Category: Trans News (Page 2 of 49)

Links to selected transgender news from the web

400,000 American trans people on the run (+ more transgender news)

January 9, 2026 / Jack Molay

Over 400,000 Transgender People Have Moved States Since Trump’s Election

In an article over at Erin in the Morning Erin Reed describes a large “safety migration” of transgender Americans since the 2024 U.S. election, linking it to escalating anti-trans laws and policies in many Republican-led states.

Photo: Getty

Charity regulator confirms the existence of an “ongoing” investigation into the transphobic pressure group Sex Matters.

The Trump administration has agreed not to issue notices of exclusion from Medicare or Medicaid to providers offering gender-affirming care to children while a lawsuit from Democratic-led states challenging its restrictions proceeds, a court filing shows.

Two ballot initiatives gathering signatures target transgender kids in Colorado

Transgender athletes get their day at the Supreme Court. It probably won’t go well for them.
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University professor banned from teaching about Plato over ‘sexuality’ rules

Trial in Murder of Transgender Teen Pauly Likens Delayed Again

Activists call out JK Rowling with chalk messages outside Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Help The Fight For Trans Women In Sports (rally in front of the Supreme Court)

The 5,000-Year Legacy: Gender Fluidity in the Cradle of Civilisation

For trans model Bernardo Rabello, Mister Brasil’s top 10 is just the start

Trans activists have hacked into the website of the Free Speech Union (FSU) and published a list of its donors online.
Link to transphobic media.

New Utah Bill Would Strip Trans Discrimination Protections, Ban Trans Pediatricians and Teachers, and Force Courts to Favor a Trans Kid’s Unsupportive Parent in Custody Battles

U.S. in midst of ‘genocidal process against trans people’: study

Yet another study proving that trans youth almost always feel less suicidal on gender-affirming care has been thrown on the pile of evidence that puberty blockers are safe and effective.

Contempt Is the Foundation for the War on Trans People, and America

TikToker worried that her identity was wiped from U.S. passport database for being a trans activist, possibly flagged as domestic terrorist

@travelingnurse
#passport #learnontiktok
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Transgender News January 8

January 8, 2026 / Jack Molay

Trans Women in Sports: Facts Over Fear

There is a link between anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry and economic instability, a study has found.

Trump references Imane Khelif in transphobic speech – here’s another reminder she isn’t trans

After a social media post announced the prominent Calgary transgender advocate’s passing, LWC has confirmed that 32-year-old Anna Murphy is alive and in the hospital.

The US

Vermont Bill Would Create State Trust Fund For Private Trans Youth Care Clinics As Trump Threatens Hospital Funding

Three hospitals are under investigation for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth

Transgender D.C. nonprofit founder Ruby Corado fears Trump-era prison ahead of sentencing hearing

Northern Colorado’s trans community struggles to find support amid politically charged climate

Why the FBI targeting a trans woman of color affects all of us and how we should respond.

As Lameduck Inches Towards End, NJ Trans Rights Bill Could Die

Elon Musk’s X backs Texas woman in transgender bathroom photo lawsuit

The US Department of Labor is rescinding guidance that extended anti-discrimination protections to transgender participants in the agency’s workforce development programs.

US: A judge has allowed parents to opt their children out of reading LGBTQ-themed books in class after a “devout Christian” father sued his son’s school.

If Trans Athletes Lose at the Supreme Court, What Comes Next

The Supreme Court confronts the trans rights movement’s toughest legal battle
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Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday he’s leading a petition to amend the Nevada Constitution to keep transgender athletes out of girls’ and women’s sports, even though there are already bans in place at the state and national level.

Prince William schools’ transgender policy remains intact despite repeated threats from the Trump administration in 2025

When A Man Attacks A Man For Being In The Men’s Room

On protecting your trans child (+more transgender news)

January 7, 2026 / Jack Molay

Marlon Wayans (photo) on Protecting Trans Son: “I’m Gonna Love My Baby Regardless”

Japan’s women-only universities divided over trans admissions
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Restricting transgender youth in sports harms health more than it protects fairness.

When “protecting women and children” requires inspecting children’s genitals, we’ve crossed a line we can’t uncross.

US: This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!

From marriage equality to gender-affirming care, here’s everything to know about Venezuela’s LGBTQ+ rights record.

Free Speech Union website down after alleged funders exposed by trans hackers

New York Times insists trans reporting is accurate after ‘militant’ claim

“TNN’s recent interview with Billie Jean Sweeney cut to the heart of The New York Times’ transphobic coverage. Seems like she hit a sore spot.”

