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“Today, as a family, we have booked our flights and our one-way ticket out of the UK. This has not felt like a choice. This feels like fleeing to protect ourselves.”

//For the past 7 years we have looked at our own heavy and escalating life challenges, at the UK law and policy-scape, at the immense threats to trans life and trans childhood in the UK, and said to ourselves, “things are really bad and getting worse – if they get any worse we really should try and leave”.//

LGBTQ+ Australians three times more likely to suffer mental health disorders

Leading US trans rights org Trans Equality cuts nearly half its union membership

Bartender blocks trans woman from using restroom to tape up “Ladies Only” sign

It’s A Sin creator Russell T Davies has said growing hostility towards LGBTQ+ people and the return of homophobic tropes in mainstream politics inspired his television drama Tip Toe.

‘You will always have a place with us’: Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents reiterate support for trans players

No, Gender-Affirming Surgery Is Not the Same as Wanting a Facelift

The UK Department for Health and Social Care has written the Good Law Project demanding they take down a video criticising Palantir’s NHS contract.

The LGBTQ+ rights movement can only move forward if we learn to stop eating our own

“these distress patterns…have been played out in the only two places it has seemed ‘safe’ to do so. First, upon members of our own group — particularly upon those over whom we have some degree of power or control… Second, upon ourselves …”

US Politics

Elon Musk Calls For “Death Sentence” for GAC Providers

Woman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing transgender surgeries isn’t from Ohio, didn’t have procedure as minor

Federal judge refuses to accept Christian beliefs as excuse for company’s anti-trans discrimination

Misogyny is “just one piece of the story” in these midterms, says queer sociology professor

In its short two-year existence, Bree Taylor has built the Trans Unity Coalition into a national trans advocacy organization and she has just announced her candidacy for the 6th Michigan District congressional seat.

South Carolina Arts Commission Defunds Two LGBTQ-Focused Orgs, Says Art Can’t “Promote Ideology”

Although Democrats are more united in support of transgender people than they were a few years ago, the party remains divided.

Republicans redrew his district. Now Democrat Don Davis is making anti-trans campaign ads

Colorado’s anti-trans ballot initiatives face financial allegations

As hospitals make deals with Trump ending trans care, protesters warn NewYork-Presbyterian: Don’t follow them

The Colorado Medical Society is warning that a ballot measure which purports to ban transgender youth from receiving gender-related surgical care could have wider-reaching ramifications for children’s healthcare in general.

Trump says he will give Dennis Rodman a “pardon” to join the WNBA in anti-trans rant

Elliot Page Has a Scathing Message for Hospitals That Abandon Trans Kids

A public statement has earned praise, pushback and more allegations of censorship against the Ohio Democratic Party.

Anti-trans rally flops as Seattle Storm player wears ‘trans rights are human rights’ shirt

California cops more likely to search & arrest people they perceive as transgender

Right-Wing Media Erased Trans Fathers to Manufacture Panic About LGBTQ+ Parents Feeding Their Babies

Homophobia, Transphobia Hurt Vulnerable Kids the Most

Russian LGBTQ+ journalists forced into exile when their site got labeled an “extremist organization”

Hunter Schafer fights for the future in Blade Runner 2099

Trans actor Hunter Schafer’s next TV role sees her kicking all types of butt alongside Michelle Yeoh, leading Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming miniseries Blade Runner 2099.

US Politics

As Republican attacks on LGBTQ+ rights intensify across the country, Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings argues it’s time for a bold new vision to protect equality for future generations.

Idaho: An Ada County judge has denied Boise School District’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the district violated Idaho’s school bathroom law by allowing a transgender student to use the girls’ restroom at Boise High School.

A Washington federal judge suggested that the Trump administration violated his court order by transferring incarcerated transgender women from other prisons to a segregated unit.

White House orders warning signs at Smithsonian over gender identity exhibits

Missouri Library Defiantly Holds LGBTQ Story Hour Despite Funding and Legal State Threats

“…many Democratic candidates [have] decided that it isn’t wise politically to support trans rights. In fact, they think it’s wise politically to be vocal about how they don’t support trans rights.”

