Page 48 of 77

US trans people want to move out of transphobic states (+more transgender news)

May 17, 2025 / Jack Molay

The Impact of Anti-Transgender Policy and Public Opinion on Travel and Relocation
Report.

Based on a survey of 302 transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse adults conducted in December 2024, a report from the Williams Institute highlights significant concerns about safety and discrimination following the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Nearly half of respondents (48%) have either moved or are considering moving to more trans-affirming locations, citing hostile political climates and restrictive laws as primary reasons. 45% desire to move out of the US.

30% reported traveling less frequently due to concerns about anti-trans sentiment, while 70% expressed reluctance to visit states perceived as less supportive of transgender rights.

Photo: Blue church at the end of a pride inspired rainbow road in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland (Getty)

Boston: A woman says she was forced out of a women’s restroom by hotel security and told to “prove her gender” by showing ID.

Texas federal judge strikes down transgender workplace protections

Nebraska: How Democrats Crushed a Despicable Anti-Trans Campaign and Won a Major Election

Some Sexual Abuse Nonprofits Cut Resources For LGBTQ+ And Immigrant Survivors. DOGE Slashed Their Funding Anyway.

Far Right Federal Judge Rules Gay And Trans People Can Be Discriminated Against In Workplaces

LA Trans Group Calls Out Far-Right Activists for Fetishizing and Stalking a Trans Child

The Telegraph claims ‘trans toddlers’ being ‘treated’ on the NHS – here’s what’s actually happening

Why Threats of Violence Hurt Our Fight for Transgender Rights

Reclaiming or Retiring: Should We Use the Word “Tr*nny”?

Pope Leo XIV has begun his papacy by affirming that the family is “founded upon the stable union between a man and a woman,” the Associated Press reports.

Suitcase with rainbow gay flag design travel concept.

This stunning LGBTQ+ friendly destination has been named the safest place for travel in 2025

Top 10 European countries for LGBTQ+ rights and travel

‘Imaginative’ studies can combat transphobia, Trans+ Research Conference founder says

University hosts pioneering trans+ research event

The end goal for Dr Russell and Beyond Reflections is to create a network hub for researchers working on trans-related projects that gives them a space to share and receive feedback on data that they otherwise might not receive at the University.

Dubbed the Trans+ Network Hub, Dr Russell says they aim for the network to become a “center of excellence” for trans-related research that isn’t “frightened to break a bit of convention” and is open to collaborating with other research hubs.

Beyond Reflections.

The latest transgender news

May 16, 2025 / Jack Molay

In 2026, Santa Fe Opera features transgender tale ‘Lili Elbe’

NY state lawmakers gathered at the Capitol on May 14 to push for a bill that would block other states from punishing New Yorkers who seek or provide abortion and gender-affirming care.

UK equality watchdog to extend gender guidance consultation, say insiders

How video games can unlock euphoria for transgender players

thinking abt this again actually. never did i ever expect to get to play a game where being trans was like an option for my character or that i'd get to hear them talk about and acknowledge it. and the fact it ended up being in my fave franchise… this was so cool <3 pic.twitter.com/A1gOTrueCK
— mori 🐍🪻 sparkler enthusiast (@MINRATHOU) February 5, 2025

A Lifetime of Avoiding Public Bathrooms Damaged My Bladder—Now, As a Trans Man, I’m Finally Letting Go

A League of Her Own: Transgender Athlete AB Hernandez Faces Down Hecklers

“Not True,” Says Staffers After Anti-Trans Group Brags About Meetings With Dems

The BBC has released the first trailer for its noughties-set coming-of-age drama What It Feels Like For A Girl, inspired by the memoir of trans journalist and writer Paris Lees.

The University of Warwick has said it is ‘deeply sorry’ after temporarily updating a policy to exclude trans people from single-sex toilets.

Massive quilt celebrating transgender Americans to be unveiled on the National Mall

House Republicans seek to make Trump’s trans military ban permanent

Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them

Military leaders have the right to disobey Trump’s unlawful transgender ban

A great majority of American supports gender affirming health care for minors (+ more trans news)

May 15, 2025 / Jack Molay

Gallup poll shows mixed attitudes towards trans people in the US

Illustration: Getty

From First to 22nd: UK’s Rapid Decline in LGBTQIA+ Rights

Eurovision 2025: Australia’s Go-Jo on ‘Milkshake Man’ and embracing his feminine energy

More transgender news

Federal court sets deadline in UW transgender sorority sister lawsuit

Katy ISD community calls for repeal of book bans, transgender policies after board member ousted

Former IDF soldier turned transgender activist sentenced to prison in Russia

The justice system makes an “unprecedented” decision for a trans person in France.

