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Transgender News October 8

Brazil elects third transgender person to national Congress

Big Brother 2025 contestant Zelah Glasson has announced he is engaged to his partner of five years, Francesca, after proposing at Canada’s Barrier Lake.

Genocide Watch: In the United States (US), conservative backlash against 2SLGBTQ+ rights movements is producing violent, systemic persecution of transgender Americans.

Storytelling emerged as a powerful tool of resistance at FlameCon 2026

//Over the summer, Flame Con returned to New York City and once again offered the LGBTQ community respite and resilience against ongoing political violence. From Aug. 15-16, attendees experienced drag comedy, panels, and art that boldly expressed queer and trans experiences.//

US Politics

Scholars from Virginia university that ended trans youth care publish research on transphobia’s harms

Democrat-led Arizona, Virginia Quietly End Medicaid Coverage of Care for Trans Youth, Acquiescing to Trump Demands

Democrats keep asking trans people for money. We’re asking for a backbone

‘Highly discriminatory’: Current and former trans lawmakers speak out ahead of Douglas County judge’s ruling on bathroom, driver’s license law

Human Rights Campaign president to Dems caving on trans rights: ‘You’re doing too much and getting too little’

Suit against Trump’s anti-trans policies for government employees allowed to proceed
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Equality Caucus: Marcy Kaptur’s Anti-Trans Ads “Deeply Offensive,” Will Not Support Her Campaign

Trans athlete challenged USA Fencing’s ban. A federal judge just dismissed her case.

LGBTQ+ families are on the ballot this November. Here’s how to protect them

Five Anti-LGBTQ Political Attack Ads You Must See to Believe

Section 3 of Brian Heywood’s Initiative 638 would require Washington girls to prove they have a vagina just to play sports
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Trump shares absurd anti-trans ad attacking Dem candidate. But she refuses to lose focus.

Forty-nine percent of US GenZ reports discrimination protections for LGBTQ people as a priority.

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Arizona legislature’s attempt to require trans people to get gender-affirming surgery before they can correct gender markers on birth certificates. 

Sophie Cunningham Claimed She Wasn’t “Hating” on Trans People. Her New Hat Suggests Otherwise

Amendment 3 would reinstate Missouri’s abortion ban with limited exceptions while also constitutionally prohibiting gender-transition treatments for minors.

Ann Arbor schools agree to 90-day pause in transgender policy dispute with DOJ

🏳️‍⚧️ More good transgender news stories for you!

Transpose London brings trans+ musicians together (+more transgender news)

Olly Alexander and jasmine.4.t announced for trans-led songwriting camp Transpose London 2026

Olly Alexander and transgender singer-songwriter jasmine.4.t are among the artists taking part in Transpose London 2026, a three-day songwriting and production camp created to support trans+ talent in the music industry, scene mag reports.

Acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people stalls or declines in the Netherlands, monitor finds

To defeat the current climate of hate, the LGBTQ+ movement must innovate like never before Jaymes Black, CEO of the Trevor Project

As LGBTQI+ rights retreat worldwide, Australia’s UN rejection squanders a chance to lead in the Asia-Pacific.

What happens when anti-trans hate follows you offline?

The TERF conference TORCH, which was previously reported on by Assigned Media, has been cancelled. 

Meta censors Austin gay bars after flagging “trans” posts & pics of drag queens: “They don’t care”

Study Shows the Toll of Hiring Discrimination on Trans Women

US Politics

NYC Plans to Allocate Nearly $9 Million to Youth Trans Care

The high court has upheld bans on transgender athletes on girls’ and women’s sports teams. It has not said whether states can allow them to participate.
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LGBTQ+ migrants sought safety in the U.S. Trump sent them to dangerous countries they’d never known

Trans Youth Aren’t the Only Ones Suffering in Trump 2.0. So Are Their Affirming Parents

The two-judge panel emphasized how transgender people who have not undergone sex change surgery can still amend their birth certificate through a court order, like any other Arizonan.

US: Talking to Tyler Hack, who leads the nation’s only political action group dedicated solely to getting trans rights supporters elected.

