Transgender Report

Critics claim trans people ‘defy biology’. New research suggests otherwise

//Many anti-trans arguments rely on a belief that gender diversity is entirely socially determined.This myth is frequently weaponised to frame trans identities as optional or reversible. Too often, this becomes a justification for hostile public attitudes and for stripping basic legal protections from trans people.

The belief that being trans is purely a social phenomenon also provides a rationale for harmful identity change and suppression practices (also known as conversion therapy).Every major Australian and United States medical association has condemned these practices…..

Our findings provide a crucial correction to this harmful public discourse. They confirm that genes and their related biological pathways play a role in shaping gender identity.//

Looking Back on Gloria Steinem’s Turn Toward Transgender Rights

South Australia’s Parliament has decisively rejected a One Nation bill seeking to criminalise gender-affirming healthcare for minors. (Blocked in some countries)

A new civil society coalition has been launched in response to the growing influence of anti-rights and far-right movements in South Africa and across the continent

Trans people need a politics of ordinary life

Star Trek actor Wil Wheaton is ‘standing with trans people’ by boycotting HBO’s Harry Potter

Invisible Historie: Rsight-wing forces tried to stop these archivists from preserving LGBTQ+ history. They failed.

US Politics

Trump DOJ tried to force California to ban trans girls from sports. A judge said no

Federal Judge Rules Trump Cannot Force Schools To Exclude Trans Athletes In California

Texas A&M students could soon lose courses on LGBTQ+ people, women, and race

Pentagon abruptly pulls the rules for Pete Hegseth’s ‘High T’ testosterone-fueled military

Why Republicans are focusing on transgender issues in campaigns in Georgia, other states

“Vivian Jenna Wilson knows what’s at stake for the LGBTQ+ community. With the fast-approaching midterms, the famous transgender model is using her platform to showcase her unapologetic queerness at a pivotal moment in history”

What happens when a blue state votes on trans sports?

21 States Sue Federal Government To Block Anti-Trans Under-19 Medicaid Ban

After years of protests by trans advocates in New York, State Attorney General Letitia James has joined an ongoing lawsuit in defense of trans youth healthcare.

A Vanderbilt University employee is suing the school for alleged discrimination after the university denied insurance coverage for gender-affirming procedures.

Cricket Australia has cleared transgender Indian player Anaya Bangar to compete in elite women’s cricket, giving her a new path forward after facing bans back home.

Wales Gender Clinic In The UK Pauses Surgeries Over Accusations That They Help Too Many Trans Patients

Discontent With Finland’s Transpoli Erupts in Growing Protests

Wales: Transgender patients told surgery was cancelled while already in hospital

“Underneath the supposedly progressive papacy of Pope Leo remains a deeply reactionary institution that is one of the biggest enemies of trans rights worldwide. “

11 Times J.K. Rowling Did Something Wildly Transphobic, Ranked

Doll Invasion Was a Shot of Queer Joy When We Needed It Most

“Now in its fourth year, Doll Invasion at Fire Island Pines celebrated everything that makes the transgender and nonbinary community so beautiful.”

US Politics

Court rules trans woman must face criminal trial for pulling gun on her attacker

Martina Navratilova Pushes Conspiracy Theory That WNBA Has A Secret Trans Player

Seattle has announced $550,000 in new investments dedicated to supporting local 2SLGBTQIA+ populations as city leadership including Mayor Katie Wilson say they are responding to calls for an emergency response for the city’s Trans communities.

Baltimore: Anne Arundel schools now need parent permission to call transgender students by preferred names

Baystate Health has come under pressure after two protests outside of its corporate offices demanded the hospital system reinstate gender-affirming care for youth and advocate for a public healthcare system.

Maryland school district dismantles transgender student protections under Trump pressure

OPINION: Nevada’s leaders are building a ‘paper ghetto’ for transgender people

Trans People’s Identities Have Been Legally Recognized for Over 70 Years. Why Has That History Been Forgotten?

A transgender boy sued for bathroom access. South Carolina drove his family to flee the state

The Trump administration failed in its bid to strike down California’s policy allowing students to participate on sports teams that align with their gender identity.

