Month: January 2025 (Page 2 of 3)

Trump’s Day One Executive Order on the “Biological Reality” of “Male and Female”. Government identification like passports and personnel records will reflect “biological reality” and not self-assessed gender identity.

How Trump’s New EO Will Change Transgender Protections Overnight

• Passports and Other Official Documents: By reinstating the binary options of “male” or “female” on official documentation, individuals who updated their documents under Biden-era policies could find themselves in a legal limbo regarding the validity of those changes.
• Public Universities and Schools: The new executive order prohibits what it terms “forced recitation” of pronouns. Since public universities must adhere to federal regulations, administrators may be required to amend existing policies or face the potential loss of federal funding. This shift is likely to spark a wave of lawsuits.
• Incarcerated Trans Individuals: One of the most pressing concerns is for incarcerated trans individuals—particularly trans women—who may now be placed in men’s facilities, raising significant safety and human rights issues.

Transgender Rights Under Threat: Preparing for Federal Crackdowns

Trans advocates preparing to help San Francisco ‘lead the charge’ in 2025

Rachel Levine: She Was the Face of Trump’s Anti-Trans Ads. She’s Still Optimistic About the Future.

Rami Malek opens up about romance with ‘fascinating’ non-binary star Emma Corrin

I Am a Transgender Woman, and Trump’s Policies Can’t Erase Me

Opinion: Alberta’s new legislation for transgender youth harms more than it helps

Emotional Health of Transgender Youth 24 Months After Initiating Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy

315 youth aged 12–20 years (M = 16.1, SD = 1.87) were predominantly White (58.7%) and transmasculine (65%). Factor analysis of the NIHTB-EB measures yielded 4 emotional health dimensions, consistent with prior studies of other cohorts. Over the observation period, participants demonstrated significant improvements in AC, psychological well-being, social satisfaction and self-efficacy and significant reductions in negative affect and negative social perception. Significant associations between AC and different indicators of emotional functioning were observed at baseline and over time.

New York Times/Ipsos survey show that 79% of Americans think that trans women should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports.

The survey also shows that 49 percent think that “Society has gone too far in accommodating transgender people,” 21 percent that “Society has not gone far enough in accommodating transgender people,” and 28 percent says that “Society has reached a reasonable balance when it comes to accommodating transgender people.”

If we are kind we can say that the US is split 49/49 when it comes to how they see trans people.

Regardless, it is clear that the LGBTQ community has not managed to make people see that trans women in women sports is not a question about fairness in sports, but an attempt at stigmatizing trans women.

Good luck, Dave! Trans comedians have advice for Dave Chappelle on SNL

In anticipation of Dave Chappelle hosting the first 2025 episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL), a group of trans comedians from the “Here To Pee” comedy tour have shared satirical advice for Chappelle, addressing his past controversial remarks about the trans community.

“I really respect Dave Chappelle for trying to understand trans people. The first step to success is failure — so we’re clearly on the right track.”

More transgender news

As Biden Enters His Final Days in Office, Here’s The President’s Complete Track Record on LGBTQ Issues

Season 3 Out Now: The Anti-Trans Hate Machine: Paramilitary Groups Stoke Political Violence (podcast)

Wyoming Legislature advances bills affecting transgender people and DEI

Transgender woman who protested against Cuban government released from prison

The Trevor Project to undergo layoffs and restructuring in major ‘transformation’

NCAA president says there are ‘less than 10’ transgender athletes in college sports

Trans Athletes Face Exclusion Under Proposed Virginia Legislation

Beyond Two Years: Embracing Growth and Reality in Transition

Yesterday’s News

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks

LA Deputy to Plead Guilty to Assaulting Trans Man

Sen. Sarlo’s dangerous rhetoric targets trans community, betrays Democratic values

In 2025, anti-transgender activists in academia and media participated in a conference called Censorship in the Sciences: Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD trustees OK policy that forcibly outs trans students amid backlash

Sara Jacobs, Democrat with trans brother attempts to block Trump’s transgender military ban

Sarah McBride named House Democratic deputy whip for policy

The LGBTQ+ film critics of GALECA have announced the nominees for the 16th annual Dorian Awards.

AOC Says Democrats Can Win on LGBTQ+ Issues if They “Throw a Damn Punch”

The Chief Minister of Sindh, a provincial government in India, has directed the Education Department to develop province’s first-ever Transgender Education Policy.

