Category: Trans News (Page 3 of 13)

Meet Alex Consani: the trans model taking over TikTok who just slayed the Victoria’s Secret runway

TikTok superstar Alex Consani and actress Valentina Sampaio have made history by becoming the first ever trans models to walk the runway at the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

Alex Consani and Valentina Sampaio make history as first trans models to walk Victoria’s Secret show

“This moment is one I will cherish for a lifetime,” Sampaio told People magazine. “Today the Victoria’s Secret family has shown the world that being trans is just as exceptional and beautiful as anyone else on that runway. Inclusivity is crucial to the world we are building, and I’m honoured to walk with pride, love and the hope of inspiring the next generation.”

More transgender news

What’s at Stake for Trans People in This US Election | Opinion

Former President Donald Trump is telling the world that his second term in office would be devastating to LGBTQ people. Are the mainstream media listening this time?

On whether digital detoxes are necessary or an overhyped trend for transgender individuals facing online harassment.

Gwinnett County Man Convicted in 2021 Murder of Brookhaven Transgender Woman

Trans auteur Lilly Wachowski is officially set to adapt the hit trans horror novel Manhunt into a television series. She will be working with author Gretchen Felker-Martin on the project.

A woman who opposes trans equality got attention this week for complaining on social media after she got harassed by someone who thought that she was transgender.

The Australian Classifications Review Board has been ordered to look again at its assessment of LGBTQ+ graphic novel Gender Queer after complaints by a right-wing activist.

Trans and non-binary gender categories have been added to official documents needed to report the death of a child in the UK.

Viewers were delighted to see lesbian Big Brother housemate Ali Bromley wearing a t-shirt bearing the words “trans rights are human rights.”

T-Boy Wrestling is a sizzling showcase of trans masculinity — sweat, twerking and all

Netflix has just released another fantastic foreign-language show, The Secret of the River, packed with LGBTQ+ themes – this time focusing on a transgender character.

Was King Arthur Transgender?

2024 LGBT History Project: US Medical Archive Adds SF Transgender Clinic Website

‘Trans Kids Deserve Better’ raises almost £5000 after disrupting LGB Alliance conference with 6000 Crickets

Discover the compelling stories of eight transgender teenagers in Nico Lang’s ” “American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era.”

Florida’s public universities are purging the list of general education courses they will offer next year to fall in line with a state law pushed for by Gov. Ron DeSantis targeting “woke ideologies” in higher education.

This article explores the societal double standards that transgender women face regarding makeup.

“Transgender Biological Men”: Brown’s Ohio Ad Signals the Danger Of Dems Hesitating On Trans Rights

Sports: A global look at the transgender debate

Rose Schmits, The Great Pottery Throw Down‘s trans kiln tech, has revealed her reason for leaving the show after three years.

Transgender Icon Film ‘Granny Lee’ Set to Shoot in 2025

With bans in more than 20 states, here’s where trans healthcare access currently stands

In campaign’s final weeks, Trump airs anti-transgender ads during football games

This article offers strategies for trans professionals to advocate effectively while safeguarding their careers.

Tim Walz joins Andy Cohen and Jesse Tyler Ferguson to warn of Trump’s threat to LGBTQ+ freedoms

India: Transgender Community Pays Homage To Goddess Durga

Lilly Wachowski Has Her Combat Boots On (Interview)

The mythological figure of King Arthur may have been queer because he was mentioned as wearing “women’s clothing”, Denbighshire council argues.

This is probably taking the idea of turning famous people trans a little bit too far. In the legend, Rhuthun in Denbighshire was where Arthur killed a rival who witnessed the king wearing women’s clothing to sneak into a dance. That is not what trans women do.

There is a lot to learn from transgender history, however, as reflected in the following articles:

• The Kama Sutra on Transgender People
• The Transmasculine Women of Ancient Baghdad
• Yes, Ernest Hemingway was Transgender
• Being a Transgender Man in 1781
• There is a lot to learn from transgender history

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On the unique challenges transgender individuals face when coming out both as—as transgender and within within the LGBTQ+ community.

Trans candidates for Ohio Statehouse say they prioritize policy over culture-war battles

The new coming out platform, called “Hey! I’m Trans,” is a project launched in tandem with the non-profit Trans Lifeline.
Hey I’m Trans!

