Category: Trans News (Page 1 of 66)

Meta shuts down five gay and queer venue social accounts without notice

Fired Christian employee sues claiming God made him misgender trans colleague.
A theological reminder: God is nonbinary.

Ruby Rose, Candace Cameron Bure, and George Santos are our nightmare military rotation in World’s Toughest Test

Elliot Page is three things transphobes will never be: happy, in a hit movie, and with a girlfriend

25 drag kings you should definitely know about

US Politics

San Fransisco: The Standard revealed last month that the viral Trans March incident generated Wiener’s largest number of same-day donors since he entered the race.

The Absurdity of Adding Biological Sex on ATF Forms.

Dem Ohio Governor Candidate Amy Acton Endorses Trans Sports Ban, Igniting Intra-Party Firestorm

Top Ohio Democrats retreat on trans issues, leaving some transgender activists feeling abandoned

Amy Acton adds LGBTQ+ equality language to campaign platform following anti-transgender controversy

‘Sounds like gender-affirming care’: Lawmakers react to Pentagon’s testosterone treatments for troops

Erika Kirk calls on conservatives to be ‘happy warriors’ against trans people and Muslims

Pete Hegseth blasted as “weird” & “homoerotic” by lesbian congresswoman

DOJ says it will ask U.S. Supreme Court to undo block on Trump’s transgender military ban

WPATH’s Fight Against the Trump Administration to Practice Medicine, and What it Means For Your Hormones

Pentagon’s testosterone program exposes the hypocrisy behind its transgender military ban

“Chilling”: Dad describes what it’s like when Trump admin targets your trans kid’s medical records

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) vetoes bathroom bill for fourth time in two years

Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone.
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Hegseth introduces hormone therapy for cis men. Rember that the ban on trans troops was linked to possible lack of access to hormones in a war zone.

The Pentagon said transgender hormone care costs too much. Now Pete Hegseth wants testosterone boosts

Pete Hegseth mocked for offering military men hormone replacement therapy

Christian nationalist lawsuit promotes “humiliating” & “reckless” accusation against a trans student

Thousands attend transgender and intersex pride march in Dublin

LGB people often leave trans folks behind in times of struggle. Let’s not let this happen again.

HRT and Sexual Health: Understanding Libido Shifts in Transition

A Trans Ode to Sheepstealer, The Unsung Softboy of House of the Dragon

US Politics

After Pushing Anti-Trans Laws to ‘Protect Women’s Sports’, Project 2025’s Heritage Foundation Now Wants Women’s Sports Gone to ‘Assist Fertility’

In a Mississippi school district with strict gender rules, trans students and families push to be heard

Trump tried to stop a drag activist group from getting an honorific history marker. He failed.

RFK Jr. rolls back rule protecting LGBTQ+ kids in foster care from hostile parents

MAGA Republicans repeatedly complain about pregnant trans men during congressional hearing

University of Kansas threatens transgender employee over bathroom use

Trump DOJ backs private insurance company that court found discriminated against trans patients

Ad accuses Democrat of supporting conversion therapy. LGBTQ+ advocates are speaking out… for him.

Congressman says Daughters of the American Revolution can govern themselves — unless trans women are welcome

‘Cruelty was the point’: Transgender troops look back on their ban as it’s set to end

Children’s Hospital Colorado faces contempt hearing over failure to provide gender-affirming care

Amnesty reveals the true nature of anti-rights gender criticals. J.K. Rowling goes ballistic.

Amnesty UK’s report A Growing Threat: the Anti-Rights Movement in the UK mapped 117 organizations, including anti-abortion groups, organizations promoting conversion practices, branches of US Christian-right organizations and 51 groups described as “gender critical.” JK Rowling and the TERFs have forced Amnesty to withdraw the report, but that does not stop us from reporting what it said.

JK Rowling encourages anti-trans groups to sue human rights org for labeling them “anti-rights”

TERF Activist J.K. Rowling Threatens To Finance Wave Of Attacks On Amnesty International Over Report On Anti-Trans Groups

‘This is about identity’: Court challenge to puberty blocker ban begins

Hopes for new Tasmanian ban on conversion practices

EHRC Code to come into force: what now?

