GOP senator introduces bill to legally erase transgender people

A Kansas Senator has introduced the “Defining Male and Female Act of 2024” to Congress. This bill would establish in US federal law that ‘gender identity’ does not mean sex or gender, that ‘male’ and ‘female’ are defined by gametes, that ‘man’ is an adult male, and that ‘woman’ is an adult female.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has implemented a policy restricting transgender individuals from using restrooms that align with their gender in the Capitol

John Fetterman on Bluesky.

‘Prejudice and History We’re Very Familiar With’: McBride Banned from Women’s Restrooms

‘A betrayal’: Trans people respond to Sarah McBride’s bathroom ban compliance

“In turning on her so quickly, in attacking her for not being a champion of the cause, trans activists have once again lanced the wrong boil, treating Sarah as a traitor rather than a victim.”

GOP bill calls for trans bathroom restrictions in D.C. gov’t buildings

Nancy Mace: “It’s Offensive That Sarah McBride Thinks [She’s] My Equal”

A transgender woman in China has won a record amount of compensation from a hospital that subjected her to several sessions of electroshock conversion practices without her consent.

Transgender activists celebrate legal advances in India, Pakistan

On Lou Reed’s treatment of trans women.

Hundreds of Georgians sign up for free passport at event sponsored by pro-transgender groups

A report by HRC, released ahead of Trans Day of Remembrance, details the staggering scope of anti-transgender violence in the United States.

Mountain West Says Lawsuit Made Up “Emergency” To Oust Transgender Player

Zinnia Jones: I Am Transgender, I Want to Live

In Amrou Al-Kadhi’s feature film directorial debut Layla, the clothes worn by the titular protagonist (played by Bilal Hasna) tell much of the story.