TNN: Trans News Now – April 6, 2026

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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers used the occasion of Transgender Day of Visibility to veto five–count ’em, five–anti-transgender bills passed by the Republicans in the state legislature. Among those were a bill banning transgender athletes in women’s and girls’ sports, a bill banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, and a bill barring students from choosing what name and pronouns teachers should use when referring to them. Wisconsin Public Radio has this story.

Also on Transgender Day of Visibility, the Supreme Court ruled that Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy on minors is unconstitutional. Eight of the nine justices said that it was protected as free speech under the first amendment. This story comes from the Colorado Sun.

As we mentioned recently, Governor Ken Paxton told therapists that affirming the gender identity of a minor with gender dysphoria, even through “talk therapy,” is a violation of the law. According to an article in LGBTQ Nation, his opinion, even with his official seal of office, is not automatically law.

In Idaho, Governor Brad Little signed the state’s new anti-transgender bathroom bill into law. This is the one which extends to restrooms in private businesses. The Idaho Capital Sun has this story.

Nine people were arrested during a peaceful demonstration opposing Idaho’s new anti-transgender restroom law. Erin Reed has this story at Erin In The Morning.

This week, the Idaho legislature passed a bill to force teachers and doctors to disclose to parents when their child presents with gender dysphoria. This story comes from the Idaho Capital Sun.

In one of her last official acts as Attorney General, Pam Bondi filed a lawsuit against Minnesota, saying that they allow transgender athletes to participate in women’s sports in violation of President Trump’s executive order, The Advocae has this story.

In Kentucky, a state Senator has twice been stifled in his efforts to prevent transgender people from teaching in the state. PinkNews reports that he plans to file a bill to declare transgender people “mentally ill.”

A trans woman in Kansas defied the state’s new restroom law by using the ladies’ room at the state Capitol. The incident occurred on Transgender Day of Visibility, and Samantha Boucher, the Executive Director of Trans Liberty, was not arrested. This story comes from Erin In The Morning.

A lawsuit claims that the citizen initiative to put an anti-transgender proposal on the ballot did not have enough valid signatures, and should not have been approved. WGME-TV News has this story.

The New York Times recently said that the American Medical Association downgraded its support for gender-affirming care for minors. The A.M.A. responded with a statement, saying that their support for gender-affirming care has not diminished. This story comes from Them.

As lawmakers increasingly try to prevent transgender people from getting gender-affirming care, more and more are turning to crowdfunding options. The Advocate has this story.

Josie Totah, a transgender actress who once had a series on the Disney Channel, is set to star in Faces Of Death, a horror film which has a release date later this month. You can read more about it at PinkNews.

Three showrunners from Grey’s Anatomy are working on a new show, and they want to cast a transgender woman as Queen Elizabeth I. This story comes from Them.

A new poll released by the Human Rights Campaign seems to show that the majority of Americans oppose lesser rights for transgender people. What it more likely shows is that the idea of equal rights for trans people is popular in general, but perhaps not in specific areas.

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