Transgender Report

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.
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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
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“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
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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
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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

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Guy Hammond’s Anti-Queer ‘Therapy’ Doesn’t Convert You: It Mutilates You

How to create a grassroots pride without any corporate sponsorships

Haters are targeting a beloved trans teacher. Her defenders are fighting back.

Gabriela Banach, Trans Activist, Was Killed in Rosario. Prosecutors Have Charged Her Death as a Transfemicide.

Philippines lawmakers push for transgender hate crime probe

What Are Testosterone Vocal Fold Injections — And How Do They Work?

The Lancet: Attacks on LGBTQ+ health are a threat to all

From Prejudice to Harm – Current Policies Targeting Trans People Follow a Clear Pattern of Escalation

US Politics

Former NBA player was ejected from Fever-Sky game after player yells at Enes Kanter Freedom

Liberty Savagely Mock Sophie Cunningham Over Transgender Comments

There’s no humanity in this hatred for a transgender NC teacher | Opinion

Ohio BMV removes gender change form, says it’s ‘not compatible’ with state law

Medicaid transgender care rule sets precedent that could restrict coverage of other drugs
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JK Rowling Got Even WORSE?!

Do Trans Women Sexualize Themselves?

Inside Misha Petrov’s “TRANS-RACIAL” Grift

The “Biological Man” in Girls’ Sports Might Literally Be a Seventh Grader

Exploring Renée Richards’s life through lens of a trans author

Finding happiness as a trans person

TransLucent’s Statement: Labour Women’s Conference 2026 – Standing with Trade Unions.

Trans Activist Jessica Núñez Was Killed in Argentina. Her Community Wants the Case Investigated as a Transfemicide.

Trans Man Rajab Ali Built a Mosque With His Life Savings. He Still Fears Being Harmed There.

Laverne Cox & filmmakers say decline in Black LGBTQ+ media representation harms everyone

The Cass Review v The Netherlands: Why the Netherlands is Continuing Youth Gender-Affirming Healthcare.

US Politics

Trump Says Hospitals Are Performing Reverse Transgender Surgery at His Order. No hospital has confirmed anything of the kind.

Trump wildly claims hospitals are performing ‘reverse surgery’ on trans patients ’at my order’

Kansas’ Investigations of Trans People in Bathrooms Personally Overseen by Democrat Appointee Adam Proffitt

Darline Graham Nordone’s pivot to trans athletes only makes her ignorance more obvious

Gloves Come Off In Dem Senate Primary Debate: ‘You Threw Those Trans Kids Under the Political Bus’

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert denounced those she claims are using the league to “sow divisiveness” over the topic of transgender athletes.

After the federal government threatened to withhold funding, Anne Arundel County Public Schools amended its gender policy.

Outside a sold-out WNBA game, dueling protests mirror America’s transgender-athlete debate

‘Submission is empowering’: Erika Kirk’s TPUSA demands fewer choices for women

Metric anxiety is fueling a dangerous decline in quality queer journalism

Not all trans people are the same. “Media, activists need to do more to challenge stereotypes.”

Conversion therapy is evolving. Here’s how the religious right is reaching modern youth.

Gay Comic Matt Mathews Goes on Anti-Pronoun Rant: “We Don’t Do All That S**t.” (BTW, “We” Is a Pronoun)

Warwickshire Pride warns of planned protest by “transphobic hate group” ahead of event

Locum pharmacist was handed a six-month suspension for refusing to dispense prescribed medication to a gender transitioning patient while working at a Superdrug.

Ariana Grande tells Trump ‘never use my music again’ after anti-trans TikTok

US Politics

Indiana: Spat breaks out in secretary of state’s race over Indiana transgender sports ban

Former CIA officers warn Trump’s administration is reviving the Lavender Scare, endangering national security

NJ Gov Mikie Sherrill signs expansive bill to fight back in war on trans & reproductive health care

Colorado to suspend Medicaid coverage for some gender-affirming care for youth due to new federal rule

School district changes trans student policies under threat from Trump administration

Trump-Vance administration’s LGBTQ brain drain: what you need to know

Anti-Trans Ballot Questions: A ‘Trojan Horse’ for Regressive Policies

Missouri Republicans are trying to repeal abortion rights by leaning into anti-trans sentiment

Texas Secretly Started Torturing Trans Prisoners By Forcibly Detransitioning Them ‘a Few Weeks Ago’

Startling new study shows 12% of US adults are LGBTQ+, the highest estimate yet

LGBTQ+ people now make up 12% of adults across the United States, a percentage accounting for roughly 26.5 million people (higher than the entire population of Florida), according to an analysis of U.S. Census data conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the HRC’s educational and programmatic arm….The foundation’s analysis estimates that among U.S. adults, 2.34% are transgender or gender expansive, 3.27% are lesbian or gay, and 7.08% are bisexual.

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Iowa music teacher says school board denied him a job because he is transgender

Ex-Virginia cop demands $15 million after sharing locker room with trans colleague

Washington: ‘I just fought for my life on my front lawn’: Transgender man attacked with hatchet at South Hill home

Log Cabin Republicans announce they no longer support trans rights

Counter-protest against anti-trans rally is happening in Sydney this Sunday

JK Rowling issues surprising message of support for trans adults

Trans Detransition: What the Data Shows. Research into trans detransition rates in North West Europe.

