Transgender Report

Is the EU a safe place for transgender people?

‘Hiding his face’: India’s new transgender rules worry doctors, disrupt care

The gender critical twisting of language

Vera Drew’s Found-Footage Horror Comedy Trandemic Could Be Our Next Indie Horror Obsession

‘Trans Insurgency’ tees help support Brisbane protest

Stonewall Inn owners say JK Rowling has ‘damaged LGBT people globally’
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A Springfield man accused of repeatedly filming, following and harassing a transgender person has been placed on five years of supervised probation.

UK: No “Carve Out” For Parents In LGBT Conversion Practices Ban, Says Minister

US Politics

Inside Kansas’s Defense of Invalidating Trans Owned Driver’s Licenses

Transgender Students Deserve Day in Court on Athletic Advantage

The Supreme Court left open the question of whether states are required – rather than merely allowed − to keep transgender women and girls off female teams. That legal issue is working its way to the court.

Sarah McBride wants to ‘pull the emergency brake’ on ‘cynical’ Donald Trump in midterm elections

Yes, Graham Platner is a Trans Ally. Yes, He Says What You Want to Hear. That Doesn’t Make Him Any Less Unfit for Office.

IL Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Trans Patients By Removing Testosterone from Govt. Monitoring Program

Brett Kavanaugh’s Anti-Trans Ruling Takes a New and Disturbing Turn. The justice’s rhetoric is dehumanizing and unscientific.

UK: A teacher allegedly called LGBTQ+ people “mentally ill.” His punishment is gonna sting.

Trump’s ATF Floating Rule To Ban Trans People from Buying Guns

U.S. Federal Courts: Three overlooked court rulings limited White House anti-trans policies

As the Trump administration has pursued policies aimed at weakening transgender rights, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday took steps to affirm nondiscriminatory healthcare access, including gender-affirming care, for all.

‘They’re in the wind’: How US cuts pushed trans people out of care

Gay, trans women less likely to undergo cancer screening

Vera Drew’s ‘Trandemic’ Wins Transgender Film Center’s Inaugural Found Footage Fund Award

Why “Standing” Matters: The Legal Fight for Trans Rights

Why many trans travelers are now choosing to go by train

NYT Wrote Five Stories on the Trans Athlete Ban Decision. Not One Quoted A Transgender Person.

India Willoughby and Munroe Bergdorf weigh in on Andy Burnham as PM: ‘Cautiously optimistic’

UK: Urgent Travel Advisory Issued for Trans and Gender Diverse People.

Powerful trans theatre collaboration ‘Thirty-Six’ makes its Sydney debut

US Politics

New Jersey: Edna Mahan inmate appeals dismissal of transgender housing suit

After filing a FOIA lawsuit against the Department of Defense, James Dale argues the public deserves to see its agreement with Scouting America — and reflects on the unexpected legacy of the Supreme Court decision that bears his name.

Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings argues LGBTQ+ advocates didn’t “tee up” the Supreme Court’s latest trans rights case—they were forced to defend a community under relentless legislative attack.

Federal probe into transgender use of NC school bathrooms raises legal issues

DOJ, HHS, FTC, FDA: The alphabet soup of efforts to restrict gender-affirming care

Ohioans Deserve an Explanation from Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur on Her Anti-Trans Vote

Gavin Newsom signs budget with $26M safety net for trans youth care amid Trump cuts

SCOTUS takes up “parents’ rights” case that could take away gender affirming care from trans teens

Oklahoma Effectively Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Many Trans Adults

The Christopher Street Project joined prominent Democrats in calling on Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to step aside less than two weeks after endorsing him as a fighter for transgender rights.

GOP governor signs bill forcing trans inmates to detransition

Maine fights back after Trump’s DOJ demands confidential records of trans inmate

New Trump Administration Rule Aims to Erase Trans People from Many Areas of Public Life

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The Unhinged Detrans Grifters Who Got The Fight They Were Looking For

The Supreme Court just handed down another anti-trans ruling, saying that barring trans kids from sports is not discrimination. Movement-building reporter Lex McMenamin joined Francesca to talk about the scapegoating of trans people to further justify fascism.

The Inconvenient Truth About Advocacy Disguised as Analysis
Valiere has written a interesting, thorough and well documented rebuttal of a transmedicalist conspiracy theory. Valerie argues that Dr. Laura Targownik’s recent writing on pediatric gender-affirming care presents itself as careful, evidence-based analysis while, it is actually advocacy for transmedicalist restriction and gatekeeping. Bookmark the article for its well researched references.

