Victoria’s anti-vilification laws: how will they change and who will they protect?

SJSU Will Play In Final After 10th Circuit Rules Allegedly Trans Player Can Play

What the NCAA says about transgender athletes amid the San Jose State controversy

Banning trans people from bathrooms is both politically dangerous and philosophically foolish

For this trans sports writer, Outsports was a ticket back into the journalist game, as Outsports turns 25

Trans spaces are the last place I should be pushed to conform – so why are binary ideas of gender still so pervasive? 

This trans woman was forced into electroshock therapy. She just won a settlement.

Right-wingers are furious about a children’s book which highlights that trans men can get pregnant.

California’s first state-wide LGBTQ+ senior survey shows mixed experiences

The movie Emilia Pérez doesn’t know what to do with its transness

USA: 14 transgender elected officials you should know

Opinions: Trump administration is set to abandon LGBTQ Africans

Pose‘s Hailie Sahar honors the legacy of her “second mother,” the legendary transgender entertainer Sir Lady Java.

Poland looks like it’s set to ban anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech in new regulations in the country. 

The Polish government has approved a plan to include sexual orientation, gender, age and disability in the country’s hate crime laws.

Polish government approves criminalisation of anti-LGBT hate speech

Rep. congresswoman Nancy Mace uses TERF talking points to misconstrue the pain and lack of credence given to two disabled groups (trans people and autistic people)

Hormone therapy affects the metabolic health of transgender individuals

A public-hospital employee from central Iowa has been fired after being accused of flipping off and “deadnaming” a transgender patient.

Transgender advocate raises concern over Manitoba Tories’ approval of leadership candidate Wally Daudrich

Republicans demand WHO abandon its guidelines on transgender treatment
(Note that Voz is an American conservative Spanish language news media firm.)

Discrimination is major factor affecting trans+ people’s mental health, says study

11 Years Post-Transition, Rock Singer Embraces Manhood Again, Igniting Discussions Online

Discover how creating gratitude lists can empower transgender individuals to reflect on personal growth and the support they’ve received from their communities during the holidays

New data shows bi+ women and trans people are more likely to experience domestic abuse 

Two out trans candidates, Honey Maharjan and Mouni Maharjan , are running for office in Nepal, marking the first time that out trans candidates have run for the positions.

The Supreme Court will rule this term on whether a Tennessee law denying minors treatment for gender dysphoria discriminates on the basis of sex.
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In the US antitrans-activists are trying to present a trans woman’s participation as a threat to female players, using sexist and misogynistic arguments in the process

A federal appeals court affirmed a ruling allowing a transgender athlete from San Jose State University to participate in the Mountain West Conference women’s volleyball tournament.

In transgender fight, volleyball ‘saviors’ miss the point of sports. “What [the lawsuit] does, from the unfortunate way it’s written, is make female athletes out to be fretful weaklings.”
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Reddit comment.

Judge: Transgender volleyball athlete may compete. Boise State mum on potential matchup

Boise State withdraws from volleyball tournament rather than play team with alleged transgender player

J.K. Rowling attacks another Black cis female athlete with anti-trans hate

More transgender news

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Signs Transgender Bathroom Ban Bill into Law

Governor DeWine Signs Trans Bathroom Ban That Includes Private Colleges In Ohio

Zooey Zephyr calls on trans people to ‘plant the flag of joy’ against Donald Trump

Increasing health access for Pakistan’s shunned transgender population

Pride organisation’s perfect response to anti-LGBTQ+ attempt to ban them from Christmas parade

The Same Conservative Playbook That Overturned Roe Is Now Coming for Trans Healthcare

The 19th Explains: How bathroom bans on federal property would impact trans Americans

The GOP consistently uplifts accused sex offenders while claiming trans women are the dangerous ones

Canada: ‘The premier owes my children an apology’: MLA Jared Clarke criticizes Sask. Party’s stance on transgender youth

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez: ‘Trans actors playing cis roles isn’t a question anymore’

Instead of reporting on actual news, the New York Times goes after trans people again

(video by Amethysta Herrick)

Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights

“Since when does a conservative say, ‘The state knows what is best for my child,’” said former Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock, an anti-Trump Republican who opposes Tennessee’s law. “If you decide a state can do this, then it puts all parental decisions at risk of being overruled by the government.”

