Question: What is a woman?
Answer: A woman is not a what. A woman is a who. (A.R.Moxon)

I have noticed that what the birthday boy and his hateful crew do as almost an instinct is reduce a who to a what, and they do it to women in just the same way as they do it to immigrants and anybody else they want to target, and for the same reason, which is to exclude them from their full humanity so that they can be more easily abused. What is a woman? is meant to convey “we will control your gender, and we will be extremely deadly to you if you won’t be controlled.” This control is being established for all women, by the way, not just trans ones. If you want to establish women as lesser than men, you’re going to need to hold a secure border between who is and who is not a full person, so that you can operationalize the inequality with precision.

Mathematical models indicate that the worst-case scenario of the Trump administration’s HIV-related cuts could result in 3 million deaths and an infection rate outpacing the virus’s peak in the 1990s.

Largest Ever Trans Survey Disproves Transphobes, Will They Listen?

In line with Trump, North Carolina legislature takes aim at transgender rights

Tennessean who received gender-affirming care at 17 before TN ban says it was ‘lifesaving’

Pro-trans Mamdani Wins Stunning Upset in New York City Democratic Primary as Cuomo Concedes Race

Pedro Pascal Called Out J.K. Rowling’s ‘Heinous Loser Behavior’ Over Anti-Trans Law Because ‘Bullies Make Me F—ing Sick’

Pedro Pascal on calling out JK Rowling’s ‘loser behaviour’: ‘I want to protect the people I love’

Why You Need to Hear the Speech That Sylvia Rivera Wasn’t Allowed To Give

“I’ve been trying to get up here all day for your gay brothers and your gay sisters in jail that write me every motherfucking week and ask for your help, and you all don’t do a goddamn thing for them.”

Transgender veterans eligible for Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) health benefits will no longer receive financial coverage for egg- and sperm-freezing fertility treatments, new guidance shows.

Transgender Man Admits To Being ‘Blindsided’ By The ‘Social Isolation’ That Comes With Living As A Man

Transgender and Nonbinary People Have Existed for Centuries. How Different Cultures Recognize Them

HBO documentary ‘Enigma’ explores transgender identity and legacy

Support for Transgender Rights Slips Hard in Japan, Says New Worldwide Survey

US: Transgender representation in public office has skyrocketed

Out for America 2025:  LGBTQ+ elected officials won at the ballot box and made history. 

Not Just a Pretty Face: Transgender Women On Beauty As Armour

But for India’s trans community—particularly trans women and transfeminine people—beauty is rarely a simple act of self-expression. It’s tangled in survival, societal validation, and the burden of getting by.

Trump Took Stonewall’s Trans Flags. New Yorkers Brought Their Own.

The Trump administration removed transgender and inclusive Pride flags from the federally governed Stonewall National Monument, replacing them with only the traditional rainbow flag.

This decision was part of broader efforts to erase transgender visibility from public spaces and federal resources, including altering historical references like the one about trans activist Sylvia Rivera.

In response, LGBTQ+ activists and New Yorkers have staged acts of resistance, bringing their own trans flags to the site and creating impromptu tributes. 

Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Trans flags left at Stonewall monument in defiance of Trump administration ban

As Iowa governor’s race begins, Democrats weigh how to talk about transgender rights

Michiganders Promise to Fight Like Hell for Transgender Youth After Supreme Court Ruling

The Trump administration is investigating the University of Michigan Health system in the case of a physician assistant who claimed she was fired after requesting religious exemptions from providing gender-affirming care to transgender patients.

Attorneys defending transgender medical care ask the state for $1.4 million after legal victory

RFK’s HHS Finalises Rule Targeting Insurance Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care

Zohran Mamdani wants to spend $65M on trans medical treatment — including for minors — if elected NYC mayor
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US: Lawmakers dropped any effort to advance a policy banning transgender students from playing sports on teams consistent with their gender identity, as part of a compromise bill they advanced last week.
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Zackary Drucker’s new HBO documentary, Enigma, shines a light on trans history

In a new documentary, Enigma — premiering on HBO this Tuesday, June 24 — Drucker explores the lives of two women: Amanda Lear (video) and April Ashley (photo). The two started their careers at the same trans cabaret, Le Carrousel, in Paris, but their lives took completely different paths from there.