The Men’s Movement is failing trans people

TransLucent Launches Legal Challenge Against EHRC Code of Practice

Hateful content removal on Meta has dropped 79% since ammending LGBTQIA+ policies

Is Steam blocking LGBTQ+ content in China?

New research has uncovered persistent disparities in preventive cancer care across different sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) populations.

US Politics

Some transgender people in Lawrence feel Kansas law is pushing them out

The Degradation Of Trans Rights Since 2020

White House brands Smithsonian’s American history museum leaders as ‘extreme’ activists

Massachusetts officials remain undaunted by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows states to keep biological males from participating in women’s sports.

We have a new batch of GOOD transgender news for you!

What Does It Take To Erase a Human Being? A Trans Woman? You, Me?

City apologizes after police forcibly remove law-abiding trans woman from nude beach

On the Day My Trans Son Started Gender-Affirming Care

Mr Burnham backtracked on his support for trans rights, saying “the time has come” to protect single-sex spaces. Bev Craig, who hopes to succeed him as mayor, has refused to go back on her claim that “trans women are women, trans men are men”.

India: Anaya Bangar Undergoes Transgender Verification Test; Says She Was ‘Asked To Undress In Front Of Male Doctors, Felt Exposed’

The All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA-NAPM) has submitted an appeal to the Election Commission of India to prevent large-scale disenfranchisement of women and transgender persons.
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US Politics

The most powerful statement LGBTQ+ people can make is not just to march, but to govern

A lawsuit has been filed against Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, accusing her of incorrectly using a court settlement to disqualify a ballot initiative that would enact restrictions on transgender athletes.
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Patriotic Trauma: July 4th Through a Transgender Lens

Elections amplify the key challenges that trans people face every day

Officials who freaked out over library’s Pride display may have broken the law in quest to remove it

Supreme Court reform isn’t the answer to the trans sports ruling

Saluting the Flag of a Nation that Hates You

Patriotism means criticizing America and making it better

A transgender fencer lost her team. Now she’s rebuilding at UConn.

New California Bill Backs Transgender Veterans After Military Ban

Platner shows Susan Collins how LGBTQ support is done

Socialist candidate Francesca Hong appeals to MAGA voter but avoid commenting on transphobic statement, NYT implies.
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The fact is that Hong supports trans people.

Illinois removes Testosterone from controlled substance list; requires insurance to cover HRT stockpiles

Victoria Cruz, Veteran of the Trans Rights Movement, Dies at 79
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EHRC says ‘sex questioning’ will be “rare and exceptional” – but evidence suggests it’s increasing already

Trans kids are being hit by waves of hostile policymaking – they need our help

Transcendent – a tough but important read. Laverne Cox’s memoir recounts horrific abuse as a child.

How the EHRC rewrote its dispute with the United Nations

Who is Elliot Page really playing in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’?

On Invisible Men and Promoting Trans Awareness

Parvathy articulates her strong stance on transgender rights, LGBTQ+ visibility, and the accountability of Bollywood filmmakers and actors.

Despite persistent bigotry, transgender wrestler Chelsea Marie is succeeding

US Politics

Are State Courts More Protective of Transgender People than Federal Courts?
As the U.S. Supreme Court deals another blow to trans rights, a new survey finds that almost 55 percent of related state cases from 2022 to 2024 had a positive impact on trans lives.

Trans Troops Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status

Close to Home: I am a woman. The Supreme Court doesn’t get to decide otherwise.

Conservatives seek blue-state bans on trans athletes in wake of Supreme Court win
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The Trump admin went so far Thursday night that even Judge Reed O’Connor put a case on hold

Penn faculty members reflected on the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in interviews with The Daily Pennsylvanian.

Australia: LGBTIQ+ groups and women’s organisations have called out the Coalition’s Bill to redefine ‘sex’ as it undermines the privacy and safety of all women, and strips trans people of basic legal protections.

Australia: Say f*ck you to Pauline by supporting these trans organisations

When Allyship Looks Different: 9 People Showing Up for the LGBTQ+ Community

Oslo University Hospital retracts articles about gender incongruence. “We apologize to individual patients and affected organizations.”
Google translation.

Annie Harmann comments:
“We will follow up on the investigations by the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, as well as the completion of the investigations into the final four researchers.”

PKI is The Patient Organization for Gender Incongruence in Norway.

