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James Talarico abandons trans kids to chase votes he won't get
James Talarico, the Democratic US Senate nominee in Texas, has reversed his longstanding opposition to restrictions on trans student-athletes, saying on Fox…
Irish delegation joins 200 campaigners to discuss future of trans rights in Europe
Around 200 trans activists gathered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the TGEU European and Central Asian Trans Council, held from 11 to 13 September 2026. An Irish…
Spanberger quietly kills Youngkin-era transgender rulemaking effort
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has ended a rulemaking process started by her predecessor Glenn Youngkin that would have restricted transgender students…
Trump admits trans issues are a campaign tactic, not a conviction
Donald Trump admitted at the Republican Party's national midterm convention in Dallas that he deliberately times attacks on trans people to land shortly before…
Trans rights activists protest at Mount Sinai after hospital ends gender-affirming care for youth
Trans rights activists gathered outside Mount Sinai Hospital in East Harlem on 8 September after the hospital announced it would no longer provide…
Maine trans sports referendum delayed to 2027 after signature shortfall
Backers of a Maine referendum that would force transgender students to play on teams matching their birth certificate sex have abandoned their bid for the…
Dems with anti-trans views are on the ballot. What should pro-trans voters do with them?
Helen looks honestly at what it costs to vote for a Democrat who will harm you in order to stop a Republican who will harm you more, and why that calculation…
I Asked Louisiana To Change My Birth Certificate. What Followed Was 1 Of The Deepest Humiliations Of My Life.
A piece of paper is never just a piece of paper. For trans people, a birth certificate is the document that lets you travel, rent a flat, open a bank account,…
Elon Musk is back, and trans people are his target again
Elon Musk's America PAC has begun running anti-LGBTQ+ political ads in US Senate races in Alaska, Ohio, Texas, and Iowa. The Human Rights Campaign says the…
Sophie Lee: mourned by nearly 100 people who loved her
Sophie Lee, a 27-year-old transgender woman, was fatally shot in Baltimore's Barclay neighbourhood. Nearly 100 people gathered at a candlelight vigil organised…
Trans rights are in the balance in the 2026 midterm elections
Trans people across the US are watching the 2026 midterm elections with a mixture of urgency and exhaustion. For many, the elections represent a genuine chance…
Giving in to anti-trans hysteria is not a winning strategy for Democrats
The evidence is in, and it points one way. When Democrats defend trans people, they win. When they triangulate and lend legitimacy to anti-trans attacks, they…