TNN: Trans News Now – Dec 29, 2025
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Eighteen states led by Democrats plus the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to outlaw gender-affirming care for minors even in states where the law protects gender-affirming care for minors. CNN has this story.
The American Civil Liberties Union condemned the efforts to ban gender-affirming care for minors. They pledged to challenge the new rules in court.
The Trans Youth Emergency Project is helping families with transgender children to find gender-affirming care despite the new rules by the Trump administration. They are profiled by Erin Reed at Erin In The Morning.
Another federal judge has blocked the attempts by the Department of Justice to get medical records on transgender youth who are receiving gender-affirming care. Judge Cathy Bisson is the third federal judge to rule the attempts illegal. LGBTQ Nation has this story.
Sarah O’Neill, a transgender woman who works for the National Security Agency, has filed a lawsuit, challenging President Trump’s executive order recognizing only two “immutable” sexes. She is suing over discrimination, including the right to use the ladies’ room. This story comes from PBS Newshour.
A federal judge in California has ruled that a state law forbidding teachers from contacting parents to discuss their child’s gender identity at school is unconstitutional. The San Francisco Chronicle has this story.
Transgender prisoners at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in NNNew York say that they are being given a bucket of water rather than being allowed to use the shower. This allegation, and others stemming from a new lawsuit, can be found in an article at Them.
In response to pressure from lawsuits, the state of Massachusetts has removed state rules which specified that foster parents must respect their foster child’s gender identity and sexual orientation. The Advocate has this story.
As 2025 ends, you may be wishing that Project 2025 would end as well. Unfortunately, it will continue into 2026, and may even intensify in some ways, according to Them.
The American Academy of Paediatricians and the American Psychological Association have issued statements condemning the new rules attempting to ban gender-affirming care for minors. NPR has this story.
The Center for American Progress has a toolkit for filing a public comment protesting the attempts to restrict gender-affirming care for minors.
At a time when we are getting a lot of bad news, we can use some optimism. The Advocate has a story about Hopecore, a series of videos on Tiktok and Instagram, which contain positive thoughts. They help us to find some joy in living authentically.
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