Elliot Page calls on New York hospitals to restore trans youth healthcare

Some national LGBTQ+ groups are turning their backs on Democrats who have adopted anti-transgender rhetoric in their campaigns this election cycle.

In Georgia, two trans candidates believe voters are ready for them

Ohio Democrats want LGBTQ+ votes. Their anti-trans messaging is testing that support

Trump uses anti-trans slur against Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina

Held with men, subjected to slurs: Trans women describe abuse in ICE custody

Transgender former EEOC employee may proceed with bias lawsuit, judge says

ADF Files SCOTUS Shadow-Docket Request Claiming “Parental Right” To Stop Trans Kids From Playing Against Cis Ones

Cowboys Legend Endorses Ken Paxton, Citing Concerns Over Transgender Participation in Girls’ Sport

California State Polytechnic University Pomona Investigates Anti-Transgender Graffiti Across Campus

Medical providers worry Colorado’s Prop 135 will complicate gender-affirming care

Jesus is manly like a mustang (and other LGBTQ news)

Experts escalate concerns over NHS England’s evidence reviews of gender-affirming care

In a new study, trans and gender-diverse people described the stigma they encountered online and in traditional media as “relentless” and “inescapable”.

The passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act in May 2026 has raised pressing concerns about the future of healthcare access for transgender persons in India.

“97% of everyone [in the US] who transitions says that their life is as good or better than it was before they started, counting everything.”

Big Brother house roiled by ‘hideous transphobia’

Green LGBTQ+ activists protest conference event featuring gender-critical campaigner

Queer censorship isn’t new in Canada, but we’ve won the fight before

From social media platforms to payment processors, new restrictions are making it harder for webcomic artists to exist

As the author of ‘Gender Queer,’ I know how important the censorship fight is

Why comics are a perfect medium for fighting queer and trans censorship

Brazil: Transgender woman elected to Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

US Politics

Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Gender Markers Can Never Be Changed, Even For Cis People With Clerical Errors

With 32 days to go until the midterm elections, Republicans’ closing strategy is obvious: They’re going all-in on trans.

A GOP super PAC twists a Texas adult’s transition story to scare Ohio voters with an ad full of lies

LGBTQ+ movement leaders warn that anti-trans ballot measures in five states could become a testing ground for a broader political strategy in the 2028 presidential election.

“Vote NO”: Colorado’s Top Medical Groups Formally Oppose Anti-Trans Ballot Prop. 135

Colorado’s leading medical organizations are urging voters to reject Proposition 135, a ballot measure that would impose sweeping restrictions on gender-affirming health care for people under 18.

‘It’s torture’: Trans immigrant detainees allege experiencing abuse, medical neglect at Jena immigration detention center

Trump Claims Democrats “Mutilize” Kids To “Make Them Transgender” In Ohio Rally For Jon Husted

LGBTQ+ rights are on the ballot in 6 states this year. Here’s what you need to know.

LGBTQ+ movement leaders warn that anti-trans ballot measures in five states could become a testing ground for a broader political strategy in the 2028 presidential election.

Anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA influencer tells Fox News he met Jesus, who is “manly… like a mustang”

Jesus illustration from Etsy.

A reimagined “Department of War” logo displayed behind Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a recent speech drew immediate comparisons to Third Reich iconography.

LGBTQ+ Gen Z Voters More Likely to See Climate, ICE, and Gaza as Urgent Issues

“Validate an anti-trans Democrat or let a Republican win” is a false dichotomy

Dem in GOP-heavy district releases anti-trans ad touting “fairness & safety” for cis girls

Transgender News October 5

“Dorothy is a crime drama that deals with a transgender woman coming to terms with her gender identity and how others treat her after she comes out.”

‘One person turned up at my house’: Russell T Davies on fierce fandom, finding love after grief – and the fear that drives him to keep a knife by the door
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Real EstateThe financial realities facing LGBTQ+ first-time buyers

Students & teachers rally to support trans homecoming queen amid brutal online backlash

John Money’s story is coming back into the spotlight, and the anti-trans spin won’t be far behind.