TGEU publishes Trans human rights, realities, and resilience in Europe: An analysis of the EU LGBTIQ Survey III 2023

LGBTQ+ people are finding their spiritual home with the Satanic Temple

T4T Repairs Is a Trans Construction Organization Building Community From the Ground Up

“Odyssey” director slams right-wing backlash to casting of Elliot Page: “He did an incredible job”

US Politics

Organizers of San Francisco’s Trans March rallied outside City Hall on Monday and met with Mayor Daniel Lurie, calling for changes after the June 26 march ended with several arrests and a clash with San Francisco police.

HHS has denied a report that the agency is planning to abandon the proposed rule to block Medicaid and Medicare funding for hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to pediatric patients. 

A disputed Boise High incident became central to Idaho’s transgender bathroom fight

Sarah McBride went everywhere in Delaware and heard the same warning at all 57 stops

House Democrats’ preferred Arizona candidate draws backlash over anti-LGBTQ+ campaign attacks

Democrats are trying to disqualify trans candidates. Here’s how

Lindsey Graham may have lived deep in the closet. He made others suffer for it

Megan Rapinoe warns trans sports bans harm all girls: “That’s a feature, not a bug, of these laws”

Why Transphobes Are Terrified of Chappell Roan

Amnesty International UK’s anti-rights report has been withdrawn for review. Why it still matters.

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Anyways, here it is.

List of anti-trans hate groups and collaborators in the UK

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Honest conversations within the trans community

This World Cup is proof that the manosphere is dying, and its idea of masculinity is for losers
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NZ: Health Minister Simeon Brown has displayed a “lack of candour” about the decision to ban puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria, claiming it was made on medical grounds when it was actually part of a political deal, the High Court was told on Tuesday.

Patricio Manuel changed boxing forever. Now the trans trailblazer is retiring.

— Good Law Project (@goodlawproject.org) 2026-07-14T10:58:52.931Z

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11 nonbinary icons from history and today to celebrate

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Defending trans moderation, or throwing others under the bus?

New book reveals what we can learn from animal sex

Christopher Nolan calls right-wing backlash to The Odyssey ‘irrelevant’

US Politics

Staff at the University of Kansas are starting to enforce an anti-transgender bathroom bill.

Trump’s HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care

After losses in courts across the country, the Trump administration has successfully steered litigation over gender-affirming medical care for minors to a single judge in a single Texas district court

Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: July 2026. Idaho becomes the latest “Do Not Travel” state for transgender people, raising the number of states transgender people should not travel through.

In a viral post, transgender author alleges anti-LGBTQ+ senator Lindsey Graham hired her for sex work

Idaho’s transgender bathroom ban is now the law. How will police enforce it? That’s still unclear.

Inside India’s largest transgender festival.
For two days each year, Koovagam gives visibility to a marginalized community. (Photo)
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In defence of Amnesty’s anti-rights list

International Solidarity: Matching Fund Boosts Legal Fight for Trans Rights in the UK

How to build a better relationship with the news as a LGBTQIA+ person

Choosing SRS: A Personal Decision, Not a Public Debate

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Trans Liberation Basketball League empowers and protects transgender athletes

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US Politics

Pro-trans court ruling does little for Naval healthcare worker

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How One Woman Is Using the UN to Attack Trans Rights Worldwide

The Real-World Harm of Gender-Critical Ideology: A Response to Reem Alsalem

Two new articles argue that Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, has used the prestige of her position to lend credibility to anti-transgender campaigns. 

Erin in the Morning examines how her claims have entered political and legal debate, including recent US Supreme Court cases concerning transgender athletes.

TransLucent argues that portraying trans inclusion as a threat to women has contributed to worsening public hostility in the UK, stalled legal recognition, restricted healthcare and growing uncertainty over access to toilets, shelters and other public spaces.

Just like eugenics sex realism is pseudoscience

English schools to segregate Trans+ kids from toilets – including those who’ve already transitioned – from September

I’ve been afraid of toilets for years, but now with the EHRC code – I want to fight back

South Africa: Members of Discovery Health Medical Scheme have voted in favour of reviewing how the Scheme provides access to healthcare for transgender and gender-diverse members.

