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In Missouri’s ID policy change, transgender residents see another effort to make them ‘powerless’

Amriah Hardwick (photo), a transgender woman, moved to Missouri to pursue a degree. But she says the state’s restrictions made it hard to access her hormone treatments.

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Connecticut Courts LGBTQ+ Floridians As Florida Scrubs Travel Info

Minneapolis man sentenced to more than 30 years for murder of trans woman

Kamala Harris triumphs in debate as unhinged Trump lies about transgender surgeries & immigrants eating pets

Kamala Harris’s allies rip into Donald Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ disinformation

Trump fan dragged for ridiculous claim there were no trans people in the 70s– meet Rachel Humphreys

Coldplay’s frontman saw a trans man in his audience. What happened next will warm your heart.

Vigil held for transgender woman shot to death on West Side over weekend

US: More than 210,000 transgender voters could have problems casting ballots in this year’s election

Pakistan’s transgender community get its first ride-sharing service

FACT CHECK: Studies show Transgender Women’s breastmilk is healthy, with “robust macronutrient content”

Elon Musk’s trans daughter is dragging him for his creepy Taylor Swift post

CNN reporting on Harris’ 2019 position on access to care for incarcerated trans people fails to include key context

Chappell Roan Dedicates Her VMAs Win to the “Queer and Trans People Who Fuel Pop”

During her medley performance, Sarina Carpenter recreated the iconic scene from the “Taste” music video, in which she makes out with Jenna Ortega. But instead of bringing Ortega on stage, she replaced the Wednesday star with an alien, referring – we believe – to Trump’s reference to sex change operations for illegal aliens in prison.

From Fringe Hate Site to J K Rowling and Beyond: How Reduxx Launched a Harassment Campaign against 2 Olympic Athletes

This article sets out to document how writers at Reduxx helped drive the harassment campaign in the English-speaking world, highlighting how they were motivated as much by racism and Islamophobia as they were by interphobia and transphobia.

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Elliot Page and others support trans rights in Supreme Court challenge of Tennessee law

Democrats urge Supreme Court to strike down Tennessee gender-affirming care ban

Sarah McBride opens up about her historic candidacy, the Democratic Party, and Kamala Harris’s campaign

Family moves out of Ohio to New York because of anti-transgender legislation

JK Rowling attacks visually impaired trans Paralympic athlete: She’s a cheater!

The former president’s claim that public schools are providing sex-change operations is wrong—and dangerous.

Trump’s Claim That Transgender Kids Get Surgeries At School Should Disqualify Him From Office

Transgender Massachusetts teen says he was attacked during party, police open civil rights investigation

American Bar Association files brief supporting legal challenge to Tennessee’s transgender health care ban

Kaos star Misia Butler has opened up about the groundbreaking transgender representation in the new Netflix series and how one scene was so moving it made him and showrunner Charlie Covell cry

These are most popular names chosen by trans men and women, according to the UK Deed Poll Office

If JK Rowling knew this fact about trans regret rates it would ruin her day

The face of ‘Christian Girl Autumn’, otherwise known as lifestyle blogger Caitlin Covington, is also a trans ally

Anti-trans violence is coming for cisgender women of color, advocates say.

Imane Khelif’s treatment at the Paris Olympics brought gender policing to a global stage. It’s not the first instance — or the last.

“You’re policing now not only transgender people who transition, but you’re policing straight people,. So now we’re going to start policing masculine women and now we’re going to police feminine men? I mean, where are we going with this?” 

• https://19thnews.org/2024/08/cisgender-women-of-color-anti-trans-violence/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fgender

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“Transing the gay away” is a fear-mongering myth

Sinn Féin faces backlash for approving UK puberty blocker ban in Northern Ireland

• https://gcn.ie/sinn-fein-backlash-puberty-blocker-ban-northern-ireland/

After a court ruling from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed an anti-trans law in Florida targeting youth and adults go back into effect, many providers were forced to end care.