Quilcene school board bans transgender athletes, defying state law

Montana Court Issues Final Blow to Anti-Trans Health Care Law

House Democrats: Funding cuts to LGBTQ suicide hotline will have ‘lethal consequences’

Omaha Republican Mayor Loses Reelection Bid After Running Anti-Trans Ads

Europe’s Latest Trans Rights Map Shows Unprecedented Regression

Drag Race legend Valentina publicly comes out as trans on 34th birthday

Trans councillor who accused Labour of ‘throwing trans people under the bus’ joins the Lib Dems

Yesterday’s news

Florida AG probes Gardens gym over complaint it lets trans women use ladies’ locker room

Congress HRC: GOP reconciliation bill would imperil critical LGBTQ-specific programs

Tearful Munroe Bergdorf fights for trans rights – and herself – in powerful documentary trailer

UK: Political parties banned from Pride events after UK gender ruling

Denied Hormones, Denied Humanity: The Growing Danger for Trans People

Major social media platforms fail to protect LGBTQ users, advocacy group GLAAD says

Michigan: Bill packages would ban gender-affirming care — for transgender minors only

US: While voters overwhelmingly felt safe, women and gender-nonconforming people were more likely to skip going to the polls due to safety concerns, a new report says.

ACLU moves to block TN law regarding transgender ID documents

Edinburgh Tour Replacing Harry Potter Tours with LGBTQ+ History Walks Because of J.K. Rowling Comments

Real researchers debunk transphobic Cass Review (and more transgender news)

May 13, 2025 / Jack Molay

Cass Review: Researchers Say a Pivotal Anti-Trans Study Is Riddled With Flaws

A new peer review published in BMC Medical Research Methodology found that the review lacked statistical rigor, misrepresented evidence, and excluded key studies without justification.

The latest transgender news

May 12, 2025 / Jack Molay

Bans on transgender competition in sports tend to be controversial, with some even otherwise supportive people siding with such bans. Erin presents the moderate case against doing so.

‘Donald Trump is making them political pawns.’ Berkshire residents call for greater support for transgender rights at a Pittsfield town hall

Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman, excluding trans people from state records

Stirring Animus, Facts Be Damned: For Trump, Fomenting Bias Is Only Goal

Trans actress Airyn De Niro thanks famous dad for support: “Could not have asked for better parents”

The Dangerous Rhetoric of Protecting Children in Anti-Trans Laws

Pete Hegseth hurls vile insult at trans people during keynote speech

Right-wing pundit’s misgendering of Elon Musk’s trans daughter Vivian Wilson backfires spectacularly

Hollyoaks’ vital new storyline reflects ‘hostile world’ faced by trans people

‘An abundance of motherhood’: Trans journalist Erin Reed gushes about co-parenting with Zooey Zephyr

Man caught on video slashing trans woman’s tire & threatening to stab her

Graduation Party Dress Guide for Transgender Women

MAGA influencer faints live on Fox News moments after saying Kamala Harris was for ‘they/them’

Boston Woman Forced to Prove Gender at Hotel Restroom

Ella Morgan sends a powerful message for trans rights with her BAFTAs look

Britain tries to make sense of landmark ruling on transgender people
Archive.

Helen Belcher, managing director of the advocacy group TransActual, said the ruling and ensuing guidance “hasn’t provided clarity but chaos.”

Forcing trans women to use a toilet stall or hospital ward that doesn’t match their gender identity “outs them, breaks their privacy and is degrading,” she said. She predicted transgender people would seek protection under human rights law.

The first lawsuits are already being prepared, including one by Britain’s first transgender judge, who is appealing the judgment to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.

‘My heart is so full’: Naomi Watts shares heartwarming pics of trans daughter Kai for Mother’s Day

(Instagram)

Transgender News, Weekend Edition

May 11, 2025 / Jack Molay

What’s Being Done To Stop The Trans Military Ban?

