Month: March 2025 (Page 1 of 3)

Trump to turn the Smithsonian into a transphobic fascist propaganda-machine (+more trans news)

March 28, 2025 / transgenderreport

Trump issues executive order eliminating “divisive narratives” from the Smithsonian museums and restore “monuments, memorials, statues, markers” that have been removed.
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Trump aims at white- and ciswashing American history and wants to force the Smithsonian museums and galleries in Washington DC to be part of that hoax. The Smithsonian is to promote fascist propaganda.

«Trump’s order … also prohibits any transgender women from being included in the forthcoming American Women’s History Museum, which currently exists as an online exhibit and estimates construction could be more than 10 years away.»

More transgender news

21 books bringing transgender visibility to book lovers

A directive from the US Secretary of State requires visa applicants to disclose their sex assigned at birth, possibly affecting transgender travelers in all categories.

So long, Park City. Sundance Film Festival to relocate to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027

US: New Rule Proposes Changes to ACA Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care, Potentially Increasing Costs for Consumers

Perceptions of Transgender Adults Preparing for a Trump Presidency

Another US judge blocks Trump’s ban on transgender troops

These trans wrestlers put their own spin on masculinity

Trump administration investigating CA over ban against outing trans students

Americans Are Divided on Issues Related to Transgender People, but Often Don’t Want the Federal Government Involved

New Poll Shows Massive Opposition To The Active US Government Censorship Of Trans People

Montana Bans Trans People from Public Restrooms Statewide

UK: A growing wave of GPs are withdrawing care from trans patients, leaving many ‘terrified’

Being Transgender Isn’t a Choice—But How We Survive Is

President Sebastian Coe of World Athletics, the international organizing body for multiple sports’ championships and at the Olympics, has promised to introduce chromosome testing for their female athletes.

Jay Bhattacharya is an Indian-American economist, physician, and anti-transgender activist. In 2025 Bhattacharya was appointed director of the US National Institutes of Health.

Watchlist: Elliot Page, Peppermint and other trans icons share the movies that shaped them

Georgia House committee revises bill to limit puberty blockers for transgender youth

Europe’s largest shopping centre marks Trans Day of Visibility with portraits of real trans people

Organizer of transgender history conference in Canada says U.S. participants now afraid to cross the border

Trump’s Anti-Voter EO Could Disenfranchise Hundreds of Thousands of Trans People

“Trump has made it illegal for trans people to get passports that match their gender identity. Trans people have reported their passports being delayed, seized or withheld.

According to the Center for American Progress (CAP), the order makes passports important to guaranteeing an American’s right to vote. But roughly half of all adult citizens—about 146 million people—do not have a passport.

Meanwhile, Trump has made it illegal for trans people to get passports that match their gender identity. Trans people have reported their passports being delayed, seized or withheld.”

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In the the darkness it is important to remember the light. We have 10 more POSITIVE transgender news headlines for you!

The latest transgender news

March 27, 2025 / transgenderreport

Ahead of Transgender Day of Visibility, Advocate Angelica Christina Lays Out What’s at Stake for Trans Kids

Ban on public funds for KY prisoners’ transgender care becomes law without Beshear’s signature

Republican Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Child Genital Exams Without Parental Consent

Juia Serano: The White Lotus, TERFs, and “Autogynephilia” as a Floating Signifier

TERFs are totally missing the point of Sam Rockwell’s White Lotus monologue

Transgender Iowans scramble to change birth certificates before new law goes into effect

“It’s time for transgender Americans to be more scared. Donald Trump is leading a fascist administration. “

Portland schools face civil rights probe over transgender athlete

Texas GOP lawmaker introduces Furries Act after falling for the litter-boxes-in-schools hoax

Opinions: Finding the courage to flee U.S. to save my trans daughter

Organizers of B.C. trans history conference blame Trump, with attendance set to slump

World Athletics to Women: Prove You’re Really Female

It’s Time Hollywood Stopped Repeating These Trans Tropes

Alabama halted a library’s funding. Supporters raised the cash in days.

