TNN: Trans News Now – Sept 22, 2024

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The inaugural Gender Liberation Marcch was held last Saturday in Washington, D.C. There were speakers, and a lot of people, as well as some protestors outside. The 19th has this story, while The Advocate has pictures.

Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky signed an executive order to outlaw conversion therapy. The Republican-led state legislature is hoping to overturn the ban, and a new governor could overturn the executive order on his own. This story comes from LGBTQ Nation.

Texas Republicans are running ads that attack Democrats on their support for “sex changes for kids.” The Texas Tribune has this story.

In Texas, the state set up an inbox to receive notice of transgender people trying to change the gender marker on their driver’s licenses. That inbox is getting spammed with lines from Bee Movie. This story comes from Them.

Vice President Kamala Harris was asked if she felt safe with Secret Service Protection, after two assassination attempts on Former President Donald Trump. She replied that she felt safe, but Hatian immigrants and LGBTQ people don’t feel particuarly safe, given how this election is going. LGBTQ Nation has this story.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has received funding for a study on “transgender vaginal health.” On the one hand, it seems odd to give thsi grant to a university in a state which is passing restrictions on transgender people, but at least someone is doing this stoudy. Yellowhammer News has this story.

A new study by Vanderbilt University, published in JAMA Pediatrics, finds that anti-LGBTQ+ stories in mainstream media incrase anxiety and suicidal ideation by young LGBTQ+ people. This story comes from LGBTQ Nation.

Layshia Clarendon, the first non-binary player in the WNBA, announced their retirement. Out.com has this story.

Lady Gaga said that, early in her career, she did not deny rumours that she was transgender because, “I thought about, like, what about a cid who is bing accused of that who would think that a public figure like me would feel shame?” This story comes from Them.

A new study by GLAAD shows an overall reduction in LGBTQ representation in films in 2023. The study found only two transgender characters in films in that year. Worse, one of those two characters was played by a cisgender male. The only movie with a transgender actor playing a transgender character was Next Goal Wins. This story comes from Them.

Baz Luhrmann has announced that he is developing a biopic of Saint Joan of Arc, describing the script as the “ultimate teenage grl coming of age story,” according to Them. Mind you, Saint Joan of Arc had a habit of wearing men’s clothes and sported a male haircut. That sounds a lot like a social transition to a male.

Transgender soul singer Jackine Shane is getting a historical marker in her home town of Nashville. The Advocate has this story/

Jackass star Steve-O has cancelled his planned brast implants, after a conversation with a transgender cashier made hims see things differently. The New York Post has this story.

A transgender girl had to be treated at a hospital after an attack in a park in Swansea, Wales. The attacker describes himself as “racist and fascist,” and used martial arts to kick her in the face. This story comes from Wales Online.

A postal worker in Canada who has a transgender child is being punished for refusing to distribute a flyer which advocates for a “child sex change ban.” LGBTQ Nation has this story.

A transgender woman in the nation of Georgia was killed the day after the parliament passed an anti-LGBTQ law modeled on Russia’s anti-LGBTQ law. This story comes from Politico.

A teenage British girl was made to expose herself to Egyptian authorities at the airport, to prove that she is female, as her passport states. While the particular teen is not transgender, she does have short hair and wears boyish clothing. NationalWorld has this story.

At a rally in Las Vegas, Former President Donald Trump introduced a special guest as, “Latim music stuperstar Nicky Jam. Do you know Nicky: She’s hot.” As the former president would soon learn, Nicky Jam is male. He had posted an endorsement of the former president, but deleted it after that introduction, according to a story in LGBTQ Nation.

Faces of transgender peoople now adorn a wall of Trafalgr Square, where they will be worn away by the elements in about a year and a half. BBC News has this story.

A new ad campaingn by the ACLU called “Fredom to Be” promots transgender lives and joy. This story comes from The Advocate.

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