• https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/transgender-adults-being-cut-from

Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson takes one step closer to LPGA card as tour continues gender policy review

• https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/08/27/transgender-golfer-hailey-davidson-lpga-card-gender-policy-review/

At least 18 transgender people have been violently murdered this year so far, and trans people of color are disproportionately affected by violence.

• https://www.abcactionnews.com/life-for-black-transgender-women-in-florida

Ford Motor Company to scale back DEI policies amid right-wing pressure

• https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/08/28/ford-motor-company-to-scale-back-dei-policies-amid-right-wing-pressure/

Florida’s recent court ruling allows the enforcement of a controversial ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors and imposes new restrictions for adults.

• https://www.transvitae.com/trans-care-crisis-in-florida-the-latest-legal-ruling-explained

A Republican politician has agreed to pay two drag queens six-figure sums after he falsely accused them of having inappropriate relationships with children.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/27/david-love-200000-drag-queen-story-hour-defamation

Death threats, legal risk and backlogs weigh on clinicians treating trans minors

• https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/trans-minors-treatment-clinicians-laws-bans-rcna164515

The Colorado GOP Chair Who Called LGBTQ+ People “Godless Groomers” Just Lost His Job

• https://www.them.us/story/dave-williams-godless-groomers-colorado-republican-party-voted-out

Julia Serano: Transvestigation refers to the practice of scrutinizing people’s appearances for supposed tell-tale signs that they are transgender.

• https://juliaserano.substack.com/p/why-does-transvestigation-happen

Student charged with raping transgender roommate at Glenmont Job Corps

The Australian Federal Court has ruled in favor of transgender woman Roxanne Tickle, finding that she was indirectly discriminated against by the social media platform Giggle for Girls

• https://lucyfromnaarm.com/p/breaking-federal-court-finds-in-favor

A transgender woman from Australia has won a discrimination case against a women-only social media app, after she was denied access on the basis of being male.

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07ev1v7r4po

Roxanne Tickle’s win in the federal court is a historic victory for transgender women

• https://theconversation.com/roxanne-tickles-win-in-the-federal-court-is-a-historic-victory-for-transgender-women-237309

Australian TERF kicked out of French Hostel for Transphobia

• https://lucyfromnaarm.com/p/hostelworld-supports-terf-in-complaint

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‘It’s about an 11-year-old girl who loves tennis’: Judge rules transgender student can play on girls team amid lawsuit in Hanover

• https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/hanover-county/its-about-an-11-year-old-girl-who-loves-tennis-judge-rules-transgender-student-can-play-on-girls-team-amid-lawsuit-in-hanover

A transgender music critic explores the change in their singing voice after taking testosterone.

• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/arts/music/opera-voice-on-testosterone.html

Court Ordered Gender Changes Ignored In TX; Drivers License Changes Blocked In MO, MT

• https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/court-ordered-gender-changes-ignored

“The LGB Alliance has started a new online chat service to help LGB kids questioning their identities, explicitly aimed at stopping gender non-conforming young people from being told that they may be trans. “

• https://rejserin.medium.com/lgbtqi-data-security-and-the-lgb-alliance-f598c5c513b8

Films for Transgender History Month

• https://www.kpbs.org/news/2024/08/22/films-for-transgender-history-month

A recent ruling by an Arizona federal judge has marked a significant step forward for transgender rights, allowing individuals to amend their birth certificates without undergoing surgery.

• https://www.transvitae.com/arizona-court-rules-trans-birth-certificates-without-surgery

Parenting Beyond the Gender Binary

LGBTQ+ asylum seekers detail harsh conditions and abuse in ICE custody

• https://19thnews.org/2024/08/ice-custody-lgbtq-asylum-seekers-report

In a recent Instagram post, UK guys’ magazine LAD Bible posted an interview with the UK’s leading GRS surgeon Dr. James Bellringer concerning Rowling’s years-long anti-trans tirade.