Nebraska Anti-Trans Proponents: “Separation Of Church And Legislature Really Pisses Me Off”

Erin Reed refers to Nebraska goevrnor Jim Pillen and Senator Kathleen Kauth who have announced a sweeping anti-trans bill that targets trans people in bathrooms and on sports teams across the state. Their main arguments are from right wing Christian fundamentalism, not science or any insight into transgender lives.

Allick’s speech celebrated the bill while accusing the LGBTQ+ community of promoting hate. She claimed that trans women are “in the world and not in God.” Allick went further, suggesting that trans people are “confused” and aligned with “the devil,” likening their experiences to Adam and Eve questioning sex and gender roles. Her speech culminated in claims that trans women are rejecting God and facing condemnation. The crowd, including Pillen and Kauth, responded with applause.

Jesus’ message about love and the support for those excluded from society is lost in all of this.

Image by the Naked Pastor.

Julia Serano: Is Gender Only a Construct, Hierarchy, or Political Condition?

“Nobody believes in “nature versus nurture” anymore—that debate is long over. The answer is it’s obviously both. We may have shared biology, but we also exhibit lots of individual biological variation; we may be socialized in similar ways, but we also have highly individualized personal experiences. These various factors all come together in an unfathomably complex manner to help create the gender and sexual diversity that we see all around us.”

See also Jude Doyle: TERFs, Trans Mascs, and Two Steve Feminism

Gang of youths who punched and stabbed transgender teen in attack planned on Snapchat jailed

President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” is reviewing a conservative legal playbook to swiftly eliminate federal diversity programs
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The Scythian Transgender Priestesses

Researchers found that opposition to transgender athletes’ rights are associated with beliefs about women’s physical appearance, negative attitudes toward female athletes, and homophobic views.

Judge allows lawsuit in favor of transgender health care in North Dakota to move forward

The Christopher Street Project, a hybrid PAC and nonprofit named for the New York street that’s home to the Stonewall Inn, is aiming to be Washington’s first electoral organization dedicated solely to electing pro-trans Democrats to Congress.

Brutal Attack on Trans Teen Exposes Social Media’s Dark Side

The Myth of Trans Contagion: Debunking Rapid-Onset GD Claims

Non-binary comedian Mae Martin announces surprise career move into music

Julia Serano: Debunking Myths About Trans People & Restrooms

In her essay “Transgender People, Bathrooms, and Sexual Predators: What the Data Say” from 2021 Julia Serano examined the unfounded fears linking transgender individuals to sexual predation in public restrooms. She presented studies indicating that transgender people are more often victims than perpetrators of harassment in these spaces.

Serano traced the origins of the “bathroom predator” myth to Religious Right campaigns of the 1970s and 1980s, which falsely labeled homosexuals as child molesters. As societal acceptance of gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals grew, these groups shifted their focus to transgender people, perpetuating similar baseless accusations.

The essay also highlighted how anti-transgender activists falsely portray transgender individuals as predators aiming to “groom” children.

By debunking these myths, Serano aimed to provide a resource for countering anti-transgender propaganda and to raise awareness about the broader tactic of using the “sexual predator” trope to stigmatize marginalized communities.

She has now made an updated video based on that article.

More transgender news

Alberta’s human rights tribunal has dismissed a gender discrimination complaint against an Edmonton 911 operator, but the LGBTQ2 advocate who lodged it expects the ruling will lead to justice for others.

Speaker Johnson Cites Genesis After House Passes Bill Banning Trans People From Women’s Sports

The incoming administration is likely to target existing regulations and Executive Actions to roll back protections against LGBTQ+ persons.

Democrats Rail Against “GOP Child Predator Empowerment Act”

Senate Republicans deflect Democrats’ tough Pete Hegseth questions by making transgender people a joke

Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D) and Nancy Mace (R) got into a heated exchange during a hearing and discussion about civil rights and transgender rights that ended with Mace suggesting the two could “take it outside.”

Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has called out fellow Democrats who defected on a GOP bill to ban transgender women and girls from school sports.

In this trans critic’s opinion, undermining the Oscar contender as “cis nonsense” is erasing the work of a brilliant trans actor, Karla Sofía Gascón.

Trans singer and SeeYouSpaceCowboy lead Connie Sgarbossa had signalled her intention to leave the band following a series of controversies.

A trans teenager has been left scared to leave her home after she was injured in a transphobic stabbing, planned on Snapchat by a group of her peers.