Israel’s Genocide, Fascism And Anti-Trans Hate – Feminist Philosopher Judith Butler Meets Owen Jones (video)

County will fly the trans flag all year (and more transgender news)

March 26, 2025 / transgenderreport

In the face of Trump attacks, Santa Clara County will fly the transgender flag 365 days a year
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In 2016, Santa Clara County became the first county in the nation to establish an Office of LGBTQ Affairs. Since then, the office has worked on initiatives like the Gender Health Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center — the only clinic in the South Bay specializing in care for transgender and nonbinary individuals — and New Haven Inn, which is a homeless shelter in San Jose for those who identify as LGBTQ+.

Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions

” I think it’s fairly clear that most if not all of the points that we hear from transphobes are ultimately driven by fear, especially when you consider that there is nothing to back up any of the nonsensical points they make.”

The Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL) recently updated its policy regarding transgender athletes’ participation in sports.

Pentagon Seeks To Lift Injunction On Trans Military Ban, Releases New Guidance For Service Members

Anti-Trans National Risk Assessment Map: March Edition

Transgender Americans aim to block Trump’s passport policy change

Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek admits retaliating against Maine for Gov. Mills defying Trump on trans athletes, suspending state’s birth and death registration programs

Hormone therapy reduces depression in trans & nonbinary adults, new study says

“The Democratic Party is going to adopt the Gavin Newsom playbook, and invite anti-trans voices.”

How a shelter hit by Trump’s aid cuts protects LGBTQ migrants in Mexico

Planned Parenthood calls on the Schimel campaign to take down an ad aimed at transgender youth

Countries update U.S. travel advisories in response to Trump policies
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Transgender Travelers Face New Challenges: France Joins Global Advisory on U.S. Gender Decree and Its Impact on Tourism

Amid Rising Threats, Transgender Community Builds Bonds at This SF Self-Defense Class

NC Republicans file sweeping bill targeting transgender rights to bathrooms, documents

What happens when a Chicago hospital bows to federal pressure on trans care for teens

Transgender Texans testify before lawmakers: ‘We’re terrified of you’

Trump’s Transgender Passport Policy Faces Skeptical Judge (1)

Felix Conrad is back with a new article on erotic crossdreaming among both cis and trans people. Note: Felix is NOT a supporter of Blanchard’s transphobic #autogynephilia theory.

DC Trans Picnics event brings trans community together

Being the Ugly Friend: A Trans Woman’s Unseen Struggle

How Swedish Data Reveals the Social Cost of Being Transgender

Be Proud, Roll Initiative: Celebrating Transgender Nerds

On Monday, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that would repeal his 2024 ban on conversion therapy. Unfortunately, his veto is likely to be overturned by a Republican supermajority.

The latest transgender news

March 25, 2025 / transgenderreport

Lambda Legal and Scott Turner Schofield Co-Host Free Global Movie Night for Trans Day of Visibility with Special Guests Miss Peppermint and Vico Ortiz

Watch Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Reject the Politics of Trans Abandonment

Karoline Leavitt’s Complete Track Record on LGBTQ Issues and on Other Minority Groups

Protest in Cumberland defends transgender athletes amid federal funding threats

Digital rights group warns Trump executive order eliminating information silos could enable targeting of trans people, immigrants and political enemies

Baltimore City Council expected to discuss well-being of transgender community

Alarming new research reveals multiple terrorist groups are targeting LGBTQ+ communities

Washington Joins Legal Push Against Anti-Trans Passport Rules

Court halts removal of two transgender service members

Fans’ vile transphobic and racist abuse of footballer Barbra Banda denounced on all fronts

European countries urge LGBTQ+ travellers to use caution when travelling to US

Columbus Schools changes student profiles to birth names after dropping transgender policy

Judge Blocks Texas A&M Drag Ban: Trump Executive Orders “Cannot Override” First Amendment

Yesterday’s news

Lady Gaga is using her ‘Mayhem’ publicity tour to support the queer & trans community

Inside La Comuna Lencha-Trans, a queer space of refuge and resistance in the heart of Mexico City

Federal judge will hear last-minute Trump admin request to undo block on trans military ban

How B.C. college star Harriette MacKenzie stood up to anti-trans hate — and won
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Could Reshape Transgender Rights

The Nazis Made A Horrifying Move In 1933. I’m Terrified Trump Is Now Doing The Exact Same Thing.