What Covid “Lab Leak” and “Rushing Kids into Transition” Have in Common

“The Supreme Court Just Put Trans Kids’ Futures in Painful Limbo. As a Trans Adult, I Know Their Fear All Too Well.“

Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute cancels transgender athletes in women’s sports event

This new hoax proves transvestigators have zero critical thinking skills

Trump administration orders California to remove ‘disturbing gender ideology’ from sex ed program

Can SF Pride save itself? A Trump-era backlash puts the city’s biggest party on the brink

Judge Blocks ICE Deportation of Trans Asylum Seeker in Oregon

Narrator of “Harry Potter” audiobooks calls transphobic JK Rowling “a lost cause”

India: Assam Cabinet grants ‘Socially and Educationally Backward Class’ status to transgender community.
This is affirmative action with benefits for trans people.

Simone Biles deletes social media account in wake of transgender athlete feud with Riley Gaines
Link to transphobic site.

What’s next in Donald Trump’s battle with Maine over transgender athletes
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From Prism and Pen

Kurt Cobain once said, “I’m so feminine, sometimes I’m more feminine than any female you know.”
Archive.

Transitioning 101: Budget-Friendly Tips for Trans Women Starting Out
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Surviving My Transgender Puberty at 60
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“We don’t need tolerance. We need recognition, dignity, and space.”
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“Respectability politics is, in many ways, a social-level expression of the fawn response — one of the four ways humans react to perceived threat, alongside fight, flight, and freeze.”
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Transgender Navy pilot, barred from service, reflects on ‘patriotism’ ahead of Trump’s military parade

Cmdr. Emily Shilling, a decorated transgender Navy pilot, reflects on patriotism and her forced departure from military service following the Trump administration’s ban on transgender personnel.

Despite nearing retirement, she felt coerced into leaving under duress. The Pentagon’s policy incentivized early separation with benefits, but many feel abandoned by an institution they viewed as family. Shilling remains resolute, saying she’s at peace and committed to fighting for a more inclusive America.

From silence to spotlight: How Ella D’Verma turned her truth into power

AS Pride Month sweeps across the world in a blaze of colour, protest and celebration, one Indian voice continues to rise with unwavering authenticity. Ella D’Verma is reshaping narratives as a transgender model, fearless LGBTQ+ advocate and digital content creator with a powerful global following.

A letter to the trans teen thinking about giving up.

Pride Month display at NYC’s Stonewall National Monument excludes transgender flags

Potential 2028 Dems quiet after Supreme Court upholds ban on care for some transgender minors

Don Jr. claims trans people are “the most violent domestic terror threat” in unhinged rant (while, in truth, the current White House is the biggest terrorist organization in the world).

Is Medicare the Next Front in Trump’s War on Transgender People?

Irritating the Enemy: Weaponizing Trans Joy, Art, and Defiance

How roller derby in SLC accepts all gender identities: ‘We’re already done talking about that’

Stephen Fry slams JK Rowling’s “mocking” tone on trans issues, calls her ‘radicalised’

Anti-childhood-sexual-abuse spaces have a transphobia problem

6 Reasons to Stay Motivated After the Supreme Court’s Decision on Trans Health Care

Nine trans activists arrested outside Supreme Court

Strong Majority of Canadians Continue to Support 2SLGBT+ Rights and Visibility

This trans passport news should be a good thing — but there’s one problem

EEOC to Trans Workers: “We Won’t Defend You Anymore”

Supreme Court revives Jim Crow logic in Tennessee anti-trans case

What Sarah McBride Gets Wrong

Stonewall Pride Display Omits Trans Flags for First Time

Norton reintroduces bill to ban discrimination against LGBTQ jurors in D.C. Superior Court

The Supreme Court rules against health care access for trans youth. Don’t count on other sex-based rulings to stand either.

Expansion for New Mexico Transgender Resource Center

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer Signs Executive Order Aimed at Protecting Transgender Healthcare

Feds target UM Health over transgender care and religious rights of employees
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India: Transgender community takes out pride march in Ranchi, demands employment

Idaho’s ban on transgender care for minors fully goes into effect amid US Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s law

Transgender Colorado Springs service member seeks to educate amid military exit

How J.K. Rowling Turned Harry Potter Into a Symbol of Hate

Democrats, major medical groups denounce Supreme Court’s gender-affirming care ruling

Strategies for Resisting Tech-Enabled Violence Facing Transgender People

As Trump erases transgender rights, CT provider makes changes to avoid scrutiny
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Trans Care Clinics, Complying in Advance, Leave Patients Unsure of What’s Next

After Getting The Ruling It Wanted, New York Times Publishes 6 Anti-Trans Articles

How the New York Times Became a Tool of Anti-Trans Laws

Lorde explores gender identity in lyrics of new single ‘Hammer’

“Some days I’m a woman, some days I’m a man, oh.”

