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Transgender News November 6

Gigi Gorgeous wants to help queer and trans people have kids

Almost Half of LGBTQ+ Americans Have an Online Community, Study Finds

Kathleen Stock has suggested parents could respond to a child coming out as gay by warning: “It sounds like you’re going to have a really miserable life.”

For Women Scotland Attack Gay Man In Graphic Social Media Outburst

Journal Club: How Transgender Identities Impact Wages

TGEU publishes Legal developments on trans-specific healthcare: A review of national case law in the EU

How Jules’ bulge in Euphoria changed cinema

US Politics

Phil Weiser and statehouse Democrats are already planning tweaks to Colorado ballot measures on fentanyl, transgender youth

Shifting Positions: Democrats, Transgender Issues, and the 2026 Midterms

McMaster Gave SEGM Publication Pre-Review Powers For Their Weaponized Studies Into Trans Healthcare

Harmeet Dhillon, a senior DOJ official who oversaw Trump’s anti-trans initiatives, resigns

New Hampshire dads who protested transgender athletes by wearing pink wristbands score court victory

Don’t Mess With Blexas: Anti-Trans Ads Fail To Stop Texas’ Blue Tsunami

Anti-Trans Ballot Measures Are Barely Passing, And They May Not Survive What Comes Next

Swarthmore Motions to Toss Lawsuit Following U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Trans Athletes

History made: Madison elects Wisconsin’s first transgender lawmaker

The Secret Weapon That Went Pffft: The GOP’s Anti-Trans Attack Ads

Let’s Talk About the Anti-Trans Sports Initiative in Washington

Colorado votes to restrict sports participation for transgender students

World: LGBTQ elected officials, activists around the world welcome U.S. election results

LGBTQ+ groups ‘heartbroken’ by passage of anti-trans measures amid blue wave

Back-to-back losses for New York GOP candidate as court overturns his ban on trans athletes

US Supreme Court considers expanding exemptions from anti-discrimination laws for religious schools

Democrats Won the Midterms. Did Transgender Americans Win?

Cindy Hyde-Smith Blocked Scott Colom From Becoming a Judge for Being Pro-Trans. Now, He Might Take Her Senate Seat

Democrats won big. Now trans Americans are demanding more than promises​

Colorado’s most outspoken anti-LGBTQ+ Republican faces unexpected reelection threat

Transgender News November 5

Trans-Rights Supporters Protest J.K. Rowling at London Harry Potter Shop Opening

Outrage after transgender women attacked in Buenos Aires

The Gender Critical like to see themselves as the puritan defenders of women’s rights. The reality is they, unlike the majority of women are agressive and hostile.

Three in four trans women feel less accepted than a decade ago, new UK survey finds

“…the pornography distributor has been joined in the dock of public opinion by drag queens, transgender people, queer artists and anybody whose appearance or behaviour troubles the delicate sensibilities of the self-appointed guardians of civilisation.”

Former police sergeant barred after making transphobic slur at staff social

US Politics

Voters swept Democrats into power in a blue wave. They also banned trans girls from sports.

All that anti-trans money, and Republicans still got shellacked in Texas & everywhere else

Chucky Creator Don Mancini Dunks on Franchise Fan Nicki Minaj After Blue Tsunami

Record number of LGBTQ lawmakers elected to Congress in midterms

A Blue Tsunami and a Rainbow Wave: How the Midterm Results Will Impact LGBTQ People

Jaelynn Scott will be nation’s first out Black trans state lawmaker after winning Washington race

“Kind of thing you see when a dictator is overthrown”: Celebrations erupt across Texas

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Blames Anti-Trans Ads For Republican Losses In 2026 Midterms

Trans Democrat Allison Montgomery Flips Alabama House Seat Republicans Won By 16 In 2022

A New Dawn For Trans Texans: Most Texas Anti-Trans Laws Poised to Fall After Shock Democratic Victories

Midterms show voters don’t hate & fear trans people like the GOP wants, MS NOW host says

The blue wave delivered mixed results for anti-trans ballot initiatives

In Ron DeSantis’s Florida, voters just elected the state’s first out transgender woman

Anti-trans Democrats didn’t win because they sold us out. They won despite it.

Appellate judge strikes down Nassau County’s controversial transgender athlete ban

Human Rights Campaign president celebrates blue wave, but demands Dems deliver: ‘Now it’s time to govern’

Most Democratic ad buys on trans issues pushed back against Republicans, analysis finds

Joanna Whaley ran to be state’s first trans legislator. Then, the bullying began

These trans and nonbinary candidates just made history

On the same ballots that swept Democrats into power, voters in Arizona and Nebraska pushed trans kids out of school sports and bathrooms.

Vermonters overwhelmingly approved an equal protection of law amendment. It prohibits the denial of rights based on race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or national origin.