US Politics

Maine’s highest court hears arguments to determine future of anti-transgender ballot initiative

Democrat denounces “rush to moralize” on trans sports participation: “We miss some of the nuance”

What will happen to trans rights if Dems take the White House? The UK could hold the answer.

New Jersey becomes latest blue state to pass health care shield law for trans care & IVF

The Transgender Sports Decision Was About Something Deeper Than Law
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California approves millions in funding for trans health care in state budget

In SCOTUS Anti-Trans Decision, Christian Right Sees Path to Ending Obergefell

Maine refuses to comply with DOJ subpoena for trans prisoner’s confidential records

Trans Girl Defeated At Supreme Court Receives Tear-Jerking Letter From A Gay Man Who Lost Too

Transgender patients seek to hold Children’s Hospital Colorado in contempt

Banning transgender girls from school sports affects all children – why allowing strangers to scrutinize children’s bodies may put all girls at risk of harassment

Missouri Becomes Latest State to Begin Medically Experimenting on Trans Prisoners, in Defiance of Longstanding Court Ruling

As transgender troops leave the military, California seeks to help them start new lives

Federal judge blocks DOJ from getting its hands on trans children’s private medical records

Submit a public comment to protect Two-Spirit and trans people, immigrants, bodily and Tribal sovereignty, and organizations receiving federal funding

Australia: Study reveals LGBTQIA+ discrimination is increasing in regional areas

Why are America’s largest newspapers stigmatizing queer people?

The Good Law Project has announced plans to take Ofcom to court, accusing the UK broadcasting regulator of failing to act against what it describes as misinformation and anti-trans rhetoric broadcast on TalkTV.

Beyond the binary: Global traditions of gender fluidity

Queen Camilla’s Photo With J.K. Rowling During Pride Month Is Drawing Serious Criticism

“A royal transphobic dog whistle”: Folks rage over Queen Camilla posing happily with JK Rowling

There are SO many authors in the UK. Why would you select the one who wants to deny young people access to live-saving health care? Why would you select the one who has made it her life mission to erase a vulnerable minority from public existence?

— Dale Tegman (@deltamagnet) June 30, 2026

US Politics

The Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday upholding state bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports is prompting questions about whether trans rights litigators have made strategic missteps

The Court denied us “dignity & fairness”: Sarah McBride & trans leaders respond to sports decision

Supreme Court trans sports ruling sparks red state crackdown and blue state resistance

Brett Kavanaugh says trans kids should not be ostracized. His sports ruling does exactly that

ACLU says trans athletes ruling is narrower than many believe.
It leaves decisions about transgender participation in school sports largely in the hands of states.

Melania celebrates anti-trans SCOTUS decision while saying “I fully support the LGBTQIA+ community”🙄

Trump education secretary threatens Kansas schools over trans student privacy policy

The Four Fallacies at the Heart of SCOTUS’ Decision on Trans Athletes

S.F. Trans March organizers defend protesters who drove out Scott Wiener
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New Jersey Finally Passes Trans Care Shield Law, The Last Blue State Left To Do So

Army combat veteran advances in bid to become Maryland’s first transgender legislator.

Trans service members challenging military ban score major victory

Sasha Colby and Other ​’Drag Race’​ Stars Condemn “Heartbreaking” SCOTUS Decision Allowing Trans Athlete Bans

Trans Exile Network and other organisations issue urgent travel advisory over UK civil rights crisis

Trans Americans & Asylum Applications: Everything You Need to Know

Greens release new legislation to ban conversion therapy in Tasmania

“The Playboy Philosophy Stood for Sexual Freedom for All”

Suspect accused of stabbing trans student over 40 times found not “competent” to stand trial

Chile: Santiago Pride march doubles as protest against new Chilean president

Malaysia officials promote anti-LGBTQ+ slur to keep queer content offline

1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Trans Rights in America

Trans Poker Pro Aubrey Williams Finishes Second at WSOP Ladies Event

“I was made trans for a reason”: The creator of the trans Pride flag on the emblem’s enduring power

US Politics

“Politicians know they’ll get booed at Trans March; harassment from cops is real issue”

‘We thought we were safe here’: what New York queer community feels ahead of America’s 250th birthday

Transgender troops just won a major ruling in their fight against Trump’s military ban

The Trump administration is excluding The Trevor Project from the 988 service it helped create

Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Trump-Vance administration to take urgent action to defend LGBTQ people across the globe

Supreme Court Ruling

Trans Sports Ruling Puts Pressure on States Without Bans
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States can ban transgender women and girls from sports, according to U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Trans Sports Bans, Potentially Complicating Trump’s Anti-Trans Pressure Campaign Against Schools: Ruling Analysis

Trans youth athletes vow to keep playing after US supreme court ruling

Supreme Court Rules Title IX Means “Biological Sex” In Devastating Anti-Trans Ruling

Sotomayor: ‘Facts Do Not Matter’ To Supreme Court After It Upholds Trans Athlete Ban

Mamdani administration reaffirms that trans athletes ‘can play the sports they love’ in NYC

Videos

I Lost My Male Privilege at 45: How the World Treats Me as a Trans Woman

Were Trans Women socialized as MEN??

