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Every week Cecilia Barzyk diligently scans the internet to assemble as much trans-related information from the weekly news as possible.
So what’s in the news? A trans woman runs for lieutenant governor of Nevada. Activists can’t wait and put up their own statue of Marsha P. Johnson in New York City. School boards in some districts of Virginia are defying the order to adopt the state’s trans student policy. The Biden administration is rolling back expansion of the religious exemptions to hiring for federal contracts. Violence against trans women continues. 91% LGBTQ people have had their COVID vaccination. Mj (Michaela Jae) Rodriguez is The Advocate’s Person of the Year. Intersex people make up 2% of the population. A trans man is on People magazine’s list of Sexiest Men Alive. The BBC is seeing protests and resignations following their publication of a pro-TERF article. Alaska Thunderf**k5000 has written a book. There’s all that and a bunch more waiting for your eyes in The Week In Trans!
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What’s happening in the news? Danica Roem wins a third term in the Virginia House of Delegates. The Supreme Court refuses to hear an appeal from a hospital that would not give a trans man a hysterectomy. More trans people win elections. The GOP is winning elections by being anti-trans. Michigan will issue ID with an X for gender. More violence against trans women occurs. The Keystone Conference is accepting proposals for seminars and workshops. Transgender cops have problems with the cisgender members of the force. I Am Jazz is back for a 7th season with one big change. Trixie Mattel and Nikki De Jager win American Influencer Awards. Valentina Sampaio has signed as a spokesperson for Armani Beauty. Elliot Page is removed from a Wonder Woman Bingo game. China opens its first gender clinic in Shanghai. There’s all that and more, plus a number of well deserved TWIT Awards waiting for you right now on TGForum!
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What’s new? The U.S. State Department is said to have issued the first gender-neutral U.S. passport. The Biden administration acknowledges Intersex Awareness Day. A trans woman who worked as a mall security guard dies in the line of duty. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs the transgender athlete bill into law. Virginia schools ignore state rules on treatment of trans students. A male identified young man has been chosen as the homecoming queen at his school. A Staten Island mother creates a line of clothing for her trans daughter and others. Baltimore Museum of Art johns are named after John Waters. Dave Chappelle won’t bend. Legislators in Quebec try to take away trans people’s right to change their official documents to their proper gender. There’s all that and a lot more plus an assortment of TWIT Award winners waiting for your perusal in TWIT!
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Dr. Rachel Levine is a four star admiral. Loudon County Virginia is back in the news over transgender issues in its schools. China’s Oprah, trans woman Jin Xing is back on television. Texas has passed its trans athletes ban. Jamie Lee Curtis brought her trans daughter Ruby to the Halloween Kills premier. The reactions to Dave Chappelle’s comedy special continue to reverberate. Mj Rodriguez will appear in a new anthology series. Margret Atwood is accused of being a TERF. A new comic book features a Black trans woman Amazon. A high school half time show is an amateur drag show. MTV is keeping its Euro Music Awards in Budapest to stand with its LGBTQ citizens. A trans woman activist in Uganda is the first to get a national ID card in the correct gender. Joe Biden endorses Danica Roem in the upcoming election. There’s all that plus a few well deserved TWIT Awards waiting for your eyes only in TWIT!
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Now the news! The acting mayor of Palm Springs is a trans woman who’s running for state senate. President Biden recognized National Coming Out Day with a strong statement against anti-trans legislation. Gavin Newsom signs a bill to help trans college students in California. Health insurers in Colorado have to cover HRT and surgery. More violence is directed at trans women and men. LGBTQ activists meet in Florida’s capital to make a plan to fight for their rights. Lego no longer divides their toys by gender. A non-binary performer claims they were let go by Hamilton when they asked for a gender-neutral dressing room. Trans and non-binary patients report problems related to binary choices in medical records. Kim Petras stars in ads for Ugg. Dave Chappelle digs himself in deeper with his “jokes” about trans people. And that’s just the tip of trans related news we bring you today.
