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Hospitals that paused youth gender-affirming care continued controversial intersex surgeries, group says

Hospitals across the United States are facing criticism for continuing controversial intersex surgeries while halting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, following an executive order by President Donald Trump. The January 28 order bars doctors from providing gender-affirming care to individuals under 19, threatening to cut federal funding for noncompliance.

Although the order is not yet in effect due to legal challenges, several hospitals have already paused such care.

Intersex advocates highlight the hypocrisy of these actions, as many of the same hospitals continue performing non-consensual surgeries on intersex infants and children. These procedures, aimed at “correcting” sex variations, often have irreversible consequences, including infertility, loss of sexual sensation, and psychological trauma.

Despite condemnation from organizations like the United Nations and Amnesty International, no federal or state laws currently prohibit these surgeries.

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‘I don’t feel safe’: Trump’s passport gender policy sparks fear for trans travelers.
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Texas Republican ends meeting after intentionally misgendering colleague

Six books about trans men, and why you should read them

New report from European medical orgs declares unwavering support for gender-affirming care

Gavin Newsom pressured behind the scenes to kill pro-LGBTQ+ bills, state lawmakers say

Medical Professionals Denounce Newsom’s Embrace of Anti-Trans Bigots

Pentagon ‘cherry picked’ studies to support transgender service member ban, judge says

‘Trans Army’ Facebook page recruits veterans, police officers to join ‘rebellion’, stockpile weapons, ‘prepare for what’s coming’
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Reddit discussion of this article.

Transphobia is now an integrated part of US science policy.

As Trump Bans Care, Trans People Flee to Shield States

Why religious leaders are divided on transgender rights

‘It’s devastating’: Transgender Iowa lawmaker vows to fight to restore lost civil rights

As Trump attacks transgender people, city councilors want to declare Boston a ‘sanctuary city’ for the LGBTQ+ community
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Author of Detransition, Baby found success and pushback she never anticipated and now returns with a provocative collection of stories

S.F. bathhouse reverses course on controversial transgender policy after backlash

Lesbian judge rips into DOJ attorney about ‘insulting’ trans military ban, leaving him floundering

“Everything Is Transgender” as Trump Policies Target Trans Lives

‘Everybody is transgender’ says Donald Trump in latest bizarre press conference

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“Have You No Decency?”: Republican Calls Sarah McBride “Mister,” Dems Erupt And End Hearing

House Republican Ends Meeting After Getting Called Out For Misgendering Trans Colleague

Central Oregon Transgender Woman Strives to Escape Homelessness in Face of Mounting Barriers

The California Governor invited yet another transphobic guest onto his new podcast.

Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.

GOP will observe “DeTrans Awareness Day” with multiple events Wednesday

Houston-area legislator files bill that could criminalize trans identity on official documents

Rubio: 83 percent of USAID contracts have been cancelled

Dylan Mulvaney, 28, is ready to be ‘Mother’ for LGBTQ+ youth

A State Department spokesperson on Tuesday confirmed the U.S. has withdrawn from the Organization of American States’ LGBTI Core Group.

Donald Trump reposts anti-LGBTQ+ Nazi era ‘Pink Triangle’ insignia

Disney, Christianity and the erasure of transgender people

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday asserted that as part of the government’s commitment towards inclusivity, the state administration will establish a shelter home in Guwahati for the transgender community.

Whoopi Goldberg is facing backlash online for a rant on “The View” defending transgender athletes competing in female events 

An Indonesian court sentenced a transgender woman to more than two years in prison Monday (March 10) for a remark online about Jesus’ hair, a local official said

Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case

Conversion therapy refers to a range of practices aimed at changing an individual’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. These practices are based on the false premise that being LGBTQ+ is a disorder that needs to be “fixed.”

Major medical and psychological organizations, including the American Psychological Association (APA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), widely condemn conversion therapy as harmful and ineffective. Research has shown that it can lead to severe mental health consequences, including depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation.

Many countries and U.S. states have banned or restricted conversion therapy, especially for minors, due to its harmful effects.