• https://www.intomore.com/culture/jk-rowling-just-got-dragged-from-the-most-unlikely-of-places

Hunter Schafer just debuted her first animation piece

• https://www.intomore.com/culture/hunter-schafer-just-debuted-her-first-animation-piece

Two books to read when your child comes out as trans

• https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/08/22/two-books-to-read-when-your-child-comes-out-as-trans/

Alex Consani makes history as the first trans woman to be nominated for Model Of The Year

• https://diva-magazine.com/2024/08/22/alex-consani-model-of-the-year/

Jools Lebron & Other Trans Women Shouldn’t Have to Go Viral to Receive Gender-Affirming Care

Republican controlled states harass trans people by stopping them from having the right gender marker on state ID cards.

Missouri has quietly enacted a policy change that makes it far more difficult for transgender individuals to update the gender marker on their state-issued IDs.

• https://www.transvitae.com/missouris-new-gender-marker-policy-a-step-backward-for-transgender-rights

Missouri makes it harder for transgender people to change gender marker on IDs

• https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article291228640.html#storylink=cpy

Transgender Texans are no longer able to update the sex marker listed on their state driver’s licenses, even if they have officially updated their birth certificates or other legal document

• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-quietly-issued-a-policy-to-stop-trans-texans-from-updating-their-gender-on-state-drivers-licenses_n_66c66a28e4b01c59f9de00bc
• https://www.kut.org/texas/2024-08-21/texas-transgender-trans-drivers-license-change-update-policy

It is not about trans people as such. “It is the eradication of this plurality that is the agenda, as it explicitly seeks to stop people from being themselves for the sake of a small minority who feel uncomfortable.”

• https://rejserin.medium.com/trans-people-are-not-an-agenda-1ff904cbca8f

In other transgender news:

From overpriced medications to insurance gaps, this article delves into the financial and emotional toll on transgender individuals, offering practical advice and lower-cost alternatives.

• https://www.transvitae.com/the-hidden-costs-of-transition-the-pink-tax-on-trans-care

Queer students look for alternatives after Texas A&M ends transgender health care services

• https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/21/texas-a-m-trans-health-care

A panel of three judges with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday repeatedly questioned the state of Idaho’s decision to outlaw gender-affirming care for minors.

• https://www.knkx.org/government/2024-08-21/idaho-asks-9th-circuit-to-lift-injunction-on-transgender-care-ban

DeSantis-Backed Anti-Trans School Board Candidates Get Crushed In Florida. Only six of 23 candidates won their election.

• https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/desantis-backed-anti-trans-school

‘Mormon Land’: How new church policies make trans members invisible and could push them to leave

• https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/08/21/mormon-land-podcast-impact-new

• Archive: https://archive.is/H79ZB#selection-257.0-257.96

A coalition of LGBTQ leaders addressed the second meeting of the LGBTQ Caucus at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center on Wednesday.

• https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/08/21/lgbtq-leaders-dnc-chair-address-lgbtq-caucus-meeting-at-democratic-convention/

A survey by a Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) student found transgender individuals are reported to have healthier romantic relationships.

• https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/transgender-people-have-healthier-romantic-connections-bc-survey-finds-7496158

Tim Walz rebuffs Trump and Vance’s anti-LGBTQ attacks in convention speech

• https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/08/22/walz-rebuffs-trump-and-vances-anti-lgbtq-attacks-in-electrifying-convention-speech/

LGBTQ Dems celebrate likely election of first openly transgender person to Congress

How a cross-country road trip brought Will Ferrell closer to his trans bestie Harper Steele.

• https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/will-ferrell-harper-steele-netflix-documentary?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fgaycommunity

The complexities of Hormone Replacement Therapy. This guide offers transgender individuals a compassionate and practical approach to explaining HRT to loved ones, dispelling myths and fostering understanding.

• https://www.transvitae.com/hrt-explained-how-to-talk-to-family-about-your-transition

A Greenville County Library System committee voted to remove books recommended for ages 13 to 17 with transgender characters or themes to the adult section.

