Category: Trans News (Page 12 of 24)

If you are an American citizen, this is the day you vote for the whole world

A final plea: Vote for Kamala Harris. For the sake of our democracy there is no other choice.

Gender-Affirming Care Is On The Line In This Election

Here Are The Races To Watch Around The United States For LGBTQ+ People

Fetterman Rips Trump Ads: ‘It Doesn’t Make You a Man to Pick on Trans or Gay Kids’
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“I Don’t Need Kamala Harris to Vocally Defend Trans People. I Need Her To Win.”

Transgender voters voice safety concerns ahead of Election Day

Maryland officials greenlit a $750,000 payment last week to settle a lawsuit filed by a transgender woman who was beaten by a correctional officer at Central Booking in Baltimore.

How the voice of Bernie Wagenblast encouraged support of the NYC trans community

Northern Ireland: NI trans woman on her journey and losing faith in NHS: ‘It’s a matter of survival’
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Transgender Film Festival – Cinematic activism at The Roxie and online

Marks & Spencer ‘sorry’ for using gender-neutral language in bra advert: ‘We got it wrong’

Opinions: Our existence is non-negotiable: A call to action for trans rights

Yes, Chappell Roan is a drag queen—and yes, women can do drag

A transgender woman’s experience in a detention center in Azerbaijan

Iceland: This stunning LGBTQ+ friendly destination has just been named the safest place for travel in 2025

The Safest Countries for LGBTQIA+ Expats

The most LGBT-Friendly Countries in the World.

Questions about coming out are some of the most common in trans spaces. Among them, there’s one that often stands out: trans women seeking advice on how to come out to their cisgender wives.

Transphobia Hits Heinous Low in Scotland as U.S. Queers Hold Breath

Uganda’s 2023 anti-homosexuality act is already costing the country.

Deciding whether to disclose your transgender or non-binary identity at work is a complex and personal choice.

The World Is Watching: How the Results of the U.S. Election Could Affect LGBTQ People Around the World

‘Some were not happy’: At Boston Children’s Hospital, a dispute over how to screen children for gender transition
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Opinion: Transgender girls don’t make Kansas sports less safe. Misinformation does

Transgender Community Reacts to Kemi Badenoch’s Election

“One of the reasons why it was so difficult for me to accept myself as a trans* was that I believed that if you are trans*, you should instinctively accept mainstream LGBTQ subculture.”

The Shape of Self: A photographic journey into West Bengal transgender communities.

In December 2024, Florence will become the stage for The Shape of Self, a powerful photographic exhibition by the artist Alessio Maximilian Schroder. This collection captures the diverse and resilient voices within West Bengal’s transgender communities.

In a Red Pennsylvania District, a Grieving Father Runs on Transgender Rights

US: Anti-LGBTQ+ attacks nationwide have increased 112% over the last two years

The US government’s position could flip in disputes over health-care treatments for transgender minors and federal regulations for build-at-home “ghost guns” pending before the US Supreme Court if Donald Trump gets elected.

Political Stress Pushes Trans Mental Health to a Breaking Point

Trump’s Anti-Trans Ad Blitz Hopes To Trick Moderates and Football Fans Into Voting for Him

The bitter, expensive and partisan fight to define a vaguely worded civil rights ballot measure in New York has pulled transgender people — and how they’re perceived — into its vortex.

Jill Stein’s running mate, Butch Ware, caught in transphobic comments

How Janey Godley became one of the most iconic transphobe-fighters of a generation

Nation’s First Trans Voting Center Opens at Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center

Transgender college basketball player in Canada speaks out about verbal, physical mistreatment

Vancouver Island University’s basketball star, Harriette Mackenzie, a transgender athlete, has spoken out against the discrimination she faced during recent games against Columbia Bible College.

Banned rainbows and ‘forced outing.’ Will elections reshape this relentless school board?

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear a case challenging the Olentangy Local School District’s policies that protect transgender students from bullying and misgendering.

Discover outfit ideas tailored for trans women, trans men, and non-binary individuals attending the theater.

How Trans Covens and Nonbinary Witches Are Reshaping Tradition for the Future of the Craft

‘Some traditions already have rituals with trans-affirming dimensions. In Book’s coven, the initiation “culminates in a ritual where you unite the internal masculine or feminine within yourself,” they explain. “And while I am not going to say that ritual made me nonbinary, that ritual definitely crystalized a lot of my internal gender stuff very shortly thereafter.”’

More transgender news

Trans artist posts topless photos to test Instagram’s rules on ‘female nipples’

LGBTQ Nation readers have a lot of anxiety about the US election. A lot.