Supreme Court to hear conversion therapy case in October

Charting conversion therapy’s harrowing history – from its barbaric roots to present day cruelty

Therapist fighting Colorado’s conversion therapy ban is being supported by anti-LGBTQ+ hate group

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Trump Makes Supporting Trans People Ineligible For Public Service Loan Forgiveness Via EO

Texas is trying to make being trans a crime and we have to say something about it

‘Gross retro transphobia’: Another SF spa accused of discrimination

DOGE mischaracterizes a study as transgender, and USDA cancels it

Dylan Mulvaney opens up about suicidal ideation in new book following vile Bud Light backlash

Newsom podcast guest blames trans acceptance in schools for Democrats’ loss

Educators fear impact of Trump’s transgender crackdown on students, schools
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Body of ‘Julie Doe’ finally identified as transgender woman Pamela Leigh Walton after 37 years

Trump Celebrates Women’s History Month By Issuing Anti-Trans Tirade

 Now Trump’s State Department is denying accurate passports to trans, intersex, and nonbinary people.

A fitness influencer and the CEO of a women’s-only gym – ‘The Girls Spot’ – has sparked backlash on social media after announcing that her gym would not be open to trans women.

Republicans Cry ‘Respect’ While Embracing Open Disrespect

New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review

New guidelines released by the medical societies of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland strongly advocate for gender-affirming care for transgender youth, countering claims that Europe is retreating on such treatments. The 400-page document, developed by 26 medical and psychotherapeutic organizations, highlights the necessity of gender-affirming medical measures, including puberty blockers, for young individuals experiencing persistent gender incongruence.

The guidelines also critique the UK’s Cass Review, which has been used to justify restrictions on transgender care

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Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday he’s confident local communities can make their own decisions about whether to let trans athletes participate in women’s sports in a way that is “safe” and “fair” to young people

Democrats are shifting their stance on transgender athletes in sports, favoring local decision-making over federal protections. 

Rep. Ro Khanna and transgender activist put Nancy Mace on blast at tech summit

Lorraine Kelly says anti-trans bigotry ‘makes no sense’: ‘It’s social media giving nutters a voice’

To National Democrats: Don’t capitulate to Trump and his ilk
We have seen the Democratic brass do a full 180 on a whole host of things, with trans rights being one of them.

SNL lampoons Trump’s trans mice claim: ‘Can you believe that? Probably not, because it’s not true’

Marchers demand action for LGBTQ+ rights after killing of transgender man

GP criticises ban on puberty blockers in England and Wales

One of the Democratic Party’s most outspoken strategists, James Carville, made it clear that he has little interest in the ongoing debate over transgender athletes in sports. 

Pro-Trans Protesters Overwhelm KJK’s LWS Rally in Aberdeen

Queens of Instagram! The most followed drag artists around the world

Doctors who treat trans patients say threats worsened after Trump’s orders
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Ian McKellen Tells Young Actors They Should Come Out: “Being in the closet is silly”

A trans sex worker called 911 to report being kidnapped. LAPD officers shot and killed her

Trans punk star Laura Jane Grace sings at Bernie Sanders rally, infuriating right-wingers

Naomi Watts’ trans daughter Kai Schreiber makes runway debut – her parents couldn’t be more proud

Transgender staffer navigates Texas Capitol with guarded care amid growing hostilities

Washington’s attorney general asked a federal judge Thursday to hold the Trump administration in contempt for allegedly canceling a grant to Seattle Children’s Hospital to research innovative gender-affirming care interventions.

Unearthed photos reveal San Francisco’s forgotten transgender protest

‘Passports taken by the government’: How new State Department rule blocks trans travelers

Trump signs an order denying student loan relief to workers aiding migrants and trans children.

Trans women do not erase women’s rights

Ask Ana: If You Love a Trans Woman, Why Are You Hiding Her?

The Trans Journalists Association will host “Coping with Stress, Trauma, and Burnout” on Wednesday, March 12 on Zoom.

Instagram’s queer historians share their meaningful LGBTQIA+ moments

Miss Hanafi is an Egyptian comedy from 1954 that explores gender and their roles vis-a-vis prevailing societal norms. It was the first film in the Arab region to have a central transgender character, and to explore its protagonist’s gender identity and its challenges at length.

