Transgender Report

New anti-trans legislation affects all NHS users

NHS: The deadly toll of the trans healthcare crisis: 21 suicides and over 600 other deaths

Forcing ‘impartiality’ in classrooms is a Trojan horse for bans on queer lives

Americans who receive prescription medicines by mail from Canadian and other international pharmacies face a major interruption to that access beginning October 22, 2026.

Catching up with Louise Weard’s epic trans saga

The flood of online hate is harming trans & nonbinary people’s mental health, new study says

Political leaders and equality experts gather in Dublin to discuss future of LGBTQ+ rights in Europe

Your Workplace Doesn’t Get to Decide When You Come Out

The Trans Handy Ma’am is taking her tools on tour, promoting new book with stop in Ohio

//More than 4.8 million people know Stardust across Instagram and TikTok as “the Trans Handy Ma’am” – the home maintenance technician, burlesque performer and bestselling author behind thousands of instructional home maintenance and repair videos.//

Is LGBTQ+ Identification Really in “Free Fall” Among Teenagers? The Data, Explained

Is Youth LGBTQ+ Identification Really Declining? Not really.

US Politics

Ohio Democrats lose two transgender Pride Caucus members who say the party won’t let them speak

Nearly 12,000 books were banned by public school districts nationwide during the 2025–2026 school year, according to a new report from PEN America, which also found that artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly driving bans that specifically target LGBTQ+ literature.

TWIBS: Federal Judge Tosses Trans Fencer’s Lawsuit

Pennsylvania Republican touts LGBTQ+ support while GOP allies use Pride photos to attack his opponent

Trump’s new White House press secretary regularly spouted transphobia on Fox News

Judge dismisses lawsuit by spa worker who refused to give a trans woman a tour on ‘Christian’ grounds

Sherrod Brown Answers Anti-Trans Attack Ads By Tying Jon Husted To The Epstein Files

Abigail Spanberger exploring ‘every option’ to protect Virginia’s trans kids from Trump’s Medicaid cuts

U.S. Army Reserve Second Lieutenant Nicolas Talbott tells The Advocate he will fight his discharge as transgender troops ask a federal appeals court to make its ruling protecting them take effect.

Talarico struggles to clarify positions on transgender rights amid GOP attacks
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Justices urged to leave order in place barring enforcement of Trump administration’s new policy for transgender inmates

Transgender athletes are on the ballot in four states this November in efforts to expand existing bans or create new ones against their participation in school sports.

Darline Graham Nordone refuses to condemn Trump for calling her opponent slurs

Annie Andrews answers Trump’s transphobic slur with ad rejecting trans-inclusivity

Trans Black Quilombola woman among human rights award recipients at Dublin ceremony

Alan Cumming dishes on being a ‘femme daddy’ as the lovable host of The Traitors

Family of slain Baltimore transgender woman pleads for justice after police release suspect sketch

FBI Says Second Transgender Woman Linked to Canada School Massacre

US Politics

Killing of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans, Tennessee Court Rules

After Trump called Annie Andrews an anti-trans slur, the Democrat now calls trans women ‘biological men’

JD Vance Asked to Define Socialism — Responds ‘It Actually Means’ That ‘You Want Boys to Play in Girls’ Sports’

“Sports give young people a place to make friends and be part of a team, but sports bans on transgender girls send the hateful message that some children don’t belong simply because of who they are.”

Transgender woman deported to Central African Republic in hiding and worried

Transphobia won’t save the GOP in 2026. It probably never did.

LGBTQ+ Americans are living more openly despite pressure to hide

US: Nearly half of eligible trans voters in 33 states with voter ID laws lack identification reflecting their name or gender, researchers estimate.

‘Oh my, we can’t have that.’ Voters Recognize a Trans Sports Ban Means Gender Inspections on Every Girl Who Wants to Play

Inside the Group of Texans Accused of Being Antifa Terrorists
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“Colorado voters: please vote NO on Props 134 & 135… but that is the bare minimum. Our trans community members deserve our support more than just on the ballot.”

Democrats in Tight Midwest US Races Split on Trans Rights Strategy

Two trans Ohioans resign from the Ohio Democratic Party’s Pride Caucus, including vice-chair

Two blue states cave to Trump & roll back access to gender-affirming care for trans minors

GOP rep. freaks out over school aknowledging LGBTQ+ History Month: It’s “transing the kids month!”

Mamdani administration to invest $9 million in orgs providing gender-affirming care for trans youth

“Are traps gay?” MAGA congressional candidate busted mocking trans women in video

Public schools banned a record 12,000 books this year. Most were in Texas and Florida

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

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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

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.

Fox interviews a guy who claims he went to heaven for 18 days.

He can report that Jesus is not only male but about 5’11 or 6 feet tall and really masculine. “Talk about testosterone. Like a mustang.”

It’s over for the Talarico campaign. pic.twitter.com/V9fROxm0pi

— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) October 4, 2026

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

“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.

“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.

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Is the Algorithm TURNING YOU TRANS?…. depends lol

“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