It was never about sports (+ other transgender news)

Attacks on transgender participation in sports was never about sports, and always about getting people comfortable with discriminating against transgender people.

Terry Schilling, who leads the American Principles Project, laid bare the true intent behind the ads in a CNN interview—they were never just about sports. The “sports issue,” he explained, was merely a gateway to making broader anti-trans policies more acceptable to both policymakers and the public. “The women’s sports issue was really the beginning point in helping expose all this because what it did was, it got opponents of the LGBT movement comfortable with talking about transgender issue,.”

“Is this really what we want for our girls and young women? To allow their very being to be questioned by anyone they encounter? To be subjected by some undefinable purity test for femininity?”

Texas is apparently no longer allowing gender marker changes for birth certificates either.

Resilience in the Face of TERFs, Trolls, and Transphobes

For transgender individuals, their families and their friends that are fearful of what might happen, these organizations offer counseling and support.

Judge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate

Trans teacher’s ‘grief’ at having to move states to escape anti-trans sentiment

Transgender-rights advocates say the election of Trump and his allies marks a major setback

A Massive Study of 16,000 Participants in 23 Countries Finds People Are More Prejudiced Against Trans Women Than Trans Men

Trans people reveal the heartwarming and humorous ways they chose their name

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón on Selena Gomez, lesbian chemistry and making trans history

Why this trans woman thinks Emilia Pérez is great trans representation

More POSITIVE transgender news here!