New York appeals court strikes down Nassau County’s anti-trans sports ban

Melodramatic Conservatives Mourn “Death” of America Following Republican Bloodbath (video)

The GOP’s Anti-Trans Fear Mongering Came Back to Bite Them on Tuesday’s Election (Video)

Anti-trans propaganda could not save the Republicans (+more trans news)

The Republican spent millions of dollars to scapegoat trans people. The voters did not care. The Republican party lost both chambers of Congress. Texas, run by transphic MAGA haters, has elected a Democratic senator and a Democratic governor.

The Republican defeat represents a huge victory for trans people in the US.

A Stunning Rebuke Of Anti-Trans Politics: Republicans Spent $200 Million Attacking Trans People And Lost Everything

Delaware voters send trailblazing transgender Congresswoman Sarah McBride back to the U.S. Congress

Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr wins reelection unopposed in Montana

The Texas Senate race broke spending records thanks to the GOP’s anti-trans ads

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey wins reelection after strengthening protections for trans health care

Minnesota reelects Leigh Finke, the trans lawmaker who helped protect gender-affirming care

Democrats flipped Republican seats. LGBTQ+ candidates helped deliver the decisive blow

Op-ed: A decade of hate. A night of reckoning. MAGA is over

James Talarico Wins Texas Senate Seat in Race Focused on Masculinity and Anti-Trans Attacks

Alabama Elects Its First Transgender State Lawmaker

Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan race without throwing transgender people under the bus

The Blue Wave Has Drowned Out Transphobic Fearmongering

Bentley Hudgins wins Georgia Assembly seat as first out trans and nonbinary state lawmaker

Trans allegories in popular music

St. Louis police investigate transgender woman’s death as homicide after initially calling it suicide

US Politics

Transgender clinic whistleblower sues WashU, says St. Louis school pushed her to resign

Missourians reject ballot proposal that would have re-imposed an abortion ban and added gender affirming treatment ban

Arizona rejects constitutional amendment targeting DEI

Transgender News November 3

“No explanation”: Meta suspended over a dozen LGBTQ+ businesses’s accounts

San Francisco Transgender Film Festival – Short film series to screen at the Roxie and online

US Politics

El-Sayed Refused To Hedge On Trans People Again In Hostile 60-Minutes Interview

Based on anti-trans spending, right-wingers could afford to pay every trans student athlete a six-figure salary

A Sheriff Organized an Anti-Trans Protest at a Seattle Soccer Game. It Didn’t Go Well

I Received the Fake Transgender Mailer, and It Was Actually … Nice?

Anonymous texts mislead Missouri voters about trans kids before Election Day, advocates warn

Billionaire-Linked Group Gives $70,000 More to Anti-Trans Ballot Campaign

Voters received mysterious texts about surgeries for kids. A trans org is investigating.

Michigan Senate race puts two sharply different LGBTQ records head to head

Five Democrats Who Got It Right on Trans Issues This Year

Gabby Williams said she received death threats for supporting transgender athletes

Megan Rapinoe explains what we’re getting so wrong in the debate about trans athletes

Your Genitals Shouldn’t Be Government Business

Videos

Why Is Everyone Afraid of Trans Women Winning?

Why AOC’s “Girl’s Girl” Defense of Trans Rights Is So Important

Pro-trans March in Taipei and other transgender news

3,800 march in Taipei in support of transgender community

Women’s soccer legend Megan Rapinoe says she ‘can’t wait’ to see an elite trans athlete compete

San Francisco expands exterior landmark for historic transgender riot site

Australia: Non-binary Hobart City Council candidate shares ‘dehumanising’ online abuse

The only bricks thrown by Stonewall UK are the bricks they hurl at trans + people.

‘Progress takes time’: Stonewall CEO on turning down the heat on the trans debate

Labour proposes weakening the conversion therapy bill.

Being Transgender Doesn’t Mean You Have to Be an Activist

Revealed: Trans people framed as medical or legal issues in 94% of AI responses

AI systems are censoring queer content and reducing LGBTQIA+ visibility

Chappell Roan raises $2 million for trans and LGBTQIA+ orgs while big brands look away

Gender Revel Gala line up revealed as Victoria’s Trans Month begins

US Politics

Democratic official says she won’t back Iowa Senate candidate over trans ad
Archive

High schoolers start podcast to center young transgender Vermonters

Out lawmaker Brianna Titone explains the fight against Colorado’s anti-trans ballot questions

A Kansas Democrat Called Trans Girls “Biological Males.” So why are LGBTQ+ outlets covering him like he’s a hero?