Two Most Dangerous Long-Term Effects of Living With Unaddressed Gender Dysphoria

Judith Butler Explains the Gender Panic
Judith Butler is one of the world’s leading scholars and philosophers on issues of gender, sexuality, and the cultural phenomena that surround them.

Nik Goodyear joins Dr. Helen Webberley for a thoughtful and deeply personal conversation about growing up trans before the internet, transitioning in the 1990s.

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

Supreme Court lets states block trans athletes from women’s and girls’ sports

Supreme Court rules trans people not entitled to equal protections under law

The court ruled Tuesday that Idaho and West Virginia did not discriminate against two students in barring them from playing on teams that align with their gender identity.

Clarence Thomas's concurring opinion in the trans sports ban case in West Virginia contains some of the ugliest transphobic stuff I have ever seen in a legal opinion. Straight-up gleeful. Vile man. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p…

— Jay Willis (@jaywillis.net) 2026-06-30T14:06:53.654Z

Finding trans joy amidst the slings and arrows

Banning gender-affirming care doesn’t protect children — it makes it harder to help them

Australia: Greens introduce Bill for a National LGBTQIA+ Discrimination Commissioner

Gender-bending in Balkan history and folklore: Sworn virgins, ritual roles and women warriors in drag

Supreme court to decide if trans runaways can be given HRT, other services

Childhood Experiences of LGBTQ+ Stigma can Harm Romantic Relationships Decades Later

Navigation by North Star: A Reflection on 18 Months of Transitioning

Some NHS hospitals will reportedly respect trans patients’ gender identities and allow trans women to use female-only facilities.

Second Trans Contestant Enters Miss Universe Puerto Rico Amid Backlash

American model Emira D’Spain became the first full-time trans cast member of a Bravo show after joining Next Gen NYC last year.

US Politics

EEOC tells trans teacher outright it no longer investigates trans discrimination cases

Kansas anti-trans law forced her license to say male. Then a cop questioned it and she was charged

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signs 3 trans rights bills into law & then marches in Pride parade that afternoon.

“We Cannot Do This Alone”: JeffCo Schools Asks CO Gov and AG For Help Against Trump’s Anti-Trans Threats

Florida congressmen target transgender girl competing in Irish dance championship

U.S. Military/PentagonCourt to weigh class action status in trans military ban challenge

Anti-LGBTQ+ Florida lawmaker caught Claude-handed using AI to draft legislation

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The Continued Fall of Róisín Murphy | How a Queer Icon Became a Transphobic TERF and Lost Her Audience

Ukraine debates LGBTQ rights as thousands serve in the military | Ukraine This Week

Screening segregation. On transphobia, representation and The Supreme Court ruling.

Online spaces suffer from anonymity when it harms LGBTQI+ people

988’s LGBTQ+ hotline to relaunch this year. But the group that helped start it might be excluded

Aubrey Williams didn’t enter the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Ladies Championship to make a political statement, she entered because she belongs there.

The leader in killing of Sam Nordquist faces life in prison, but the death penalty remains a threat

African lawmakers push anti-LGBTQ+ legislations, justifying it on the defense of African values

“A day of celebration”: Nepal legalizes marriage equality

Fortress Europe: the new pact on migration and asylum will further deteriorate chances for LGBTQ+ refugees

Trans dad, Zach Ellams, pens touching ode to daughter who taught him to be “happy & secure” in his gender
Original article with illustrations
Illustrated by Hannah Jacons

US Politics

Within the next week, Congress is preparing to vote on the KIDS Act, a sprawling package of legislation that seeks to control Americans’ web browsing and private messaging.

How Does It Feel When Your Government Wants to Eradicate You?

Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr.’s Anti-Trans Healthcare Directive

Is the gaydar an illusion?

The “autogynephilia” theory aimed a giving transphobia a pseudo-scientific cover. But it turns out erotic crossdreaming is quite natural, even among cis people. (Humorous video made by cis people)