HHS Touts Online Survey of 13 Trans People as Evidence Trans Acceptance May Cause Violence

A trans Marine Corps officer alleges government improperly reduced her retirement pay
Archive

US: A settlement with the Christian Employers Alliance blocks the EEOC from ever investigating the group’s members for gender identity discrimination.

Inside immigration camps, trans women are forced off medications. The effects can be deadly.

Anti-Trans Dem Seth Moulton Loses Senate Primary to Outspoken Trans Ally Ed Markey in a Landslide

Section 28 2.0: A complex web of anti-trans guidance that will make it vastly harder to overturn

Transgender college athlete finds support from teammates, coaches and opponents after transitioning

Welsh government urged to reinstate access to trans surgeries after NHS Wales suspension

Tasmania’s most advanced prohibition of conversion therapy is under threat

How Anti-Trans Activism Uses Feminist Rhetoric

The triumphs, trials and conundrum of Trans+ journalist Jan Morris

Kayra, a 33-year-old trans woman was discovered in Guarujá, Brazil, with a severe head injury described as compatible with crushing. Police are investigating her death as a homicide.

Community rallies to save trans support center for South Asian immigrants amid funding struggles

US Politics

Trans athletes never took over women’s sports. So why is the WNBA in an uproar?

TWIBS: Leor Sapir Gets WPATH Statement Wrong

A Texas university barred a philosophy professor from teaching Plato’s The Symposium as “gender ideology,” and now a federal court has to decide whether Plato is a public menace.

Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts has emerged as a vocal defender of transgender rights as he tries to fend off a primary challenge from Representative Seth Moulton.
Archive

Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey is getting a boost from his unflinching backing of transgender rights ahead of Tuesday’s primary.

Transgender student drops lawsuit challenging SC’s school bathroom law

Iowa Dem Candidate Rob Sand: “Girls’ Sports Are For Girls,” Says Critics “Get Mad If You Use This Word Or That Word”

Dayton trans rights rally calls attention to Ohio policies affecting transgender residents

Trump’s HHS built a survey linking trans acceptance to violence. Its authors undercut the conclusions

Nebraska voter sues over transgender sports ballot measure
Archive

Guest Opinion: As the transgender military ban takes its toll, California steps up

Pete Hegseth’s crusade drove a transgender veteran from military service and into homelessness

Republicans are using anti-trans issues in a desperate attempt to motivate their base

Michele Tafoya Wants WNBA Players to ‘Prove’ Their Chromosomes

Trump’s State Department mocks trans people in post about “deadnaming” Lake Ontario

Donald Trump said in an interview yesterday that voters should treat the 2026 midterms as if he is on the ballot, while bringing up how he is going to make “transgender… end.”

Pediatrics Association Tells Transphobes Not to Use Its Name to Push for School Sports Genital Exams

The initiative campaign seeking to bar trans students from girls’ sports in Washington says it will not comply with a request from the American Academy of Pediatrics to remove mention of the medical group from its entry in the state voters pamphlet.

NHS cancels all gender-affirming surgeries for adult patients of Welsh Gender Service with immediate effect

Trans woman Anaya Bangar is eligible to compete in the female category of her sport, Cricket Australia has announced.

From Online Lies to Offline Harm: How Anti-LGBTQI+ Disinformation Is Fuelling Hostility in Southern Africa

Why Discord Became Such an Important Space for Trans People

---

UN asks Portuguese parliament to withdraw gender identity bills
Google translation

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has urged Portugal’s parliament to withdraw or substantially revise proposed laws that would roll back the country’s 2018 gender self-determination legislation. In a letter to parliamentary president José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, Türk warned that the bills could conflict with Portugal’s obligations under international human rights treaties.

---

US Politics

Trump asks Supreme Courtto intervene ahead of trial so the Pentagon can fire transgender troops

Wyoming lets people stand their ground. A judge will decide if that law extends to this transgender woman

Laramie transgender woman awaits ruling on Wyoming ‘Stand Your Ground’ claim
Archive

HHS Issues False Report Linking Support For Gender Affirming Care With “Authoritarianism” And Violence

Good Law Project are defending the Green Party of England and Wales, after “gender critical” activists threatened them with legal action.