Republican trying to make Virginia’s marriage ballot question entirely about trans people

Texas Supreme Court blocks deposition intended to identify group behind transgender mailers

YouGov Poll: Voters Trust Democrats On Trans Rights Issues By 29 Points

Jaelynn Scott wants to make Black trans history in U.S. politics

Transgender News October 30

Japan: Politician ordered to pay ¥1.1 million for outing author as transgender

Is Erika Hilton the Most Powerful Trans Woman on Earth? Brazil Just Answered

Patrick Stewart ‘treasured’ LGBTQ+ people; they felt the same

Both Of Her Kids Came Out As Trans. Here’s The Crucial Advice She Wishes She Had At The Time.

Let’s examine the behaviour of Helen Joyce and Maya Forstater to understand their motivations and objectives behind their registered “human rights” charity. Sex Matters.

Female student sues on Title IX grounds after being banned from playing male lead in school musical

The transphobic political playbook is older than you think

No, Democrats have not turned their backs on trans people

Trans-Led Cadillac Pride Builds Queer Community in Northern Michigan

Trans activist Yaya Mavundla opens up about transition journey and ongoing transphobia in South Africa (PAYWALL)

Poll finds Americans wildly overestimate number of trans athletes in US college sport

Halloween Is the One Night Everyone Understands Gender Expression

New Study Links Brain Activity and Childhood Trauma in Trans Women

10 Black Transgender Men Who Have Shaped LGBTQ+ History in the 21st Century

US Politics

Trans woman says ICE agents released her after confirming she’d had bottom surgery

Revealed: GOP Group Tied to Mysterious Trans Student Messages

GOP women’s group behind fake transgender mailer campaign
Archived

If Democrats win big in Congress, what can they do for queer and trans rights?

Beloved Georgia librarian fired for displaying trans-inclusive children’s book sues county, library system

Ahead of midterms, Missourians defend transgender healthcare

Trans Arizonans Can Change Birth Certificates Without Surgery, Court Says. The Plaintiffs Still Lost

Gender Justice files discrimination lawsuit after Essentia Health abruptly ends care for transgender teen

A US judge on Thursday ​dismissed a lawsuit accusing the US Federal Trade Commission of launching an investigation into a ‌transgender health nonprofit in retaliation for its advocacy for gender-affirming care.

What LGBTQ+ Americans stand to lose if Republicans win the midterms

A Clash Over Trans Women in Sports Erupts at a Pro Soccer Game
Archive

Drag Queens Issue Cease and Desist to GOP Candidate Over Deepfaked Attack Ad

Transgender News October 29

Tasmania’s bill to ban conversion practices has passed the Lower House

Libidinal Hate: When Disgust Becomes Desire

Trans journalists are more critical than ever. But their work comes with big risks.

Two suspects detained after transgender person dies following alleged attack in Pakistan

Gender Critical Doctor Responsible For Pause On Welsh Gender Surgeries

US Politics

As LGBTQ+ History Month comes to a close and the midterms approach, Family Equality’s Anna Santa Maria explains why preserving queer history matters

Trump DOJ sues Anne Arundel school board over gender identity policy

Republicans have spent nearly $200 million on anti-trans ads in the midterms

Republicans Have Spent Years Trying to Disenfranchise Trans Americans. Now, Anti-Trans Democrats Are Helping Them.

Republicans have made Americans believe transgender athletes are everywhere. They’re barely anywhere

Former NFL player running for office says Democrats need to fight for trans people

The Fake Texas Trans Mailers Already Did Their Damage

Trans Election Night Guide: The Biggest Elections To Watch For Trans People In 2026

Catholic Church: Several U.S. Bishops Support Local Anti-LGBTQ+ Ballot Measures

Nonbinary Georgia Democrat Bentley Hudgins set to make history: ‘Hope is a discipline’

Anti-Trans Ballot Showdown in Colorado and Washington

Many trans voters and their loved ones said they’re resigned to voting for Democrats in competitive races who don’t fully support them, fearing a worse alternative in Republicans.

Democrats in Washington state have found a way to fight a conservative ballot measure targeting transgender athletes — by borrowing the GOP’s favorite argument against big government

No Compromise on Trans Lives

When the NCAA banned her from women’s sports, this trans athlete moved to Canada to keep competing.

The US Federal Trade Commission says the New York Attorney General’s Office ​is blocking one of the state’s largest hospital networks from complying with a subpoena in a federal investigation ‌involving gender-affirming care for transgender children.

We have a new page with POSITIVE transgender news for you here!

Transgender News October 28

In Breast Cancer Prevention and Screening, Trans Women Are ‘Invisible,’ Doctors Say

More than 150 people from at least 30 countries gathered in Montreal to strengthen a global effort to preserve LGBTQ+ history online.