The paradox of a South African trans rights law that was about control, not liberation

A teenage amateur footballer who was banned by the Football Association over remarks she made to a transgender woman opponent has demanded an apology from the governing body, claiming the case has “impacted” her life.

We are going to explore some of the different steps parents and relatives had to go through when having a transgender loved one and how they reacted.

The founder of Hetero Awesome Fest, who has described the so-called LGBTQ agenda as “wicked and perverse,” speaks with Uncloseted.

Critically appraising the cass report: methodological flaws and unsupported claims

Trans Fashion: Overcoming Fit Challenges and Finding Your Style

Gender Identity vs. Sexual Orientation: What’s the Difference?

Republicans seek more state laws on transgender people, putting Democrats on the spot

A Story of Trans Genocide, Now and Then, in a Single Photo

Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

Half of Americans Back Trump’s Stance on Transgender Issues

The survey found that there is more support than opposition regarding allowing transgender troops to serve in the military, a contentious topic amid Trump’s efforts to restrict their service. However, the public is far less favorable toward policies that would allow transgender students to use public school bathrooms that align with their gender identity. Additionally, most respondents oppose using government programs to fund gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.

Videos

Trans Studies – The Basics of Trans Medicine

Judge who wrote Supreme Court ruling on definition of “woman” was writing policy about trans judges

Trans judge Victoria McCloud, who is bringing a challenge against the ruling to the European Court of Human Rights, shared details of conversations she had with the unnamed Supreme Court judge in an exclusive video for QueerAF.

Yesterday’s news

Kansas AG’s Office accuses transgender nonprofit of misusing charitable funds

Colorado school district seeks restrictions on transgender athletes amid Trump crackdown

David Tennant on sex scenes, Doctor Who and his run-in with Kemi Badenoch: ‘The trans debate has become unnecessarily cruel’

High school athletes headline long day of testimony on Maine transgender laws
Archive

Hegseth memo sets swift timeline to get transgender troops out of military

“I Gave Up Freedoms” – Trans Man Delivers Powerful Rebuke Of Military Ban

Liev Schreiber Opens Up for First Time About Trans Daughter Kai: ‘It’s Important That She Goes, “I Am Trans, Look at Me”’

Transcript of Bishop Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) 2012 reading from address to the Synod of Bishops (“The Counterculture of the New Evangelization”)

Ohio Republican Author Of Anti-Trans Law Compares Trans People To “Lucifer”

Pentagon waiver looks like a Catch-22 to banned transgender troops

Trump’s trans report debunked as pseudoscience (and more trans news)

May 9, 2025 / Jack Molay

Experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Psychological Association, Fenway Health, Yale, and many other organizations have condemned Trump’s report as pseudoscience.

The report, published by the Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been criticized for misrepresenting medical consensus, ignoring scientific evidence, and prioritizing ideology over established healthcare guidelines.

35 Years Strong: Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Unveils Its Landmark Anniversary Program!

A United Kingdom Supreme Court ruling on April 16, 2025, threatens the rights of trans people, Human Rights Watch said today.

Transgender rights, athletics bills draw crowd against backdrop of Maine’s high-stakes legal fight

Ohio Republicans push bill to increase challenges to transgender candidates during first hearing

A roiling debate about transgender students drew hundreds of people to the Lucia Mar school board’s meeting Tuesday night as both sides showed up in force for an evening rally before continuing the issue at a lengthy public comment period inside.

DHHS says it deleted trans kids’ mental health reports for ‘privacy concerns’. Past years’ survey results indicate Utah’s transgender students are at higher risk of suicide — a metric researchers believe goes up when laws target that community.

California tried to make trans people’s lives easier. It unwittingly opened a backdoor to harassment The process for updating identification documents enables virtually anyone to access a trove of information about the person requesting the change.

Julia Serano: Why Do Helen Lewis, Victoria Smith, and Other “Gender Critical” Activists Lie About My Work?

Cardinal Robert Prevost is Pope Leo XIV. Here’s what the first U.S. pontiff has said about LGBTQ+ folks

Videos

Trump publicly attacked Maine’s governor, Janet Mills, after she refused to comply with his discriminatory trans sports ban in schools. She never backed down and just had a major victory.

How does it feel when someone you know very well, and maybe for many years, drops a bombshell like, “I’m trans” or a secret life gets revealed?