The US

As Republicans turn their attacks towards trans adults, more and more conservatives are pushing to remove trans people from public life entirely.

A federal judge repeatedly criticized the government on Monday as he concluded a U.S. Department of Justice request for patient and employee information from Children’s Hospital Colorado was fueled by an “improper purpose” and should be denied.

Paused: A court ruling that let teachers tell parents about a child’s ‘gender incongruity’

This Maine school district passed trans-inclusive policies. Online comments forced it to up security

“We can’t dismiss these as ‘greatest hits,'” TransLash media CEO Imara Jones told The Advocate about Trump’s constant mentions of transgender people.

Advocates urge NJ lawmakers to protect transgender health care

Many Colorado Trans Youth Stranded After Denver Health, CHCO Withdraw Care

The UK

UK: Just four people complained about trans people in toilets since 2022

Boy George shares comforting response to distressed mum of trans son

A Japanese football star has proudly come out as a trans man – and fans are pouring in the love.

Wholesome Memes to Start the Year

Transgender News January 6

January 6, 2026 / Jack Molay

Trans Sports Ban With Genital Inspections Gains Enough Signatures To Appear On Washington State Ballot

Lia Smith was a senior at Middlebury College, a transgender woman and, for a time, an athlete on the school’s diving team. But she struggled to feel accepted, and in October, she took her own life.
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Self-harm!

Teachers have a right to tell parents if their child might be LGBTQ+, federal judge rules

American Philosophical Association: “Trans members of this profession have been rapidly losing their freedoms and protections, both as scholars and as human beings.”

Trump sued over denial of gender-affirming care to federal employees

Audio erotica app Quinn apologizes for trans erasure in Heated Rivalry interview

10 people sentenced for claiming France’s first lady Brigitte Macron is transgender

US claims vital UN human rights policy is too ‘woke’ to pass

David Tennant praised for ‘decent man behaviour’ after repeated trans allyship

Libs of TikTok called out by Grok for spreading misinformation

Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans

The Social Psychology Behind the Trans Terrorism Panic

The New Year Didn’t Create Transphobia, It Exposed It

A Cultural History of Gender is a book series that traces how gender has been understood, constructed, and lived across 2,500 years of global history.

Sage – Transgender Short Film

“SAGE,” directed by Skylar Piela, is a narrative drama about a nineteen-year-old transgirl who grapples with revenge, validation, and introspection after moving to a new city.

Transgender News January 5

January 5, 2026 / Jack Molay

Trump admin. isolates U.S. with “no” votes on basic U.N. resolutions it says push “gender ideology”

Marlon Wayans Opened Up About Being A Father To A Transgender Child, And I Need Other Parents To Take Notes

Elon Musk Draws Backlash Over Trans Claim About Film Villain

Eugene trans musician on finding his register and duetting with himself

Pakistan: Police claimed on Sunday to have arrested several suspects involved in the sexual assault of a transgender person at gunpoint and the recording of the crime.

Utah lawmakers to push for permanent ban on youth transgender treatments amid criticism of state report

Ten people found guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady Brigitte Macron over false claims she was born a man

The Voice of New York, a Trans Woman, Narrates Mamdani’s Inauguration

Coming Out at 60: A Trans Story for Those Who Aren’t 20

England: No documented cases as regards trans women using women’s spaces (+ more transgender news)

January 4, 2026 / Jack Molay

What FOI Data Shows About Trans Women in Single Sex Spaces

Examining data from English local government facilities about trans women i single sex spaces, with millions of daily interactions, Freedom of Information finds virtually no documented issues.

With Trans Athletes Under Attack, What Does Fairness Look Like?

French justice is entering its final days before issuing a verdict in the case of Halba Diouf, a 23-year-old transgender sprinter who has accused the French Athletics Federation (FFA) of discrimination

45 days left to comment on 2 proposed CMS rules attempting to ban gender affirming care in the US

Transgender athlete ban initiative advances in Washington state
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“Left-leaning mothers of Mumsnet are deserting Labour for Reform.”
But the TERFs were never really radical, were they?
Via Lee Hurley @https://hleehurley.com over at Bluesky. Clip from the transphobic Times.

Gender Nonconformity Is Not New. The Panic Around It Is
‘A young man, dressed in jewelry and presenting in a way some deemed “too feminine,” was verbally confronted in a men’s restroom by a stranger who decided he did not belong there.’