Irish organisations advocate for trans inclusion in sport at Oireachtas committee meeting

Anti-Trans Grifters Have an Election to Influence and Books to Sell

“I thought I’d have to hide who I was forever”: Jasper Crawley on coming out, finding community and giving hope to other trans young people (PAYWALL)

J. K. Rowling’s Extremism Escalates in Hateful “Update” on Anti-Trans Views

US Politics

Democrats haven’t yet won control of Congress, but their retreat on trans rights is already underway

Open anti-trans hatred among the Democratic Party is escalating. Too many queer and trans gentry are excusing it.

“I’ve got all kinds of slurs”: Gay Republican allegedly sends hate-filled message to trans lawmaker

Iowa Democrat Josh Turek’s sharp anti-trans pivot isn’t winning over his Republican opponent

Midterms could put LGBTQ lawmakers in committee chairmanships

Trans rights group heads to court over fake election mailers addressed to Texas children

Trump administration seeks researchers to link gender dysphoria to violent crime

The Detransition Roadshow: Regret, Religion and the Republican Party

Red state Democrat praised for “excellent” response to trans rights question: “God bless this man”

Conservatives Turn Rising Trans Diagnoses Into a Scare Story

“I’ve been a trans content creator on the internet for 20 YEARS. And let me tell you… things have changed… A LOT…”

Trans Medicalism is Lame – A Chill Guide

Transgender News October 27

Appearance Matters: Cisgender Prototypicality Influences Hiring Decisions About Trans Women But Not About Trans Men

Op-ed: I’m intersex. Here’s how anti-trans laws are harming people like me

Australia: Parents of transgender children urge MPs to support a ban on conversion practices

Intersex Awareness Day: Dorian Offrè Ntlali’s Journey From Feeling Like a “Weird Kid” to Embracing Difference

Sexist people more likely to support trans sports bans, study finds

Paris Lees to headline Trans Day of Remembrance fundraiser for LGBTQ+ suicide prevention charity

Op-ed: The ‘only two sexes’ argument is a political myth, not a scientific reality

New NHS rules disguise deliberate mistreatment as common sense

Anti-Trans Activists Play Victim After Soccer Confrontation

Brazil’s Lula Celebrates Victory By Kissing Trans Lawmaker On The Cheek

Erika Hilton, one of Brazil’s first trans legislators, celebrates Lula’s presidential victory

US Politics

AOC Defends Trans Rights in Maine: ‘I’m a Girl’s Girl’

AOC Calls Out Democrats Retreating on Trans Rights: “They’re Wrong

“The Democratic Party should, and likely will, win big in the midterms. We must not send the worst anti-trans voices to join them.”

As Trump Attacks His Muslim Faith, Abdul El-Sayed’s Words on Trans Rights Hit Home

Josh Turek ad on transgender issues draws bipartisan criticism

Who sent fake trans advocacy mailers to inflame Texas Republicans? A trail leads to an Illinois printer

The lasting damage of anti-transgender hysteria

Washington Is Voting on Sex Checks for Every Girl on a Girls’ School Team. Two of the Measure’s Backers Spent Friday Night Getting Kicked Out of a Pro Women’s Soccer Game in Oregon.

How will Trump improve women’s health if federal research grants restrict the word ‘gender’?

Trans veteran rips into GOP governor candidate who called her “sir”: “OK, ma’am, f–k off”

Nicki Minaj faces backlash after anti-trans remarks at Trump rally

Transgender News October 26

Dads are most susceptible to anti-trans ads. A new toolkit helps them learn to let trans kids shine.

Canada: Transgender rights organizations are raising the alarm over what they say is anti-trans rhetoric coming from the Conservative Party of BC.

Open letter to J.K. Rowling: My humanity is not elitism

When Billionaires Lecture Trans People About Privilege

The Organised Dehumanisation of Dr Upton

There is still time to support Tasmania’s bill banning conversion practices set to be debated this week.

Trans actress Hunter Schafer shares “magical thing about queerness” while promoting biggest role yet

US Politics

Iowa Dem Josh Turek Releases Anti-trans Ad Calling For A Federal Funding Ban On Trans Care

How are trans people in Iowa supposed to be excited to vote for a candidate who releases and ad like this?

Arizona’s Proposition 318 would ban trans students from sports teams and bathrooms that match their gender, across every school and athletic association in the state.

All eyes on WA as voters consider trans athlete initiative
Archive

Enes Kanter Freedom, one of two former NBA players who have sought to enter the 2027 WNBA draft by claiming to be women, invoked several anti-transgender tropes while criticizing the league for declaring him ineligible.

Ballot Measures Will Impact LGBTQ+ Rights in 7 States This Election

Woman in ad who said a Democrat endangers kids pleaded guilty to endangering kids

Missouri’s GOP Has a New Strategy to Ban Abortion—Attack Trans Kids

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