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TNN: Trans News Now – April 20, 2026

ceciliab | Apr 20, 2026

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The Eight Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that President Trump’s executive orders do not supersede laws passed by Congress. The specific case had to do with transgender athletes in Minnesota. The Advocate has this story.

The Montana Supreme Court ruled that transgender people in the state have a right to ID which matches their gender identities. This story comes from the Deily Montanan.

A 31-year-old Black woman, Davonta Curtis, was killed in her apartment in Chicago. A suspect has confessed, according to a story in Them.

When President Trump ordered transgender people out of the military shortly after his second inauguration, many transgender people resigned. According to The Advocate, those who remained continued to be paid, but have been given nothing to do.

The Department of Justice has previously told courts that no transgender service members have been involuntarily separated from the service. This week, the Justice Department admitted in a letter to the U.S. Court of Appeals that they have begun the process of involuntary separation. The Advocate has this story.

A new bill introduced in the California assembly would make it a crime for doctors or hospitals to give out patient information in response to a subpoena or other request from outside the state of California, including a subpoena from the federal government. The law would shield information about patients receiving gender-affirming care in California, according to a story in CalMatters.

Mother Jones has a lengthy story on how the Department of Health and Human Services is trying to coerce hospitals into abandoning gender-affirming care, using threats.

We recently reported that President Trump’s administration tried to remove the rainbow flag from the Stonewall National Monument. This week, President Trump’s administration signed a legal settlement which will assure that the rainbow flag keeps flying at the memorial. The Advocate has this story.

NPR has the story of a family who moved from Texas to western Massachusetts seeking a better environment for a transgender child, only to find anti-transgender sentiment and some anti-transgender legislation followed them.

Organizers of the New York City Pride March announced this week that Pepperment, a drag star and transgender advocate, will be the grand marshall of the parade this year. The Advocate has this story.

A federal judge in Australia has set aside a ruling which prevented the Lesbian Action Group from refusing membership to transgender women and bisexual women. This does not automatically force the group to accept transgender women for membership, but it is a step in that direction. This story comes from LGBTQ Nation.