Does HRT Affect The Height Of Trans Women?

UK: Judges at the Supreme Court are considering how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought by Scottish campaigners.

The UK Supreme Court is considering whether transgender women with Gender Recognition Certificates should be legally considered women under the Equality Act

The latest New York Times article interviews transgender leaders to argue transgender rights will come through giving up on sports and being nicer to anti-trans campaigners like Rowling.

After Missouri banned transgender healthcare for minors, the Haluf’s left the state in search of a safe place for their 12-year-old daughter to access gender affirming care.

An exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society places trans identity at the heart of the American mythos.

For a large repository of articles on transgender history, visit Zagria’s A Gender Variance Who’s Who.
Interview with Zagria here.

Opinion: Ruling in San Jose State volleyball case reveals farce of transgender hysteria

BBC women’s footballer of the year Barbra Banda has her gender questioned by all the usual suspects

‘A really scary time’: Trump’s anti-trans rhetoric sparks race to update ID documents
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It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible

No, Moana isn’t Disney’s ‘first trans princess’ in Moana 2

Nancy Mace Said She Was Pro Trans Rights, Compassion Was ‘Fundamental’… Last Year

U.S. Catholic Bishops Act Swiftly to Implement Transgender-Negative Declaration

Transgender leader murdered in Andhra Pradesh, community demands justice

Saskatchewan Premier Faces Backlash Over Transgender Policy

Trans Ban Could Cost $18 Billion, According To Trans Military Organization

“Emily “Hawking” Shilling, president of SPARTA, a leading trans military advocacy organization, is highlighting the cost. SPARTA warns that implementing such a ban could cost the government $1 billion upfront and up to $18 billion in lost investments.”

Exploring LGBTQ Representation and Jamaican Authenticity in HBO’s “Get Millie Black”

Planned Action for LGBTQ+ & Allies in Response to Democrats Capitulating on Trans Rights

AOC unmasks Nancy Mace’s transphobic bathroom policy. You need genital inspectors to make this rule work.

Video resurfaces of Donald Trump supporting trans people – ‘let them use the bathroom they want’

NBC anchor misgenders trans Rep.-elect Sarah McBride on TV. Here’s what newsrooms should do when that happens

Congress has always been weird about the bathrooms, and other places
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Walmart becomes latest – and biggest – company to roll back its DEI policies

There Is No Excuse for the Bullying of Sarah McBride
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(Michelle Goldberg belongs to those who believe there is some kind of common sense middle ground in the trans debate (which there is not). But precisely because of this it is interesting to see that one who writes for the increasingly transphobic New York Times is sickened by the transphobia on Capitol Hill.)

Transgender Activists Question the Movement’s Confrontational Approach
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(A friendly reminder: Compromising with fascists will never help your cause.)

Missouri judge upholds state ban on transgender health care for minors

Judge rejects attempt to block San Jose State from conference volleyball tournament over trans player

Very mindful! ‘Demure’ is Dictionary. com’s Word of the Year. The new use of the word was pioneered by a transgender woman, Jools Lebron.

The ACLU’s Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court when the justices consider Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Malaysian government ordered to return seized LGBTQ+ Swatch watches

Logan Brown: ‘I’m a pregnant trans man and I do exist. No matter what anyone says, I am literally living proof’

GLAMOUR‘s Pride issue celebrates the allyship that exists between women (cisgender or not) and transgender people through our shared experiences – in particular pregnancy, healthcare and childbirth – something that is not often talked about with regard to the transgender community.

