“That’s the thing about being trans online. We’re expected to be educators, inspirations, cautionary tales, and proof of concept all at once. And in trying to protect ourselves or each other, we sometimes put on a little more armor than we need.”
An influential liberal think tank is urging Democrats to stand firm on supporting transgender people serving in the military and gender-transition care for youths but also to accept some restrictions on transgender athletes.
The Health Council of the Netherlands has reaffirmed the country’s gender-affirming healthcare for transgender adolescents, rejecting calls to dismantle or restrict it. This is a huge loss for local TERFs and other transphobes.
Following a two-year review commissioned by the Dutch health ministry, the independent advisory body concluded that puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones achieve their intended physical effects and are associated with better mental health.
‘The same person defending herself from accusations of transphobia had publicly referred to one transgender woman as beautiful while repeatedly dismissing other transgender women as “dudes.” ‘
“The Church in Wales will not use equality law exemptions to exclude trans people from our worship, our sacraments, our pastoral care, or our common life.”
Amnesty UK’s report A Growing Threat: the Anti-Rights Movement in the UK mapped 117 organizations, including anti-abortion groups, organizations promoting conversion practices, branches of US Christian-right organizations and 51 groups described as “gender critical.” JK Rowling and the TERFs have forced Amnesty to withdraw the report, but that does not stop us from reporting what it said.
