Tag: Sarah McBride

The Week In Trans 3/2/20

| Mar 2, 2020 | Reply

It’s The Week In Trans! What’s happening? Trans writer/actress Camila Maria Concepcion passes away at 28. RuPaul creates a masterclass on drag. Three Drag Race stars have specials on Logo. The director of Death and Bowling talks about the film and why it’s more than transgender propaganda. More violence against trans women is happening. State legislatures are fighting medically authorized treatment of transgender kids. Idaho okays updating gender on birth certificates. The student transgender runners being sued speak out. Michael Bloomberg apologizes for anti-trans comments. Democratic candidates all vow to reverse the military ban on transgender soldiers. Two thirds of our troops have no problem serving with trans people. Thousands of transgender voters may be disenfranchised. A trans man graduates from the Philadelphia Police Academy as the first openly trans police officer. There’s more news about trans athletes, trans actors, and a lot more, along with many well deserved TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!

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The Week In Trans 3/26/18

| Mar 26, 2018 | Reply

It’s time for The Week In Trans! Today we learn that Sarah McBride has a new book. The Trump administration is up to no good for trans soldiers. Some trans Republicans are beginning to speak out against the party’s stand on trans. A Pakistani model is the first trans woman to read the news on TV in that country. A Canadian woman was told she couldn’t join the army because she was doing HRT. Nicole Maines speaks out against an federal court nominee. Ben Carson is uncomfortable around trans people. Los Angeles has a trans woman in the district attorney’s office. An anti-transgender representative attends a U.N. meeting on the status of women. Dr. Rachel Levine will become Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health. Trans athletes are trying out for the Olympics. Jan Morris has a new book coming out. There’s all that and more, including a few TWIT Awards, waiting for you in TWIT!

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The Week In Trans 3/5/18

| Mar 5, 2018 | Reply

What do you call all the trans news you need? We call it The Week In Trans! What do we learn this week? American Idol is coming back with a drag queen singer. Since the military has started accepting trans people only one has signed up. 5 advocacy groups ran an ads encouraging recruitment of trans soldiers. RuPaul doesn’t think trans women should be on Drag Race. More coverage of the four trans women who went to CPAC. What countries are the best for LGBT tourists? It’s a tie! Brazil makes positive changes for trans people. There’s was a fourfold increase in GCS between 2000 and 2014. Violence against trans women continues. A trans woman opera singer will the the first to perform Don Giovanni. Help for teens whose friends identify as non-binary. A trans woman is running for congress in North Carolina. Sarah McBride publishes a book co-written with Joe Biden. There’s all that plus more and a few TWIT Awards in TWIT!

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The Week In Trans 11/21/16

| Nov 21, 2016 | Reply

It’s The Week In Trans! Today we learn about a popular Israeli drag performer who comes from a conservative background. We get word that the VA will not be able to provide gender confirmation surgery even though they would like to. A prosecutor’s office in Michigan has adopted a Transgender Interaction Policy. Lil Miss Hot Mess reads to children at a New York City library. Provo, Utah is getting an LGBTQ resource center. A trans woman is running for mayor in her Oregon town. A judge has ruled that MinnesotaCare must pay for trans-related services. YouTube has tons of queens doing makeup tutorials. David de Alba is featured in a Las Vegas newspaper. There’s all that and plenty more waiting for you in TWIT! And yes, we have a few TWIT Awards to hand out as well.

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The Week In Transgenderism 7/25/16

| Jul 25, 2016 | Reply

It’s all the trans related news brought together in one easy to consume place. It’s The Week In Transgenderism! Today we learn about a former Special Forces soldier who is now living as a woman. There was a trans woman delegate at the RNC convention last week and she used the ladies’ room. There will be a trans woman speaking at the DNC convention this week. The YMCA has a trans inclusive policy about locker room use. The NBA has left Charlotte over HB2. British Columbia has extended non-discrimination coverage to trans people. The TransNation Festival is coming in October. The teachers’ union supports LGBTQ students and staff. A pro bono law clinic offers name change help. There’s all that, a ton of TWIT Awards and much more waiting in this edition of TWIT!

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The Week In Transgenderism 12/7/15

| Dec 7, 2015 | Reply

Today we bring you a massive quantity of trans news! Jazz Jennings is in the news for a couple of things. One of them is the renewal of her reality show. The Marine who killed the Filipina woman is found guilty of homicide. The British trans woman who was housed first with male prisoners has done her time. RuPaul has a Christmas special. A woman in Venezuela is the first trans candidate for a major office in South America. Caitlyn Jenner still has legal trouble over her traffic accident. Hari Nef is going to be on Transparent. The Obama administration has been very good for trans people. Read the tale of the gender fluid deer. There’s so much more and we also hand out a pile of TWIT Awards.

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