An Ohio poll reveals significant opposition to transgender rights, highlighting political divides ahead of the 2024 elections

Teachers Are Under Fire As Grooming Panic Endangers Their Safety.
A South Carolina Teacher is Suing the Father of One of Her Former Students for Defamation.

Gavin Grimm won a landmark victory for US trans youth. He now struggles to survive

The Indiana Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, Micah Beckwith, explained that he would target state employees who included pronouns in their email signatures. For attempting to be more inclusive, these employees will be fired.

Pope Francis held an 80-minute private meeting with LGBTQ activists and professionals at the Vatican, discussing the Catholic Church’s stance on gender-affirming care.

New Ways Ministry Brings Transgender, Intersex, Ally Catholics for Dialogue with Pope Francis

“Being a trans girl working at Hooters is literally the most bizarre thing in the world.”

20 trans and nonbinary actors who are changing the industry for the better

Groundbreaking trans pop artist Mila Jam talks co-headlining Atlanta Pride stage

Woman Ends A 40-Year Friendship With Her Childhood Best Friend After She Disowns Her Trans Son

Transgender students at South African universities and colleges are struggling to change their names on academic certificates to match the gender they identify with, according to a new report by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE).

Woman Spends $10,500 Changing Her Gender After Divorce—’I Was So Secretive’

The murder of LGBTQ activist and fashion designer Chiloba has shocked Kenya and gained international attention due to its tragic implications for LGBTQ rights and safety in the country.

Chiloba murder trial: Judgment set for November after witnesses’ hearing

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San Jose State volleyball comes home, plays after week between matches amid torrent of anti-trans hate

Democratic Party rolls out six-figure ad buy in LGBTQ publications in battleground states

82 conservative lawmakers from state legislatures joined forces with the far-right Christian American Family Association to author a 42-page brief that cites the Bible to advocate for a total ban on gender-affirming care

The Supreme Court May Use Dobbs to Take Down Trans Rights—and Beyond

TX Dem Colin Allred Responds To Anti-Trans Ads With Dogwhistle: “I Do Not Support Boys In Girls Sports”

Youth Activists Release Thousands of Live Crickets at Anti-Trans Conference in London

How Translatinx Network’s CEO Cristina Herrera transforms hardships into leadership

Victoria’s Secret Show Returns After Five-Year Hiatus With Transgender and Plus-Sized Models
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Victoria’s Secret is set to showcase an openly transgender model on the runway for the first time. Brazilian model and actress, Valentina Sampaio, has worked with the company since 2019 when she became the first transgender model to be featured in a Victoria’s Secret catalog. 

How to come out to your partner as transgender

Bangladesh’s transgender community ready to shatter boundaries with education

Star Wars’ first transgender character debuts first look in latest book

Star Wars presents transgender clone trooper

Sister was the name of a trans female clone trooper who served in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.

Illustration: Author E. K. Johnston’s design of Sister, with the commission completed by Uzuri Art

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Transphobic activist Helen Joyce presents plan to use bans on puberty pausers as the starting point for more restrictions leading to all-ages bathroom bans. The goal is the total eradication of trans people.

Voters rank transgender issues as the least important to their vote among a list of 22 issues. Of those who rank it as very important, most are Democratic voters.

A gay Holocaust survivor has taken to TikTok with the help of her grandchildren to slam “wannabe dictator” Donald Trump.

South Western School Board defends controversial middle school bathroom renovations

The challenges transgender individuals face when dealing with transphobia from loved ones.

Opinion: College leaders have no idea how to handle transgender athlete issues

A close reading of The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 document reveals potential major setbacks for gender-affirming care, workplace protections, and marriage equality.

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted on Thursday to sustain Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto of a bill that would have banned transgender people from using a bathroom or locker room that aligns with their gender identity.

Transgender men are delaying mammograms — or not getting them at all

How a N.Y. ballot measure became a battleground in the culture wars

Anti-LGBTQ+ law could have cost Uganda up to $1.6 billion

Fact Check: Hurricane Milton Wasn’t Renamed to ‘Millicent’ for Transgender Awareness Month

Guide explores how young trans people can use style to navigate societal pressures, embrace self-love, and find their true voice during the challenging teen years.

