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#no-kings-protests
fromAdvocate.com
3 days ago
US politics

Before No Kings rally, ex-Pentagon official warns Trump's anti-trans agenda threatens democracy

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4 days ago
US politics

Before No Kings rally, ex-Pentagon official warns Trump's anti-trans agenda threatens democracy

fromAdvocate.com
3 days ago
US politics

Before No Kings rally, ex-Pentagon official warns Trump's anti-trans agenda threatens democracy

fromAdvocate.com
4 days ago
US politics

Before No Kings rally, ex-Pentagon official warns Trump's anti-trans agenda threatens democracy

fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 day ago

US airlines told to ignore 'X' gender-neutral markers as passport battle continues

The new US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) policy has been issued to comply with president Donald Trump's "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" executive order, which directed airlines to disregard the "X" marker and ask for either "M" or "F" instead. The "X" non-binary marker was introduced in 2022, during Joe Biden's presidency, but has since been suspended for anyone applying for a new passport.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

As deadline for Trump's colleges compact looms, schools signal dissent

The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education was sent on Oct. 1 to nine colleges both private and public and would require schools to bar transgender people from using restrooms or playing in sports that align with their gender identities, freeze tuition for five years, limit international student enrollment, and require standardized tests for admissions, among other things. Of the original nine schools that received the document, as of Sunday night, six have indicated they are not planning on signing.
Higher education
#federal-funding
LGBT
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

This Is My Country Too!' Transgender Activist Fires Up Anti-Trump No Kings Rally

Transgender activists and the Human Rights Campaign assert belonging and oppose Trump administration policies harming LGBTQ people, families, and public-health programs.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 days ago

Daily newsletter 10/17

Former Pentagon official warns Trump's attacks on transgender Americans are a 'test run' to dismantle democracy as nationwide 'No Kings' protests mobilize.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

Turkey proposes radical new "reforms" to attack LGBTQ+ marriage, media, & trans people - LGBTQ Nation

Turkish judicial reform proposals criminalize gender expression, target LGBTQ+ representation, increase penalties, and restrict medical access for transgender people.
#education-funding
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago
US politics

New York schools are suing to stop the presidential administration from cutting funds - LGBTQ Nation

fromgaycitynews.com
3 weeks ago
US politics

Trump administration cuts millions in education funding from NYC and other cities over trans-inclusive policies

fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago
US politics

New York schools are suing to stop the presidential administration from cutting funds - LGBTQ Nation

fromgaycitynews.com
3 weeks ago
US politics

Trump administration cuts millions in education funding from NYC and other cities over trans-inclusive policies

LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

Ugly anti-trans ad starts running in Virginia just before governor election - LGBTQ Nation

A new ad backing Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears spreads false and extreme anti-LGBTQ+ claims about opponent Abigail Spanberger and trans youth care.
fromAdvocate.com
4 days ago

Muslim legislator running for governor says Georgia deserves leaders who reject scapegoating trans people

"I think in particular now more than ever, we need to be showing support for those the Trump administration has been targeting," Romman told The Advocate on Saturday. "Especially if you're an elected official, this is the time to show up. Sometimes showing up really is the only thing we can do, but if that's the only thing, we should be doing it."
LGBT
Education
fromFox News
4 days ago

NYC schools sue Education Department over nearly $50M in grant cuts due to transgender policies

New York City Public Schools sued the U.S. Department of Education to block a $47 million grant cut tied to transgender-inclusive school policies.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
4 days ago

SF Sheriff's Deputy Fired for Alleged Sexual Assault of Trans Woman in SF County Jail

A San Francisco sheriff's deputy was fired over an alleged sexual assault of a transgender woman at SF County Jail #2.
#political-advertising
fromAdvocate.com
4 days ago
US politics

