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Trans News Now 8/26/24

ceciliab | Aug 26, 2024 | Reply

A 15-year-old trans girl wins the right to play soccer on the girl’s team. The Supreme Court upholds the block on the new rules for Title IX. The Texas Department of Public Safety issues a new rule, saying transgender people cannot change the sex on their driver’s license. Texas A&M ends its transgender health care services. Florida removes the LGBTQ+ travel section from its tourism website. Kamala Harris has a strong record of support for LGBTQ rights. The Advocate has an article about the LGBTQ planks in the Democratic Party platform. One delegate to the Democratic National Convention is a non-binary drag queen. Ashley Brundage, a transgender woman, wins the Democratic primary for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives. Mormons issue updates to their General Handbook and according to the update transgender people are not ”worthy individuals.” There’s all that and a ton more news in Trans News Now!

Twit Awards for the Week 8/26/24

ceciliab | Aug 26, 2024 | Reply

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.

Trans News Now 8/19/24

ceciliab | Aug 19, 2024 | Reply

Colorado lawmakers introduce a transgender bill of rights named for a trans woman killed in the Club Q mass shooting. Two transgender students file suit against the state of New Hampshire over trans athlete bans. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues the Biden administration attempting to prevent implementation of the administration’s rules on transgender people’s rights in employment. A Texas judge expands the injunction against the implementation of the new rules on the rights of transgender students. A trans woman becomes the first to win a seat in Hawaii’s state legislature. A federal appeals court in Iowa allows the implementation of an anti-LGBTQ book ban. Valentina Petrillo, a sprinter from Italy, is set to become the first transgender participant at the Paralympics. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons calls for more studies before endorsing any particular treatment for patients under age 18 with gender dysphoria. Argentina shuts down its anti-discrimination agency, following the election of a right-wing president. Rapes of transgender women in India are often unreported. There’s more news waiting for your attention in Trans News Now!

Trans News Now 8/12/24

ceciliab | Aug 12, 2024 | Reply

Trixie Mattel stars in a new FX series titled Drag Football Coach. In his capacity as governor of Minnesota VP candidate Tim Walz signed an executive order making that state a refuge for trans kids and their families. A survey shows that transgender Americans are more “hopeful” now that Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic party’s presumed nominee for president. A federal judge in Florida rules that the state’s health plan for state employees must cover gender-affirming medical care. A judge in Ohio has upheld that state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. Demand for gender services are so outstripping supply by the National Health Service in the U.K. that the current estimated waiting time for an appointment is ten years. Rebel groups in Colombia are killing transgender women. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Trans News Now 8/5/24

ceciliab | Aug 5, 2024 | Reply

Drag queens BenDeLaCreme, Alaska, and Peppermint form a new alliance called Drag PAC aimed at getting young people to vote. Elliot Page was asked what he thought of the Republican party’s “obsession” with transgender children. A panel of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules that a school district in Ohio may ban anti-transgender bullying. The U.S. Senate passes the Kids Online Safety Act, but the House of Representatives moved to table the act. In Virginia, a judge rules a cisgender student may sue her school district over its trans restroom policy. San Francisco Mayor London Breed raised a transgender pride flag at city hall. A transgender woman who was fired by Liberty University because of her gender identity files a lawsuit against the university. TERFs pick on two cisgender female boxers who they believe are transgender. Nepal’s Supreme Court recognizes a transgender woman, Rukshana-Kapali, as a woman. There’s all that and a lot more news waiting for you in Trans News Now!

Twit Awards for the Week 8/5/24

ceciliab | Aug 5, 2024 | Reply

Trans News Now 7/29/24

ceciliab | Jul 29, 2024 | Reply

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs a bill in to law that prohibiting the use of trans panic as a legal defense. A federal judge denies a request by Moms For Liberty which would have expanded the injunction against the Biden administration’s new rules regarding discrimination against transgender people, including students. The state of West Virginia requested that the Supreme Court rule on whether the state needs to cover gender-affirming care in its Medicaid program. The Supreme Court of Nebraska upholds that state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signs three anti-transgender pieces of legislation in one day this week. The Olympics seems to be tipping toward excluding transgender athletes from high-level competitions. A new short film, called It’s Okay is about the bans on drag shows and story time. British doctors and medical professionals who deal with transgender patients issue a set of guidelines for treatment. The trans woman politician in Russia who was told to detransition says she won’t. There’s all that and a bit more waiting for you in Trans News Now!

Twit Awards for the Week 7/29/24

ceciliab | Jul 29, 2024 | Reply

Trans News Now 7/22/24

ceciliab | Jul 22, 2024 | Reply

Ruby Corado, the founder of Casa Ruby, a place for homeless trans women, pleads guilty to embezzling over $150,000 in COVID relief funds. California Governor Gavin Newsom signs into law a bill forbidding school boards from forcing teachers to out transgender students to their parents. The state of Florida quietly refuses to update the birth certificates of transgender people. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds Tennessee’s law banning drag performances in venues where minors can be admitted. J.D. Vance took one of his step father’s last names but the GOP says trans people can’t pick their names. The emphasis on anti-transgender legislation causes at least one couple, life-long Republican voters, to abandon the party. Eve Lindley stars in Queens of the Dead. In Britain the Labour party replaces the Conservatives but the new Health Secretary wants to permanently ban puberty blockers. An art exhibit in Turkey exploring that country’s transgender history, is shut down by government order. That’s just the tip of the iceberg of trans news!

Drag – Trans – Non-Binary in Showbiz!

angela_g | Jul 22, 2024 | Reply

Welcome to Drag – Trans – Non-Binary in Showbiz! We’ve merged the Trans in Film and Video with the TransTainment column in order to bring you transgender news from the world of entertainment faster.