Georgia will pay $250,000 to fired university director who advocated for free chest binders

She made history as a trans Indigenous chief. Then addiction cost her the job.
Archive

A Lebanese judge told AFP on Wednesday that he has allowed a transgender woman to update her personal status record and change her gender, a rare move in a country where LGBTQ issues remain highly taboo.

Dolly Parton’s chauffeur and assistant of 30+ years was a trans man she supported and loved

South Africa: Study Identifies Gaps Between Gender Identity and the Healthcare System

Canadians have become less accepting of gender expression. How come?

First look at Elliot Page’s sapphic softball comedy Slo Pitch

“Cassie Workman Is Witchy AF” Is a Show “About Black Magic Hosted by a Transgender Immigrant”

Lilly Wachowski is executive producer

APSE (Associated Press Sports Editors.) adds new contest category for Excellence in Transgender Sports Coverage

“Transgender men are men….Transgender women are women…Their lives are not a sidebar.”

US Politics

Texas Gov Greg Abbott Rewards Anti-Trans Former Democrat Shawn Thierry With Judgeship

Explaining Initiative #110: Colorado voters will decide whether to ban gender-affirming surgery for minors

Appeals court considers case over treatment of trans people in Oregon prisons

Trump-appointed judges reject White House’s latest effort to obtain medical records of trans youth

Supporters rally for transgender KU custodian reported for bathroom use

Judge dismisses conservative-leaning Colorado school districts’ lawsuit over transgender athlete policies

U.S. House committee reviewing whether CPS policies that support transgender students violate federal law

The Trump Administration is Now Claiming That Being a Trans Ally Makes You More Violent. Yes, Really.

New Trump admin reports says LGBTQ+ rights supporters more likely to be terrorists

At Barcalys Center, Liberty-Fever matchup features protests over trans athletes
Archive

“He’s a stupid piece of sh*t”: WNBA star has no time for Enes Kanter Freedom’s anti-trans antics

Actor Ricky Schroder dragged for anti-trans tribute to Dolly Parton

GOP congressman’s bizarre rant: WNBA allows trans women to protect its “lesbian structure”

A New Jersey school district won’t out trans students. Moms for Liberty is suing to expose the kids

Hackney mayor says trans women can continue using women’s toilets despite EHRC ‘guidance’

Immigration NZ cancels transgender woman’s visitor visa, denies entry at gate for Santiago-Auckland flight
Archive

After Saying He Stands With Trans People, Rupert Grint Joins Harry Potter Play

Australia: New service launches to support LGBTIQA+ families

“This Transgender History Month, pray to Catholic saints who defied gender norms”

Laura, a Trans Woman, Was Killed. Advocates Had to Restore Her Identity to the Record.

J.K. Rowling Torched for Tone-Deaf Tribute to Dolly Parton: “A New Low”

The Trans Guide to Saving Evidence of Online Harassment

Older LGBTQ+ people face greater risk of loneliness, poverty and poor health, report warns

Priosma Queer Film Festival returns to Cork with expanded four-day programme

US Politics

‘Of All The Things That Never Happened’: Trump, Others Lean On Anti-trans Falsehoods

President Bafflingly Declares Transgender Surgeries Reversed

Trans people doing the hard work of resistance deserve more than gratitude. They deserve investment.

Judge cites Dolly Parton’s bosom in ruling blocking Texas drag ban

Kansas school district caves to Trump & agrees to out trans kids to their parents

Enes Kanter Freedom’s Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women

Republicans seize on transgender issues in Texas U.S. Senate race

Two anti-trans ballot measures will appear on 2026 Colorado ballot

Kansas law voided her license because she’s transgender. The state’s chaos helped her win it back

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Latest Effort to Seize Private Medical Records of Transgender New Yorkers

Court sides with parents who protested trans athlete with wristbands

Parents of transgender kids say California is ‘unprepared’ as feds cut off their healthcare

After Anti-Trans Uproar At School Board Meeting, Iowa School District Rejects Trans Band Teacher

10 times Dolly Parton cemented her status as an LGBTQ+ icon

When North Carolina’s anti-transgender “bathroom bill” became a national controversy in 2016, Parton responded with compassion — and characteristic humor.

“I think everybody should be treated with respect,” she said on CNN. “I hope that everybody gets a chance to be who and what they are.”