Transphobia is the New McCarthyism: The Rise of a New Red Scare

Transgender Healthcare at Risk Under New ACA Rule Proposals

Elon Musk deadnames his ‘killed’ child — his trans daughter claps back

Elon Musk’s trans daughter Vivian drags billionaire using iconic RuPaul’s Drag Race moment

Scooby-Doo and other transgender news

March 23, 2025 / transgenderreport

“Scooby-Doo” offers a lesson about the riddle of gender identity, Jennifer Finney Boylan writes.
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«It is worth observing that many of the people scolding me about God not making mistakes are wearing glasses. Or hearing aids. Or have pacemakers.»

Why European countries are revising US travel guidance

Military Will Now Ask Soldiers If They Have “Symptoms” Of Being Trans

University of Maine complies with policies restricting trans sports participation

South Dakota governor signs anti-transgender bathroom bill

A Quiet Legal Radical Unites Trans & Women’s Rights

The Hungarian Parliament voted to ban Pride — and threatened to use facial recognition technology to identify violators. According to Orban, it was the return of President Donald Trump that made it possible.
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Kerem Dikmen, of a Turkish LGBTQ+ group, said they had obtained a draft of a bill that would impose sentences of up to three years on individuals who do not behave in public according to their biological sex.
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At Three Years Old, Their Child Expressed a Trans Identity. What Did They Do?

NZ: Hundreds march in Wellington to support access for puberty blockers, gender affirming care

New South Dakota Law Bars Trans People From Public Restrooms

Transvitae’s First Year: A Mission of Love, Community & Advocacy

What Is Going On With Sarah McBride?

Denmark Warns Transgender Citizens About U.S. Travel Restrictions

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Toxic parenting breeds transphobia.

The Trump regime is doing everything in its power to erase transgender people from public life and American history. While they have been ramping up their attacks now, this battle against oppression is not a new one. Award winning artist, author, and trans activist Tourmaline joined Francesca to talk about her new book Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson, and the lessons for today.

“Personally I don’t think the NHS should get punished with mass layoffs for not immediately caving to transphobes”

Elon Musk with more transphobic lies

March 22, 2025 / transgenderreport

Elon Musk says it’s trans people’s fault that cis people are burning Tesla cars

Musk spews out yet more anti-trans bile in the wake of estranged daughter’s Teen Vogue interview

Musk shared a 2023 graphic, captioned: “Wow, trans violence is EXTREMELY FAR above normal levels!!”

Despite Elon Musk’s bid to further demonise the trans community, there is no evidence that suggests hormone injections subject users to “extreme” emotional volatility.

Elon Musk’s ‘truth-seeking’ AI chatbot often disagrees with him, also on trans kids.
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More transgender news

Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer charged Republicans with “bullying kids for political gain” as the chamber approved a series of bills to restrict transgender and nonbinary Wisconsinites’ ability to play the sport that matches their gender identity

NH schools advised to roll back transgender protections to comply with Trump mandates

Arkansas: Legislator seeks crackdown on boys wearing girls’ clothes, tomboy haircuts and more

Transgender Students Have Strong Protections In Hawaiʻi. That May Not Last

Secret political group buying text messages targeting trans issues in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Gov. Brad Little signs bill to let Idaho doctors refuse care if it violates beliefs

Democrats are talking about how to handle transgender rights politically, after infighting and flailing over the issue in the last year. “We have to create more space in our tent,” said Rep. Sarah McBride.
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Advocates to rally in DC for Trans Day of Visibility amid Trump administration rollbacks

Denmark and Finland have revised their travel guidance for transgender individuals planning to visit the United States.