• https://eu.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2024/08/20/greenville-library-committee-votes-to-relocate-transgender-books/74860615007

‘We knew we had to get out’: This family fled N.H. over legislation that would restrict their transgender daughter

• https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/20/metro/new-hampshire-family-moves-out-of-state-after-facing-anti-transgender-legislation

• Archive: https://archive.is/eAqZb#selection-1679.0-1679.114

Ms. Billie Cooper, longtime San Francisco transgender activist looks back on the Tenderloin’s history.

• https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/longtime-san-francisco-transgender-activist-ms-billie-coooper-tenderloin-history

Before traveling to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention as an honored guest of the National LGBTQ+ Task Force Action Fund, trans activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy talked to the Washington Blade.

• https://www.losangelesblade.com/2024/08/19/miss-major-is-committed-to-defeating-trump-electing-harris/

“As a trans woman who has dated pretty much since the moment she came out I can assure you that while dating can be problematic, the reality is that coming out is not the death knell of intimacy, passion, and fulfilling relationships.”

• https://rejserin.medium.com/trans-women-enjoy-sex-too-3527d644a26e

Missouri residents now must provide proof of gender-affirmation surgery or a court order to update their gender on driver’s licenses following a Revenue Department policy change.

• https://apnews.com/article/missouri-transgender-id-identification-04363b8f7ca67596e2433d4d5cf7bc26

State College is now a trans sanctuary city. Here’s what that means for the LGBTQ community

• https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/state-college/article291191740.html#storylink=cpy

Though most of her posts about Khelif appear untouched, the social media tracker Social Blade noted that JK Rowling has deleted at least 28 posts since August 11, 2024. Khelif’s attorney filed her legal complaint on August 9.

• https://insidethemagic.net/2024/08/jk-rowling-deleting-posts-after-being-named-in-imane-khelif-lawsuit-jc1/

‘History often happens one step at a time’: Delaware Sen. Sarah McBride is witnessing history — while making it herself

• https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-sarah-mcbride-dnc-congress-election-2024/

Closing the legal gaps: Advancing transgender justice in Pakistan

• https://tribune.com.pk/story/2489773/closing-the-legal-gaps-advancing-transgender-justice-in-pakistan

Williams: In Chesterfield, transgender fearmongering is the real threat to students

• https://richmond.com/opinion/column/transgender-students-family-foundation-chesterfield-fearmongering/article_af848858-5f09-11ef-b77f-8f28d18306c9.html

• Archive: https://archive.is/n005a#selection-3161.0-3161.83

A federal judge says a Virginia school district can’t block a transgender student from playing on a girls’ middle school tennis team while her lawsuit against the Hanover County school board proceeds.

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/08/19/virginia-transgender-student-tennis-hanover/

• Archive: https://archive.is/qMKMG

“The following seven resources are what I’m calling “Trans-Torials”—visually delightful guides to some of the very, very most basic and common questions and misconceptions that people have about being trans right now.”

• https://stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/trans-torials

Article offers crucial guidance for parents on how to advocate for their transgender child’s rights within the school system.

• https://www.transvitae.com/advocating-transgender-childs-rights-school

Trans social media star Dylan Mulvaney has reacted to “reverse transvestigators” who have convinced themselves she was born a cis woman.

• https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/19/dylan-mulvaney-hilariously-reacts-to-reverse-transvestigators-who-think-she-was-born-a-cis-woman

@dylanmulvaney

This was a ride

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Elliot Page and Dominic Savage hope new trans drama can ‘change hearts and minds’

• https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/19/elliot-page-dominic-savage-close-to-you-interview

Did the Supreme Court just overrule one of its most important LGBTQ rights decisions?

• https://www.vox.com/scotus/367636/supreme-court-lgbtq-abandon-bostock-louisiana-education-title-ix

Trans indie singer-songwriter Freddie Lewis has dropped the music video for his new single “Sundays”, and fans are already calling it incredible.

