Month: September 2026 (Page 2 of 3)

Transgender News September 18

September 18, 2026 / Jack Molay

‘Changing Gender’ in a Time of Backlash. Talking to Susan Stryker about what this moment means for trans people and self-definition.

Chelsea Manning, onetime Army intelligence analyst, WikiLeaks whistleblower and transgender woman is still adjusting to freedom after enduring seven years in prison for exposing classified military records

‘Everything shut down’: India’s transgender law leaves patients in limbo over hormone therapy

Trans kids are vulnerable to eating disorders. This therapist knows what they’re going through.

Trans Cricketer Anaya Bangar Just Wants A Chance To Play

Indian transgender patients left in limbo following legal amendments

Archer & pole dance influencer goes viral for explaining how transphobia hurts everyone

Divina de Campo to star in new musical exploring one trans woman’s journey to gender-affirming surgery

Trans rights activists protest Haringey debate on single-sex spaces petition

Dwyane Wade recalls challenging locker-room culture before daughter Zaya came out as trans

When a Trans Person Commits a Crime, We’re All Put on Trial

How the Supreme Court tipped Anna over the edge

Finding Authenticity Within Gender Dynamics

“The natural mosaic which is humanity allows for the development of beings which are the product of a combination of many factors. “

US Politics

Dem. Ohio Candidate Marcy Kaptur Releases Ad: “I Voted With Republicans To Keep Transgender Ideology Out Of Schools”

Republicans are using transphobia to try to win Spanish-speaking voters in Texas

GOP governor’s “wildly offensive” ad brutally mocks trans girls: “What a transphobic disgrace”

Oregon doesn’t have to hold trans women inmates in women’s prisons, federal appeals court rules

A conservative law firm is demanding that the Wake County school system let Middle Creek Elementary School students opt out of a transgender music teacher’s class or face legal action.

Republicans claim to be fierce defenders of free speech until that speech supports LGBTQ+ people

Journalist Evan Urquhart argues that swing-state Democratic candidates are going too far in distancing them from transgender rights.

Transcript.

Chris Cook says he moved his family from Kansas to Colorado because he thought the state would be a safe place to raise his 11-year-old daughter, who is transgender. But a pair of ballot measures could threaten that safe haven.

North Dakota Supreme Court upholds ban on transgender healthcare for minors

New Round Of Anti-Trans Attack Ads Blankets The Airwaves This Week

A Southborough family has stepped into the national spotlight with claims that their local school seeded — and the state of Massachusetts is facilitating — their child’s gender transition. But court records paint a different picture.

Needle’s article about there being “an attempt to weaponize the Census to make a list of every trans person in the US” is as false as it is dangerous, Aleksandra Vaca argues.
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Transgender News September 17

September 17, 2026 / Jack Molay

Canberra: Forcing transgender people to reveal past names and “out” themselves when applying for jobs amounts to discrimination, a tribunal has found.

Australia: The Federal Government has announced that it will apologise to LGBTIQA+ military veterans who faced discrimination because of who they were

EU announces plan to ban and restrict social media access for under 15s

J.K. Rowling’s Agent Insists She’s Not Funding Trans Genocide (She is)

US Politcs

Judge says Chino Valley Unified can disclose a student’s gender identity to parents when they ask

An inside look at 1 Maine school district’s push to embrace Trump’s stance on transgender students

Vice President JD Vance reached for satanic panic Monday while campaigning in Kansas, falsely describing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as devil worshipers and mangling the group’s name in the process.

Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger stops previous Republican-led anti-trans policies

Sarah McBride sails toward reelection after advancing unopposed in Delaware Democratic primary

Chicago: Lawsuit against trans-inclusive D109 policies dismissed: ‘An expression of transphobia, nothing more’

Trump Administration Proposes Forced Outing of all Transgender Americans on 2030 Census

The Data Center Guy Wants This Election to be About Trans People

Democratic candidates’ transphobia spells disaster for trans people

Anti-trans bathroom bill forces cis women to wait in long lines at Kansas State Fair

JD Vance, Who Has Literally Done Drag, Tries to Slam James Talarico for Having a Favorite Drag Queen

President Trump remains determined to install warning signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to alert the public that the institution, in his view, does not accurately present U.S. history.
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//For example, the letter said the signs should “ensure parents bringing young children to the museum are equipped to protect the well-being of their children” regarding exhibits that “present ideological viewpoints inconsistent with biology, including ideologies that sex is not binary, that biological men can be women and that biological men should be permitted to compete in women’s sports.”//

Transgender News September 16

September 16, 2026 / Jack Molay

Chappell Roan to throw fundraiser in support of trans people and LGBTQ+ youth

Equalpride board member steps down following report of MAGA support

The results of Australia’s largest ever trans health survey are in!