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What’s new in trans news, you ask? A group of U.S. senators sends a letter to Dr. Rachel Levine advocating for national guidelines on mental health for transgender people. A trans candidate of color has suspended her political campaign. Marisa Richmond is removed from the DNC as an at-large member. A trans boy was denied use of the men’s room at a Lady A concert. Research studies show that patients getting gender-affirming care are far less suicidal than those who did not get that care. Jamie Clayton plays Pinhead in remake of Hellraiser. Trans and gender-expansive people are more likely to be smokers. Rapper Youngblud pulled a trans man fan onstage to sing with him. Dave Chappelle gets in trouble again for his so called transgender “jokes”. RuPaul has a new song that throws shade at contestants on Drag Race who were disgruntled over not advancing. A Canadian court rules that misgendering in the workplace is a human rights violation. A transgender minister in Texas is fighting back against that state’s restrictive laws. There’s all that plus more news in this edition of TWIT!
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A transgender attorney in Chicago complains about harassment from the courts. The White House holds a listening session with transgender activists. High school students stage a walkout to support a trans girl. Caitlyn Jenner believes she is a “poster child for change”. A new mural in a Philadelphia neighborhood celebrates trans people. Homeland Security stops a grant to a trans women’s shelter. A Catholic archbishop wants DNA tests on seminarians to make sure they’re male. Indya Moore will appear in the Aquaman sequel. The U.K. passed a guidance on transgender athletes and it basically leaves the treatment of trans athletes up to each sport. Amazon Prime has a documentary series about a teen trans girl striving to become a model and actress. The lead singer of the band Garbage, Shirley Manson, identifies with nonbinary. A Pakistani trans woman who emigrated to Europe returned to Pakistan after suffering more in Europe. A court in Taiwan says surgery isn’t necessary to change gender markers. A trans teen is elected homecoming queen. There’s all that and more waiting for you in TWIT!
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California creates a transgender advisory panel. Pose fails to win any Emmys. Texas is still messing with trans athletes. There’s a list of eleven straight actors who have played LGBTQ characters. The Washington state Insurance Commissioner fines Aetna over failure to cover breast augmentation. The IOC postpones guidelines for transgender athletes. A graphic novel with transgender themes is a prequel to Blade Runner. Zaya Wade attends her first Pride event. Dozens of queens celebrate 25 years of the Barracuda Bar. Scotland requires teaching about LGBTQ subjects. Kerala state in India has a transgender doctor. Cosmetics CEO Nur Sajat is found guilty of “insulting Islam.” There’s all that and more plus a few TWIT Awards in TWIT!
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First up it’s all the news you need! The Week In Trans! A transgender woman who is a Mixed Martial Arts fighter won a recent match and conservatives are pointing to her win as proof that trans women should not compete with cis women. Meanwhile a new report says there aren’t that many LGBTQ students participating in school sports. RuPaul’s Drag Race won an Emmy for outstanding competition program. The High Court in the U.K. has ruled that people under the age of 16 are capable of making a decision about starting puberty blockers. Utah’s Supreme Court ruled that trans people have a right to change the gender marker on their birth certificates. The state legislature is moving to pass a law denying trans people that right. A trans corrections officer won the right to use the ladies’ restroom at work and the state of Iowa is appealing. A trans man in Canada thought he was putting on weight during the pandemic lockdown but he actually had grown a giant tumor. Pose actor Mj Rodriguez looks forward to playing more than just transgender roles. There’s all that and a boatload more news in TWIT!
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Danica Roem is running a reelection campaign to keep her seat in Virginia. A congressman introduces a bill that would give veteran status to those tossed out of the military because of sexual orientation or gender identity. A federal court rules a Catholic school cannot fire a teacher because of their LGBTQ status. A study finds almost half of the LGBTQ people in the U.S. have experienced workplace discrimination. Most West Virginians believe trans athletes should compete based on their birth sex. Demi Lovato chases UFOs in a new series. A member of the conservative block in Britain’s Parliament advocates better medical care for trans people. The Lutheran Church installs its first transgender bishop. Ocasio-Cortez gives a shout out for transgender rights. And there is much more news as well as a few TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!
