Kamala “Harris’s long-standing commitment to LGBTQ+ rights, from supporting same-sex marriage to advocating for transgender equality, underscores her dedication to civil rights and justice.”
A recent study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology reveals that transgender adults face double the risk of severe liver disease compared to cisgender individuals, with alcohol being the leading cause
Although trans adults make up less than 1% of the US population, a study shows they face double the risk of severe liver disease, and a higher share of cirrhosis from heavy drinking.
Pakistan: Farzana Riaz has demanded of the government to include transgender community in the third phase of the drug addiction-free Peshawar campaign to be launched soon.
“Sofia Nelson met [JD] Vance when the two were studying law at Yale in the early 2010s, according to The New York TImes. At the time, Vance didn’t seem to care that they were transgender.”
Electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos appeared on the BBC in 1970 disguised as a man, while still in the closet as a trans woman: and many people are confused about why she did it.
Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) serves as a powerful tool for gender exploration and self-discovery for transgender individuals. Through character creation and role-playing, players can experiment with gender identities and expressions in a safe and supportive environment.
In filmmaker Levan Akin’s “Crossing,” a retired Georgian schoolteacher tries to track down her transgender niece in Istanbul. It’s what gives this compassionate, cautiously hopeful movie’s open-eyed naturalism a wonderful, pulsating humanity.
Rooted in collective care and sustainability, Kaleido Collective is a creative sanctuary where activists, organizers, and community stakeholders can recharge and support one another.
GOP lawmakers have been stealthily adding amendments to government appropriations bills, which are key to funding major government departments, to ban any federal money being used for gender transition procedures.
On Thursday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s “Adult Entertainment Act” (AEA), which prohibits drag in public spaces and any venue where minors might be present.
Aidan Kelly: “I treat transgender children – banning puberty blockers is not a decision for politicians to make.” Dr Aidan Kelly is a clinical psychologist and Director at Gender Plus.
Murders of transgender people will carry prison sentences of up to 70 years in Mexico City under tough new penalties approved by local lawmakers on Thursday.
As the final day approaches of an anticipated week-long hearing on the legality of an Ohio law limiting gender care for juveniles, the two sides actually agree on something:
The outcome is tremendously important to Ohio’s future.
“British media…has given [the anti-trans] movement a big boost… turning the spotlight away from the realities that #trans kids …are facing, and pumping out stories nitpicking at the strength of the expanding evidence…for gender-affirming care.”
Coming from a small village, Manvi is the first transgender in India to secure a police job. She is among the three transgender persons selected for the post. While Manvi is a trans-woman, the other two are trans-men.
NH: Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed three bills into law and vetoed a fourth that impact transgender individuals Friday, the last day he had to act on the legislation that has passed both the House and Senate.
‘Baby Reindeer’ Star Nava Mau On Making Emmy History With Supporting Actress Nomination: “When Trans People Are Given The Opportunity, We Will Grow Beyond Any Expectation”
The Rochester Public School Board approved new guidelines for transgender students, including bathroom use and sports participation, after a compelling speech by trans student Ash Wartsbaugh.
US: Amid a wave of restrictions on gender-affirming care, the average driving distance for families seeking such care has doubled, according to a new report.
US/Tenn: A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit challenging first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows, reversing a lower court ruling.
Where does Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump stand on trans rights? And what will happen to those protections if he wins November’s election?
In updated guidance released on Tuesday (16 July), the EHRC said companies can legally exclude trans women from jobs advertised “for women only”, such as positions in domestic abuse shelters.
A growing number of Labour MPs have spoken out against health secretary Wes Streeting’s “very concerning” decision to make the ban on privately prescribed puberty blockers permanent.
Transgender women on hormone therapy tend to skew artificially low on prostate cancer screening tests, which may give false reassurance and delay diagnosis and treatment, reports a new study led by UC San Francisco.
Ohioans explain abandoning Republican Party for love of their transgender grandchild. There is nothing that cures transphobia so effectively as knowing someone trans.
KB Brookins, poet and essayist in Austin, Texas, chronicles their journey in changing their name and gender marker, plus the surveillance that came thereafter.
The 2024 Paris Olympics will feature at least 144 publicly out LGBTQ athletes, marking the second consecutive Summer Games with triple-digit representation. This milestone highlights growing acceptance in sports.
Argentina’s players were filmed singing a racist and transphobic chant as they celebrated their Copa America win, with France’s Football Federation now taking legal action against the South Americans.
On Tuesday Night, the Teamsters Union posted a tweet criticizing President Sean O’Brien over anti-trans article endorsement. This comes after O’Brien spoke at the RNC, a first for the union.
This article explores the benefits and challenges of remote work for transgender and non-binary individuals. It offers practical tips on creating an inclusive home office, navigating the complexities of remote work…
According to the progressive think tank the Movement Advancement Project, eight states, including Idaho and North Dakota, legally force the outing of transgender youth in schools.
The Rochester School Board approved a list of procedures on Tuesday for supporting transgender and gender-expansive students, bringing a conclusion to a months-long saga that ignited controversy throughout the district.
The Trump campaign has posted many of its own anti-LGBTQ+ plans and proposals on its website, in a section called “Agenda 47,” featuring videos of the former president outlining his plans and pledges.
British Medical Association (BMA) leaders have met to discuss the approach being taken to children and young people struggling with their gender identity.
Missouri: Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer, has responded forcefully to a recent attack on her transgender grandchild by Republican candidate Valentina Gomez.