• https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/19/rising-trans-indie-artist-freddie-lewis-new-single-sundays

“In the broadest sense, Kirchick argues that the gay-rights movement has achieved its goals and now the organizations behind it should be dissolved. “

• https://www.intomore.com/culture/heres-everything-wrong-with-that-james-kirchick-atlantic-piece

Sigourney Weaver is hugely supportive of her non-binary child Shar. Shar Simpson is currently an adjunct assistant professor at the Digital Storytelling Lab at Columbia University School of the Arts.

• https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/19/sigourney-weavers-non-binary-child-shar-simpson

Ron DeSantis gave Ashley Brundage, a trans Democrat, an award. Now she’s challenging GOP power.

• https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/ron-desantis-gave-ashley-brundage-a-trans-democrat-an-award-now-shes-challenging-gop-power

The Sound of Silence? J.K. Rowling Has Not Tweeted in 12 Blissful Days

• https://www.them.us/story/jk-rowling-twitter-x-stopped-posting-imane-khelif-lawsuit

This Mom Is Speaking Out About A New Law That’s Forcing Her To Take Her Kid Out Of State For Medical Care.

• https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/ohio-house-bill-68

Updates to the handbook used by lay leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints features new guidance on the participation of transgender individuals, including instructions around restroom use.

• https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/08/19/lds-church-updates-transgender

Federal Judge Rules Trans Teen Can Play Soccer Just In Time For Her To Attend First Practice

• https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/federal-judge-rules-trans-teen-can

A historic anti-discrimination ruling in favor of a transgender sheriff’s deputy has been voided by one of the most conservative federal courts in the nation.

• https://www.advocate.com/news/georgia-gender-affirming-care-health-insurance-lawsuit

As the 2024 election heats up, LGBTQ+ rights are front and center, and the differences between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris couldn’t be more striking.

• https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/donald-trump-vs-kamala-harris-on-lgbtq-rights-a-side-by-side-comparison

Article explores the profound realization of male privilege through the eyes of a transgender woman.

• https://www.transvitae.com/understanding-male-privilege-through-the-eyes-of-a-transgender-woman

Blake Lively called out again for repeatedly using ‘problematic’ transgender slur in resurfaced interviews: “I hope to have a few girls one day. If not girls, they better be trannies. Because I have some amazing shoes and bags and stories that need to be appreciated.”

• https://pagesix.com/2024/08/18/entertainment/blake-lively-called-out-for-repeatedly-using-transgender-slur
• https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/blake-lively-using-transgender-slur-during-old-interviews-resurfaces-online-amid-it-ends-with-us-drama-netizens-react-1340450

Kansas settles a high-profile discrimination lawsuit, paying $50,000 to a former Highway Patrol employee who claims she was fired for coming out as transgender.

• https://www.transvitae.com/kansas-settles-discrimination-lawsuit-transgender

Judge to decide whether transgender N.H. teen can play on her school’s soccer team

• https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/18/metro/parker-tirrell-nh-transgender-girl-soccer-judge-sports-trans-law

• Archive: https://archive.is/h4EXY#selection-1671.0-1671.82

Victoria Police participates in illegal discrimination against transgender people.

• https://lucyfromnaarm.com/p/victoria-police-participates-in-illegal

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev did not veto the new anti-LGBTI law banning any kind of educational programmes on ‘non-traditional sexual orientation’ in Bulgarian schools, ignoring calls from the Council of Europe and civil society activists to veto it.

• https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgarian-president-oks-new-anti-lgbti-law-defying-council-of-europe-call/

“In a bombshell leak from @PinkNewsStaff on X, Pink News’ CEO Benjamin Cohen has been recorded signalling his intent to abandon the trans community to instead focus on being an “entertainment powerhouse”.”

• https://lucyfromnaarm.com/p/breaking-pinknews-refuses-to-cover

Decades before Stonewall, Fire Island was an oasis of queer culture, offering seaside escape for artists, writers, performers, and stars from the everyday grind of New York life.

• https://www.huckmag.com/article/celebrating-fire-islands-fabled-invasion-of-the-pines