#transgender-rights

#transgender-rights

Goldsmith alleges that while still working on the film, Venzon repeatedly sent them memes belittling their trans identity, outed them to colleagues, deadnamed them, and asked invasive questions about their transition. According to the complaint, Venzon's conduct - which allegedly included making jokes about transgender bodies - happened both in private meetings and among colleagues, creating a hostile working environment for Goldsmith.

A federal judge has blocked RFK Jr.'s dangerous changes to childhood vaccine policy. Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, a former senior CDC official featured on The Advocate's January/February cover, called the ruling "big news" and a win for science and the law.

A birth certificate is used for many different things, and having that be accurate, that something that the state maintains, that's where the compelling interest comes in on this. He claimed that the bill doesn't prohibit someone from identifying as a gender different from that listed on the birth certificate, but it maintains the sanctity of the state record.

A city or local government shall not enact any ordinance or other law which is broader or has different categories of unfair or discriminatory practices than those provided in the state civil rights code. The law also bans nearly 20 local governments with existing trans protections in their civil rights laws from enforcing them.

We have transgender people in our program, and we'll have transgender people in our program going forward," President and CEO Roger Krone told the AP, clarifying Scouting America's stance on transgender inclusion despite reported agreements with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth regarding diversity and inclusion policies.

In practice, the bill has, suddenly and with almost no warning, invalidated all state IDs and birth certificates that do not match the holder's gender that was assigned at birth. This will force trans Kansans who had previously changed their gender markers legally (an option that's been available for 19 years) to out themselves anytime they are required to present their IDs for any reason-a situation that is, at best, dehumanizing, and, at worst, poses a real risk of physical harm.

You've seen it: state laws against transgender girls in sports, bans on minors taking hormones and puberty blockers, bathroom bills, and the like. Used as a political cudgel and broadcast in campaign ads, this vilification of transgender people has resulted in a shift of public opinion. Hostility has penetrated the middle of the road, where most people could once be characterized as neutral or indifferent, but where they now put themselves in the majority that opposes specific transgender rights.

A UK councillor has dubbed her local authority's data breach "crazy" after the personal details of individuals behind a series of complaints were revealed to her. Dulcie Tudor, an independent councillor for the Threemilestone and Chacewater area in Cornwall, England, publicized the data protection gaffe via social media following complaints about comments she made during a November council meeting. Cllr Tudor received ten complaints after asking fellow councillor Leigh Knight whether a trans woman was a real woman.

President Donald Trump has long pushed for restrictions on transgender rights around , education and even daily life. That effort has been even more pronounced in his second term of office. Behind any policy from the White House is a team of advisers who guide its phrasing, provisions, and execution. When it comes to issues around gender and trans rights, chief among them is May Mailman, who was a senior policy strategist for Trump from January to August 2025.

The first out transgender member of the U.S. Congress took the world stage in Germany last week, warning that attacks on people like her and on LGBTQ+ rights more broadly are being weaponized in the current political climate, as she joined former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on a high-profile panel at the Munich Security Conference.

The poll from the liberal publication The Argument found broad opposition to transgender rights among U.S. registered voters, with only around a third of Americans supporting letting trans kids get puberty blockers with parental consent and a doctor's recommendation. Over half supported requiring trans people to use the restroom associated with their sex assigned at birth. And a large majority - 60% - supported trans sports bans.

In the modern anti-transgender panic, several states have passed laws banning transgender people from restrooms consistent with their gender identity. Early bills focused primarily on K-12 schools, but the scope quickly expanded. Some states extended bans to even private colleges and universities. Others adopted sweeping "government building" prohibitions, barring transgender people from restrooms in all publicly owned facilities - a far broader category than it sounds, encompassing airports, rest stops, and other everyday spaces.