A therapist moderates a conversation between a New Jersey mom who voted for Donald Trump and her nonbinary child to learn about how the 2024 Presidential Election fractured their relationship.

Donald Trump’s stance on transgender rights has dramatically shifted from advocating inclusivity in 2016 to promoting policies that undermine transgender rights in his 2024 campaign.

The transgender parent of a prominent MSNBC host appeared on rival network CNN to blast Republican Rep Nancy Mace’s obsession with trans women in public restrooms.

Discover the truth about gametes, gender, and the misuse of science in anti-transgender legislation.

This guide explores whether to take male, female, or non-gendered supplements, the role of blood tests, and how diet impacts nutrient needs.

Erin Reed: “I’m a Leading Trans Journalist—Here’s Why I’m Leaving Twitter for Bluesky”

Sarah McBride says transgender bathroom bans at Capitol are ‘attempt to misdirect’ from big issues

First out trans Miss Nevada US blasts ‘disgusting’ US Capitol trans ban

President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to reinstate a ban on transgender military service threatens to discharge thousands of dedicated service members.

A US school district is standing behind its decision to stop parents, who were wearing what appeared to be anti-trans wristbands, entering their grounds.

Donald Trump to kick transgender troops out of US military
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An important message from Jimmy Somerville from Bronski Beat about the recent unapproved misuse of ‘Smalltown Boy’ in the film ‘Generation Gay’ by the anti-trans group LGB Alliance.

10 amazing trans women you didn’t learn about in history class

One of these trans beauties will be crowned Miss International Queen – USA

Move over, pronouns — conservatives are mad about adjectives now

Three in four trans people killed in the US in past year were people of colour

Transgender residents living under bathroom ban reflect on Sarah McBride controversy

A transgender activist confronted Rep. Nancy Mace over anti-trans rhetoric

«Any trans person who states we should blindly accept the artifice of our affirmed gender to remain safe fails to understand how men and women walk through the world.»

Transgender athletes controversy erupts in Bay Area high school sports

Explore the profound impact of gender dysphoria on transgender lives, its triggers, and how it manifests.

US: Want to get away? 130 cities earn perfect scores for LGBTQ+ equality
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More Republican Madness

Nancy Mace’s Federal Trans Bathroom Ban Would Apply To Major Airports, Hindering Travel

How Republican Nancy Mace went from LGBTQ+ ally to pushing US Capitol’s trans ban

I’d much rather share a ladies’ room with Sarah McBride than with Nancy Mace

Trans People Are Scrambling To Prepare For The ‘Waking Nightmare’ Of Trump’s Second Term

RFK Jr. as HHS secretary spells trouble for trans healthcare

More transgender news

New Hampshire courts hear 2 cases on transgender girls playing girls sports

How Do Trans People Fit Into the 4B Movement?

What Democrats Are Getting Wrong About Transgender Rights
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Weighing the Worth: Is Facial Feminization Surgery Right for You?

Boston man charged in attack on transgender woman on a train

Why trans game developer Brianna Wu is such a controversial figure

World’s tallest woman ‘transvestigated’ after appearing in Guinness World Records video

82% of trans workers have suffered discrimination or harassment: report

U.S. cities score big in LGBTQ+ equality despite wave of discriminatory state laws

Health providers for transgender Alaskans worry next Trump administration will jeopardize patient care

Indonesia: Transgender Influencer Isa Zega Responds to Blasphemy Allegations Amid Umrah Controversy

Hong Kong transgender woman slams HSBC for outing her with letter to employer

Transgender athlete speaks out amid backlash post-election

Baby Reindeer’s Nava Mau wants Star Wars role after ‘beautiful’ breakout year

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”

Women know that men don’t scheme to “dress like girls” to assault them.

They do it every day in broad daylight. And the ones in power protect each other to keep it quiet.

Just ask the House Ethics Committee. Or the President-elect of the United States.

Leave women alone. https://t.co/oOkBs14pQg

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 21, 2024

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.