Conservatives fume over fake claim Disney is making Mickey Mouse transgender

Joe Caslin’s trans mural drawing shortlisted for prestigious Irish portrait prize

A powerful mural created by Irish artist Joe Caslin has been shortlisted by the National Gallery of Ireland for this year’s AIB National Portrait Prize.

US Politics

SC senator threatens Dorchester districts’ consolidation over dispute involving transgender teacher

Maryland school district caves to Trump and adopts forced outing policy to expose LGBTQ+ students

Ohio anti-LGBTQ+ hate group co-authors Trump administration ‘report’ alleging gender-affirming healthcare fraud

A Douglas County judge declared the state’s invalidation of a transgender woman’s Kansas driver’s license was likely an unlawful violation of her right to Due Process

Democrats hash out trans rights message in Massachusetts debate

The Trump administration’s threats to defund facilities that treat trans minors is harming intersex youth who also need hormone therapy.

Trans Migrants in ICE Detention Are Losing Their Rights and Medical Care
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Kristi Miller: “there is no robust empirical evidence that trans women increase injury risk to cisgender women in sport.”

Florida voters deliver wins for LGBTQ+ candidates and losses for Moms for Liberty

Moms for Liberty co-founder who had bi threesome rape scandal to lose school board seat

New Jersey shields abortion and gender-affirming care from out-of-state investigations

Feminist, human rights and democracy organizations call on all sectors of society to reject anti-gender politics in all its forms

“It is important not to fall into the agnotological trap of thinking that “science” can be divorced from the people conducting the research because all research is conducted with a human in the loop.”

Portland Mom Sues School for Trespassing Her and Teaching Inclusivity

The fight to protect a trans landmark in California from ICE’s biggest contractor

Tasmanian schools inquiry finds LGBTQIA+ students and staff face ‘inadequate’ protections

Trans vet forced to ride electric trike to provide for disabled daughter after state revoked license

UN experts warn UK equality ‘guidance’ on single-sex services could ‘institutionalise discrimination’ against trans people

Robin Ince becomes first patron of trans advocacy group TransActual

On JK Rowling’s role in the transphobic social media ecosystem. (Bluesky)
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World-renowned visual activist and photographer Prof. Zanele Muholi presents Brave Beauties: Stories of Identity, Visibility & Courage at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg from 20 August to 24 September 2026.

US Politics

New HHS Report on Gender-Affirming Care Rife With False Information

“The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ new final rule restricts federal funding for medically necessary healthcare for transgender minors…It’s despicable.”

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles no longer accepts a form allowing transgender Ohioans to change the gender listed on their driver’s license or state ID.

Giovonni Santiago helped create the VA’s first transgender-specific clinic. A decade later, he is watching the government dismantle the system that made its care possible.

Conservative library’s ban of LGBTQ flags backfires as it now faces calls to nix BIBLE from shelves over gory deaths

Anti-Trans Activists In Uproar Over Trans Music Teacher In North Carolina, Propose Gender Dress Code For School Employees

Nevada Woman Goes Viral For Her Pitch Perfect Speech After Noticing MAGA School Board Trustee’s Anti-Trans Shirt

Appeals court allows Trump DOJ investigation of transgender telehealth provider to resume

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LGBTI organizations calls on Portugal’s Parliament to reject three bills that would dismantle the 2018 self-determination law, reintroduce medical gatekeeping, ban gender-affirming care for minors, and erase protections for intersex children.

When Americans Understand Child Development, They Support Trans Youth. (Keyword When)

BBC online regulation must work for trans audiences too

Who Is Petra Parker? Everything We Know About the Transfemme Spiderverse Sensation

She’s been showing up on my timeline for days, I had to draw Petra Parker ❤️ pic.twitter.com/9y4fAUEThy

— • Ian • (@ianarcanj0) August 16, 2026

Affirming teachers can have the biggest impact on trans kids’ success in school, new study finds

Russian LGBT Network shuts down after court rules it “extremist”

Is Trans Loneliness Causing an Epidemic of AI Use in Our Community?

US Politics

Emails reveal Virginia school officials approved an LGBTQ+ club — until conservative backlash hit

Hostile school policies are keeping transgender students out of class

Federal Court Restores Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Many Trans Adults in Massive Win

‘High T’ Pete Hegseth hurls anti-trans slur at Iowa State Fair campaign stop while Iran war rages on

WNBA says fans shouldn’t have been told to cover shirts about trans athletes

WNBA Apologizes to Fans Who Were Asked to Cover Pro- and Anti-Trans Shirts. So… They’re Both Allowed?

GOP candidate to replace Ron DeSantis is making trans rights the main focus of his campaign

White House targets gender-affirming care funding, states fight back

A Texas University Becomes a Petri Dish for a Conservative Overhaul
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The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has stopped accepting the professionally-certified form that transgender Ohioans have long used to update the gender marker on their driver’s license or state ID
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Democrats Are Trying to Disqualify Trans Candidates. Here’s How.

Democrat Jonah Wheeler Targets ‘Gender Ideology’ in New Video

Open Letter to Dr. Amy Acton: Leave No Transgender Child Behind

Trump cannot strip Obamacare protections from trans people’s healthcare, judge rules

The Trump Administration Launches a New Angle of Attack Against Trans Healthcare

Court allows Trump administration to access trans patients’ records