The Democratic Party on transgender rights, as reported by Advocate:

Beyond the party’s health care protections, which would “require that federal health plans provide coverage for gender confirmation surgery, and hormone therapy,” Democrats also vow to enact other policies making legal services more accessible for transgender people, including “guaranteeing transgender students’ access to facilities based on their gender identity.”

“We will ensure that all transgender and non-binary people can procure official government identification documents that accurately reflect their gender identity,” the platform states. “We will stop employment discrimination in the federal government, and will restore full implementation of President Obama’s executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.”

Tim Waltz: “We’ve had thousands of brave transgender troops, decorated warriors, who served this country. When Donald Trump was commander-in-chief, he belittled them and he banned them from service. Thankfully, President Biden and vice president Harris rescinded that stupid, bigoted policy.”

Walz: This is what these folks are focusing on. Like reading about about two male penguins who love each other is somehow going to turn your children gay… It’s a fact of life some people are gay, but you know what’s not a fact of life? That our children get shot dead in schools. pic.twitter.com/tFAXOMkZNG

— Acyn (@Acyn) September 8, 2024

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• https://theconversation.com/what-are-puberty-blockers-what-are-the-benefits-and-risks-for-transgender-children-226006

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• https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/21/shawn-thierry-lgbtq-gender-transitioning-care-genspect

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• https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/02/2026-australian-census-lgbtq-questions

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• https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5735859/2024/09/01/valentina-petrillo-transgender-sprinter-paralympics

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• https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/transgender-community-rallies-in-jammu-demands-assembly-seat-reservation-124083100724_1.html

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• https://www.intomore.com/entertainment/gaming/black-trans-artist-mila-jam-just-made-playstation-history

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• https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/30/netflix-kaos-trans-romance

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• https://apnews.com/article/sweet-briar-college-transgender-students-694398c5cf910212924e9bb71b38787e

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• https://www.advocate.com/election/gender-liberation-march-dc

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• https://www.outsports.com/2024/8/30/24100796/paralympics-volleyball-monique-matthews-usa-team-lgbtq

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A Charleston transgender man and families across South Carolina are suing the state to overturn a new law restricting gender-affirming healthcare.

• https://www.transvitae.com/south-carolina-transgender-man-leads-lawsuit-against-harmful-health-ban

A School District’s allowing students to keep their gender identity private does not violate parents’ constitutional rights, New Hampshire Supreme Court says

• https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2024-08-30/nh-supreme-court-upholds-manchester-school-policy-on-transgender-students

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• https://19thnews.org/2024/08/ballot-access-barriers-trans-voters-states-id-laws/

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• https://apnews.com/article/georgia-transgender-women-sports-swimming-0de61f750d82925bd12b3bfe95a8bb99

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• https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/08/30/trump-recycles-anti-trans-right-wing-talking-points-at-moms-for-liberty-summit/

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• https://www.hppr.org/hppr-news/2024-08-30/queer-students-look-for-alternatives-after-texas-a-m-ends-transgender-health-care-services

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• https://truthout.org/articles/instead-of-ignoring-trans-rights-at-dnc-dems-shouldve-vowed-to-protect-them/

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• https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/hhs-appeals-nationwide-pause-on-trans-health-protection-rule

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Karla Sofía Gascón plays a drug kingpin who undergoes gender-affirming surgery in a performance that wowed Cannes. Is the academy next?

• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/movies/karla-sofia-gascon-emilia-perez-oscar.html

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In Close To You, Elliot Page plays Sam, a transgender man living in Toronto making the journey to the small town where he grew up for his father’s birthday.

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/elliot-page-proves-he-is-a-force-in-first-film-since-transitioning/ar-AA1pDDD6

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• https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/30/kaos-netflix-reviews

Coroner recommends increasing funding immediately for Victorian Transgender Health & Training Australian GP’s in GAHT

• https://lucyfromnaarm.com/p/victorian-coroner-recommends-increasing

New Hampshire’s legislature, called the General Court, has passed a flurry of anti-trans bills last month, some of which have been signed into law.

• https://thepetershep.substack.com/p/the-transphobic-assault-on-new-hampshire

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• https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/texas-lgbtq-camp-19608004.php

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• https://www.al.com/politics/2024/08/wrong-and-dangerous-dissenting-judges-slam-ruling-on-alabamas-transgender-minors-law.html

Australia: Six Labor MPs including assistant minister Ged Kearney want their government to change its decision not to include gender identity and sexuality in the census.

• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-29/labor-faces-lgbtq-census-backlash/104288430

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• https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/normalising-surgeries-still-being-conducted-on-intersex-children-despite-human-rights-concerns

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• https://www.intomore.com/the-internet/memes/barack-obamas-post-about-kamala-harris-has-trans-folks-wondering-something