Advocates condemn graphic anti-trans ad targeting leading Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger

fromAdvocate.com
4 days ago
US politics

Advocates condemn graphic anti-trans ad targeting leading Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger

fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
5 days ago

EHRC withdraws much-criticised interim guidance encouraging trans exclusion

Just a few days later, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - which oversees the enforcement of equality law - published interim guidance that recommended service providers bar trans men and women from single-sex services and facilities that align with their gender and adding in "some circumstances" transgender people could also be barred from spaces based on "biological sex".
UK news
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago

Virgin Islands make history by allowing trans & intersex people to change their gender markers - LGBTQ Nation

U.S. Virgin Islands governor issued an executive order allowing trans and intersex residents to change gender markers on birth certificates and government IDs.
fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago

Trans woman who wanted to end her lawsuit due to harassment forced to go through with SCOTUS appeal - LGBTQ Nation

To put it simply, the Court has struggled with the correct outcome in this matter,
US politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Equalities watchdog drops trans advice and urges ministers to act fast on new guidance

EHRC withdrew interim guidance on implementing the Supreme Court's sex-based definition of 'woman' and urged organisations to seek specialist legal advice pending statutory guidance approval.
LGBT
fromThe Verge
6 days ago

Doing it for themselves

Trans people face escalating legal, social, and medical hostility while relying on community-driven information and verification amid misinformation and inadequate healthcare training.
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs pro-LGBTQ+ bills, but vetos "critical" trans medication bill - LGBTQ Nation

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed and vetoed the last of a slew of bills passed by the state legislature this year. Out of nearly a thousand measures awaiting his signature, Newsom signed 794 into law and vetoed 123. About the same ratio applied to bills designed to shore up state protections for transgender rights and the LGBTQ+ community, as the Trump administration's crusade against LGBTQ+ identity presses on.
California
LGBT
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

How trans visibility became a trap

Visibility that once promised acceptance now exposes transgender people to targeted political attacks and personal danger under renewed anti-trans policies.
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1 week ago

Trans Royal Mail worker wins payout after harassment from co-workers

She told bosses that she felt singled out, was subjected to name calling, touching and physical assault. The bullying included colleagues "burping" at her and moving her van mirrors in a bid to get her into trouble. She also highlighted that they would stare at her and try to mimic her voice. Cole said at times the harassment led to her feeling "concerned" for her life and "really depressed", and described the Royal Mail investigation as "a shambles".
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Trans people at risk of exclusion from many UK public spaces, rights expert says

Transgender people risk exclusion from public spaces in the UK after a Supreme Court ruling defining 'woman' by biological sex and require protection from discrimination.
NYC LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Zohran Mamdani honors trans activist Sylvia Rivera, says NYC will be a pro-trans "sanctuary city" - LGBTQ Nation

Zohran Mamdani honored Sylvia Rivera and pledged to deploy hundreds of lawyers to fight anti-trans attacks and make New York City a sanctuary.
#passport-gender-markers
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Advocates skeptical of GOP lawmaker's sudden trans solidarity: "It was the lowest bar possible" - LGBTQ Nation

Rep. Mike Lawler said LGBTQ+, especially transgender people, are not threats and deserve dignity, respect, and civil debate instead of violence or hate.
#supreme-court
LGBT
fromFortune
1 week ago

A roller derby league from a conservative part of Long Island just blocked New York state's ban on trans women players | Fortune

A state appeals court temporarily barred Nassau County from enforcing a ban that excluded transgender women from female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities.
#sports-policy
fromNewsday
1 week ago
US politics

Judge halts New York county from enforcing transgender athlete ban after roller derby league sues

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1 week ago
LGBT

Judge halts New York county from enforcing transgender athlete ban after roller derby league sues

fromNewsday
1 week ago
US politics

Judge halts New York county from enforcing transgender athlete ban after roller derby league sues

fromAol
1 week ago
LGBT

Judge halts New York county from enforcing transgender athlete ban after roller derby league sues

#sports-participation
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Donald Trump mocks transgender people in Oval Office meeting with Canadian PM, whose child is nonbinary