Confronting Hairline Dysphoria: A Guide for Trans Wellness

The district court found the Florida healthcare ban unconstitutional on the grounds that it was “motivated by purposeful discrimination against transgender people.”

Supreme Court arguments over trans health care makes plain how badly we need personalized health care in all of medicine

Rep. Becca Balint calls Republicans “mean motherf**kers” for their campaign against trans kids

“So many Americans have moved on from being outraged about same-sex marriage — and I always joke that, you know, everyone’s been to a lesbian wedding at this point — so they decided, okay, well, we’ve lost that battle. Essentially, what is the issue — and I’m going to use their own words against them — like, what issue is going to trigger them? And it was trans kids…

I’ve had enough that there’s no bottom. I’ve had enough that they will stop at nothing to turn Americans against each other. Every American, every child, deserves health care that is appropriate for them, and the fact that they have no qualms about making life more difficult for children is disgusting. And so it was a culmination of everything that I had seen. And, of course, this was the meanest, most dehumanizing, demonizing campaign a Republican ticket has ever run. And I think we need to call it for what it is, which is hate and fear-mongering.”

The São Paulo Court of Appeals upheld the decision for a university in Brazil to update the registration data of a trans student in its systems. The student must also be compensated for moral damages caused.

After starting his transition process, the student changed his documents and asked the university for the data to be updated. However, in later documents and communications, the student was referred to by his previous name.

Google translation.

Exploring the remains of an ancient trans priestess

Transgender ancient history video by Sophie. This time: Scythian transgender women.

Here’s more on the Scythian Enarei priestesses:

House votes to ban transgender students from girls’ sports
Archive

On January 14, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” aiming to prohibit transgender women and girls from participating in female sports teams at federally funded educational institutions. The bill redefines sex under Title IX to be based solely on reproductive biology and genetics at birth. The vote concluded with 218 in favor and 206 against, with two Democrats supporting the measure. The bill now advances to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.

More transgender news

“‘Will & Harper’ has Oscars buzz. A nomination would be a Hollywood win for LGBTQ sports fans.” (That’s one way to look at it.)

Established in 2015, the Kinnar Akhara provides a spiritual and social platform for members of the trangender community and works towards greater acceptance in Hindu society

As the queer and transgender community braces for a second Trump administration’s assault on our rights, we have faced attacks from the Democrats.

Transgender Travel Guide: Bathroom Bans in the US

President Joe Biden will leave the White House next week after leading what advocates consider to be the most pro-LGBTQ administration in American history.

Brazil says Meta hate speech policy changes do not fit with local law

Montana Republican Claims Bathroom Ban Is Needed Because Some Trans Women Like Other Women

“Only a few Republicans spoke in favor of the bill, including Representative Jedediah Hinkle, who argued that it was necessary to prevent people from “getting off” on bathroom sounds. Hinkle also pointed out that some transgender women are attracted to other women, raising questions about whether the same logic could be used to target lesbians as well.”

Utah trans girls now required to meet testosterone levels stricter than NCAA to compete in high school sports
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Meta accused of ‘silencing dissent’ after removal of LGBTQ+ group’s Facebook post

Meta also censored on of our Thread’s posts.

Comics: Trans Veteran’s “Coming Home”

Sandra Chen Weinstein’s new photo book gives visibility to queer communities – and the intimate relationship she shares with her trans child Lee

Buy the book here.

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I’m a Trans Teen in Texas — Politicians and Anti-Trans Bigots Cannot Erase Me

2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!

Congress’ Attempt to Ban Trans* Kids from Sports

Just.Equal Australia has welcomed a Family Court decision awarding responsibility for a transgender young person to his mother because she supports hormone treatment for her child.

Montana bill would tie bathrooms to biological sex, allow lawsuits for noncompliance

Kardashian Sister Comes Out As ‘Autosexual’ – Here’s What It Means
See also: Kourtney Kardashian on “Autogynephilia” in Non-transgender Women

Caroline Criado-Perez Is A Nonconventional Terf

Meta enables anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech as backlash mounts

Under Meta’s relaxed hate speech rules, users can now post “I’m a proud racist”, “Black people are more violent than whites” or “Get these trannies out of my school (beneath photo of high school students).”

