Helen Belcher, managing director of the advocacy group TransActual, said the ruling and ensuing guidance “hasn’t provided clarity but chaos.”
Forcing trans women to use a toilet stall or hospital ward that doesn’t match their gender identity “outs them, breaks their privacy and is degrading,” she said. She predicted transgender people would seek protection under human rights law.
The first lawsuits are already being prepared, including one by Britain’s first transgender judge, who is appealing the judgment to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
The survey found that there is more support than opposition regarding allowing transgender troops to serve in the military, a contentious topic amid Trump’s efforts to restrict their service. However, the public is far less favorable toward policies that would allow transgender students to use public school bathrooms that align with their gender identity. Additionally, most respondents oppose using government programs to fund gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.
Trans judge Victoria McCloud, who is bringing a challenge against the ruling to the European Court of Human Rights, shared details of conversations she had with the unnamed Supreme Court judge in an exclusive video for QueerAF.
The report, published by the Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been criticized for misrepresenting medical consensus, ignoring scientific evidence, and prioritizing ideology over established healthcare guidelines.
The video explores the downfall of the “Party of Women,” a UK-based single-issue political party focused on opposing transgender rights. Founded by Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (also known as Posie Parker), the party aimed to push back against gender inclusivity. Despite media attention and backing from high-profile figures like J.K. Rowling, it failed to gain traction.
Salt Lake City officials have designated three human-rights flags as official city emblems to preserve their display despite a new Utah law limiting flag displays on government property.
The move ensures the LGBTQIA+, Juneteenth, and transgender flags remain visible alongside the American and Utah state flags.
Mayor Erin Mendenhall and the City Council unanimously approved adding the Sego Belonging Flag (representing LGBTQIA residents), Sego Celebration Flag (honoring Juneteenth and Black residents), and Sego Visibility Flag (echoing the transgender flag’s colors) to the city’s official symbols.
This decision circumvents Utah House Bill 77, which restricts flags on government property to a limited list.
To directly challenge Idaho’s statewide prohibition on unauthorized flags over government buildings, Boise’s Mayor Lauren McLean, a Democrat, and the City Council took decisive action. As reported by the Idaho Statesman, on Tuesday, the Council formally designated the Pride flag as the city’s official flag, ensuring its continued display despite the ban.
The Supreme Court has allowed former President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops to take effect while legal challenges continue. The court granted the administration’s request to lift a lower-court ruling that had blocked the policy nationwide. The decision was split, with the court’s three liberal justices dissenting.
Trump initially issued the order upon taking office, arguing that transgender identity does not align with military values. Advocates claim the ban is unconstitutional, harms national security, and wastes resources. The ruling reverses a Biden-era policy that allowed transgender individuals to serve openly.
The Supreme Court’s decision does not settle the underlying legal questions, and the issue will continue to be litigated in lower courts.
The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report on transgender healthcare, which has been widely criticized for its lack of scientific rigor and reliance on pseudoscience. The report, commissioned under Trump’s executive order, promotes conversion therapy for transgender youth and redefines social transition as medical treatment. It also suggests that transgender healthcare should be judged based on employment status and romantic relationships rather than patient well-being.
Medical experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, have condemned the report as misleading and inaccurate. It ignores established research showing the benefits of gender-affirming care and instead pushes an ideological agenda. The report also falsely claims that European countries are pulling back on transgender healthcare, despite recent medical guidelines in France, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland supporting gender-affirming care.
“In its research review, the HHS determined that evidence measuring the effects of gender-affirming care on psychological outcomes, quality of life, regret and long-term health is of “very low” quality. This conclusion ignores decades of research, as well as a recent survey of more than 90,000 transgender people in the United States that found an overwhelming majority report more life satisfaction after having transitioned.” 19th
You might argue that the many variations of “biological sex” represent statistical outliers, but statistical outliers like intersex and transgender people are also real people who deserve respect and protection