Donald Trump mocked transgender people and launched political attacks during an Oval Office meeting with Canadian leader Mark Carney, who remained publicly silent.
#school-policy
fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago
LGBT

Long Island school district slapped with NYCLU lawsuit over transgender bathroom ban: 'They are abusing their power'

fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago
LGBT

Long Island school district slapped with NYCLU lawsuit over transgender bathroom ban: 'They are abusing their power'

Music
fromConsequence
2 weeks ago

Zach Bryan Unveils Fiery New Song "the fading of the red white and blue"

Zach Bryan previewed a politically charged song criticizing ICE and the fading of American symbols, with provocative lyrics and no confirmed release.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

How LGBTQ+ people are stepping up to run for school board seats on the front lines of America's culture wars

Queer leaders are stepping into embattled local school boards to defend LGBTQ+ students, curricula, and diversity programs against intensified national anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ attacks.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Hampstead Heath swimming ponds considering limiting transgender users' access

The consultation by the City of London Corporation (CLC) is now presenting six options for gender inclusivity in the historic institution, one of which would ban trans people from using their preferred ponds. It comes amid a battle between groups who swim in the natural pools, with a protest in 2018 in the men's pond by women wearing fake moustaches and beards to draw attention to the organisation's refusal to ban trans women from the ladies' pond.
UK politics
Canada news
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Canada cautions holders of passports with gender-neutral X marker about coming to U.S.

Canadians with passports showing an 'X' gender marker should exercise caution when traveling to the U.S. due to potential entry or transit restrictions.
LGBT
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

The Complexities of Trans Gun Ownership

Trans Americans seeking firearms for self-defense face governmental and political efforts to restrict their rights and targeted hostility from some pro-gun advocates.
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Daily newsletter 10/1

➡️ The government has officially shut down, the third time this has happened under President Trump's leadership - and Democrats in the Congressional Equality Caucus wasted no time blaming the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Trump ally Michael Flynn urged a federal appeals court to uphold Trump's renewed ban on trans military service in a filing that reads like a culture war manifesto, and Texas is cracking down on state universities teaching about gender identity.
LGBT
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 weeks ago

Philosopher Judith Butler issues stark warning to the world

We are witnessing the restoration of patriarchy, nationalism, racism and capitalist individualism. It is the nostalgic fury of right-wing movements that want to return to an idealised past, one that perhaps never truly existed, and to re-establish hierarchical orders. We need to revive a Marxist analysis in light of the new social movements. We must commit to saying what we want to see realised, and not just complain about what is going wrong.
Philosophy
Public health
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

16 States Sue HHS After It Threatens to Cut Funds Over Trans Inclusion in Sex Ed

HHS rules threaten withholding millions in sex-ed funding from states including transgender or nonbinary people in curricula, prompting lawsuits and risking education access.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
3 weeks ago

Scottish schools told to base toilet policies on 'sex at birth'

State schools in Scotland have been pushed to create toilet policies based on "biological sex", under updated guidance from Holyrood. New recommendations issued by the Scottish government on Monday (29 September) called for all schools to have separate facilities, including toilets and changing rooms, for boys and girls "on the basis of biological sex". For the purposes of the guidance, the term "biological sex" referred to "sex recorded at birth", and schools will also be "required to provide accessible facilities for young people with a disability".
Education
UK politics
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

The U.K.'s Labour Party abandoned trans people. Here's what American Dems can learn

LGBT+ Labour canceled its leadership election after a UK Supreme Court ruling created legal uncertainty about trans women occupying women-only positions.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

J.K. Rowling Slams 'Ignorant' Emma Watson: 'I Lived in Poverty While Writing the Book That Made Emma Famous'