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A trans Latinx woman runs for state office in Pennsylvania. A federal judge upholds Washington state’s ban on conversion therapy. Hate crimes based on gender identity are on the rise. Gavin Grimm won his case but his attorneys took all of the cash. Dr. Rachel Levine looks marvelous in her new hair style. Texas failed to pass their bill banning trans school kids from athletics, but there’s already a rule in the state that prohibits it. A non-binary person wins bronze in the women’s 100 meter race at the Paralympics. Elliot Page jumps into the music industry with a new album. Hunter Schafer will appear in a horror flick titled Cuckoo. Full Frontal features a segment on trans women who run an alpaca ranch. Because of laws encouraging the hiring of trans people in India and Bangladesh some believe they are being hired due to their gender. China bans effeminate men from television. There’s all that and a couple of TWIT Awards awaiting you in TWIT!
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What do we learn today? Caitlyn Jenner’s gubernatorial campaign is broke and she’s financing it herself. Kid’s band The Wiggles add a non-binary unicorn. On clarinet? San Francisco proclaims August as Transgender History Month. Gavin Grimm wins a big payout from the school board he sued. Studies show that trans youth can flourish if they are allowed to socially transition. Kim Petras signs a recording deal and releases a new song. Trans women need to keep an eye on their prostate health. Tommy Dorfman appears in a new show in the U.K. Laverne Cox’s fans would like to see her be the host of Jeopardy. Two transgender women of color are teaching at Harvard Law School. Marsha P. Johnson gets a statue in New York City. A Fox News host calls transgender people “satanic”. There’s all that and a substantial number of TWIT Awards waiting for your perusal in TWIT!
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What do we learn today? Hobby Lobby loses in court. The Biden administration is fighting laws against trans girls in school sports. Meanwhile trans kids are growing anxious about attending school in person. New Hampshire doesn’t require surgery prior to changing gender markers. The ACLU is taking West Virginia to court over its ban on changing birth certificates. More violence is directed against trans women of color. When a school bans BLM or LGBTQ symbols nearby farmers erect a large LGBTQ Progress Pride Flag that can be seen from the school. A trans woman golfer is trying to get into the LPGA. Patti Harrison voices a character in the animated Q-Force series. Eminem’s youngest child is gender-fluid. The “Leave Britney Alone” video creator has come out as trans and changed her name. Despite “LGBTQ free” cities in Poland a recent survey finds the Polish people support LGBTQ people’s right to exist. There’s all that and more waiting for you in TWIT!
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What’s in the transgender news today? A trans woman nurse is the clinical program director of The Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health. Hobby Lobby violated the law when they denied a trans woman employee use of the women’s restroom. A new show Amazon features a non-binary character. A “cross dresser” in Jamaica draws a crowd on the street. A man who murdered his trans girlfriend gets 50 years in prison. YouTube is not doing enough to stop deadnaming. Longtime sports figure Jack Brennan comes out as a crossdresser. A court ruling says Catholic doctors do not have to provide gender confirming treatments against their “deeply held religious beliefs”. Remains found in a 1000-year-old grave may be the body of a nonbinary person. Laura Jane Grace will rock the Four Seasons. There’s all that and more waiting for you in TWIT!
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Lawsuits to overturn anti-trans laws proceed. Trans people are protected from ethnic intimidation under Michigan law. LGBTQ people tend to have higher student debt than cis hetero people. A perfume company creates new nonbinary scents. Transgender adults have more Subjective Cognitive Decline than do cisgender adults. The AMA recommends removing the birth sex from birth certificates. Weight lifter Laurel Hubbard fails to lift 125 milligrams three times. Nonbinary Canadian Quinn won gold with their team. An all-trans soccer team from India will compete in the Hong Kong games. Trans model Ariel Nicholson makes history as the first trans woman featured on the cover of the American edition of Vogue. Lehlogaonolo Machaba is the first trans woman contestant in the Miss South Africa contest. RuPaul does a voice acting job in a new animated series. While Caitlyn Jenner works on a project in Australia her campaign for the governor’s seat in California crashes. There’s all that and a large number of TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!
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Whats in the news? A Black trans woman runs for city council in New Orleans. An anti-trans faith-based group loses a case in Virginia. A court finds against the wedding planner who refused to work for same-sex couples. The murderer of Tameka Washington is convicted. Des Plaines, Illinois has just now removed its anti-crossdressing law. Over 900 transgender people hold elected offices in the U.S. A Pew survey finds that 42% of respondents say they know someone who is transgender. Trans athletes are competing in the Olympics. Jamie Lee Curtis’s 25-year-old is now her daughter. Kate Bornstein is still a gender outlaw. Jack Daniels has a reality show featuring three of the Drag Race queens. LGBTQ people in the Dominican Republic hold protests for their rights. The government of Ghana seeks to punish gender activists with up to 10 years in prison. We get a report on the oral history of transgender project underway at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. There is all that and more plus several TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!