What is the Cruz Curse? The Anti-LGBTQ+ Senator Is Apparently Bad Luck for Texas Sports

Ted Cruz used a trans wrestler in an attack ad without permission. Now, Mack Beggs is taking legal action

Agatha All Along: Joe Locke addresses Marvel series’ pro-trans message

Joe Locke helped plant a ‘Trans Lives Matter’ Pride flag in Agatha All Along

The trans lives matter flag in his room 🤍🏳️‍⚧️ #AgathaAllAlong #translivesmatter pic.twitter.com/M4K9Se0b3O

— Elio he/they (@omarrudbergboy) November 1, 2024

Dolls on Tour Bring Trans Art Where It’s Needed Most

Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar is being ‘transvestigated’ by bigots because… she has a larynx

This TERF learned a hard lesson about trans folks in bathrooms

It’s almost like most women don’t hate trans people. https://t.co/oTAQI6fi0D

— Rebecca Jones 🔶 (@RebeccaJones_03) October 26, 2024

Transgender therapist jailed for allegedly stealing $940,000 in taxpayer funds

Appeals court to revisit Ohio school district’s transgender anti-bullying policy

LGBTQ+ organizations eye legal challenge of Alberta’s new transgender policies if passed

“Everyone treated me like a saint”—In Iran, there’s only one way to survive as a transgender person
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A Kenyan court acquitted transgender women in Lamu charged with committing gross indecent acts between males against provisions of the penal code.

Trans-inclusive RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard becomes EA’s most popular single-player game

Imane Khelif delivers another K.O. on JKR as Vogue Arabia cover star

Health Care For Transgender People At Stake In US Supreme Court Case: US v Skrmetti

US: NH: Lawyers ask federal court to rule transgender sports law unconstitutional for all

A New Mexico, LGBTQ civil rights group says a debunked claim by the Trump-Vance presidential campaign that “sex changes” are taking place in schools is being repeated by some state candidates.

Donald Trump’s hostility toward gender-affirming care has thrust trans rights into the center of a contentious election, raising anxiety about future federal support.

Donald Trump tells the biggest anti-trans lie of his campaign

Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, J.D: Vance claimed that some white kids are incentivized to “become” transgender to get into Ivy League colleges.

GOP strategist reacts to Vance’s comments about transgender kids he made on Joe Rogan’s podcast

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Defendant Convicted in Non-Fatal Shooting of Transgender Sex Worker

In US, transgender candidates enter political lion’s den

Over 100 Republicans Are Running On Anti-Trans Platforms In 2024

UN /Germany: Gender self-ID law fails to address implications for women and girls, says Special Rapporteur.

Reem Alsalem (1976–) is a Jordanian-born anti-transgender activist who has become a key figure of the TERF movement in the 2020s.

UN transphobe Reem Alsalem is using her platform to attack trans rights in Germany

Transgender woman sues Hooters for discrimination, says workers denied her a job and harassed her

Alberta introduces Canada’s harshest anti-trans policies yet

A Ted Cruz Ad Used This Man’s Image For Anti-Trans Fearmongering. Now He’s Speaking Out.

India: Koppal: In a significant stride toward inclusivity, Madhushree, a transgender woman from Tondihal village in Koppal district’s Karatagi taluk, has been selected as a police constable.

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Trans People and Sports: Everything You Need to Know

Julia Serano: ‘But the fact that no trans woman has ever dominated in any women’s sports league or category shows that we are not “taking over” or “destroying” women’s sports.’

More transgender news

Trans and headed to the polls? Here’s how you can vote safely and comfortably.

Former executive director of Black trans nonprofit charged with stealing nearly $100,000

Trial underway for Bel Air delivery driver accused of fatally shooting transgender woman

Mt. Lebanon School District to pay $350K in legal fees to end lawsuit over transgender identity lesson

A Houston man has been indicted on six federal felony charges, including hate crimes and kidnapping, for allegedly targeting and assaulting transgender women he met through social media platforms.

Opponents use parental rights and anti-trans messages to fight abortion ballot measures

Meet the unwilling faces of GOP anti-trans ads: ‘I haven’t been able to sleep’

Feds asks appeals court to lift block on transgender protections in 6 states

Genetic Link Between Gender Dysphoria and Sex Hormone Signaling

A transgender woman is suing Liberty University, alleging she was wrongfully terminated after disclosing her gender identity.

Trans voters share their concerns ahead of an election in which they’ve been a central talking point

Texas AG sues second doctor accused of providing transgender care to minors

Ted Cruz pulls controversial transgender ad amid pressure

Cisgender woman accidentally sent to male prison because she had ‘masculine features’

Scottish Cis Woman Sent to Male Prison After Being Identified by Staff as Trans

Illustration: Getty/PinkNews

More transgender news

Man accused of hate-filled crime spree, kidnapping and assaulting transgender women in Houston

Finding boots that reflect your authentic self can be transformative, especially for transgender individuals navigating unique style challenges.

Official newspaper of elite US university Princeton comes out swinging in support of trans athletes

Bill of Rights, transgender policy to kick off fall Alberta legislature session

Vice President Harris has struggled to combat former President Trump’s anti-transgender attacks, which are a major part of the Republican’s closing argument.