Multiple studies show “considerable” decline in young people identifying as LGBTQ+
“The chances are more likely that, rather than ‘becoming straight,’ people don’t feel as safe identifying themselves again

Transgender activist Arundhati dies in road mishap near Chitradurga

US Politics

Trump’s Title IX Announcement Is Cruel. But It Does Not Change The Law

Rep. Becca Balint says Dems can slow Trump’s anti-trans warfare. But first they must win midterms.

Being Out Online Is Not Consent to Be Outed by the Government

Republican Senate campaigns are again making transgender issues a centerpiece of political attacks. Voters should examine the facts behind the claims.

Trans family leaving the UK and more transgender news

“Today, as a family, we have booked our flights and our one-way ticket out of the UK. This has not felt like a choice. This feels like fleeing to protect ourselves.”

//For the past 7 years we have looked at our own heavy and escalating life challenges, at the UK law and policy-scape, at the immense threats to trans life and trans childhood in the UK, and said to ourselves, “things are really bad and getting worse – if they get any worse we really should try and leave”.//

LGBTQ+ Australians three times more likely to suffer mental health disorders

Leading US trans rights org Trans Equality cuts nearly half its union membership

Bartender blocks trans woman from using restroom to tape up “Ladies Only” sign

It’s A Sin creator Russell T Davies has said growing hostility towards LGBTQ+ people and the return of homophobic tropes in mainstream politics inspired his television drama Tip Toe.

‘You will always have a place with us’: Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents reiterate support for trans players

No, Gender-Affirming Surgery Is Not the Same as Wanting a Facelift

The UK Department for Health and Social Care has written the Good Law Project demanding they take down a video criticising Palantir’s NHS contract.

The LGBTQ+ rights movement can only move forward if we learn to stop eating our own

“these distress patterns…have been played out in the only two places it has seemed ‘safe’ to do so. First, upon members of our own group — particularly upon those over whom we have some degree of power or control… Second, upon ourselves …”

US Politics

Elon Musk Calls For “Death Sentence” for GAC Providers

Woman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing transgender surgeries isn’t from Ohio, didn’t have procedure as minor

Federal judge refuses to accept Christian beliefs as excuse for company’s anti-trans discrimination

Misogyny is “just one piece of the story” in these midterms, says queer sociology professor

In its short two-year existence, Bree Taylor has built the Trans Unity Coalition into a national trans advocacy organization and she has just announced her candidacy for the 6th Michigan District congressional seat.

South Carolina Arts Commission Defunds Two LGBTQ-Focused Orgs, Says Art Can’t “Promote Ideology”

Although Democrats are more united in support of transgender people than they were a few years ago, the party remains divided.

Republicans redrew his district. Now Democrat Don Davis is making anti-trans campaign ads

Colorado’s anti-trans ballot initiatives face financial allegations

As hospitals make deals with Trump ending trans care, protesters warn NewYork-Presbyterian: Don’t follow them

The Colorado Medical Society is warning that a ballot measure which purports to ban transgender youth from receiving gender-related surgical care could have wider-reaching ramifications for children’s healthcare in general.

Trump says he will give Dennis Rodman a “pardon” to join the WNBA in anti-trans rant

Elliot Page Has a Scathing Message for Hospitals That Abandon Trans Kids

A public statement has earned praise, pushback and more allegations of censorship against the Ohio Democratic Party.

Transgender News October 2

Gender Affirming Surgeries 2025 – Exposing the data blind spot: Why anti-trans commentators are getting gender-affirming surgery numbers wrong.

Fact check: The claims being made about Tasmania’s conversion practices bill

Trans teen fights back after principal bans her from running for homecoming queen

Queer Community Raises Alarm as TERF Conference Comes to Worcester, MA

Turkey blocks major news site, claiming it’s spreading “LGBT propaganda”

Aussies can now stream the blood-soaked psychosexual queer slasher from trans and non-binary filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun, starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, on MUBI.

REVIEW: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

US Politics

Vancouver band cancels Charlottetown show after venue denied transgender member washroom access

Kansas AG Kris Kobach uses transgender people’s social media posts to defend forcibly outing them

“They’re unstoppable”: LGBTQ+ voters won’t be intimidated into staying home on election day

Trump restores 988 LGBTQ+ youth crisis line. Asked about trans callers, HHS cites ‘gender ideology extremism’

As anti-trans attacks escalate, Michigan-based Stand with Trans empowers by building community

Judge Rejects Religious Exemption in NH Transgender Insurance Case

The North Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the state’s cruel, medically indefensible ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. 300 organizations and individuals have signed an open letter to the state’s lawmakers and community leaders.