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Here’s all the news in The Week In Trans! Leyna Bloom blossoms on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. Laverne Cox would like to play a super hero. Billy Porter announces the cast of his upcoming directorial debut. A judge puts a hold on Arkansas’ anti-trans athlete bill. Same thing happens in West Virginia. Louisiana legislators keep working to overturn their governor’s veto of their anti trans legislation. The Senate confirms a trans woman as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness. Some transgender people are self-medicating with illegal drugs. Kid Cudi paints his nails and gets hate on social media. A magician talks about canceling her shows for children due to animosity against her. Bob the Drag Queen runs afoul of the TSA. There’s all that and more plus several TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!
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First up it’s all the news from the transgender community in a feature we call The Week In Trans! What’s going on? Mj Rodriguez is nominated for an Emmy. GLAAD finds that major motion pictures don’t have much, as in none, transgender representation. A new documentary looks at LGBTQ+ people who have survived hate crimes. A teacher fired for dead naming a student loses his lawsuit against the school. Legislators in Louisiana are determined to over ride the governor’s veto of the bill banning trans girls in sports. The Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference will be online this month. Alaska’s Medicaid program now covers transgender health needs. This past Wednesday was International Non-Binary Persons Day. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina are required to cover facial feminization surgery and voice therapy. Out has a list of 28 people who came out as non-binary this year. A trans woman from Nicaragua has been released from ICE custody after two years. Among new proposed emojis is one of a pregnant man. There’s all that and a couple of tons more news that affects the trans community waiting for you in TWIT!
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What’s new in transgender news? A German trans woman is running for a seat in parliament. States keep moving on anti-trans bills. RuPaul reveals who seems to be an unlikely fan of Drag Race. Stress from discrimination causes more heart problems among transgender folks. A trans woman has won the title Miss South Africa. Pose star Angelica Ross works outside show biz to “curate courage.” The actor who portrays Princess Diana on The Crown is nonbinary and promotes a brand of binders. Megan Fox’s son gets harassed at school for wearing dresses. Spain has passed its new Transgender Equality Law. An LGBTQ history museum is being planned for New York City. There’s all that and much more waiting for you in TWIT!
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First up it’s all the news you need! So much in fact that you may want to break it up into two or three reading sessions. There’s a lot going on in the transgender community. What do we know? Gavin Grimm has won his case, again, when the Supreme Court did not take it up. A trans woman in the new Miss Nevada. The U. S. State Department introduces a neutral gender marker on passports. The White House supports expanded rights for trans people. More movement on anti trans legislation continues. California is fixing the language in its laws to be gender neutral. Arkansa holds a 500 person Pride march. Pete Buttigieg tells viewers of The Late Show that trans rights are important. Pennsylvania makes it easier to do a name change. Furniture from the set of Pose is donated to a place for homeless trans youth. Spain is reforming its laws regarding trans people. Some other nations go in the opposite direction. There’s all that and a few TWIT Awards waiting for your perusal in TWIT!
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The Army and Navy have announced their plans to allow transgender people to serve. The V.A. is making gender confirmation surgery available to vets. States continue to introduce and pass laws restricting trans people in school sports and limiting medical care for trans kids. Several governors have said they will veto those bills if they land on their desks. The Department of Education will enforce Title IX to protect trans kids from discrimination. President Biden has designated the site of the Pulse nightclub as a national monument. The State Department has a Special Envoy for LGBTQ+ rights. Trans runner CeCe Telfer will not compete in the Olympics. A transgender woman is kayaking around Iceland against the current. Indya Moore stars in a new film. Hungary is so bad on civil rights for LGBTQ+ people that it may have to defend its high handed laws in court. There’s all that and more plus several TWIT Awards waiting for your perusal in TWIT!
