TNN: Trans News Now – Nov 17, 2025

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The shutdown of the government is over. The good news: there are no anti-transgender riders in the package approved by the U.S. Senate to reopen the government. The bad news is that the House of Representatives has to approve the package, and there could be some who attach anti-transgender riders. Erin Reed has this story at Erin In The Morning.

Seventeen transgender people who have been members of the U.S. Air Force for between 15 and 19 years have filed suit against the service for reneging on its offer of early retirement. CBS News has this story.

Attorneys representing Becky Pepper-Jackson have responded to the U.S. Supreme Court in its review of a decision which allows her to run on the girls’ track and cross-country teams at school. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in January. This story comes from West Virginia Watch.

As we mentioned last week, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration may enact a policy which equates the “sex” designation on a passport with the sex assigned at birth and listed on the original birth certificate. An article in Them answers some basic but common questions about how this policy will affect transgender and non-binary people.

Many transgender veterans have lost their health benefits from the VA, as well as housing and jobs. Advocates for the transgender community are recommending that state governments step up and help provide the benefits that the Trump administration has taken away. Erin In The Morning has this story.

Danielle Mittereder, a TSA officer at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, is suing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Ms. Mittereder is upset that she has to call over someone else to pat down a traveler. She is not allowed to do pat-downs because she is transgender. This story comes from The Advocate.

As the year draws towards a close, The Advocate takes a look at which states passed the most anti-LGBTQ laws, most of which are really anti-trans laws. In a separate article, The Advocate looks at states which either passed laws protecting LGBTQ rights or defeated bills which would have struck down LGBTQ rights.

A study by the Endocrine Society shows that estradiol alone works to lower testosterone production, and that spironolactone can actually lower the effective rate of estrogen in the body. PinkNews has this story.

The United States Council of Catholic Bishops has banned gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals. This story comes from NPR.

The Conversation takes a look at the various practices which can prevent transgender patients from getting good health care, even when their health issue is not related to their gender.

Tom Ford is directing a big-screen verssion of Ann Rice’s novel Cry To Heaven. The film is set in 18th century Italy (before Italy was unified into a nation), and its cast includes Hunter Schafer and Lux Pascal. This story comes from Them.

Pope Leo XIV had lunch with a group of transgender women on Sunday, as a part of the Jubilee of the Poor. This story comes from Them.

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