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TNN: Trans News Now – Oct 19, 2026

ceciliab | Oct 19, 2026

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This week, a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that two Virginia counties could sue the U.S. Department of Justice over its threat to cut off funding if the counties do not make life harsher for transgender students. The Hill has this story.

Three years ago, Oregon passed a law which required health insurance companies to cover gender-affirming care when doctors prescribe such treatment for transgender patients. The Oregon Capital Chronicle reports that the state is not currently enforcing that law, due to concerns about reprisals from the federal government.

The Transgender Education Network of Texas has sent a cease and desist order to two digital messaging companies, telling them to stop forwarding texts which allege to be from the Transgender Education Network of Texas but which actually come from elsewhere. This story comes from the Texas Tribune.

In the state of Washington, a group of cisgender female athletes complained when a transgender student switched from the boys’ cross-country team to the girls’ team in the middle of the season. KATU-TV News has this story.

Military.com has the story of non-binary people who are suing to prevent being involuntarily separated from the military.

The Honorable Ana Reyes this week gave the press a status update on the case challenging President Trump’s ban on transgender and non-binary people in the military. She has ordered Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to provide written answers to some questions from the attorneys for the plaintiffs. She said that Secretary Hegseth may be asked questions regarding certain social media posts of his regarding the ban on transgender people in the military and his attitude towards transgender people in general. She previously said that the ban strikes her as “dripping with animus.” This story comes from The Advocate.

At least six medical groups received letters from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking them to state for the record whether they support “sex-rejecting procedures” for minors. LGBTQ Nation has this story.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed into law a new National Human Rights Strategy. It includes new protections for LGBTQ+ people, This story comes from LGBTQ Nation.

This summer, the Women’s National Basketball Association got a lot of attention for a controversy over transgender players, despite having no transgender players. A new analysis shows few people interested in the issue. LGBTQ Nation has this story.