With Erie a ‘safe space,’ the LGBTQ+ community is championing more policy progress

A kitchen staffed by trans women is a refuge for Mexico City’s LGBTQ+ community

Four competitors have forfeited matches against San Jose State University’s women’s volleyball team this season. While none of the teams have confirmed the reason for their forfeits, the decisions seem to have been motivated by right-wing media claims that a San Jose athlete is transgender.

The California Freedom to Read Act will now require public libraries to adopt a policy to forbid a governing body from banning the circulation of materials because of the content in those materials.

With just four weeks until the election, Donald J. Trump and Republican candidates nationwide are putting transgender issues at the center of their campaigns, tapping into fears about transgender women and girls in sports
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The election could push LGBTQ+ mental health to the edge. Queer activists are fighting for a lifeline.

How The Secret of the River Taught Trinidad González to “Embrace” Herself

Black trans women ‘have the most to lose.’ So many are showing up for Harris

Read Susan Stryker’s foreword to Nico Lang’s book on trans youth, American Teenager

UK: Trans people are excluded from contributing to a legal case directly affecting them.

Dr Cass told BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour program: “They [puberty blockers] have been a disproportionate amount of the discussion, because actually the evidence doesn’t show benefit for the majority of young people who go on them.” Cass lies again.

Colorado officials, including the state’s Democratic governor, Jared Polis, who is gay, are countering a claim by Gays Against Groomers, an extremist group, that Polis supports their mission.

The “accepted scientific fact” of differences between male and female brains can’t be consistently shown in studies.

More positive transgender news for you to enjoy here!

3% of American High Schoolers Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds
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New CDC data shows 5% of all youth are trans—but it also shows something worrying

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Jenna Reynolds is president and founder of Atlantic Highlands-based environmental non-profit Save Coastal Wildlife, making her the Shore’s first openly transgender woman environmental leader.

A new study reveals that LGBTQ+ individuals face a higher risk of brain health conditions, including dementia, stroke, and late-life depression, compared to cisgender and straight peers.

Colorado’s Supreme Court dismisses suit against baker who wouldn’t make a cake for transgender woman

Transgender refugee seeks to overturn conviction for Posie Parker tomato juice assault

‘American Teenager’ lets transgender youths speak for themselves

3 Harrisonburg teachers renewed their lawsuit against the Harrisonburg City School Board, arguing that school boards may not compel an employee to refer to a student by pronouns that don’t correspond with the student’s sex.

A federal judge declined to grant an immediate order sought by some New Hampshire parents to allow them to wear pink wristbands with “XX” on them at girls high school soccer games to protest transgender girls playing.

The regents who govern Georgia’s public universities and colleges want the NCAA to ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports

Trans people are sharing how I Saw the TV Glow changed their lives and it’s beautiful

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“Using the CRISPR technique, it’s possible to genetically modify mosquitoes by disabling a gene in females, so that their proboscis turns male, making them unable to pierce human skin.”

In other words: Scientists give mosquitos gender dysphoria in order to stop them from biting.

A CRISPR–Cas9 gene drive targeting doublesex causes complete population suppression in caged Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes

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This article explores setting intentions, embracing your authentic self, and offers strategies to overcome challenges unique to the transgender experience.

Something transformative is happening at the Museum of Transology (MoT). Its rapidly expanding collection of protest placards is helping to fuel the burgeoning trans rights movement.

The Supreme Court’s new term brings a landmark case on transgender rights, challenging Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Supreme Court begins fall term with major gender affirming care case on the docket

In a Post-Bud Light World, How Running Away from the LGBTQ Community Could Impact Companies’ Bottom Line

Meet the transgender pastor who says the Bible ‘wasn’t written for 2024’

NYT Battleground Poll: Swing State Voters Believe Society Should Accept Trans People As Their Gender

Why the Fight for Trans Rights Never Gets Easier – or Less Vital

Roz Keith, Ally-Founder of Michigan-Based “Stand with Trans,” Kicks-Off Transgender Empowerment Month by Going “Beyond the Binary”

Trans people are “imposing their ideologies on everyone” by wanting to be included in sport, according to Melania Trump.

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