Trans model Alex Consani claps back at anti-trans trolls: ‘We’re never going to go away’

Opponents of a Florida law that bans medical care for transgender youth have told an appeals court that “political bullies”, including the hard-right Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, have stripped families of their right to determine their children’s future.

UK: Government asked to reject ‘biased’ review by academic with ties to gender-critical group

Two LGBTQ+ organisations have rejected the conclusion of the Sullivan Review into how data and statistics record gender identity and “biological sex”, describing it as biased due to the fact the academic behind the review is a member of a gender-critical group’s advisory board.

Courts are Pumping the Brakes on Trump’s Anti-Trans Crusade

Insiders warn that Trump, Musk, or U.S. enemies could use the data to target political opponents and trans people. Now, a judge has put a stop to it

Rolling Stone: Insiders warn DOGE and Trump, Musk, or US enemies could use Social Security data to target trans people and political opponents

Transphobe Has TOTAL Change of Heart After Hearing Trans People’s Stories: “I’d Like to Apologize”

Eight Michigan Democrats Defect To Pass Anti-Trans Resolution

Outcome of transgender rights case in Kenya remains uncertain

Transgender Rights at Risk as NH House Passes HB 148 Again

Behind the scenes at Dylan Mulvaney’s Advocate cover shoot

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A new collection of GOOOOOOD transgender news for you!

More transgender news

March 21, 2025 / transgenderreport

March 31st is the Trans Day of Visibility. Go to this page to find information on rallies taking place in the US.

Trump drastically cutting back annual human rights report.
Sections on women’s rights and the security of LGBTQ+ people are among those being axed.

Abbot Directs Texas To Consider Investigating Teachers Who Support Trans Kids For Child Abuse

9th Circuit Upholds Bathroom Ban, Says Trans Students Violate Cis People’s Privacy

Stein is the author of Becoming Eve, a memoir that recounts her upbringing in this insular, religious community and culminates with her coming out as a transgender woman

The Bridgewater-Raritan Board of Education has refused to abolish a policy to protect transgender students.

Tennesee’s Republican governor may sign a proposal that would require educational institutions that house students overnight to separate bathrooms “by immutable biological sex.”

On Sunday, Tri-City Roller Derby in Waterloo region issued a statement saying U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order recognizing only two genders — male and female — does “not allow the accurate reflection of gender expression on government documents.”

Maine’s education office is being ordered to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports or face federal prosecution, an escalation in President Donald Trump’s threats to pull federal money from states and schools over transgender athletes.

A historic ruling released today from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will make it easier for LGBTQ+ parents to secure legal rights over their children. The ruling established “intent-based parentage” as a new path to legal parenthood.

Wichita mayor faces ethics complaints over transgender proclamation

Rain didn’t stop hundreds of people from across Florida protesting outside the capitol on Thursday, calling for a stop to what they say are attacks against the transgender community.

The latest transgender news

March 20, 2025 / transgenderreport

Fact check: Unfair advantage for transgender women athletes?

“…evidence alone is a flawed way of building or removing rights, especially when the proffered evidence is mired in ideology.”

Texas collected information on transgender drivers. It won’t say why.

Australia is considering making changes to build all-gender toilets. What are they?

Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer

GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors

New Arkansas Bill Could Penalize Haircuts for Transgender Minors

Lawmakers Push Back on Trump’s Attempts to Erase Trans People

Iowans Are Backing Trans People After Lawmakers Legalized Discrimination

Judge orders Trump administration to return two transgender inmates to women’s prisons

Wichita mayor receives pushback, issues statement after declining to sign proclamation recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility

BBC Unveils First Look At Trans Coming-Of-Age Series ‘What It Feels Like For A Girl’; Cast Features Ellis Howard, Laura Haddock & Hannah Walters

Minnesota Anti-Trans State Senator Arrested For Soliciting A Minor

Kentucky governor vows to continue standing up for LGBTQ+ kids ‘hated on by their general assembly’

Bella Ramsey Spoke About Being Diagnosed As Autistic After A Crew Member Assumed That They Were

Famed feminist Angela Davis proclaims ‘trans women are women’ at star-studded Women of the World event

Chile2024 was ‘year of regression’ for LGBTQ rights in Chile

Trans Athlete Policies Under Scrutiny as Education Dept Faces Axe

White Lotus might have given us a good fact and experienced based discussion about erotic crossdreaming. Unfortunately, the “autogynephilia” scene presents it as something creepy and dangerous. The Newsweek article tries to be balanced, but fails.

“while the fascists certainly do hate trans people… their decision to make anti-trans hate the tip of the fascist spear…much comes down to the fact that trans people aren’t particular numerous, visible, or empowered…”

Autogynephilia scene in White Lotus pic.twitter.com/kz9o6q4uHj
— Evo (@evo_homo) March 17, 2025

Discreet Transition: Tips for Concealing Breast Growth on HRT

Vivian Jenna Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Protecting Trans Youth and Taking on the Right Online

Videos

Transfolk is a digital drama series about the lives, loves, losses and triumphs of Transgender friends and family living in a small island town.

Wins for Science and Trans Rights in the EU AND the US

Judge blocks Trump’s order banning transgender troops from military service (+more trans news)

March 19, 2025 / transgenderreport

Judge blocks Trump’s order banning transgender troops from military service
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“Soaked in Animus”: Federal Judges Strikes Down Trump’s Trans Military Ban

Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s ban on transgender service members, saying it’s ‘soaked in animus’

Trump’s Trans Military Ban Blocked in Court Indefinitely

A federal judge has indefinitely blocked Trump’s transgender military ban, calling it discriminatory and unsupported by fact. The ruling spares thousands of trans service members from being discharged and deals a major blow to Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ agenda. With the administration expected to appeal, the future of transgender military service remains uncertain. This decision, however, marks a significant victory for equality in the armed forces.

More transgender news

Trans Reads is for texts by, for, or about people who transverse or transcend western gender norms.

TERFs, Trump, and Transphobia: The Growing UK Crisis

Two-Spirit Influencers Speak On Indigenous Issues in Trump Times

Amid anti-trans legislation, Muncie’s transgender community is facing growing uncertainty

‘Segregated facilities’ are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts

UK Petition: Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.

Tokyo Marathon adds nonbinary category to reflect runners’ diversity

Hungary’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law bans Pride events and sparks protests

Science: The gender-sex incongruence is partly a mind–body incongruence

New Findings Explain Why Gender Identity Is More Than the Body

Republican behind bill to ‘protect’ girls from trans people arrested for allegedly soliciting minor

Ohio appeals court halts state law banning hormones and puberty blockers for transgender minors

Debunking the Transracial Comparison: Why Gender and Race Differ

You need to read TJ Klune’s anti-JK Rowling books about love, diversity and magic

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Here we go again! More GOOD transgender news for you!

Pro-Trans Vagina Museum Fights JK Rowling (+more trans news)

March 18, 2025 / transgenderreport

Trans-inclusive Vagina Museum smashes crowdfunding target following negative JK Rowling tweet

The trans-inclusive Vagina Museum in London, renowned for addressing stigma around gynecological anatomy and advocating LGBTQ+ inclusion, recently surpassed its £60,000 crowdfunding target within three days, Pink News reports.

Notably, the museum faced backlash from author J.K. Rowling, who criticized its support for trans rights on social media. Despite the controversy, the museum’s commitment to inclusion remains unwavering, with founder Florence Schechter affirming its stance on embracing trans and nonbinary individuals.