Jackie Shane, the black transgender R&B icon, now in movie.

Seven days out from the Presidential election, here’s a full comparison of Harris and Trump’s track records on LGBTQ Issues.

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a critical case on Tennessee’s restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, religious groups and medical associations face off over who should control such decisions.

Collin Allred says he supports transgender Texans. Some aren’t so convinced.

Fox News significantly boosts coverage of trans athletes in the weeks before the election

Erin Reed: As A Leading Transgender Journalist, Here’s Why I’m Endorsing Kamala Harris

Democrat Sarah McBride set to be first openly transgender member of US Congress

Elon Musk’s trans daughter blasts her father & everyone else who attended Trump’s racist MSG rally

UnderFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Sunshine State in recent years saw a rapid slate of anti-trans policies implemented. Now three transgender candidates are pursuing seats in the Florida legislature.

Parker Molloy: Republican ads targeting transgender individuals are “dehumanizing” (video)

If elected, Veronica Pejril would be Indiana’s first openly transgender state lawmaker

Dragon Age: The Veilguard lets you identify as transgender.

Over the course of The Veilguard, your Rook can establish a trans identity, which in turn leads to extra dialogue paths opening up.

You Can Identify as Transgender in ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’

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After enduring discrimination and abuse due to her gender identity, transgender woman DeAnna LeTray has secured a landmark settlement against the Watertown Police Department and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Carolyn Hax: Parent of trans teen is exhausted by constant protective alert
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The dispute around a women’s volleyball team touches on a broader question: How to define ‘fair’

US Federal Agency Charges Fast Food Companies Subjected Transgender Manager to Misgendering and Deadnaming and Fired Him and Co-Workers for Complaining

Ahead of the Philadelphia Debate, Six Transgender Pennsylvanians Speak Out

Trans-rights advocates call Hovde, Trump ads focusing on transgender issues ‘dehumanizing’

Settlement Reached in Transgender Discrimination Complaint Against Medical Provider

Lesbian congresswoman says it’s ‘appalling’ to bar trans women from sports teams

Final Pre-Election 2024 Anti-Trans Risk Assessment Map

The risk has increased nationwide for transgender youth and adults as a result of the 2024 election.

How Timothy Mellon’s Wealth is Supercharging the Trump Campaign’s Anti-LGBTQ Attacks

Odessa’s City Council has passed a controversial ordinance banning transgender individuals from using public restrooms that align with their gender identity

Policies like Odessa’s restroom ordinance have profound negative effects on transgender students in schools and universities.

Turkish Hairlines, Leg-Lengthening Surgery and Gender-Affirming Cisgender Men

Northwestern law students working on changing legal names for transgender-identifying people

Who is Brooke Slusser, the SJSU volleyball player trying to ban transgender women from sports?

On November 1, a German law making it easier to alter gender markers and names on official documents will take effect.

Anti-Trans Anti-Semite Candace Owens barred from Australia

After enduring discrimination and abuse due to her gender identity, transgender woman DeAnna LeTray has secured a landmark settlement against the Watertown Police Department and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Transgender women over 45 face unique prostate cancer risks due to estrogen therapy lowering PSA levels, which can mask early detection.

Transgender Honduran woman canvasses for Harris in Pa.

“Young Lion,” Sade’s love letter to son Izaak Theo Adu, is among the latest singles from the upcoming compilation Transa.

Sade Apologizes to Her Transgender Son Izaak in ‘Young Lion,’ Her First New Song in 6 Years

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More transgender news

Children Left Suicidal In Wake of Puberty Blocker Ban

Odessa, TX Just Put $10,000 Bounties On Trans People Using The Bathroom

What Can We Uncover From Mark Robinson’s Trans Porn Fascination And Startling Hate-Fueled Rhetoric?

LGBTQ rights group, Equality Florida, is coming to the defense of a candidate for Florida House District 65 seat in Hillsborough County.

McDonald’s sign hacked to display transgender rights message, manager says

Utah 4th Congressional debate sparks emotional debate on transgender rights

To Ceyenne Doroshow, It’s a Transgender Society. Gays and Lesbians Are Just Living in It

This Is What You Really Need To Know About Trans Health Care In Prisons

This article examines the ethical challenges of employee surveillance during and beyond work hours, focusing on its impact on transgender professionals.

Opinion: Transgender witch hunt of San Jose State volleyball player is not protecting women

Thousands march in Taipei to support Taiwan’s transgender community

Researcher’s fears of ‘weaponized’ data reignite focus on puberty-blocking drugs for transgender youth

Election: Meet Vivian Smotherman, who is running to be Colorado’s first trans state senator

Over a quarter of college applicants are rejecting schools over their states’ politics: report

Police are searching for fugitive convicted of murdering transgender woman

A New York Trans Woman’s Landmark Settlement Against Police Results in Policy Changes

Why Won’t Democrats Like Kamala Harris Embrace Trans Rights This Election?