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The Week In Trans 1/31/22

ceciliab | Jan 31, 2022 | Reply

What’s been going on? A Black nonbinary individual will lead GLSEN. More bills would ban trans girls from sports. The Biden administration is working to undo the previous administration’s policies related to women. 400 doctors urge retention of the clinic providing services to trans youth in Texas. A trans woman is awarded $66,000 for transition items not covered by her employer’s insurance. The Israeli Ministry of Health has a list of treatments for transgender people which would be covered by that nation’s health care system but it excludes voice therapy. Lilly Wachowski’s Work in Progress series is cancelled by Showtime. Sean Penn talks trash about men who wear skirts. The Sims 4 lets your pick a gender and start playing. We’ve got all that and more plus a few TWIT Awards.

The Week In Trans 1/24/22

ceciliab | Jan 24, 2022 | Reply

Kai Shappley is in the running to be Time Magazine’s Kid of the Year. Pa. Dems want to remove “sex” from birth certificates. Groups from business and industry join with trans celebs to support an amicus brief against the Arkansas law banning medical treatment for trans kids. A trans woman participated in the January 6 insurrection and faces sedition charges. HRT seems to affect bone density in trans people. Laverne Cox has a new Netflix series. Batgirl may feature a trans roommate for Batgirl. Pakistan has its first trans doctor. Amy Schneider continues to rack up wins on Jeopardy! There’s all that and a host of TWIT Award winners waiting in TWIT!

The Week In Trans 1/17/22

angela_g | Jan 17, 2022 | Reply

What’s new today? Amy Schneider is on a winning streak on Jeopardy! She is tied for third place for the number of consecutive games won. Fox News goes bananas with claims of Dr. Fauci creating transgender monkeys. Minneapolis has a Black trans woman elected as city council leader. A trans man joins the school board in Ohio. Registration is open for the Keystone Conference. The swimming coaches association wants to update the rules on trans women swimmers. South Dakota’s governor is promoting herself and her anti trans bills on national TV. Vets can now add their gender identity to their VA records. New Hampshire prohibits criminal defendants from using the gay or trans panic defense. There’s all that and more plus a couple of TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!

The Week In Trans 1/10/22

ceciliab | Jan 10, 2022 | Reply

It’s that time again. Time for New Content on TGForum.com! And leading off from the get go is the news feature we call The Week In Trans! What’s happening? Reports say that swimmer Lia Thomas’s teammates were going to boycott her last home meet—and that they support her 100%. Huh? Legislatures in Red states are champing at the bit to get their anti trans bills filed. A non-profit in Arizona is building houses for trans women of color. Nikita Dragun has a new realty show on Netflix. Israel will allow transgender people to pursue parental surrogacy. J.K. Rowling’s anti trans stance has forced a school to change the name of one of its houses. Another school in England has announced it will not accept trans girls as students. RuPaul’s Drag Race has two transgender contestants this season. Lithuania changes the rule requiring surgery before legal change of gender. Amy Schneider was robbed, and not on Jeopardy! where she’s a big winner. There’s all that news and more plus a few TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!

The Week In Trans 1/3/22

ceciliab | Jan 3, 2022 | Reply

Transgender icon April Ashley passes away at the age of 86. State Legislatures are preparing to return to work crafting legislation to take away trans people’s rights. Gavin Grimm won his court case but only got $1.00 of the settlement. A Mixed Martial Arts fighter is Outsports Transgender Athlete of the Year. Demi Lovoto shaves their head. Judges in the U.K. are instructed that use of preferred pronouns is “common courtesy”. A well known storm chaser comes out as a trans woman. Internalized transphobia holds people back from the help they need. Amy Schneider keeps winning on Jeopardy! There’s that and more plus some TWIT Awards awaiting your attention in TWIT!

The Week In Trans 12/27/21

ceciliab | Dec 27, 2021 | Reply

The trans mayor of Palm Springs delays her state senate run. Montana considers dropping surgery requirements for updating birth certificates. Writer and podcast host Rebecca Juro passes away. The U.S. Air Force has a new pronoun policy. A Muxe woman wins elective office in Mexico. The Wachowskis comment on the trans allegory in their Matrix movies. A quidditch league decides to change the name of the game to distance from J.K. Rowling. Rumor mongers are saying that the president of France’s spouse is trans. She is suing. A Lutheran minister in Chicago made the papers with his drag sermon. There’s all that and a bit more plus we hand out a number of TWIT Awards in the spirit of giving.