At the Republican National Convention, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene delivered a speech attacking transgender people, reinforcing the GOP’s anti-trans rhetoric.
A federal judge’s order blocking a Biden administration rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination applies to hundreds of schools and colleges across the U.S., and a group hopes to extend it further to many major American cities.
Elon Musk is moving SpaceX and X headquarters from California to Texas, because California governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning schools from outing transgender students to their parents.
The Biden administration is reaffirming its support for gender-affirming surgeries for transgender minors after backlash over a recent White House statement opposing such surgeries.
Former President Donald Trump has named anti-LGBTQ+ Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his vice presidential pick for his re-election campaign. Vance once referred to Trump as “America’s Hitler.”
J.D. Vance, Donald Trump’s pick for his vice-presidential running mate, has been a U.S. senator for just a year and a half, but that’s been long enough for him to compile an extensive anti-LGBTQ+ record. https://www.advocate.com/politics/jd-vance-anti-lgbtq-record
Trump’s Running Mate, JD Vance, Wants To Criminalize Gender-Affirming Care For Minors
UK: Just ten days after being elected, the government is already facing some internal turmoil over its stance on trans rights – specifically, over its restrictions on puberty blockers.
New York’s attorney general sued Nassau County on Monday to block enforcement of a new law banning transgender athletes from playing in girls’ and women’s sports at county-owned parks and facilities.
The Minnesota Supreme Court will soon hear the case involving athlete JayCee Cooper, who alleges USA Powerlifting discriminated against her because she is a transgender woman.
In a troubling new development for transgender people, Senator Manchin appeared to double down on his anti-trans vote to espouse a Project 2025 policy to ban all federal funding for trans care.
Non-binary gender model adjusting breast binder (Getty)
Transgender kids rarely get gender-affirming surgeries — in fact, cisgender children are much more likely to get them, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Trinetra Haldar, Ivanka Das, Gazal Dhaliwal: Trans women redefining Indian cinema. “Filmmakers started recognizing the importance of authentic representation and the need to tell stories that reflect the true experiences of trans women.”
Scarlett Johansson was cast in the role of transgender gangster Dante “Tex” Gill in a film in 2018 but stepped away from the project due to public backlash.
Dr. Jack Turban, a child psychiatrist, explains the importance of understanding gender identity through a three-part framework encompassing biological, social, and physical aspects.
“As is known, the new UK Heath Secretary has decided to ban puberty blockers. His tweets justifying this are summarised below, along with my comment/rebuttal.”
A shelter dedicated to the welfare and rehabilitation of the transgender community is set to be launched in Islamabad as a second phase of its Tahafuz Darasgah after Lahore.
“Visibility also comes with a cost”: What it’s like growing up transgender in Australia “Despite increased representation of trans people in popular culture, trans lives – specifically the lives of trans kids – continue to be the targets of bigotry and abuse. This is hard to see and shows us how far we have come, but also have yet to go.”
Here are the trans Americans lost to violence in 2024.
Kitty Monroe Sasha Williams África Parrilla García Righteous Torrence “TK” Hill Reyna Hernandez Diamond Brigman Alex “Boo” Taylor Franco Yella Clark River Nevaeh Goddard Tee Arnold Starr Brown Andrea Doria Dos Passos Kita Bee Jazlynn Johnson Tayy Dior Thomas Michelle Henry Liara Kaylee Tsai Pauly Likens Shannon Boswell
(Photo: Black transgender man Righteous Torrence “TK” Hill, a popular hair salon owner, was shot to death in February outside his home in East Point, near Atlanta.)
Republicans have voted to overturn a Biden administration rule that prohibits discrimination against transgender students based on their gender identity.
A federal appeals court panel has ruled that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
UK: Health secretary Wes Streeting has reportedly indicated that the Labour government will extend the Tories’ controversial emergency ban on puberty blockers for trans youth.
Wes Streeting: “This ban [on puberty blockers] brings the private sector in line with the NHS. We are committed to providing young people with the evidence-led care that they deserve”. Evidence shows that blockers are of great help.
The New York Times has leaned heavily into anti-transgender, pseudoscientific writing targeting transgender people in recent years. Pamela Paul’s latest article repeats many errors.
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, the Psychological Society of Ireland, and the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy sign memorandum renouncing ‘conversion therapy’.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first Black Greek-letter fraternity founded in 1906 at Cornell University, is currently facing internal and external backlash over a proposed amendment to ban transgender members
How much do you know about Kamala Harris and her stance on LGBTQ+ rights? Harris has been a supporter of trans people’s rights to use bathrooms matching their gender identity since at least 2016.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is leading a coalition of seven states challenging a rule by President Joe Biden’s administration that would preempt state restrictions on gender-affirming care.
A US federal judge this week refused to toss out a lawsuit challenging a controversial Florida law requiring teachers to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth.
“It’s beautiful to know that sometimes, we can change the past,” Sam Smith shared about the new version of ‘Stay With Me’, which has been updated to reflect their non-binary identity.
EHCR ruled that Russia was in violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Right when the government chose to terminate the foster care agreement between a trans man and his two foster children.
West Virginia and Idaho are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that blocked the enforcement of state laws prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in sports.
Tilly Fitzgerald, a bookseller at the British bookstore chain Waterstones, was fired after she made a social media post criticizing a so-called “gender-critical author.”
Judge Joseph Whyte ruled last week that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) doesn’t have the right to access transgender children’s medical information from the Washington University Transgender Center.
