TNN: Trans News Now – Nov 4, 2025
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A federal judge said in a ruling that the Department of Justice subpoenas of records from QueerDoc, a telehealth service which prescribes HRT in ten states, was intended not to investigate but to intimidate. The Advocate has this story.
A transgender male and his family have agreed with the Spokane School Districts for a five-figure settlement for the school not doing more when he was assaulted in 2021. This story comes from Them.
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking to withhold money from government insurance funds, including Medicare and Medicaid, from hospitals which offer gender-affirming care to minors. NPR has this story.
A citizen initiative seeks to put the issue of transgender athletes on the ballot in Maine. This story comes from Spectrum News.
Out.com reposts that drag queen Hilary Rivers was released from detention by ICE after three months, but is now without some of her documentation.
Dr. Mae Lau, a paediatrician who treated transgender teenagers, has surrendered her license to practice medicine in Texas, after an encounter with state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Her attorney tells the Texas Tribune, “Dr. Lau decided to move her medical practice to Oregon, and saw no reason to continue to maintain her Texas license.”
Glamour UK named nine transgender women among its Women Of The Year. PinkNews has this story,
84% of transgender people in the U.K. feel unsafe, according to a new YouGov poll. This story comes from PinkNews.
Protestors in London smashed some windows and spray painted the outside of the Equality and Human Rights Commission headquarters. While we do not condone property damage, we certainly understand the sentiment behind it in this case. PinkNews has this story.
The state of Queensland in Australia has reinstated its ban on puberty blockers, hours after a judge ruled that it was unconstitutional because it did not properly consult certain public officials before it was implemented. This story comes from PinkNews.
Riley Gaines posted a picture of Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Her caption was, “We’re being destroyed from within,” a reference to President Trump’s talk about “the enemy from within.” AOC responded, “Maybe if you channeled all this anger into swimming faster you wouldn’t have come in fifth.” The Advocate has this story.
Transgender student Lia Smith killed herself at the age of 21. Erin Reed of Erin In The Morning looks at the short life of Lia Smith as she write, “Every transgender suicide is a murder by those in power.”
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