The Week In Trans 12/20/21

ceciliab | Dec 20, 2021 | Reply

So what’s new? A jury awards a trans student $4,000,000 because his school kept him from using the boy’s restroom. Stars from Pose are nominated for Golden Globe awards. A new study finds that trans kids getting puberty blockers have a lower incidence of depression and anxiety. Doctors don’t know enough about treating trans men. The producer of James Bond films is open to a non-binary Bond. In Britain conservatives are pushing for a photo I.D. to vote. France has outlawed conversion therapy. South Africa has a shortage of injectable testosterone. J.K. Rowlng makes another ignorant statement about trans rights. There’s all that and more than a bit more in this edition of The Week In Trans! Don’t miss your TWIT!

The Week In Trans 12/13//21

ceciliab | Dec 13, 2021 | Reply

What’s new and exciting? A trans woman is the new mayor of Palm Springs. Another trans woman was elected Atlanta’s city council. The Advocate names a trans woman as one of their People of the Year. Swimmer Lia Thomas gives an interview to a swim magazine. West Side Story makes clear that one character is a trans man. The Nash Bridges reboot adds a trans woman detective. A pastor who appeared in drag on an HBO show is fired. New Zealand passes a law that lets transgender people self-identify. First Nation tribes in Canada have formed 2-spirit council. There’s all that and a hogshead more news from our community to be found in TWIT!

The Week In Trans 12/6/21

ceciliab | Dec 6, 2021 | Reply

Time for the news! Lawsuits over trans students using their preferred restroom at school continue. The specter of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria rears its ugly head. Former Google employees sue over gender based discrimination. A study shows HIV is more common in trans people. The trans woman on Jeopardy! keeps on winning. Hunter Schafer graces the cover of Harper’s Bazaar. The trans woman who won the Miss USA Nevada did not prevail in the competition for Miss USA. RuPaul has made a very draggie Christmas movie. The Netherlands apologizes for a former law making those who wished to have the gender marker changed on their papers go through sterilization. Sweden’s new education minister is a trans woman. The lead designer of the NFL’s 2022 Super Bowl logo is a trans woman. There’s all that and more waiting for you in TWIT!

The Week In Trans 11/29/21

ceciliab | Nov 29, 2021 | Reply

Time for the news! Former transgender mayor of Silverton, Oregon, Stu Rasmussen, has passed away at 73. Children’s Medical Center in Dallas will end its program that provided gender care to kids. Iowa’s law against Medicaid payment for gender confirmation surgery has been declared illegal. The American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics filed a brief urging a court to rule against a ban on trans athletes. There’s an all-transgender hockey team called Team Trans. Dave Chappelle keeps joking around about transgender people. Eddie Redmayne says he wouldn’t take the Lili Elbe role today. Caitlyn Jenner thinks she’s unpopular because Ellen DeGeneres turned the LGBTQ community against her. The new German chancellor vows to let trans people declare their gender. There’s all that and, you guessed it, much more in this edition of TWIT!

The Week In Trans 11/22/21

ceciliab | Nov 22, 2021 | Reply

Did you know a transgender woman is now the Jeopardy! champion? The names of 45 trans people who were killed were read into the Congressional Record. President Biden signed an executive order meant to protect Native Americans, especially two-spirit, from violence. An editorial in The Hill tells lawmakers to stop picking on trans people. The Department of Health and Human Services rolls back the language on religious exemptions to pre-Trump wording. Dr. Sarah Pickle is a leader in providing healthcare to trans individuals. The International Olympic Committee has withdrawn any restrictions it had on transgender and intersex athletes participating in the games. Dwayne Wade tells The Today Show how he felt when his daughter came out. RuPaul takes Drag Race to France. The major French dictionary, Le Robert, has added third-person singular and plural nonbinary pronouns. That’s not all! There’s a lot more news waiting for you in TWIT!

The Week In Trans 11/15/21

ceciliab | Nov 15, 2021 | Reply

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!

TWIT 11/8/21

ceciliab | Nov 8, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 11/1/21

ceciliab | Nov 1, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 10/25/21

ceciliab | Oct 25, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 10/18/21

ceciliab | Oct 18, 2021 | Reply

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.

The Week In Trans 10/11/21

ceciliab | Oct 11, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 10/4/21

ceciliab | Oct 4, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 9/27/21

ceciliab | Sep 27, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 9/20/21

ceciliab | Sep 20, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 9/13/21

ceciliab | Sep 13, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 9/6/21

ceciliab | Sep 6, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 8/30/21

ceciliab | Aug 30, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 8/23/21

ceciliab | Aug 23, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 8/16/21

ceciliab | Aug 16, 2021 | Reply

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!

The Week In Trans 8/9/21

ceciliab | Aug 9, 2021 | Reply

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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