Episcopal dean makes history as first out trans priest in high church role

Back at school, some trans kids and their families are being threatened with discrimination. But trans kids still have rights – and schools must protect them

Opinion: You Cannot Vandalise the Rainbow in the Name of Jesus

Irreversible Damage? Debunking the Myths of Puberty Blockers

Debunking the Myth That Being Transgender Is a Choice

Trans makeup artist and social media star Nikki de Jager, better known as NikkieTutorials, has been announced at the new host of hit BBC competition series Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-up Star.

US Politics

NY Roller Derby League Moves to Jam Blakeman Transgender Ban

“Coward!”: Iowa Dem Governor Candidate Rob Sand Comes Under Fire At Campaign Rally After Saying He Agreed With Trans Sports Bans

Rob Sand’s transgender stance met with silence in Iowa City town hall

Julia Serano: On Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Ads

Mitch McConnell finally returned to Senate — to cast the deciding vote for an anti-trans judge

Brianna Turner Refuses to Be a Pawn in the Trans Panic Around the WNBA

Venezuelan transgender/nonbinary artists Arca reconfigures the role of the diva in her new album ‘XXXXX’
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Mundo LGBTIQ

Argentina: La Justicia suspendió el decreto que impedía tratamientos de cambio de género a menores de 18 años

Bolivia celebra su primer matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en un paso histórico hacia la igualdad

Transgender News September 15

September 15, 2026 / Jack Molay

Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said.

EU ‘concerned’ about Turkey anti-LGBTQ raids

Is Richard Ayoade a TERF?

Birmingham clinic faces scrutiny over delays in care for transgender patients

Good Law Project: The anti-trans pressure group Sex Matters are running a campaign of hate, spewing abuse online and in the media – and putting trans people in danger.

New Hungarian government to scrap anti-LGBTQ adoption law

Baltimore: Transgender woman, Sophie Lee, killed in Barclay community mourned by friends, advocates

Vivian Wilson’s New Desigual Campaign Is Sparking Queer Joy — And Probably Really Pissing Off Her Father, Elon Musk

“Most people are good”: Sarah McBride tells trans kids more people support them than oppose them

Kai Schreiber Makes History as First Trans Girl to Win Breakthrough Model of the Year

After nearly a decade of misgendering and delay, a Mexico City judge recognized Paola Buenrostro as a woman and reclassified the case as aggravated femicide.

Museum of Transology shortlisted for national award after landmark year of growth

LGBTQ+ book shop ‘blown away’ by support after ‘transphobic attack’

When Gaming Is the Place You Don’t Have to Explain Being Trans

Irish delegation joins 200 campaigners to discuss future of trans rights in Europe

US Politics

The hiring of a transgender elementary school teacher has put Wake County in the national spotlight.

Elon Musk is reusing Trump’s anti-trans strategy. It’s unlikely to work.

Some Democrats are recalibrating their approach to transgender issues as they seek a path to power

Sorority Back In Court Over Trans Member, Says Historic Definition Of ‘Woman’ Not Relevant

Governor Abigail Spanberger quietly ended a rulemaking process initiated in the waning days of former-governor Glenn Youngkin’s administration. The rule would have limited transgender students’ ability to play sports and use facilities.

Transgender Texans speak out after Talarico statements, Hinojosa ‘pronoun’ ad

“The Decision Ought To Be Between A Patient And Their Doctor,” Says Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed On Trans Care

Denver could soon be the first city in the state to restrict the information agencies collect about transgender residents and what they can turn over to state and federal authorities.

Leading LGBTQ+ Newsroom Confronts Parent Company Over Board Member’s MAGA Support

Transgender News September 14

September 14, 2026 / Jack Molay

Turkish authorities have cracked down on multiple LGBTQ+ groups and individuals, detaining dozens and raiding association offices and popular hangouts

A national gender justice organization is escalating a campaign against Ulta Beauty over the cosmetics retailer’s use of automated license-plate reader (ALPR) cameras made by the surveillance company Flock Safety,

“Transgender activism has never been perfect – no social movement, including the fight for marriage equality, would survive similar scrutiny – but if you’re going to second-guess our actions and motives, at least do so from our perspective.”

Protesters hurled invective at one another Friday over transgender athletes in women’s sports near The Sports Bra, a bar dedicated to women’s sports, prompting Portland officers to respond but make no arrests.

Gender critics: “individuals who are seeking power to frame and reframe womanhood in their conception, while simultaneously demanding the right to deny any woman’s womanhood who they do not think is woman enough.”

San Francisco opens world’s first Chinese LGBTQ+ museum: “So many chances to connect”

Emily Brothers: Exclusion from Labour Women’s Conference.

When the law is an ass – how not to exclude trans women from women’s conferences and posts.

US Politics

Why Talarico, Hinojosa’s latest comments bother some trans Texans

Iowa GOP focuses on trans athletes, quiet on abuse of kids | Opinion

Days 501-600: Every Anti-LGBTQ Move the Trump Administration Has Made

LGBTQ+ middle schoolers took a conservative Virginia school board to court to protect their rights — and won

Political ads with made-up trans people are being used to bash Democrats

Videos

But like, is Rocky Horror ACTUALLY transphobic?

