Over at The Independent Io Dodds looks at the growing number of transgender Americans seeking asylum abroad due to escalating anti-trans policies under Donald Trump.
Michigan Porn Ban Bill Raises Alarm for Trans Communities (Let us add that a ban of any material showing ‘a disconnection between biology and gender,’ will lead to a ban of many of Shakespeare’s plays, including Twelfth Night and As You Like It.)
A lawsuit filed by three military families alleges that recent Pentagon policies restricting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender dependents have caused severe harm.
The suit claims Tricare abruptly stopped covering essential treatments like hormone therapy, leaving families with high out-of-pocket costs and emotional distress. It argues that the Trump administration’s executive order and the Defense Department’s implementation exceed the scope of a 2024 law, which only targeted minors.
The plaintiffs, represented by LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, say the policies are arbitrary, violate federal law, and betray military families.
Grace Byron’s article in The New Yorker explores the escalating suppression of trans art under the Trump Administration, which has enacted policies that censor trans expression and restrict funding for artists promoting “gender ideology”.
Trans creators face exclusion from both public and private institutions, with their work often hidden or removed.
Byron highlights how trans artists resist categorization and challenge demands for autobiographical transparency. Despite limited visibility and resources, they continue to produce powerful, multifaceted work.
At the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, Sabrina Carpenter delivered a performance of her song “Tears” in support of transgender rights. Joined by drag artists from RuPaul’s Drag Race, the stage was filled with placards bearing messages like “Protect trans rights” and “In trans we trust.”
According to the comics, Angela, also known as Aldrif Odinsdottir, is the long-lost daughter of Odin and Freyja. She was kidnapped as an infant during the war between Asgard and the Tenth Realm, Heven, and raised by the Angels of Heven as one of their fiercest warriors.
In Heven, Angela grew close to Sera, a woman born among the Anchorites — a monastic order where only men were traditionally allowed. Sera, however, was a trans woman who lived her truth openly. Angela fell in love with her, and the two became inseparable.
A federal appeals court rejected President Trump’s attempt to reinstate a passport policy requiring individuals to list their biological sex at birth. The court upheld lower rulings that blocked the policy, citing potential harm to transgender and nonbinary Americans, including increased risk of harassment while traveling. The judges found the administration failed to justify the policy and did not adequately address claims of unconstitutional bias. The prior State Department policy allowed applicants to choose “M,” “F,” or “X” as gender markers without matching “biological sex.”
“I mean, generally it seems that it would take place with people that are, this was a bad case. This was a very sick person that was just standing out there and shooting for a long time. If you look, it was a long time, but generally it’s people that aren’t transgender, so you know.“
