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Mother Jones13 August 2026

Trump bans Medicaid funding for trans youth healthcare

The Trump administration has finalised a rule banning Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program from covering puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and…

Advocate.com13 August 2026

Virginia congressman walks out of meeting with transgender Democrats after it erupts into profanity

Trans constituents in King George County, Virginia, confronted Democratic Congressman Eugene Vindman over his vote for Republican-backed legislation targeting…

FOX 2 Detroit13 August 2026

Michigan transgender candidate could become state's first trans state representative

Joanna Whaley won the Democratic primary for Michigan House District 2 and could become the first openly transgender woman elected to the state legislature. A…

Politico12 August 2026

A federal judge dismissed Minnesota's challenge to Trump's trans school policies

A federal judge largely dismissed Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's reinterpretation of Title IX to exclude trans students and…

DutchNews.nl12 August 2026

Sent back into danger: what Jane-Michelle Arc's asylum story tells us

Jane-Michelle Arc, a transgender woman from California, sought asylum in the Netherlands after Trump administration policies stripped federal protections for…

The Hollywood Reporter12 August 2026

Another Harry Potter star rejects J.K. Rowling's trans views: 'Strongly disagree'

Bel Powley, who plays Petunia Dursley in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series, has publicly rejected J.K. Rowling's views on trans people, saying she strongly…

The Northern Echo11 August 2026

Durham NHS chief says 'we did not listen', but Rose paid the price

The chief executive of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has admitted the trust 'did not listen closely enough' in the case of trans nurse Rose…

WPR11 August 2026

Wisconsin-born veteran sues over law that restricts when trans people can change the sex on their birth certificates

A birth certificate is a record of who you are, not a receipt for what you have done to your body. Jaida Birch McGuire, a US Coast Guard veteran born in…

KOMO11 August 2026

A spa, a Supreme Court petition, and what it costs a woman to wash

Olympus Spa in Washington State has petitioned the US Supreme Court to allow it to exclude transgender women who have not had surgery from its women-only nude…

New York Post10 August 2026

Royce White's WNBA stunt is politics, not sport

Royce White, a Republican Senate candidate and former NBA player, declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft claiming a transgender identity, alongside former player…

BBC10 August 2026

The WNBA has no trans eligibility problem. That is the point.

No openly transgender woman has ever played in the WNBA, and none is currently eligible to do so. The controversy surrounding the league is not about a real…

State of California - Department of Justice (.gov)10 August 2026

California AG defends trans students' right to use the right bathroom

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting transgender students challenging…

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