Two JoCo cities amend conversion therapy bans after Kansas AG demands change

A court has rejected the effort by Riley Gaines and others to strip trans athletes of their place in NCAA history.

ACLU Sues Minnesota School District That Banned All Stickers To Get Rid Of Rainbow Ones

Oklahoma Supreme Court offers opinion in transgender lawsuit
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Last week, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) revived the GOP’s long-running fight against furries in a Senate floor rant about transgender people that veered into an anti-furry tirade.

California governor signs 6 pro-LGBTQ bills, vetoes 1

Lambda Legal’s new LGBTQ+ Bill of Rights goes on offense by using tactics perfected by the right

From our archive

What an old edition of Encyclopedia Britannica can tell us about the erasure of trans and queer people

Transgender News October 1

“My Child Brought Home A Pink Princess Nightgown — Then Said 5 Words That Cracked Me Wide Open“

A Connecticut judge ruled earlier this year Aetna’s policy of automatically denying coverage of facial feminization surgery for transgender patients was discriminatory.

Trans man Jonathan McKinsey said his in-laws subjected him to anti-trans abuse. Now they’re charged with murdering him.

This trans man has been harassed by the same poll worker for years. But he won’t be stopped.

Trans Rage exhibition to showcase more than 70 works across four London venues

US Politics

Georgia School Blocks Trans Homecoming Queen, Citing Title IX

Pete Hegseth Hails Trump’s Military Culture Shift and Tougher Standards
‘No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors.’ The bigoted worldview of Hegseth has roots deep down the abyss of the human soul.

Lara Trump ranted about gender terminology on a recent episode of her podcast, as she stated that she “earned” the title of “mother” and asked to “go back to the basics”

New Poll From The 19th News Shows Public Turning Against Republican Anti-Trans Healthcare Bans

Andy Beshear has a message for Democrats backing away from trans rights: ‘That is not the party that we are’

What’s behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care ‘may’ radicalize

“Republicans have manufactured a crisis in women’s sports, just in time for the midterm elections. “

Trans woman just announced last-minute candidacy in Michigan!

Instead of rushing to cut funding for programs that serve LGBTQ+ residents and other diverse communities, local leaders in Miami Beach and Tallahassee voted to maintain existing support before Florida’s new anti-DEI law takes effect.

A list of LGBTQ+ advocates, organizers, and thought leaders who have shared their views on the so-called Cornell 7 case, rape culture, and trans rights.

PFLAG National, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization with local chapters across the United States, has been nominated for three Shorty Awards, which celebrate innovation in social media and digital content.

Since 2020 the US has entered an “era of anti-LGBTQ politics…characterized by speed, breadth, extremism, and… its near-laser focus on transgender people,” according to a new report by the progressive nonprofit think tank Movement Advancement

Gov. Bob Ferguson called on Washington voters to reject an upcoming ballot initiative that would bar transgender girls from competing in girls sports at K-12 schools.

Videos

The Epic Rise of Feminization “Artists”

1 Trans Name Hater VS 20 Trans Name Havers | Arounded

Good Trans News (because we need it).

Is the Algorithm TURNING YOU TRANS?…. depends lol

Transgender News September 30

“Farewell to Britain’s standing on LGBTQ+ rights”: Trans rights groups bring message to Labour conference ahead of PM Andy Burnham’s speech

Transgender New York Times executive fatally shot by elderly in-laws, police say

Riley Gaines’ Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds “No Evidence” Of Funding Claims

Dozens attend Fairview school board meeting in support of transgender homecoming queen

A transgender student at Charles R. Drew High School will not be allowed to run for homecoming queen.

NC appeals court hears arguments in case of patient who regrets transgender healthcare procedures

TransLucent is Proud to announce that Alan Cumming has become its latest Patron.

