While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Last week right-wing news sites reported that the Biden administration pushed some medical organizations to recommend surgery for minors. That was not what the administration was doing. Last week, the Supreme Court struck down a ruling which had told courts they should give a good bit of weight to the position of federal agencies in deciding cases. Non-binary runner Nikki Hiltz qualified for the U.S Olympic team. Several former contestants from RuPaul’s Drag Race have formed Drag PAC. It’s dedicated to getting Gen Z to register and vote. The Cass Review got another critical response this week. A group from Yale said the Review,”obscures key findings, misrepresents its own data, and is rife with misapplications of the scientific method.” Indya Moore has been cast as Wanda in season two of The Sandman. Keir Starmer is the new Prime Minister of England. He has said some things which make us hopeful. Three cisgender boys, ages 12, 14, and 16, were arrested for their part in an attack on a transgender woman. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Lorraine Anderson, the lady in charge of The Occasional Woman custom clothing service has tips for beating the heat during these super hot days.
Time for TransTainment! News about transgender people in the arts and entertainment. Candis Cayne has a gardening show on Hulu’s Advocate Channel. There’s a documentary about the mystery of Venus Etravaganza’s.death. Nicole Maines signs with a new manager. And more!
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
A transgender Russian politician is ordered by her government to detransition or be sent to a mental institution. The Supreme Court agrees to take a look at the constitutionality of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. A judge in Montana rules a bill in that state which defined people’s sex according to chromosomes was too vague. Some doctors in Florida are again providing gender-affirming medical care. The Texas Supreme Court rules the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is constitutional. The Ohio House of Representatives attach a provision to the education bill banning transgender students from using the restroom corresponding to their gender identity. 617 anti-transgender bills were filed this year. Two members of the California Assembly almost come to blows over a bill preventing school districts from enforcing policies to notify parents if their child shows up at school in a different gender. Due to all the anti-transgender legislation distress, depression, and suicidal thoughts have been increasing. The majority of young people getting breast reduction surgery are cisgender males who developed unwanted breasts. A group of clinicians and academics publishes a review of the Cass Report. They call it “deeply flawed.” Next year’s Tokyo marathon will include a “non-binary” category. Peru announces it will no longer classify transgender people as “mentally ill.” President Biden issues a pardon to all veterans who were convicted and discharged because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Gina Jet Ortiz says there’s no need to toss out makeup products that don’t look right on you when you get them home. They looked great in the store’s fluorescent lights but awful in your vanity’s mirror. Gina says you can adjust the color of your makeup, just like an artist, using other colors to adjust how the makeup looks. Today is Part 1 of Mixing it Up: How to Customize Your Makeup.
Sophie Lynne decides to contact a state representative, who she met personally, after she gets an email from the representative all about Juneteenth, and LGBTQ+ rights. Expecting a form letter in response Sophie emails the rep asking what she has done to help transgender people. A few days later she gets the form letter. Therein lies one major problem.
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While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
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In Florida a trans woman runs for state office as a Democrat and DEI expert. Dr. Eithan Haim is in hot water over violating patient privacy. And the trans kids whose info he stole were not even his patients. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that a district court in Oklahoma was wrong to dismiss a case challenging the state’s refusal to update the sex marker on the birth certificates of transgender people. The Utah public-response line for violations of the bathroom law received over 12,000 responses. None were verified. Some people have enough time on their hands to stake out public restrooms? The Atlanta Comfort Conference will be held this August 14-18, 2024, at the Crown Plaza Ravinia at Perimeter. Seattle police are accused of misgendering and handcuffing a deaf transgender woman while she was being involuntarily committed to a hospital in 2019. Their contract let’s them get away with it. A poll shows sixty percent of Americans oppose laws which ban gender-affirming medical care for minors. Transgender adults are more likely to face loneliness than other adults. An off-Broadway production of Cats: The Jellicle Ball sets the story in a house ball. Donald Trump tells his followers he will increase his anti-transgender policies if he is elected to a second term. There’s all that and a bit more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
It gets hot in the Dina’s Diner kitchen on the heat dome days, but Dina Amberle toughs it out to bring you the tastiest dishes on her menu. Today she mixes up a summer salad filled with the drag performer who won a million in a defamation case, the tasteful attire of women’s golf spectators, a dash of “is that appropriate?” and body shapers for men. She then provides frilly, flouncy bathing suits for the perfect desert. Don’t miss today’s edition of Dina’s Diner!
