women in society.

Transgender group urges Ohio lawmakers to reject ‘anti-trans’ budget measures.

A bill making its way through Colorado’s Capitol. HB 1312 is aimed at providing legal protections for transgender people.

LGBTQ+ charity reports spike in transgender people trying to leave the UK

Robert De Niro Expresses Support for His Daughter Airyn After She Comes Out as Transgender

Why the UK’s Autism “Tests” for Trans Youth Should Raise Alarms

REAL ID requirements among policies difficult for transgender, nonbinary Arkansans to navigate

Canadian Transgender People Avoid Crackdowns With Liberal Election Victory

Pedro Almodóvar defends Hunter Schafer from Trump’s ‘lunatic’ treatment of trans people

The government will ban its trans employees from using bathrooms that reflect their gender, a UK cabinet minister has suggested.

How Trump promotes a radical, unscientific theory about sex and gender in the name of opposing ‘gender ideology extremism’

Bella Ramsey, Harris Dickinson, Nicola Coughlan, Paapa Essiedu & Molly Manning Walker Among 400+ Signatories Of Open Letter To UK Film & TV Industry On Trans Rights

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Here we go again , with another batch of GOOD transgender news to make you feel a little bit less stressed out.

​Robert De Niro’s daughter Airyn opens up about her identity as a Black trans woman​

Airyn De Niro Is Ready to Be Seen on Her Own Terms

Airyn De Niro, Robert’s daughter, on coming out as trans: ‘Maybe it’s not too late for me’

«Does a masculine-vs.-feminine classification system help people find wines they love? Or does it alienate prospective drinkers before they even pick up a glass?»
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Fired transgender teacher files lawsuit against Escambia County Public Schools

Utah Universities Canceled Lavender Graduation. LGBTQ+ Grads Held It Anyway.

A transgender sports pioneer reflects on Trump’s first 100 days

Ohio Supreme Court allows ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender minors to continue

Sweetwater County educators did not keep information from the parents of a Rock Springs high school student who asked to be called by a preferred name and pronouns, a federal judge ruled Monday.

‘It left me traumatised’: The barriers to accessing transgender healthcare in Ireland
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Doctors condemn Supreme Court ruling on trans women as ‘scientifically illiterate’

Nicola Coughlan slams trans court ruling saying only time she felt scared ‘was by cis men’

Nicola Coughlan dismisses ‘made-up’ fears that trans women attack cis women in bathrooms

Transgender women to be banned from playing women’s football in Scotland

Non-binary Eurovision winner Nemo urges public to rally against UK Supreme Court ruling

New NHS guidance will require all transgender and nonbinary youth in England to undergo mandatory autism and ADHD screening before receiving gender-affirming care. 

UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling

Victoria McCloud, the UK’s first transgender judge, is taking legal action against the UK government at the European Court of Human Rights following a Supreme Court ruling on biological sex. The ruling determined that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer only to biological definitions, leading to guidance that effectively bans transgender individuals from using facilities aligned with their gender identity.

McCloud argues that the Supreme Court failed to consider the impact of its decision on trans people and denied her the opportunity to present evidence. She contends that this violates her right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Justice Department’s civil rights division is to align with executive orders like “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” (racist) “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” (transphobic) and “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias” (MAGA supremacy).
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NYC Defiantly Counters Federal Attacks On Trans Rights With “Protect Trans Future Plan”

Where does victorious Canadian leader Mark Carney stand on LGBTQ+ rights?

Hong Kong transgender activist mounts new legal challenge over ID card rules

Queer intel officers targeted by top secret chat leak get their chance to speak

The Education Department says UPenn should transfer records and awards won by transgender athletes to athletes assigned female at birth, and issue a letter of apology to the female athletes.

President Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese imports are sending Temu prices soaring, placing new financial strain on transgender individuals who rely on affordable online shopping.

Trump administration finds University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX with trans athletes

Pedro Pascal Calls For Boycott of HBO’s Upcoming $2 Billion ‘Harry Potter’ Series

A new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows that the number of people who don’t want politicians to focus on trans issues has grown, fueled by both Republicans and Democrats.

David Tennant Shares His Take On JK Rowling As He Discusses His Allyship To Trans Community

Trans Joy, Team Fights, and the Magic of Mobile Legends

Every Move the Trump Administration has Made on LGBTQ Issues in Its First 100 Days

LAPD Investigates Separate Hate Crimes Against Trans Women

Police seek three men suspected of assaulting 61-year-old trans woman

‘This government will never succeed in shoving trans people back in the closet’

White House Report Misrepresents Gender-Affirming Care

Trans couple Hannah and Jake Graf discuss ‘heartbreak’ over Supreme Court ruling on ITV’s Lorraine

Canadian trans charity asks for help debunking rumour they’re a toll-free LGBTQ+ suicide hotline

Extremist Online Forum Connected to Anti-Trans Hit Lists Shutters

White House Teases Fake Anti-Trans “Report,” Announces Investigations Have Begun

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