TNN: Trans News Now – Nov 2, 2026

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A deposition in a Travis County court revealed that the Republican Women’s Caucus Fund and John Braun were the senders of the transgender texts which were sent to students across Texas. The texts claimed to be from the Transgender Education Network of Texas. The Republican Women’s Caucus Fund claimed that they had “absolutely no involvement” with sending those text messages. The Texas Tribune has this story.

In Missouri, voters will decide whether to pass a near-total ban on abortion into the state constitution. The proposition also would ban gender-affirming procedures for minors, which are already banned by law. NPR has the story of a campaign to defeat the proposal.

A 16-year-old transgender boy is suing Essentia Health, which stopped paying for his gender-affirming care. This story comes from CBS News Minnesota.

We told you about the school district in Texas which cancelled the production of Little Shop Of Horrors over the casting of a girl as Seymour. It seems that the girl, Ana Mota, is suing the school district, saying that Title IX gives her a right to play the part. lGBTQ Naation has this story.

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit, saying that New York’s state “shield law” is hindering their investigation into gender-affirming care for minors in the state. This story comes from Reuters.

The Department of Justice is suing the Anne Arundel County Public Schools, accusing the district of “facilitating the secret ‘transitioning’ of children’s ‘gender identity’ at school without their parents’ knowledge or consent, in violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.” LGBTQ Nation has this story.

A transgender woman says that ICE agents tackled her and arrested her. They took her to a facility for men, but released her after confirming that she had undergone gender-confirmation surgery. This story comes from WXXI-TV News.

The BBC censored the message on a t-shirt which said, “Protect The Dolls.” The incident was a part of the show Strictly Come Dancing, and the broadcast company said that it was in line with their policy against “overt branding or slogans.” They received more than 200 complaints about the decision to censor the message. PinkNews has this story.

German police raided Casa Kua, a health center in Berlin which specializes in serving the transgender and queer community. It seems that there is some question about the legitimacy of some hormone prescriptions written by the staff at Casa Kua. This story comes from The Advocate.

Two brothers were arrested in Pakistan in connection with the beating and death of a transgender woman. PinkNews has this story.

As the midterm election approaches, a new poll from The Economist at YouGov shows that Americans trust Democrats more than Republicans on transgender rights issues by 29 percentage points. This story comes from Erin In The Morning.

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