"Transgender and nonbinary Americans let us into their lives" (+more trans news)

CNN: Transgender and nonbinary Americans let us into their lives

“Long hours studying and working, silent moments of grief and insecurity, and precious time with friends, partners and children.

These are the scenes captured by 10 transgender and nonbinary people across the US in the weeks leading up to the election. CNN sent them disposable cameras to document the precious moments that define their lives, even amid a conservative push to limit the ways trans people can show up in the doctor’s office, at school and on the playing field.”

Photo of Malachi Allen.

Christian school in Merced forfeits state volleyball playoff match with trans player, cites ‘Biblical truth’.

(The Bible also says you should kill those who curses their parents, who work on the Sabbath, and women who are not virgins on their wedding night. And yes, you should also love your enemies and care for the poor and excluded. It says nothing about trans people or volleyball, however.)

Volleyball players sue Mountain West Conference over trans inclusion policy

Mountain West Conference determines there’s insufficient evidence in volleyball Title IX complaint

Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage

US: This year, 350 transgender people were killed, a figure that has risen since last 2023’s total of 321.

Minnesota: Local legal experts are forecasting the breakdown of transgender rights in schools and healthcare under Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration.

Texas’ anti-LGBTQ+ laws push transgender woman to make move to New Bedford

On the complex issue of trans women’s fetishization, examining whether being seen as sexually desirable empowers or objectifies them.

Maryland Safe Haven held a Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil at Baltimore City Hall Saturday, Nov. 16 to honor the memories of transgender people who have died.

Opinion: Transgender people are not your enemy