Days after Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services cite anti-trans group SEGM, their cofounder Zhenya Abbruzzese’s ‘detransitioner’ daughter Maia Poet says “tr-nnies” in a Twitter/X space and calls trans people “mentally ill and stupid”

Meet the anti-progressive think tank pushing Democrats towards Trumpism

New Indiana Orders Limit Trans Athletes and Gender Recognition

Trump Sparks Outrage After Teaming Up With Moms For Liberty To Launch School DEI ‘Snitch Line’

Pentagon memo says trans service members can stay in the military – if they deny their identities

Trans & Queer Emergency Resource List

Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana

Transgender Representatives Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered impassioned speeches in the Montana House of Representatives, leading to a historic defeat of two extreme anti-transgender bills.

HB 675 aimed to ban public drag performances and Pride parades, while HB 754 sought to remove transgender children from supportive families.

Zephyr condemned the bills as attacks on the transgender community, highlighting the cultural significance of drag and the importance of family support. Howell criticized the vague and harmful language in HB 754, emphasizing the tragic consequences of separating children from stable, loving homes.

Their speeches inspired a remarkable shift, with 29 Republican lawmakers breaking ranks to oppose the bills. Representative Sherry Essman, a Republican, also publicly defended Zephyr and emphasized the importance of parental rights.

Getting out of USA: Australia has three year renewable temporary protection visas, outside of the refugee quota, that apply as long as the requirements are met, for anyone who is already in Australia…

Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order

How Health Care Workers Are Defending Their Transgender Patients from Trump’s Attacks

Maryland: Delivery driver who fatally shot Bel Air trans woman is sentenced to prison

Madonna slams anti-trans rhetoric: ‘The lynch mob mentality in this country is at an all-time high’

Karla Sofía Gascón and Madonna have a lovefest on Instagram

Not very demure: Jools Lebron exposes beauty brand that didn’t pay her

Germany issues warning for transgender & nonbinary people traveling to the U.S.

Theaters Sue the N.E.A. Over Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Order.
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The lawsuit seeks to block a new rule that requires groups applying for grants from the National Endowment for the Arts to agree not to promote “gender ideology.”

Iowa’s first-of-its-kind rollback of gender identity protections in its state civil rights law is poised to spur suits citing clashes with federal anti-bias laws and the Fourteenth Amendment.

Miss Georgia USA’s first trans contestant spends her free time fighting anti-trans bills

New HHS Directive Cites Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Groups, Demands Hospitals Stop Trans Youth Care

Transgender inmates sue Trump, Bureau of Prisons over policies restricting gender-affirming care

The National Institutes of Health is terminating millions of $s in research awards to scientists around the US, citing the Trump administration’s restrictions on funding anything related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, transgender issues…
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Polish Supreme Court issues landmark ruling simplifying process for changing legal gender

In a landmark ruling for trans people in Poland, the Supreme Court has issued a resolution declaring that someone wishing to change their officially recognised gender no longer needs to involve their parents in the case.

Up until now, people who wanted to change their gender have had to sue their parents to do so, even if they are adults. That practice made the process more difficult for those involved.

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Gavin Newsom Just Threw Trans Athletes Under The Proverbial Bus

California Governor Gavin Newsom betrays trans rights, unites with MAGA leader

In a stunning reversal of his long-standing reputation as a champion of LGBTQ+ rights, California Governor Gavin Newsom has aligned himself with radical right-wing anti-LGBTQ+ hate in the ongoing debate over LGBTQ+ rights— specifically with regards to transgender athletes in women’s sports

CA Gov Gavin Newsom “Completely Aligns” With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In Podcast

Governor Newsom’s Depraved MAGA Betrayal Mandates Mass Resistance From LGBTQ+ Californians

Newsom’s Take on Trans Athletes Echoes Right-Wing Talking Points

Indiana: Braun bans transgender women in college sports, eliminates X gender option for licenses

Iowa senator condemns GOP in fiery speech over trans civil rights repeal: ‘Shame on all of you Christians’ (exclusive)

Exploring Black Cohosh’s Role in Transgender HRT Stability​

Pentagon Flags Photo of ‘Enola Gay’ WWII Bomber in DEI-Purge

TWIBS: Right-Wing Media Lies About Trans Athlete, As Usual

Patients are crossing Iowa’s borders to Illinois and Minnesota for care. Others are trying to leave the state entirely because of legislation targeting transgender Iowans.

What Science Says About Transgender Identity and the Brain

DaShawn Watkins, the 30-year-old Sharon man charged in the death of a 14-year-old transgender teen, is scheduled to stand trial starting July 8 in Mercer County.