Donald Trump Is Lowering Flags for Dolly Parton While Desecrating Her Legacy of Inclusion and Respect

Want to honor Dolly Parton? Love LGBTQ+ people like she did

Inside the Mindset of a Trans Woman in the CIA

Gender-nonconforming LGBTQ+ employees report higher rates of workplace discrimination and harassment than their gender-conforming peers, according to a new study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.

A timeline of JK Rowling’s anti-trans shift
Archive

US: Nearly 1/3 Of Young Adults Identify As LGBTQ+ According To New Report

Kit Harington praised ‘gender fluid’ upbringing before landing controversial Harry Potter role

Cork conference aims to develop trans and intersex inclusive healthcare education

Trans Man Dmitry Menyaev Was Found Dead in Georgia. His Family Wants Murder Investigated.

Monument to LGBTQ Canadians officially unveiled

US Politics

Transgender students are absorbing the consequences of a growing fight in Cabarrus County Schools, where two federal lawsuits and a Trump administration investigation are challenging how the district handles bathroom access

179 lawmakers tell SCOTUS not to let taxpayer money-accepting religious preschools reject LGBTQ+ families

HHS Report Accuses UChicago Medicine of Potential Billing Fraud in Gender-Affirming Care (No proof)

The president and Linda McMahon turned a back-to-school celebration into a barrage of falsehoods about transgender students, education and vaccines.

Fox News host Jesse Watters wanted Abdul El-Sayed to account for what happens to transgender children’s bodies. He was less enthusiastic when the Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee asked about his.

A federal judge once again ruled that Texas’ ban on some drag performances in public is “facially overbroad” and “unconstitutionally vague.”

Trans Youth Have Legal Access to Care in Massachusetts — but Clinics Are Pulling Back

Every WNBA player who has spoken in support of trans people

Gabby Williams, the widely beloved Golden State Valkyries forward, spoke out in support of trans people in athletics during a post-practice interview on May 19.

“I think it’s trans, trans rights, right now, is our new battle,” Williams said. “We see trans people’s rights being stripped away from them; there’s a lot of discourse around trans athletes and what they can compete in.”

Anti-trans hate came to the WNBA. Fans are fighting back

Amnesty UK Reportedly Using Copyright Law To Erase Its Own Report On Anti-Trans Groups And Target Activists

Transphobic JK Rowling compares herself to convicted rapist while threatening “brain injury” against critics

Pope Leo’s Recent LGBTQ-Friendly Appointments Include Bishop Who Had Drag Queen Speak at Mass
(The church is still not respecting trans identities.)

Is Wattpad Banning Smut? The Company Says No, But LGBTQ Creators Are Concerned

What Trans Women Over 50 Should Know About Their Sexual Health

Sam Smith opens up about coming out as nonbinary and falling in love

A woman in Scotland has been ordered to pay compensation after admitting sending a series of “horrific” transphobic messages to a trans woman.

“We’re not going anywhere.” Trans people and allies urged to make history again at Westminster mass lobby

Trans artist That Clare takes aim at ‘divide and conquer’ politics on new single That Other

In Pictures: Inside Zanele Muholi’s Powerful Brave Beauties Exhibition Opening
An exhibition of Zanele Muholi’s Brave Beauties series – celebrating transgender women and gender-nonconforming people – opened at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on 20 August 2026.

US Politics

Trans band teacher accepted an Iowa school job offer. Days before classes, the board blocked his hiring

Rallygoers Meet the Trans Athlete Culture Wars With Celebration

The monster movie is back for the sequel, the false fear of transgender women rising out of the bay to devour women’s sports. On Julie Tétart.

Mike Pence stumbles through response to his transgender CIA briefer’s praise: ‘heartened’ she felt respected

New Mexico to continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after federal cuts

Trump Says Trans Healthcare Is Being Reversed “At My Order”

Meet 3 transgender student-athletes fighting for the right to play

Ohio

See how candidates measure up on the issues that matter for LGBTQ+ Ohioans and their families.

Democrats don’t agree on how to talk about trans athletes. Just look at Ohio.

Upcoming rallies in support of transgender civil rights pop up across Ohio

We have a new batch of POSITIVE transgender news for you!
🩷🩵🤍