TNN: Trans News Now – June 16, 2025

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A federal judge has blocked executive orders which call for the defunding of LGBTQ+ non-profit organizations. While the court order currently only applies to funding for the nine organizations who are the plaintiffs in the suit, it could in theory be extended to cover other organizations as well. Among the plaintiffs are some organizations accused of “promoting gender ideology.” This story comes from Them.

The state of California has filed a law suit to prevent President Trump from withholding funding from the state in a dispute over California permitting transgender athletes to participate in sports on teams which match their gender identity. The Advocate has this story.

The state Senate of Maine defeated the bill which would ban transgender females from participating in girls’ or women’s sports. This story comes from WABI-TV.

A new poll from Gallup shows that the percentage of Americans who feel that transgender females should be allowed to play on girls’ and women’s sports teams has dropped significantly. Almost 70% of those surveyed feel that participation should be according to sex assigned at birth. The Advocate has this story.

An appeals court in Kansas has issued a ruling that says that transgender people should be allowed to change the gender listed on their driver’s licenses. This reverses a decision from a lower court, which agreed with state Attorney General Kris Kobach, who did not permit such changes to the gender markers. This story comes from the Topeka Capital-Journal.

Southern Baptists held a convention, and at the meeting, they voted to repeal same-sex marriage and to condemn transgender rights. This story is covered by Them.

Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles has announced that it is closing its Centre for Trans Youth Health and Development and Gender-Affirming Care program. They were threatened with the loss of funding for other services if they continued to offer gender-affirming care to minors. KABC-TV has this story.

Senate Democrats this week filed a bill which would prevent the military from dishonourably discharging transgender members. This story comes from ABC News.

Since President Trump returned to the White House, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has made few, if any, efforts to assist transgender and non-binary workers in defending their rights. Seventy members of Congress have signed a letter demanding that the EEOC come to the assistance of transgender and non-binary workers. The Advocate has this story.

A new survey of transgender adults reveals that the support of family members can be vital in the success of a transgender person. This story comes from The Advocate.

Cole Escola won the Tony Award for Actor in a Leading Role for their part in the play Oh, Mary!. This is the first time that a non-binary person has won a Tony award for acting. Out.com has this story.

A new report from GLAAD shows that LGBTQ+ representation in films reached a three-year low last year. This story can be found at Out.com.

President Trump went to the Kennedy Center to see a performance of Les Miserables this week. Several drag queens also attended, with the intention of making President Trump, and the media covering him, notice them. This story comes from Them.

The European Council of Human Rights ruled that the Czech Republic violates the rights of transgender people by refusing to update the gender marker of trans people unless they can show that they have had surgery. PinkNews has this story.

We told you last week about a transgender woman in Philadelphia who was attacked with acid. It seems that people have donated 570,000 to help pay for her medical care. The Advocate has this story.

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