529 openly LGBTQ candidates running in Brazilian election

Galop urges action for trans abuse victims after Bridget Phillipson says she would not allow trans access to women’s refuges

Groundbreaking LGBTQ+ nature documentary narrated by Elliot Page to be screened during Banned Books Week

Wil Wheaton; The Stand by Me and Star Trek star gets candid with The Advocate about his gay fans, standing up for trans rights, childhood pain, and finding his people.

US Politics

James Talarico Tells Supporter He’ll ‘Always’ ‘Fight for Trans Kids’ in New Video

KY Gov. Beshear Has Message For Anti-Trans Dems: “We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus.”

Why Republicans Calling Trans People “Mentally Ill” Is More Than Just Rhetoric

Insiders, including at centrist think tank Third Way, are cautioning Democratic candidates against echoing Republican talking points on trans rights.

California to fund gender-affirming care for trans youth on Medi-Cal
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Voters care about everything else more than they care about trans issues, new poll finds

Trans people, anguished by Kansas driver’s license law, go to court
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Cheek Swabs? Genital Checks? Anti-Trans Sports Ban Proponents Don’t Know How It Would Be Enforced

Gretchen Whitmer, ‘a Midwest lesbian’s mom,’ has a message for Democrats waffling on LGBTQ+ rights

Anti-trans activists are addicted to misinformation as their latest “report” shows

Teachers in red states are terrified to stand up for LGBTQ+ students

“God was speaking to her”: Christian wins right to adopt kids & reject their LGBTQ+ identity

Transgender News September 29

The Democrat turn on trans rights should be a warning to Canadian progressives

LGBTQ+ advocates were in Ottawa on Monday asking the federal government to call an inquiry into provincial laws they say have escalated harassment, bullying and mental health harms for transgender people.

For transgender Muslims in Kelantan, quiet family acceptance at home contrasts with growing fear of sharia crackdowns

Fears for LGBTQ+ rights in Colombia after government withdraws from Equal Rights Coalition

Transphobic White House claims Donald Trump has protected trans people from crime over past two years

US Politics

U.S. Supreme Court: Trump asks Supreme Court to allow restrictions on gender-affirming care in prisons

DOJ asks SCOTUS to erase trans people from the law in case over trans care in prison

Trump administration repeals Title IX protections for LGBTQ students

NY-21 Dem Congressional Candidate Blake Gendebien Releases Ad Decrying “Boys In Girls Sports”

In Democratic-led Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh hospital caves to Trump. Trans kids lose care for a decade

Ohio Democratic Party is censoring criticism of anti-trans ads: insiders

Oregon promises safe homes for LGBTQ+ foster kids, but just dropped a requirement to support their identities

Transgender advocates protest UPMC’s decision to halt pediatric gender-affirming care
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UPMC’s new agreements with the Trump administration’s Department of Justice require the healthcare system to stop providing gender-affirming care to minors for 10 years, but courts or politics could shorten that timeline.

Trump strips Biden-era LGBTQ+ language from Title IX rules. Advocates warn of far-reaching damage

Fox pundits enraged that Obama praised women leaders without being transphobic

Federal court rules against voluntary “X” gender markers because they could out nonbinary people

“Hero” librarian sues after being fired for refusing to hide LGBTQ+ books from children

Transgender News September 28

Naomi Watts supports trans daughter Kai Schreiber at Milan Fashion Week

Ellie Goulding shuts down anti-trans fan: ‘We don’t tolerate any anti LGBTQ+ in the fandom’

A transgender woman and her partner were pepper-sprayed and physically attacked while walking to work in Miami-Dade.

“Legislation anxiety” is plaguing trans people nationwide

US Politics

Newsom signs bills aimed at protecting LGBTQ people, citing Trump administration attacks

Facing a barrage of Republican anti-trans ads, some Democrats are changing how they respond

Transgender kids are being used as political props
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Washington voters to decide whether transgender athletes can continue to compete in K-12 girls sports in I-638

Sarah McBride’s opponent kept misgendering her. He was removed from the debate.

Gretchen Whitmer to Democrats questioning their support for trans rights: ‘I’ve never wavered’

The GOP wants to talk about crime, immigration and trans issues. Voters don’t

If Joanna Whaley wins the race for state representative in District 2 in the Nov. 3 election, she will be the first transgender woman in the Michigan House.
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