New research shows women are moving away from heterosexuality

“An Annotated Litany of Explanations for Why I Am Not Really Transgender”

Hollywood stopped making films with trans characters as LGBTQ+ representation declines

Amnesty: Like a Snowball: the Growth and Impact of the Gender Critical Movement in the UK

US Politics

Judge presses Trump administration over revoked retirements for transgender Air Force troops

Trans org shares community-sourced inclusive bathroom map: “Our communities need practical tools”

LGBTQ+ group backs Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for Senate over lesbian Rep. Angie Craig

Maine: Private religious schools that receive public funds must follow state laws that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation or religion, a federal court ruled last week.

Update: Judge denies WPATH request to block FTC from proceeding in Texas

Researchers find trans men may miscarry at higher rates & issue “urgent” call for more research

New Review Highlights Challenges Facing Pregnant Trans Men

A major new science review has found that a small but significant number of trans men and other transmasculine people become pregnant and have children, but that medical knowledge about their experiences remains surprisingly limited.

Transmasculine pregnancy—Occurrence, associations, and outcomes: A quantitative systematic review

(The photo is of Logan Brown from Glamour Magazine 2023. He is not associated with this study).

Elon Musk’s AI helped stepdad make 7,000 sexual images of 11-year-old stepdaughter, lawsuit says

‘Complete nonsense’: Hochul fires back after Blakeman defends anti-LGBTQ Catholic nursing home

The journalistic verdict on this year’s Trans March in San Francisco has been rendered: The trans community has been found guilty of being too radical, too frightening, too destructive. For those in attendance, this picture feels unfair and one-sided.

LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream movies hits record lows, study finds

YMCA Faces Pressure to End Transgender-Inclusive Policies

Montana court orders state to pay $1.3M in transgender care case
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Movies: ‘She’s the He’ brings gender-bending twist to teen comedy genre

US Politics

Incumbent Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey eviscerated Congressman Seth Moulton on his fairweather allyship for the trans community in a televised debate this week. Both lawmakers are vying for the Democratic Party nomination in this year’s Senate race.

What to know about hospitals’ reduction of gender-affirming care for youth

Florida can pursue lawsuit against group over trans youth care, US court rules

Bracing for Idaho’s new ban, group maps safe bathrooms across the state for trans people

Judge considers WPATH request to block FTC from proceeding in Texas, ruling expected Friday

“Fascism”—New Federal Rule Would Require Federal Funding Recipients To Deny Trans People Exist

Court blocks Florida’s Stop WOKE Act in colleges, calling it “breathtaking” overreach

Trans and starting testosterone? It doesn’t have to mean losing your hair

From anti-gay to anti-trans: rhetoric’s the same, 40 years after homosexual law reform

‘Gratuitously cruel’: How trans youth became political targets – Stateside with Kai and Carter

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board has reaffirmed the organisation’s ongoing commitment to trans and gender diverse communities.

Transgender Victoria’s (TGV) annual celebration of trans, gender diverse and non-binary people has a new category. Nominations are now open for the 2026 Trans Visibility Awards.

“America’s most famous loser”: Riley Gaines mocked after anti-trans tirade against Elliot Page

Human Rights Campaign hires Obama, Harris veterans for 2026 LGBTQ+ rights fight

Bombshell Transformations Specializes in Trans Glow-Ups

The journey of Bobbie Simpson: Transgender woman making strides on school board in deep red Shasta County

US Politics

Florida: Visibility and silence: Inside the current climate for transgender students at UNF

New Hampshire governor signs law forcing schools to out transgender students

Transgender teen drops out of Irish Dance meet in Orlando. Florida’s Attorney General had threatened legal action against the event’s sponsors

Texas Tech sued for erasing LGBTQ+ people and Black history from university classrooms

MAGA Pride attendees confronted with Trump’s LGBTQ+ record dismiss it as fake news

Court issues major blow to DeSantis’s “Stop WOKE Act” & calls it “a breathtaking assertion of power”

NCAA Won’t Change Trans Athlete Policy After Supreme Court Ruling

Is the EU a safe place for transgender people?