Dissecting Britain’s Failed Transphobe Party

The video explores the downfall of the “Party of Women,” a UK-based single-issue political party focused on opposing transgender rights. Founded by Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (also known as Posie Parker), the party aimed to push back against gender inclusivity. Despite media attention and backing from high-profile figures like J.K. Rowling, it failed to gain traction.

Salt Lake City adopts new pride banners to get around pride flag ban (+more trans news)

May 8, 2025 / Jack Molay

Salt Lake City adopts new banners, sidestepping pride flag ban. With a unanimous vote, the city adopted three official flags to represent its LGBTQ+, transgender and Black communities.

Salt Lake City officials have designated three human-rights flags as official city emblems to preserve their display despite a new Utah law limiting flag displays on government property.

The move ensures the LGBTQIA+, Juneteenth, and transgender flags remain visible alongside the American and Utah state flags.

Mayor Erin Mendenhall and the City Council unanimously approved adding the Sego Belonging Flag (representing LGBTQIA residents), Sego Celebration Flag (honoring Juneteenth and Black residents), and Sego Visibility Flag (echoing the transgender flag’s colors) to the city’s official symbols.

This decision circumvents Utah House Bill 77, which restricts flags on government property to a limited list.

To directly challenge Idaho’s statewide prohibition on unauthorized flags over government buildings, Boise’s Mayor Lauren McLean, a Democrat, and the City Council took decisive action. As reported by the Idaho Statesman, on Tuesday, the Council formally designated the Pride flag as the city’s official flag, ensuring its continued display despite the ban.

Salt Lake City preserves LGBTQIA+ and Juneteenth flags by making them official

Boise and Salt Lake City will fly Pride flags despite state bans

Restrictions on transgender bathroom use won’t get NC Senate vote before deadline
Archive

Pennsylvania: Five Democratic Senators Defect for Anti-Trans Sports Ban

GOP seeks to ban Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care. How much has Iowa spent?

Trans women prisoners in North Texas are housed with men, stripped of their identity and harassed following Trump executive order.

Watch Zaya Wade fangirling over Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union at the Met Gala

Zaya Wade reveals her love of lip gloss, shares beauty lessons from her mom

A new 400-page report from the Department of Health and Human Services calls for psychotherapy for kids struggling with their gender — but experts worry it’s covering up something darker

Hotel Guard Barges Into Women’s Restroom, Accuses Lesbian Guest Of Being A Man

This trans man asked 60 gyms if he could join. The responses were shocking.

Carla Denyer: EHRC’s trans guidance is a bigot’s charter that makes all women less safe

NC Bathroom Bill Fails, But Other Anti-Trans Measures Advance

The Spotlight Effect Trap: Social Strategies for Trans People

‘A Really Dark Day for Our Country’: Trans Navy Vet Goes on CNN to React to Trans Military Ban

Trans voices defiant in wake of Supreme Court ruling: ‘We’ve been around forever’

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce trans military ban (and more transgender news)

May 8, 2025 / Jack Molay

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce trans military ban

Supreme Court lets Trump ban transgender troops while case continues
Archive.

The Supreme Court has allowed former President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops to take effect while legal challenges continue. The court granted the administration’s request to lift a lower-court ruling that had blocked the policy nationwide. The decision was split, with the court’s three liberal justices dissenting.

Trump initially issued the order upon taking office, arguing that transgender identity does not align with military values. Advocates claim the ban is unconstitutional, harms national security, and wastes resources. The ruling reverses a Biden-era policy that allowed transgender individuals to serve openly.

The Supreme Court’s decision does not settle the underlying legal questions, and the issue will continue to be litigated in lower courts.

SCOTUS Allows Military Ban That Calls Trans People “Dishonorable” To Go Into Effect

Supreme Court temporarily allows military ban that called trans servicemembers selfish and lacking humility. Why? No reason, says majority opinion

Photo: Getty

Transgender sports bill moves in NY Senate with help from Democrats

Heavily amended bill adding legal protections for transgender people passes Colorado Senate

Transgender sports bill moves in NY Senate with help from Democrats

Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports, but bill faces uphill battle
Archive.

Let’s talk about “biological” sex, baby. Sex is not binary. It’s past time to stop pretending it is.

Virginia prepares to ratify policy banning transgender girls from female high school sports teams

Beloved Florida indie bookstore faces backlash after removal of LGBTQ titles

For LGBT nonprofits, Trump’s orders target their very existence