Like other people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame, Emma has so little experience of real life she's ignorant of how ignorant she is. She'll never need a homeless shelter. She's never going to be placed on a mixed sex public hospital ward. I'd be astounded if she's been in a high street changing room since childhood. Her public bathroom' is single occupancy and comes with a security man standing guard outside the door.
Social justice
#jk-rowling
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
3 weeks ago

Ann Rostow: Aux Armes, Citoyens! - San Francisco Bay Times

Aux Armes, Citoyens! Let's talk bathrooms, shall we? I'm not sure how many states now outlaw transgendered men and women from using their appropriate facilities, but I'm confident many such laws apply only to bathrooms in public offices. Nonetheless, the outsized political attacks on trans people have created a kind of open season on anyone who might look out of place in this or that toilet.
LGBT
US politics
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Trump Has Doubled Down on Anti-Trans Provisions Amid Shutdown Fight

Appropriations riders would ban federal funding for gender-affirming care and trans participation in sports, forcing Democrats to defend transgender and LGBTQ+ people during a shutdown.
#emma-watson
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk's killing | Erin Reed

The right seized a shooting to accelerate a campaign targeting transgender people and roll back protections, using misinformation and political rhetoric to justify a crackdown.
US politics
fromgaycitynews.com
3 weeks ago

Adams continues attacking trans-inclusive bathroom policies, but concedes he can't change them

Mayor Eric Adams criticized inclusive bathroom policies, doubled down on objections despite acknowledging he lacks legal authority to change them and warned of political repercussions.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs law restricting bathroom use by trans, nonbinary, intersex people

Texas enacted SB 8 restricting transgender people from using public restrooms that match their gender identities and imposing escalating fines on government institutions.
#passports
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
4 weeks ago

No, supporting trans rights doesn't cost elections

A majority of voters support transgender protections and favor candidates defending trans rights, while anti-trans attacks prove politically ineffective.
#gender-affirming-care
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago
LGBT

9 state Attorneys General pledge to support transgender youth: 'We have your back'

Nine Democratic state attorneys general vowed to defend transgender youth, protect access to gender-affirming care, hold schools accountable, and safeguard related health providers.
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago
LGBT

Appeals court ruling creates 'lower-class citizenship' for transgender people, judge says

The 11th Circuit reversed a ruling requiring insurance coverage for gender-affirming care, sending Sgt. Anna Lange's discrimination claim back to trial.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Lawsuit alleges L.A. County Sheriff's Department housed trans woman with men

A transgender woman was housed with men, forced to shower with them, attempted suicide, and is suing Los Angeles County for violating her right to safe housing.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
4 weeks ago

Wes Streeting criticised for 'callous' trans women segregation comments to Mumsnet

the UK health secretary said the government was looking to create "third spaces" for trans women, away from female single-sex facilities such as toilets and changing rooms. "I know there will be lots of people, probably some Mumsnet users, and there'll be lots of people in the LGBT community and allies who would say that that's outrageous," he said. "I'm trying to find a way through on this that maybe not everyone loves but can live with and treats people with dignity and respect."
UK politics
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
4 weeks ago

Kamala Harris discusses trans athletes & why she wouldn't 'turn on transgender people'

Kamala Harris defends transgender youth, urges fair solutions for girls' sports without vilifying children, and warns political rhetoric endangers transgender people.
LGBT
fromwww.dw.com
4 weeks ago

Pakistan: Three transgender women shot dead in Karachi DW 09/22/2025

Three transgender women were shot dead near Karachi; officials ordered a probe while activists demand arrests, police protection, and nationwide solidarity against targeted violence.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
4 weeks ago

Black trans woman Midori Monet crowned Miss International Queen 2025

I feel I am living out my ancestors' wildest dreams: being here, loud and proud in my skin, happy with who I am, and representing my entire community. It feels so amazing and I'm so happy to do it alongside my sisters. It means the world to me.
LGBT
fromTruthout
1 month ago