Equality Ohio changed Amy Acton’s rating from an “A” to “pending,” saying her comments scapegoated transgender Ohioans.

The Alabama Attorney General’s office says it is working with the Trump administration to cut off more than $750,000 in research grants that were awarded to the University of Alabama.

Trump endorses man who only entered politics because a trans woman used a restroom with his daughter

Trump admin is investigating right-wing lies about “transgender dolls” in public schools

South Dakota is reportedly set to enforce a policy that will make it impossible for trans people in the state to update the gender marker on their driver’s license.

JK Rowling funded a law suit against Belfast Film Festival (BFF) and lost.

Dementia Australia has launched a dedicated online space for all LGBT+ people, their families, carers and communities who are impacted by dementia.

Perth Deputy Lord Mayor, David Goncalves, has renewed calls for anti-vilification protections after a 47-year-old Gosnells man was fined for distributing flyers targeting the LGBTQIA+ community.

The UK’s new plan for trans students: bathroom bans, forced outing, & no social transitions

Greens call for transgender and non-binary support

Tennis players ​will be required to clear a one-time gene test to compete on the ‌women’s tour, the WTA said after updating its eligibility policy on Sunday.

US Politics

Ohio Dem Party Has Banned Criticism Of Gov. Candidate Amy Acton Calling Trans Girls “Boys”

FIFA anti-discrimination partner warns against Olympic-style transgender ban

A trans staff member at the University of Kansas is speaking out after someone reported her for using the women’s restroom in violation of the state’s anti-trans bathroom ban.

We must resist Donald Trump’s attempts to transform us into hateful monsters

Videos

Dr Teetus Deletus: What Gender-Affirming Surgery Actually Looks Like

Why cross dressing is not indulgent

Is It Too Late to Transition at 45, 55, or 65?

Debunking Trans Propaganda: “Cult,” “Pseudoscience,” & “Autism” 

« I Am a Biological Woman (And a Trans Woman Too). I have as much title to the designation as any cisgender woman»

Why legal philosophy can deconstruct gender critical laws and legal decisions.

Local Filmmaker Chosen for Netflix/Transgender Film Center Cohort

Inside the Very Lonely World of Trans Conservatives

Instead Of Saying ‘Hey, Guys!’ At Work, Try These Gender-Neutral Alternatives

US Politics

Missouri Ends Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Inmates. New law bars state funding for transition-related treatments, leaving medical experts worried about the consequences.

Transgender girls who challenged Trump sports order drop lawsuit after Supreme Court ruling

A Wisconsin Republican congressional candidate is facing widespread criticism after falsely suggesting U.S. tax dollars funded “transgender surgeries for goats in Afghanistan.” 

Common claim that most transgender youth renounce that identity is not supported by statistics, VCU research finds

“there is an assumption external to the community that trans healthcare is a nice to have optional extra rather than life affirming care that alleviates suffering.”

Minnesota town honors one of America’s earliest rural Pride movements with new monument

Fears sale of Tasmanian hospital puts gender affirming care and womens health at risk

Advocacy group Parents of Trans Kids Speak Out is calling for urgent action in Queensland following the Australian Human Rights Commission’s release of the Equal Identities report.

Villano Antillano Says Anti-Trans Movement Is on Its Last Legs

Some women have penises, and some men have vaginas

Two more Women’s Institute branches vote to close over trans ban

Hate Group Affiliated Academics Face Outcry at Medical Conference

A queer transgender researcher reads the “LGB Drop the T” argument against the historical record.

Marina Summers Will Be First Trans Woman to Host Miss Universe Philippines

US Politics

After failing in Senate, Josh Hawley urges House to ban funding for trans youth healthcare

Hospitals dodge questions on restoring trans youth care despite judge ruling they can keep providing it

Trump Admin Proposes New Rule to Eliminate LGBTQ+ Housing Discrimination Protections, Force Homeless Shelters to House Trans Women with Men

A special election in the district home to the Stonewall Inn is raising big questions about LGBTQ+ representation, political values, and who gets to speak for queer New Yorkers.

Texas Tech University bans teaching, researching LGBTQ+ topics

A fight for transgender inclusion in high school sports comes to Oakland