The American Academy of Pediatrics Isn’t Complying With Trump’s Bogus ‘Report’ on Trans Youth Healthcare
Plus, how students at University of Texas at Austin defied on-campus drag bans and more urgent trans news with expert analysis.
Queer Love Knows No Borders but Tell That to the U.S. Government
Whether leaving the U.S. or trying to get back, terrified or resigned, every queer person I spoke to in an international long distance relationship says they feel less at ease to travel.
Maine, Minnesota, and Pedro Pascal Are Pushing Back on Trump’s Anti-Trans Attacks
This is the first edition of Trans News Tracker, a bi-weekly round-up of the most important news — good and bad — impacting trans and queer people in the U.S. (and abroad).
Florida House To Vote on a Book Ban Bill That Could Have Devastating, Far-Reaching Effects
The vote will happen tomorrow. Here’s everything you should know and do (even if you’re not in Florida!). Make some calls, and help us defeat this bill today!
‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ Is a Rebuke to the Miyazaki AI Trend
Miyazaki’s film about a young witch shows exactly what AI art and all that it represents threatens to take from us.
Illegally Female
With the UK’s Supreme Court ruling unanimously that trans women are not legally considered women is it possible to escape?
Trump Wants To Limit Healthcare for Trans Adults With ACA Plans. Here’s What You Should Know
A proposed rule would stop insurance plans sold on the ACA marketplace from including gender-affirming care for both trans minors and trans adults.
How Three Anti-Trans Bills Were Struck Down in Montana
In a rare move, Republican legislators broke party lines to strike down the bills, following floor speeches from Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell.
Gender Liberation Movement Wants To Create an Antidote to Project 25
“We’re building a people’s movement that champions bodily autonomy and self-determination, collectivism, and the pursuit of fulfillment,” says Eliel Cruz, co-founder of Gender Liberation Movement.
One Thing the Far-Right Loves Despite Their Desire for a “Free” Country? A Snitch
Moms of Liberty and the Trump Administration have teamed up for a new website where people can anonymously snitch on their children’s teachers or fellow educators and co-workers at publicly funded K-12 schools.
Disability Justice Needs To Be a Part of Climate Justice
Disabled people are not dying in disasters due to personal negligence or an unwillingness to leave — they are dying because emergency systems are not built with them in mind.
Recent Challenges to Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda Remind Us of Our Collective Power
If even the youngest amongst us aren’t sinking into hopelessness, then we shouldn’t either.
Hunter Schafer’s Passport Marking Her Male Confirms Trump Isn’t Just “A Lot of Talk”
Model, actress, and artist Hunter Schafer shared an eight-minute video on TikTok about receiving a new passport marked male.
Sam Nordquist Loved His Family, Cooking, Dancing, Cats, and Nature
Sam deserved to keep living this life every day, and he deserved to grow up even further, to grow old, to achieve his goals, and get every single thing he desired.
The Word ‘Transgender’ Has Been Removed From the Stonewall National Monument Webpage
The Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website has removed the word transgender and any mention of trans people. But was the Stonewall National Monument ever worthy of its radical roots?
Gender Essentialism Already Had Track and Field in a Chokehold. Now Even Stricter Rules Are Being Proposed
World Athletics — the largest international governing body for track and field and cross country running — wants to enforce stricter “sex testing” in the wake of Trump’s trans sports exclusion EO.
How Am I Supposed To Feel About the Ceasefire?
What I know for certain is that no one feels comfortable with genuine optimism.
Athletic Governing Bodies Must Resist Trump’s Unconscionable Trans Sports Ban
This Executive Order is just going to give these sports-specific governing bodies who already have policies aimed at trans participation in their sports more fuel to enforce them.
Hundreds Protest NYU Langone’s Early Compliance With Trump’s Dangerous Anti-Trans Executive Order
“This decision is not only a moral and medical failure — it’s a betrayal of our patients and our profession,” said Dr. Michael Zingman, a second year child psychiatry fellow at NYU Langone.
Fascist 404s: The Government Is Deleting Vital LGBTQ Health Resources and Data
More than 8,000 web pages with vital information across a dozen government websites have been removed from the internet. These deletions are far-reaching, targeting diversity initiatives and pretty much anything pertaining to gender equality.