TNN: Trans News Now – Nov 24, 2025

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This past Friday was Transgender Day of Remembrance. CNN profiled eight transgender people who died in the last year.

Just before Transgender Day of Remembrance, Girlalala, a TikTok influencer, was shot and killed. Her boyfriend has been charged with her murder. This story comes from Them.

The Queer Neighborhood Council set up a display of more than 400 transgender pride flags on Boston Common. Although they got a permit from the city, the flags were removed before the end of Transgender Day of Remembrance. CBS News has this story.

A transgender woman who is a civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard has file suit against the Trump administration policy regarding restroom use by transgender people. This story comes from the ACLU.

A story in Mother Jones finds that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission engaged in workplace discrimination. Their mission is to make workplaces free from discrimination.

More than 200 members of Congress signed on to a letter asking Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson to put an end to anti-transgender rhetoric in Congress. The Advocate has this story, while LGBTQ Nation has a commentary equating such anti-transgender speech with complicity in murder.

Representative Sarah McBride introduced the Global Respect Act, legislation designed to secure “freedom and dignity” for LGBTQ+ people worldwide. There are 119 co-sponsors, including members of both parties. This story comes from The Advocate.

The CEO of XX-XY Athletics, a company which is vocally opposed to transgender women in female athletics, tried to get female athletes of the National Women’s Soccer League to express opposition to transgender athletes. The women held a press conference, defending transgender athletes. LGBTQ Nation has this story.

A transgender high school student in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has become the latest person targeted by opponents of transgender athletes. Her volleyball team made the quarterfinals in the state tournament. Michigan Advance has this story.

As we mentioned last week, Pope Leo did indeed eat lunch with four transgender women on Sunday of last week. However, The Advocate reports that he did not sit at their table, nor did he mingle with them. Even so, it is a welcome step that he invited them to lunch.

Last week, we reported that Genspect, a hate group, had received certification for a CME course offered by Great Lakes Learning, which was certified to offer Continuing Medical Education courses in Michigan. This week, the Michigan State Medical Society says that it severed its ties to Great Lakes Learning, which in turn means that the Genspect CME course no longer gets credit in Michigan. Erin In The Morning has this story.

In another update, the State Department FAQ on passports now says that passports with an “X” for sex marker are valid, “until their expiration date, under International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) policy.” Erin Reed has this story at Erin In The Morning.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she will resign from the House of Representatives on January 5, 2026. When she resigns, she will no longer be able to introduce anti-transgender legislation, such as her bill banning gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 18. The Advocate has this story.

Although California and some other states have prohibited conversion therapy on minors, the San Francisco Chronicle reports that it is still being practiced, under other names, and that it is targeted at transgender people.

Pioneering video game programmer and executive Rebecca Heineman has died of cancer. She was 62. This story comes from Them.

Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission is reportedly about to recommend that transgender people be banned from “single-sex spaces” based on appearance. Because yeah, appearances always give us away, don’t they? PinkNews has this story.

A Dutch court has upheld the government’s decision to deny asylum to an American transgender woman. This story comes from LGBTQ Nation.

The government of New Zealand has passed a law banning new prescriptions of puberty blockers for transgender children. NBC News has this story from Reuters.

Robyn McCutcheon, the first U.S. diplomat to come out as transgender, says that she may never return to the U.S. because of fear of President Trump’s policies. This story comes from LGBTQ Nation.

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