Trans TikToks Against Transphobia

Lilly Wachowski: “If you support Harry Potter, you’re supporting trans genocide.” (+ more transgender news)

September 12, 2026 / Jack Molay

Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’

In an interview with Variety, Wachowski argues that money generated by Rowling’s fictional universe helps finance political and legal efforts that restrict transgender rights.

“J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop,” Wachowski says, adding that people who continue to support Harry Potter are, in her view, contributing to those efforts.

Photo: Christa Holka, Variety

New research has shed light on Spain’s first transgender political organisation, a trailblazing collective that was launched in 1978.

Speak up on Trans+ rights, Andy Burnham urged after 1000-strong mass lobby

Trans Woman Found Dead in Baltimore’s Charles Village With No Suspect Identified

LGBTQ+ organisation hits back at “misleading” claims over Northern Irish conversion practices bill

17-Year-Old Trans Teen Found Burned With Signs of Strangulation in Sugarcane Field

Third places like coffee shops, bookstores, libraries, and gaming groups offer trans people something online communities cannot fully replace

“I’m so grateful”: Lending library brings LGBTQ+ books to the masses in the heart of red America

Canada First Nation Leaders Announce They Won’t Comply With Alberta Trans Care Ban

Alberta First Nation wants to set up safe haven for gender-affirming care

US Politics

Trump’s funding cuts spell disaster for global LGBTQ+ groups, many ‘may not survive the coming year’

Equality Utah’s midterm endorsements have drawn criticism over their support for GOP candidates rather than LGBTQ+ Democrats.

Children’s Hospital Colorado reveals it has been targeted by a second federal investigation over trans care

Nancy Mace Introduces Bill to Bar Trans People from Security Clearances, Federal Jobs Requiring Mental Health Screenings

‘Democrats win by fighting for affordability, not by falling into Republican trans traps’

Democratic strategists say the party needs a fresh approach amid a new wave of anti-trans messaging from Republicans.

Democratic operatives want candidates to talk about trans athletes — very quickly, one time — and then move on

‘We the People’ needs to include incarcerated trans Ohioans. Right now it does not.

Transgender News September 11

September 11, 2026 / Jack Molay

A Trans Woman Invented the Tech Behind Your Smartphone in 1965. (And Then IBM Fired Her, Obviously.)

Lynn Ann Conway (1938 – 2024) was an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, and transgender rights activist.

Folk musician Johnny Flynn was lambasted for his involvement in the forthcoming Harry Potter series when he performed at a day festival in Bristol.

End of an era as BBC axes RuPaul’s Drag Race UK amid cost-cutting drive

Singapore: Young SG Trans Woman Beaten, Abused By Family For 7 Hours — SPF Officers Stand Outside Doing NOTHING.

Trans Woman Yoisi Villalta Found Dead After Disappearing in El Salvador

US Politics

Transphobic Ballot Questions Reveal the Right’s Anti-Girl, Anti-Kid Agenda

As Kids Head Back to School, Anti-LGBTQ Lawmakers Are Forcing Many to Remain Closeted

Don’t Fall for It: Trans People Are the Midterm Bait

Document dump shows anti-LGBTQ+ groups helped craft Maine school district’s anti-trans policies

Patients condemn NY hospital for “bending the knee” to Trump’s anti-trans threats

The Pentagon Is Digging Through Medical Records To Find Trans Troops Before A Court Can Stop It

Blue-State Hospitals Are Folding on Trans Youth Care. Parents Are Wondering Why They Moved.

James Talarico walks back trans athlete position, citing ‘safety’ and ‘fairness’

Political ads with made-up trans people are being used to bash Democrats

Vivian Jenna Wilson says to “disobey” as GOP targets trans “scapegoats” in midterm elections

Beth Bourne, Davis anti-transgender activist, charged with violating Yolo court order

Elon Musk’s PAC Drops $100 Million On Anti-Trans Ads Targeting Dems Who Already Capitulated

We are still feeling the impact of the media’s failing of trans people in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s campaign has apparently decided that James Talarico’s real words are insufficient for its purposes. So it has manufactured new ones.

Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues Landmark Legal Opinion Declaring It Illegal for Mental Health Providers to “Transition” Texas Kids (Transphobic site)

GOP gov edits trans flag into opponent’s ad & says she’ll make schools “gender transition camps”

“I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.”

On Democrats betraying trans people (+other transgender news)

September 10, 2026 / Jack Molay

Equality Organizations Struggle Over How To Handle Anti-Trans Democrat Endorsements

More Democratic mid term candidates are embracing transphobia as a way of winning votes. Is the party going down the same hole as Britain’s Labour Party?

In reversal, James Talarico says he opposes trans athletes in girls’ sports “if it risks safety or fairness”

Giving in to Anti-Trans Hysteria Is Not a Winning Strategy for Democrats

Dems with anti-trans views are on the ballot. What should pro-trans voters do with them?

Hundreds lobby Parliament urging Burnham government to protect trans rights