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Danica Roem raises campaign cash with a transphobe’s attack. The federal government is stepping in to oppose anti-trans legislation. Where do these anti-trans bills come from? Follow the money. The Department of the Interior flies the Pride Flag for the first time. Trans people are becoming exhausted educating people about the transgender experience. Trans youth are struggling to get proper medical care. A fellow MMA fighter who opposed letting Fallon Fox compete has changed her mind. More than twenty years ago the documentary Gendernauts premiered. Now comes Genderation. Trans comic Julia Scotti is the subject of a new documentary. Demi Lovato has a new haircut. Bubly has introduced a new commercial featuring drag performers. Jimmy Kimmel calls Caitlyn Jenner “Trump in a wig.” Two trans women have been elected to Mexico’s congress. VP Kamala Harris joined the Capital Pride Walk. Never seen photos of Marsha P. Johnson have come to light. There’s all that and much more waiting for your perusal in TWIT!
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First up we present our weekly distillation of all the trans related news we can find, The Week In Trans! Today we learn that President Biden has affirmed in a tweet his commitment do all he can for transgender people. The armed forces are releasing their updated trans policies. The Secretary of Education pledges to support trans athletes in girl’s sports. More violence against trans people happens. A trans woman in Tennesse is the owner of a drag bar. More news on anti-trans legislation. A nonbinary flight attendant is not pleased with the new uniforms. A trans man wins a cycling race. A trans woman may be the first out trans person on the U.S. Olympic cycling team. Pose airs its finale. Mj Rodriguez releases a single. Jazz Jennings talks to Variety. Drag artistes are promoting a cannabis-based drink. Caitlyn Jenner falls flat on The View. Male teachers in Spain are wearing skirts to support a student’s choice of a statement outfit. There’s all that along with several TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!
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President Biden marked the beginning of Pride Month with a proclamation that noted how transgender people are treated in our country. More Pride related news follows. Then we learn more about anti-trans legislation and the people who are standing up to the states passing such laws. Dr. Rachel Levine is added to The Now List. Colorado adds “gender identity” to its anti-discrimination law. Wisconsin’s governor announces he is opposed to conversion therapy. Thomas Hardin was murdered by a former roommate. A trans woman tries out for the U.S. Olympic team. A trans man competes in the Iditarod. Neil Gaiman defends casting a nonbinary actor for the role of Desire in The Sandman. People can’t figure out why Caitlyn Jenner is running for the governor’s office in California. A former Drag Race contestant is arrested for domestic abuse. There’s all that and much, much more waiting for you in this edition of TWIT!
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It’s Memorial Day and we pause before the New Content to think of those, in the transgender community and outside, who lost their lives serving their country. And now, The Week In Trans! There are no trans athletes in high school sports in Texas but the legislature’s priority is to pass a bill making it illegal. Same for Louisiana. Other states enact more anti-trans laws. The Gavin Grimm case is still plodding through the courts. Oregon bans gay and trans panic defenses. Violence against trans people continues. Activists are hard at work. Layshia Clarendon, the WNBA’s first non-binary player, is signed right after their team drops them. Elliot Page shows off his pecs. Demi Lovato talks about being non-binary. Paris Lees has a memoir in bookstores. Hunter Schafer’s minister father explains why Christians should accept trans people as part of God’s creation. There’s all that and a few TWIT Awards waiting for your review.
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Caitlyn Jenner gets no love from the trans community or her own party. Twitter will add preferred pronouns to its user profiles. 9.2% of teens do not identify as part of the gender binary. The University of Oklahoma does away with the homecoming king and queen titles and just has two people as homecoming royalty. President Biden calls for passage of the Equality Act. More news about anti-trans legislation at the state level — some good, some bad. Washington D.C. passed a ban on the LGBTQ panic defense but implementation of the law is being delayed by a fence. The fence around the Capital. Even though Puerto Rico is far out at sea it is the epicenter of violence against trans people in the U.S. A trans man alleges he was not hired by the New Orleans police due to his transgender status. A non-binary person runs for the Erie County Executive office. Demi Lavato come out as non-binary. Nikkie De Jager hosted the semifinal round of the Eurovision Song Contest. Mj Rodgriguez is working on a comic book. Billy Porter is the Fairy Godmother in a musical production of Cinderella. There’s all that and a ton more to peruse in this edition of TWIT!
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