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TNN: Trans News Now – Feb 2, 2026

ceciliab | Feb 2, 2026

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The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with the families of transgender minors who have been treated at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. This comes despite the fact that the subpoenas for the medical records of the transgender minors have not been entirely dissolved. This story comes from Them.

Democrats in Congress are calling for a commission to investigate the results of discriminatory policies by the military which ended the careers of LGBTQ+ members of the service. The commission would apologize for discrimination and would try to right wrongs. The Advocate has this story.

A Los Angeles Police oversight panel has said that the killing of Linda Becerra Moran, a transgender woman, was “out of policy.” That is to say that the killind did not follow the department’s policy on when its officers may use lethal force. This story comes from KNBC-TV News.

Despite the settlement with Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Washington, is shutting down its pediatric gender health clinic, due to ongoing political attacks. It should be noted that the state of Washington does not forbid gender-affirming care to transgender patients under 18 years of age. This story comes from Erin In The Morning.

The Salt Lake City Tribune reports that the University of Utah is stopping treatment for all transgender minors.

A federal judge in Idaho has lifted ban on enforcing a state law which would forbid any transgender person born in the state from changing the sex listed on his or her birth certificate. The Idaho Capital Sun has this story.

The state legislature of Kansas is currently trying to pass enhanced anti-transgender legislation. The legislation is being taken up without hearings, according to Erin Reed of Erin In The Morning.

While ICE agents round up residents in Minneapolis, the Trump administration is targeting Minnesota schools, for not following his executive order forbidding transgender athletes. The 19th has this story from Kate Sosin.

According to new information, there were 1,042 violent incidents against LGBTQ_ people last year. Out.com has this story.

The Department of Education has decided that San Jose State University violated Title IX when it allowed a transgender woman to play on its women’s volleyball team. Apparently, the Trump administration feels that it can not only create its own interpretation of Title IX and make it the law, but it can apply that interpretation before President Trump retook the Oath of Office. The Hill has this story.

USA Hockey has ruled that transgender women cannot play on the women’s hockey team, according to Them.

Patagonia, the outdoor clothing company, is suing drag star Pattie Gonia for trademark infringement. LGBTQ Nation has this story.

Although some have called on charities in the United Kingdom to exclude transgender people, the government’s Charity Commissioner says that that is not necessary. This story comes from PinkNews.

Although a group called “Sex Matters” has urged Hampstead Heath ponds in London to exclude transgender women from swimming in the women-only facility, a survey found that 86% of the swimmers want to allow transgender women in their facility. PinkNews has this story.

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony is facing arrest for his support of Pride Month, despite a federal ban on the festivities. This story comes from Erin In The Morning.

In Australia, Sydney Mardi Gras members have been condemned for not supporting transgender rights vigorously enough. PinkNews has this story.

Trans+ History Week will be May 4-10 this year, but this week, the theme was announced: “Always Been Here.” It is meant to combat the idea that being transgender is a recent phenomenon, the result of modern communications. This story comes from PinkNews.

A study by the Williams Institute of UCLA shows that half of the transgender youth in the U.S. are living in states where there is a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Students at the University of California at Berkeley have made over 300,000 edits in Wikipedia entries, to correct the reality of LGBTQ+ history against President Trump and his advocates. This story comes from Them.