Video on YouTube.

Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?

Lucy Spraggan: ‘I was attacked by cis man in locked room – trans toilets bans don’t stop assaults’

What does ‘boofing’ progesterone mean, and how do you do it safely?

US vice president JD Vance has almost immediately become Bluesky’s most blocked man after joining the social media platform.

LGBTQ+ human rights charity the Kaleidoscope Trust has launched a new initiative aimed at fighting the rollback of queer rights being witnessed around the world.

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a rule adopted by the administration of former President Joe Biden that strengthened privacy protections for women seeking abortions and patients who receive gender transition treatments.

US: Activists rally in response to Supreme Court ruling

Donald Trump left members of a top Italian football team confused after ranting at them about trans athletes.

IWF and Trump Allies Push Anti-Transgender Policy in New Mexico

Main photo: Alexander Gray

The US Supreme Court violates all logic in transgender health care ruling

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in a 6–3 decision in United States v. Skrmetti. 

The Court’s majority avoided addressing whether anti-trans laws violate the Equal Protection Clause or if transgender people constitute a protected class. 

Instead, it ruled narrowly, allowing bans based on gender dysphoria and distinguishing this from discrimination against transgender identity—creating what critics call a legal loophole for discrimination.

The dissent, led by Justice Sotomayor, sharply criticized the majority’s rationale, arguing that the Tennessee law clearly discriminates based on both sex and transgender status. 

SCOTUS Allows For Trans Discrimination In Medical Care: A Full Analysis Of Ruling

Supreme Court on transition treatments for minors

The Supreme Court’s incoherent new attack on trans rights, explained

‘Your Right to Care Is Not Affected By This Decision’: Blue State AGs Push Back Against Anti-trans Ruling

US Senator slams Supreme Court for ‘abandoning’ trans children after Tennessee healthcare ban upheld

What Does Skrmetti Mean For The Future? An In-Depth Analysis.

My Daughter Was at the Center of the Supreme Court Case on Trans Care. Our Hearts Are Broken.

The Supreme Court ruled against trans rights – but there’s still hope

Lawyers who fought gender affirming care ban at the Supreme Court remain optimistic

Court’s Ruling in Skrmetti Threatens All Care That’s Politically Contested

US judge blocks Trump passport policy targeting transgender people

Quebec to jail inmates according to anatomical sex, not gender identity

Transgender Delta flight attendant files lawsuit against airline

Acting head of civil rights agency defends decisions undercutting transgender workers

Kansas will not allow transgender residents to change driver’s licenses despite court ruling, KDOR says
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How a nonprofit offering wardrobes to transgender youth goes about its business in 2025

Puberty blockers do not cause problems with sexual functioning in transgender adults, study finds

Victory: American trans people may again get passports with their correct gender marker (Zaya on the victory)

A new biography, “Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson,” tells the story of the Black transgender pioneer’s fight on the frontlines of history as a leader in the early LGBTQ rights movement. Amna Nawaz spoke with author Tourmaline.

UK: Anti-Trans Bigots Are Burning Out After the Supreme Court Ruling

Federal Judge Grants Class Status To Trans People In Passport Case In Massive Win

On Tuesday evening, a federal judge granted class certification to transgender people seeking to update the gender marker on their passports. The ruling expands a prior decision—previously limited to a handful of named plaintiffs—to now cover all transgender individuals applying for a passport or seeking to renew one with an accurate gender marker.

Sarah McBride on How to Beat Back Trump on Trans Rights — and Much Else
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Lynnwood: Court rules Korean spa must admit transgender women

BaltimoreMore than 15K people attend Baltimore Trans Pride

Transgender teacher’s pronouns aren’t protected by First Amendment, Florida says

Why Logo Legend Jinkx Monsoon loves playing villains as a trans woman

I Work With Grandparents Of Trans Kids. I’m Constantly Stunned By What I Hear Them Say.

A trans woman, forced to compete against men, swims topless in protest

The New York State Assembly joined the Senate to pass a bill that would expand legal protections for those seeking or providing abortions or gender-affirming care.

