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Megan Rapinoe: anti-trans laws don't protect girls, they harm them
Megan Rapinoe's Marie Claire essay argues that legislation claiming to protect girls from trans athletes is a deliberate distraction: one that strips reproducti…
Red states are tanking quality of life to target trans people
A CNBC quality-of-life report found that every one of the ten worst states to live in the US is deeply red, and nearly all have passed sweeping anti-trans legis…
The T in LGBTQ+ is not optional. It never was.
Helen writes personally about what solidarity actually requires, drawing on a piece by the Transgender Strategy Center that names what many trans elders have kn…
Trump's executive orders on LGBTQ+ health: what they actually do
Since taking office in January 2025, President Trump has issued a series of executive orders that together systematically dismantle federal protections for LGBT…
Rowling threatens to bankroll legal attacks on Amnesty International
J.K. Rowling has announced she will cover the legal costs of anti-trans groups named in an Amnesty International UK report that called them 'anti-rights'. The r…
Trans Corrections officer settles landmark human rights case against employer
A transgender corrections officer in Aotearoa New Zealand has settled a landmark human rights case against the Department of Corrections after alleging discrimi…
Do Trans People Have 'Stand Your Ground' Rights? Wyoming's Answer May Be 'No.'
When a state's answer to 'can a trans person defend themselves' is effectively 'we'll see', that is not a quirk of gun law. It is a statement about who the law …
Brisbane stands up: trans rights counter-protest fills the CBD
A large group of transgender rights supporters marched through Brisbane's CBD to counter a One Nation-backed rally pushing to undermine anti-discrimination prot…
Doctors' union drops opposition to Cass review of NHS gender healthcare
The British Medical Association has reversed its opposition to the Cass Review, declaring its methodology robust and withdrawing objections to its 32 recommenda…
Idaho's bathroom ban is law, but no one knows how to enforce it
Idaho's HB 752 criminalises trans people using bathrooms that match their gender, but enforcement is riddled with ambiguity. Police chiefs testified it creates …
Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: July 2026
Helen reviews Erin Reed's July 2026 anti-trans legal risk assessment map, which designates four US states, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, and Texas, as 'Do Not Travel'…
Inside India's largest transgender festival
Every year in Koovagam, a village in Tamil Nadu, thousands of transgender women gather for one of the world's largest transgender festivals. For two days, the c…