Dems Rail Against GA Anti-Trans Bill: Say It Will “Turn Georgia Into A Theocracy”

12 Trans Stars Using Their Voices To Change The TV And Film Industry

Judge Blocks Trump Trans Ban Nationwide, Slams Reliance On Cass Review

Today, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland blocked the enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting gender-affirming care for individuals under 19. The preliminary injunction applies nationwide, marking a stark contrast to an earlier lawsuit filed by Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington, which only secured protections in those three states.

After Trump’s win, some Democrats wavered on trans rights. Now, they seem ready to defend them.

Senate Democrats Send Trans People Powerful Message: We’re Still Here

Right-wingers fume as Senate Democrats defeat GOP’s anti-trans sports ban

Lawsuit accusing Amazon of anti-transgender workplace discrimination may proceed, federal judge rules

Indiana governor signs executive orders aimed at ‘extreme gender ideology’

“War on Trans People”: Transgender Journalist Imara Jones Responds to Trump’s Speech

“I think that we all need to support trans people and each other to know that they deserve to be supported and loved and protected and lifted up.”
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New Texas Bill Outright Criminalizes Being Trans As Felony Fraud

Transgender Americans weigh leaving U.S. over Trump’s policies. Some already have

Trans Athletes Find Their Stage: Inside IATBP’s 2025 Competition

Transgender Rights Under Siege: Breaking Down Trump’s SOTU Speech

Trump’s ‘Transgender Mice’ Gaffe Sparks Internet Mockery

«…it’s possible that the Trump regime’s..efforts to root out language associated with diversity, equity, and inclusion led them to..studies that involve “transgenic” mice, lab research mice that have been genetically altered…»

US: City Council Names Cambridge a Sanctuary City for Transgender and Nonbinary People

A transformative education for my trans students and me

A conservative political organization’s scheduled talk at the University of the Pacific about transgender issues has riled the LGBTQ+ community, eliciting calls for the event’s cancellation.

Amyri Dior, A Black Transgender Woman, Was Killed In Milwaukee

Trump doubles down on ‘anti-woke’ rhetoric and rants about transgender mice in bizarre speech

In his address to Congress on March 4, 2025, President Donald Trump defended his recent anti-transgender executive orders and criticized what he described as wasteful government spending on projects like «making mice transgender.»

Fact-checkers have refuted this claim, noting that the National Institutes of Health allocated approximately $477,000 between fiscal years 2021 and 2022 to studies involving feminizing hormone therapy in monkeys to assess its impact on the immune system and susceptibility to HIV; no funding was directed toward transgender research involving mice.

Trump lies about scientists making transgender mice

Trump fact check: Who is January Littlejohn and was her child really ‘secretly transitioned’?

Trump hails anti-trans policies in partisan speech before joint session of Congress

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Federal Government is Asking the Public to Report Illicit DEI

International Women’s Day in Aberdeen Marred by Anti-Trans Rally

Lawsuit accusing Amazon of anti-transgender workplace discrimination may proceed, federal judge rules

Senate Democrats Block GOP Bill Stripping Trans people of Civil Rights

Thousands sign petition telling Trump not to erase Stonewall’s trans history

I Spent Years Convincing Myself I Wasn’t Trans — Because Jordan Peterson & Ben Shapiro Said I Shouldn’t Be

Disturbed ‘Zizians’ Used as Propaganda Piece in Culture War

Bill banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports fails in Minnesota House

Transgender troops say Pentagon is causing chaos with sudden policy reversal

“Rather than the closet being an anachronistic concept I am increasingly feeling that it may be the only safe space left for trans people should the current trajectory continue.”

Transgender women near Rome pray for Pope Francis, celebrate his outreach

Meet MassResistance, the Group Taking Credit for the New Push to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage

Transgender Troops Prepare for Military Ban

Column: Trump’s latest cruel attempt to ban transgender troops won’t survive without a fight

Trump challenge to Maine’s transgender policy hinges on new read of anti-discrimination law

Iowa just passed one of the most chilling bills ever written. Lets talk about it.

DHS Now Allows for Surveillance based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

The SAVE Act’s Hidden Consequences for Transgender Americans

Trans Women & Dating: The Deadly Price of the “Deception” Myth

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