TNN: Trans News Now – Jan 5, 2026

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In one of his last acts as mayor of New York City, Eric Adams signed a bill to allocate $2,000,000 for an emergency fund for transgender and non-binary New Yorkers. The money will go to 20 organizations which assist transgender people. The Gothamist has this story.

A federal appeals court has paused the implementation of an order from a district court which would have allowed teachers and school staff to inform parents when their child asks to transition genders at school. Erin Reed has this story at Erin In The Morning.

A federal judge in Oregon has set a deadline in April for the Department of Health and Human Services to respond to the lawsuit in which several state attorneys general challenge the latest effort to ban gender-affirming care for minors. Michigan Public Radio has this story.

Federal employees have filed a lawsuit challenging the elimination of coverage for gender-affirming care in employee medial coverage. This story comes from PBS NewsHour.

A missing Black transgender man was found dead in Rochester, New York. Police are still investigating, but they do not think he met with foul play. The Advocate has this story.

A law recognizing only two genders, male and female, went into effect in North Carolina on January 1. This story comes from WTVD-TV.

A state appeals court in Arizona ruled that parents can sue a school if it allows their child to change genders without notifying the parents. Capitol Media Services has this story.

On the day after Christmas, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it was investigating Seattle Children’s Hospital for gender-affirming care of minors. The laws of the state of Washington permit doctors to give gender-affirming care to minors. This story comes from The Hill.

Andrea Jenkins is retiring from the Minneapolis City Council. She was the first Black transgender woman elected to public office. She is profiled by The Advocate.

The city of San Francisco announced a project to build 197 affordable housing units for low-income LGBTQ+ elders. The Advocate has this story

The American Medical Association made a statement of its support for gender-affirming care and transgender access to public facilities. The document was published to its web site. The very fact that a medical group has to make such a statement public says something about the times that we live in.

A new study found that transgender and non-binary people are more afraid of AI than are the general public. An article in LGBTQ Nation found some reasons for this, and some potential uses for AI that could help transgender and non-binary people.

Mary-Ann Stephenson is the new chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission of the British government. She pledged to “uphold the rights of everybody across all protected characteristics.” The Guardian has this story.

Two transgender Israeli women were detained at Dubai airport and say that they had their passports confiscated. This story comes from YNet.

At the end of 2025, many wrote a column looking back on the year, and noting how rough it was for transgender people. Erin Reed of Erin In The Morning wrote that she had hope. Chase Strong writes in Truthout that it will take more than legal strategies to beat our opponents.

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