New Memo Reveals Push for FBI to Designate Trans Advocacy as Violent Extremism

On Thursday evening, independent journalist Ken Klippenstein reported that the FBI is developing tools to identify transgender suspects and classify them as "nihilistic violent extremists." Within hours, the Oversight Project at the Heritage Foundation - the same outfit driving Project 2025's blueprint now being implemented inside the federal government - released a four-page memo urging the bureau to go even further. Its proposal: formally designate all transgender activism as "Trans Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism," a new category of domestic terror threat.
US politics
#passport-policy
US politics
fromFast Company
1 month ago

3 things companies can do to counter Trump's attacks on democracy, according to the ACLU

Corporations must actively resist authoritarian and discriminatory policies by lobbying, defending civil rights, and protecting employees to preserve democracy and business interests.
LGBT
fromKqed
1 month ago

New Policies Are Making Life Harder for Trans People - and Prompting Big Financial Decisions | KQED

Transgender people face growing legal, employment, and social insecurity across states, prompting relocations, documentation changes, and worries about access to gender-affirming care.
#heritage-foundation
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago
US politics

The Heritage Foundation wants transgender people and allies designated as terrorists

The Heritage Foundation urged the FBI to label transgender people and allies as domestic terrorists under 'TIVE,' despite evidence that transgender people are usually victims.
New York City
fromGay City News
1 month ago

Mayor Adams pledges to 'change' trans student bathroom policy

Mayor Eric Adams vowed to seek authority to bar students from using school restrooms matching their gender identity, conflicting with state and city nondiscrimination laws.
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Alabama politicians could choose not to scapegoat trans people, but that would be humane

Recent tweets from Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth inaccurately linked transgender people to an increase in mass shootings following the August 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the 47th school shooting in the U.S. to date. The truth is, 96% of mass shootings are carried out by cisgender (non-transgender) men, a fact Ainsworth does not tweet about.
Right-wing politics
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Some Michigan GOPers want to outlaw online porn - plus depictions of trans people or drag

Michigan bill would ban all online pornography, including depictions suggesting a disconnection between biology and gender, targeting transgender people and drag artists.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Hundreds of firms warn new draft guidance on single sex spaces is unworkable'

Donations fund on-the-ground, paywall-free journalism covering major issues and support reporting on reproductive rights, climate policy, Big Tech, and contested single-sex guidance.
Higher education
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Oklahoma student play about Shakespearen theatre shut down over gender laws

Oklahoma Central University revoked funding for a student play about boy actors playing Shakespeare's leading ladies, citing SB 796 risk, prompting students to self-fund.
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago

Ann Rostow: Trump's Gay Boyfriends - San Francisco Bay Times

The headline on a lengthy piece in The New York Times late last month read: "Donald Trump's Big Gay Government." It profiled a certain type of gay man: white, successful, conservative, probably handsome (Trump and company dislike unattractive people), full of themselves, disdainful of most of the rainbow colors that represent the GLBT community beginning with women (although they love Melania), and absolutely indifferent to the civil rights movement that now allows them to be out and proud.
LGBT
fromFuturism
1 month ago

AI Murder Cult Hearing Devolves Into Courtroom Chaos

As Courthouse News reports, the scene at the Solano County Courthouse in Central California earlier this week was pandemonium as 30-year-old Alex "Somni" Leatham and 24-year-old Suri Dao awaited the official date for their trial, in which both are charged with the attempted murder of their former landlord, Curtis Lind, who was blinded during a 2022 katana attack over a rent dispute - an assault that ultimately became the first of six violent crimes associated with the loose group.
Law
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

California leads opposition to proposal that would end monitoring of LGBTQ+ harassment and bullying

The proposal by the Department of Education would halt data collection on nonbinary students, remove gender identity and sex characteristics from the Office of Civil Rights' definitions of harassment and bullying on the basis of sex and cease collection of data on harassment and bullying on the basis of gender identity. This will almost certainly result in more hostile school environments for these young people, said Shannon Minter, the legal director at the National Center for LGBTQ Rights.
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