Transgender Iowans brace for gender identity protects to be removed this July

Legendary photographer Nan Goldin is selling prints for trans rights

Watch Rep. Sara Jacobs’ Spectacular Exposure Of Pete Hegseth’s Trans Hypocrisy

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing last week, Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) laid out the decorated service records of three women: one a U.S. Army major in the top 5% of her class, one a combat pilot with more than 50 missions, and one a highly rated ROTC instructor. She asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (who helped reinstate the military’s transgender ban under Trump) if the Pentagon should be doing everything it can to retain women like that.

“Yes,” he replied.

Then came the twist: all three of the women are transgender.

Play streaming online:
Will is a trans actor seeking purpose and belonging, despite not seeing their story reflected in media or history. In their most desperate hour, they hold a séance to summon William Shakespeare!

We are moving our Threads transgender news feed over to a new dedicated Transgender World account: Transgender World.

More than 1 million descend on Boston Common for Pride and No Kings rallies
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As a trans Australian, I was kicked out of a UK toilet. This is not the open-hearted Britain I remember

Ireland: Prison policy on trans inmates nearing final stage

Legal gender transitions hit record high in the UK
Archive (Link to transphobic newspaper)

San Diego: ‘Can’t erase us’: Drag queens march in Hillcrest for trans rights, capping protest weekend

Reproductive, transgender care bill inches closer to Mass. Senate floor

Largest trans survey ever finds the top reason transgender people stop transitioning is transphobia

Juno Roche has written extensively on trans sex and intimacy for years. Her newly released memoir A Working Class Family Ages Badly offers a deeper and more intentional look at her own experiences.

Father’s Day as a Trans Woman: Love, Loss, and Labels

Trans barrister accosted outside Commons toilet by gender critical activists

“My therapist asked if I was trans and everything clicked into place”

Bangladesh: The transgender community have donated Tk 2.2 million to the traders who have been affected in a devastating fire at Bangabazar in the capital.

Pakistan: Zaibi Becomes 7th Transgender Murder Victim This Year in KP as Crimes Against Community Cross 2,800 in a Decade

India: Over a year after the Pune Municipal
Corporation announced a range of welfare schemes for the transgender community, not a single benefit, monetary or otherwise, reflected on the ground.

The creation of a men’s soccer team for trans individuals in Cuba marks a brave step towards visibility and recognition of identities that are still marginalized in Cuban society.

Maine House gives initial approval to bill to bar transgender girls from women’s sports. The amended proposal will go to the Maine Senate, where a similar bill previously failed.

UC San Diego and UC San Diego Health has announced it will not be participating in the San Diego Pride Festival this year over what it views as antisemitic statements made by Kehlani, one of the festival headliners, regarding the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
(Link to transphobic site)

The Anti-Trans Agenda Some Cis Gay Men Now Support

Opportunity in Chaos: Advancing Rights During Backlash

Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk’s daughter, fights ICE with drag debut
(Instagram)

Kai Schreiber may be the daughter of celebrities Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber, but for now, she’s a trans high school student trying to make it through intensifying hostility towards the trans community.

“What I learned from Maeve DuVally about the transgender community”

Peppermint reacts to no trans contestants on Traitors season 4—urges reality TV to ‘be brave’

Psychologist Malakai Coté accepted the top job at a unique and at-risk gender health nonprofit. It’s flourishing in spite of President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Mercer County: The trial over the killing of a transgender teen has been moved to September as the defense explores whether to make the defendant’s mental issues part of its case.

In the ’70s, Gay Rights Activists Abandoned Their Trans Siblings

Feminizing Rhinoplasty: A Trans Woman’s Medical Guide

How Envy and Jealousy Undermine Transgender Empowerment

In ‘historic vote,’ transgender man chosen as interim District 2 councilman for San Antonio City Council

A new study warns of health risks tied to estrogen use among trans women, but critics say it’s biased, misleading, and tied to anti-trans organizations like Genspect. 

Conservative judges just forced Florida drag queens into a horrible dilemma

Trans Troops Given A Black Mark Discharge Code Under Military Ban

The Rise of Queer AI Influencers

Trans Kansans win court ruling to change the gender on their IDs

Queer Asylum Seekers at Gorom Refugee Camp in South Sudan in Need of Aid

The South Sudanese authorities want to throw LGBTQ refugees out of the camp and force them to move into the capital Juba. This puts the refugees in serious jeopardy.

LGBTQ refugees in the Gorom camp in South Sudan are threatened by forced eviction

Dan McClellan is soooo clear about Ben Shapiro’s transphobia and his failed understanding of the Christian gospel.