‘Hiding his face’: India’s new transgender rules worry doctors, disrupt care

The gender critical twisting of language

Vera Drew’s Found-Footage Horror Comedy Trandemic Could Be Our Next Indie Horror Obsession

‘Trans Insurgency’ tees help support Brisbane protest

Stonewall Inn owners say JK Rowling has ‘damaged LGBT people globally’
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A Springfield man accused of repeatedly filming, following and harassing a transgender person has been placed on five years of supervised probation.

UK: No “Carve Out” For Parents In LGBT Conversion Practices Ban, Says Minister

US Politics

Inside Kansas’s Defense of Invalidating Trans Owned Driver’s Licenses

Transgender Students Deserve Day in Court on Athletic Advantage

The Supreme Court left open the question of whether states are required – rather than merely allowed − to keep transgender women and girls off female teams. That legal issue is working its way to the court.

Sarah McBride wants to ‘pull the emergency brake’ on ‘cynical’ Donald Trump in midterm elections

Yes, Graham Platner is a Trans Ally. Yes, He Says What You Want to Hear. That Doesn’t Make Him Any Less Unfit for Office.

IL Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Trans Patients By Removing Testosterone from Govt. Monitoring Program

Brett Kavanaugh’s Anti-Trans Ruling Takes a New and Disturbing Turn. The justice’s rhetoric is dehumanizing and unscientific.

UK: A teacher allegedly called LGBTQ+ people “mentally ill.” His punishment is gonna sting.

Trump’s ATF Floating Rule To Ban Trans People from Buying Guns

U.S. Federal Courts: Three overlooked court rulings limited White House anti-trans policies

As the Trump administration has pursued policies aimed at weakening transgender rights, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday took steps to affirm nondiscriminatory healthcare access, including gender-affirming care, for all.

‘They’re in the wind’: How US cuts pushed trans people out of care

Gay, trans women less likely to undergo cancer screening

Vera Drew’s ‘Trandemic’ Wins Transgender Film Center’s Inaugural Found Footage Fund Award

Why “Standing” Matters: The Legal Fight for Trans Rights

Why many trans travelers are now choosing to go by train

NYT Wrote Five Stories on the Trans Athlete Ban Decision. Not One Quoted A Transgender Person.

India Willoughby and Munroe Bergdorf weigh in on Andy Burnham as PM: ‘Cautiously optimistic’

UK: Urgent Travel Advisory Issued for Trans and Gender Diverse People.

Powerful trans theatre collaboration ‘Thirty-Six’ makes its Sydney debut

US Politics

New Jersey: Edna Mahan inmate appeals dismissal of transgender housing suit

After filing a FOIA lawsuit against the Department of Defense, James Dale argues the public deserves to see its agreement with Scouting America — and reflects on the unexpected legacy of the Supreme Court decision that bears his name.

Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings argues LGBTQ+ advocates didn’t “tee up” the Supreme Court’s latest trans rights case—they were forced to defend a community under relentless legislative attack.

Federal probe into transgender use of NC school bathrooms raises legal issues

DOJ, HHS, FTC, FDA: The alphabet soup of efforts to restrict gender-affirming care

Ohioans Deserve an Explanation from Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur on Her Anti-Trans Vote

Gavin Newsom signs budget with $26M safety net for trans youth care amid Trump cuts

SCOTUS takes up “parents’ rights” case that could take away gender affirming care from trans teens

Oklahoma Effectively Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Many Trans Adults

The Christopher Street Project joined prominent Democrats in calling on Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to step aside less than two weeks after endorsing him as a fighter for transgender rights.

GOP governor signs bill forcing trans inmates to detransition

Maine fights back after Trump’s DOJ demands confidential records of trans inmate

New Trump Administration Rule Aims to Erase Trans People from Many Areas of Public Life

Videos

The Unhinged Detrans Grifters Who Got The Fight They Were Looking For

The Supreme Court just handed down another anti-trans ruling, saying that barring trans kids from sports is not discrimination. Movement-building reporter Lex McMenamin joined Francesca to talk about the scapegoating of trans people to further justify fascism.