Rabbah Rona Matlow writes about her relationship to Lynn Conway. How after being fired for transitioning at IBM she went on to be a force in computer science and an advocate and activist for transgender people. She never had her head in clouds but remained grounded and ready to answer Rona’s question.
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
On a sad note we are sorry to report the passing of Lynn Conway. Florida is blocked by a federal judge from enforcing its ban on gender-affirming care. Mean while the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. San Francisco has declares itself a safe haven for transgender and nonbinary individuals. Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas issued a temporary injunction against the Biden administration’s interpretation that Title IX protects transgender students. Lia Thomas has lost her challenge to the policy of World Aquatics which prevents transgender females from competing as women in swimming. The U.S. House of Representatives approves a defense appropriation bill which bans gender-affirming care being paid for by the Pentagon. The bill also bans drag shows on the base. Hunter Schafer is cast in the Blade Runner TV series. Sarah McBride is running unopposed for the U.S. Congress, after her primary opponent drops out. Get all the news in Trans News Now!
Lynn Ann Conway was an electrical engineer, computer scientist, and an activist on behalf of transgender people. She died in Jackson, Michigan on Sunday, June 9, 2024 of heart trouble.
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
A transgender former student is awarded $4,000,000 by an appeals court because they weren’t allowed to use the school restroom of the gender they identified with. Meanwhile one trans girl was attacked for going into the boys room. The DoJ investigates attacks on Latino and trans students in Norfolk. Tennessee has a new law criminalizing adults who help trans kids get gender-affirming care. Bailey Anne Kennedy is the first transgender woman to win the Miss Maryland contest. The Southern Poverty Law Center declares two anti-trans organizations to be hate groups. Public opinion of LGB people has shown a great increase in support but new polling shows much less support for transgender people. A Texas state representative who voted for a ban on gender-affirming care for kids loses the primary election to a Black queer woman. YouTube star and transgender actress Abigail Thorn will appear in House of the Dragon. Brazilian influencer Maya Massafera recently came out as transgender. There’s all that and a bit more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
TransTainment! Transgender people and projects featuring trans artists, actors, musicians, and entertainers. Today Kim Petras signs on for a MAC new product launch. “Oh, Mary!” wins an award, the first out trans woman in Star Wars will appear in an upcoming episode of Star Wars, The Acolyte. Click to get more TransTainment news.
Today The Occasional Woman, Lorraine Anderson, writes about shoes. Of course we love them but you don’t just slip into a pair so high you could do work on the ceiling. Lorraine advocates taking them for a test spin around the house before you go out and about. In other works, practice makes perfect.
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
The trans woman who owns the Miss Universe pageant says trans women can be in the contest but aren’t allowed to win. A ballot initiative in California which would require teachers to notify parents if their child changes name or pronoun gender at school failed to gather enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. A Maryland appeals court decision says the district may prevent schools from notifying parents that their child has changed gender pronouns or name at school. A senator introduces a bill to counter the Biden administration’s new rule that the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination against transgender people as discrimination on the basis of sex. Agenda PAC identifies ten anti-LGBTQ Republican members of Congress they aim to defeat in November. Karla Sofia Gascon is the first transgender woman to win the Best Actress award at the Cannes International Festival. A right-wing blogger named Summer Bushnell is ordered to pay $1,100,000 to drag performer Eric Posey, for defamation. A support group in India helps families that show respect for their LGBTQ children and siblings. That’s just a bit of the news waiting for you in Trans News Now!
The GOP has a plan they are ready to put into effect as soon as they get a president who will back them and help implement the plan. Sophie Lynne outlines what that means for transgender people and wonders if the LGB segment of LGBTQ will be prepared to fight for trans peoples right to exist, or just continue to celebrate PRIDE while transgender people are GOP targets.
Our professional makeup artist Gina Jet Ortiz says not all makeup is appropriate everywhere and learning what should and should not be done is an essential part of gaining makeup experience. Day makeup is more subdued, while night makeup is dark and more intense. You don’t have to start all over to go from day to night. You can “intensify” the makeup you’re already wearing. Gina Jet tells you how.
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
