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Republican unity on trans rights is cracking. That matters.
Republican hard-liners are publicly frustrated that their own leaders have failed to turn anti-trans campaigning into law. More than 125 anti-trans bills were…
Becky Pepper-Jackson deserved her day in court
Becky Pepper-Jackson, a trans girl who went through female puberty, has circulating testosterone levels similar to other girls her age, and was described by…
Judge blocks DOJ bid for trans minors' medical records at Stanford
A federal judge has blocked the Department of Justice from obtaining the identities and medical records of transgender minors treated at Lucile Packard…
I am a woman. The Supreme Court doesn't get to decide otherwise.
Marie Willa Bobo-Smith, a transgender advocate from Fort Bragg, wrote plainly in the Press Democrat that no court ruling changes who she is. The US Supreme…
Australia is banning care that its own reviews said was safe
Queensland and the Northern Territory have banned puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones for trans and gender diverse young people in their public…
Dee Allum on football, surgery, and a year for both
Comedian Dee Allum is bringing her new Edinburgh Fringe hour Raumdeuter to Pleasance Courtyard, weaving together the World Cup and transgender surgery into a…
Forskere felt for uredelighet – og det er transpasienter som har betalt prisen
Fem forskere ved Oslo universitetssykehus er felt for grov uaktsomhet etter å ha brukt pasienters helseopplysninger i forskning uten samtykke. Saken ble meldt…
Trans troops win class action status as courts keep saying the same thing
A federal court has granted class action status to Talbott v. USA, meaning legal protections won by individual trans service members could extend to all…
Nepal's first transgender lawmaker is just getting started
Bhumika Shrestha has become Nepal's first transgender Member of Parliament, bringing two decades of grassroots LGBTIQA+ activism into the legislature. In her…
What the Pew numbers on trans restrictions actually measure
A Pew Research Center survey conducted in February 2025 found that American support for restrictions on trans people has grown since 2022, with 66% favouring…
Six thousand people waiting years for gender care in Scotland
At the end of March 2026, 6,435 people in Scotland were waiting for a first NHS gender clinic appointment, with more than 1,000 having waited over five years.…
Massachusetts hospitals are dropping trans youth care. This is not neutral.
Massachusetts hospitals including Baystate Health, Fenway Health, and Outer Cape Health Services have stopped providing gender-affirming care to young people…