Twit Awards for the Week 7/22/24

ceciliab | Jul 22, 2024 | Reply

Trans News Now 7/15/24

ceciliab | Jul 15, 2024 | Reply

Non-binary person Jaymes Black is the new President of the Trevor Project. A judge denies a request for trans people’s medical records by the Missouri Attorney General. Another judge rules that Florida cannot enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Emilia Perez the musical about a transgender cartel leader, wins awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Republicans in the House vote to reverse the Biden administration’s new rules equating laws against transgender people with discrimination on the basis of sex. The House of Representatives passes a military spending bill which includes a ban on paying for gender-confirming surgeries. The trailer for Elliot Page’s new film, Close To You, is released. The Medical University of South Carolina announces they will discontinue gender-affirming medical care, even for adults. Transgender people are found to be twice as likely as cisgender people to get cirrhosis of the liver. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint are in a new play titled TERF. Colombia’s President is accused of having an extra-marital affair with a transgender newscaster. There’s all that and more news waiting for you in Trans News Now!

Twit Awards for the Week 7/15

ceciliab | Jul 15, 2024 | Reply

Trans News Now 7/8/24

ceciliab | Jul 8, 2024 | Reply

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!

TransTainment! 7/8/24

angela_g | Jul 8, 2024 | Reply

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!

Twit Awards for the Week 7/8/24

ceciliab | Jul 8, 2024 | Reply

Trans News Now 7/1/24

ceciliab | Jul 1, 2024 | Reply

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.

Trans News Now 6/24/24

ceciliab | Jun 24, 2024 | Reply

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!

Trans News Now 6/17/24

ceciliab | Jun 17, 2024 | Reply

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!

Trans News Now 6/10/24

ceciliab | Jun 10, 2024 | Reply

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!

Twit Awards for the Week 6/10/24

ceciliab | Jun 10, 2024 | Reply

Trans News Now 6/3/24

ceciliab | Jun 3, 2024 | Reply

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!

Trans News Now 5/27/24

ceciliab | May 27, 2024 | Reply

Links in Trans News Now will open in this window. To return to this page use the Back button on your browser. If the link opens in a new tab, close the tab to return to this page. Vance Aherns is a transgender woman who is running for the Florida state Senate. She would replace […]

Trans New Now 5/20/24

ceciliab | May 20, 2024 | Reply

The first transgender woman to capture the title of Miss Valley Isle U.S.A. pushes back against hate. A Southern California school district pays $360,000 in a settlement to a fired teacher who would not treat trans students as the school rules said. Kappa Kappa Gamma goes to court over admission of a trans woman to the sorority. New York has almost 5000 citizens using X as their gender marker on state issued ID. Mass shooters are mostly male so why does the right-wing lie machine keeps saying the shooters are transgender? A former poster child for the Ku Klux Klan has released a memoir in which they come out as transgender. The 2024 Eisner Award nominees for excellence in comic art and graphic novels have officially been released and there are a lot of LGBTQ characters. Drag Race queen Pearl feels something about her triggers people. A Catholic diocesan hermit in Kentucky has come out as transgender. David de Alba will appear in a documentary on The History of Drag on CNN. A new law in Peru classifies trans people as mentally ill so they would be guaranteed medical care, but it backfired when protestors marched to demand the law be rescinded because they’re not mentally ill. That’s just a taste of the transgender news you’ll find in Trans News Now!

Trans News Now 5/13/24

ceciliab | May 13, 2024 | Reply

Ireland’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest is nonbinary. The Boy Scouts of America are becoming Scouting America. Sexologist Milton Diamond passes away at 90. The Supreme Court has a request to take up the case against Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. Rosemary Ketchum is the first openly transgender person to win elective office in West Virginia. Legislators in Mississippi pass an anti-transgender bathroom bill. The political action organization MoveOn organizes a Drag Queen Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. in June. China’s first publicly recognized transgender dancer Jin Xing remarries the love of her life. Target announces that Pride merchandise will not be sold at roughly half its stores. J.K. Rowling is asked to tone down her transphobic social media posts by X owner Elon Musk. Transgender children in England may be forced to detransition. Nonbinary singer Nemo wins The Eurovision Song Contest. There’s all that and more waiting for your attention in Trans News Now!

Trans News Now 5/6/24

ceciliab | May 6, 2024 | Reply

Honey Mahogany is the new head of San Francisco’s Office of Transgender Initiatives. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decides the states must cover gender-affirming medical care as a part of Medicaid. The Biden administration introduces a new rule under the Affordable Care Act that forbids discrimination against transgender people. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issues a new guidance which protects against being misgendered or denied the use of a restroom consistent with your gender identity at work. The Biden administration requires that LGBTQ and intersex foster children be placed in supportive homes only. The city council for Austin, Texas, approves a resolution offering local protections for gender-affirming care patients. Nine states with Republican state attorneys general have filed a suit challenging the Biden administration’s new rule on the definition of “discrimination on the basis of sex.” Tennessee, is sued over its long-standing policy of not changing the sex listed on birth certificates. Gwen Smith, the woman who started Transgender Day Of Remembrance, has been trying to update her records for over 30 years. The Human Rights Campaign has an article titled, “Seven Things About Transgender People You Didn’t Know.” A drag queen will be a torchbearer at the Olympic Games in Paris. A transgender activist in Hong Kong receives an identity card with his correct gender. Nicole Maines writes a memoir. In ancient Rome the Cult of Cybele’s male followers wore feminine clothing and acted like women.There’s all that and more waiting for your attention in Trans News Now!