Tech giants Meta have reportedly removed Pride and LGBTQ+ themes from Facebook Messenger

Indiana Clergy Oppose Anti-Trans Legislation

GOP’s moral panic over trans Americans has no basis in reality

Protests to be held after trans woman Zoe Watts placed in male prison

In 2022, a study found that the average of respondents believed that transgender people made up 21% of the U.S. population…In reality, as of 2024, 0.9% of the U.S. population identifies as transgender.

“Out of the major social media sites (TikTok, Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, Threads and Instagram), TikTok is the only one to have explicit rules prohibiting misgendering, deadnaming and misogyny, which all directly impact trans social media users. Unless the Supreme Court intervenes, on Jan. 19 of this year, TikTok will be banned in the U.S., which might take away the safest site that exists for transgender individuals to find support and community.”

India: Centre outlines process for transgender citizens returning to India after gender affirmation surgery abroad
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Ella Morgan includes touching nod to trans community in panto performance
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From the insane world of transphobes

Sarah Morrison, a Gender Critical activist, has offered refunds to donors of her legal crowdfunder after admitting that the campaign misrepresented key details about her case.

Candace Owens responds to Emmanuel Macron’s legal threat after claiming his wife is transgender

A recent House of Lords debate on NHS single-sex spaces, prompted by the anti-trans Baroness Fox of Buckley, focused on the alleged need for guidance regarding single-sex provisions for NHS staff and patients

The 19th Explains: Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress?

GLAAD: Fact Sheet for Reporters: Transgender Participation in Sports

Discovering Janet’s Closet: Michigan’s Haven for Transgender Shoppers

‘It’s Total Chaos Internally at Meta Right Now’: Employees Protest Zuckerberg’s Anti LGBTQ Changes
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Ron Johnson reintroduces bill to ban transgender student athletes in school sports

Emma Thompson, Anna Friel, Christopher Eccleston to Star in Drama ‘Hear Me Roar’ About 2000 U.K. Trans Marriage Case

Indiana Clergy Oppose Anti-Trans Legislation

How the New York Times failed the transgender community

The Gender Liberation Movement occupied Capitol bathrooms last month to protest an anti-trans ban. They’re just getting started

The national ban on transgender sports is expected to come down to the wire in the Senate, and could lead to crackdowns on transgender people nationwide.

State Sen. Scott Wiener announced legislation Thursday aimed at bolstering the privacy of transgender Californians.

Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students

Title IX Protections for LGBTQ+ Students Blocked Nationwide

How ‘Will & Harper’ Inspires Understanding: Teen Activist Rebekah Bruesehoff Says ‘Transgender People and Those That Love Them Are Scared’

Bias at The New York Times: Trans Former Employee Speaks Out

Important article about how the New York Times failed in providing a fact-based, fair and critical presentation of transgender lives.

One argument is the bizarre idea that since transgender journalists have an interest in the case, they cannot be trusted to provide neutral or reliable analysis. In other words: really knowing something about a topic becomes a liability.

Critical journalism is not about giving both parties equal space. The truth is not found somewhere in between fascists and the people they oppress. Critical journalism is to spend a lot of time digging and exposing unethical behavior and abuse.

Journalism: Who Can You Trust?

Four More Years: State Rep. Kelly Cassidy discusses Illinois protections for reproductive, transgender healthcare (podcast)

“…conservatives have been increasingly open in their beliefs that pregnant women, transgender adolescents, affirming parents of trans kids, and immigrants are not legally entitled to the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections…”

England Hockey to ban transgender women from female category

Day One Targets of the Trump Administration: LGBTQ+ Rights (Executive Orders)

‘I follow the law:’ El Paso doctor responds to Texas AG lawsuit over alleged transgender care

B.C. basketball team to skip games over alleged mistreatment of trans player

Meta will allow its billions of social media users to accuse people of being mentally ill based on their sexuality or gender identity.

The great trans ‘hope’ of Karla Sofía Gascón’s Oscar campaign

Emilia Pérez’s Karla Sofia Gascón makes trans history with Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination

Lithuania Court rules against ‘gay propaganda’ law which ‘cast a shadow over the LGBTQ+ community’

21 Transgender Americans And Their Families Get Real About What Another Trump Presidency Means For Them

Transgender Bathroom Ban Takes Effect in House-Controlled Capitol Spaces

Case Study: Transgender Men in Lucian’s Dialogue of the Courtesans

If You Hated These Award-Winning Trans Films, Watch These Actually Good Trans Films Instead

Meta’s betrayal of LGBTQ+ users goes even deeper than we thought