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Trans News Now 3/4/24

ceciliab | Mar 4, 2024

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Sheila Weinberg

Sheila Weinberg has become the first transgender person to be elected to a city council seat in Israel. The Times of Israel has this story.

The American Psychological Association announced this week that they have adopted a resolution which further announces their belief that gender-affirming care for transgender children produces the best results. The press release for this is at the APA web site.

PFLAG has filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, to block him from obtaining the information he has demanded on transgender children who are receiving medical care. The Hill has this story.

In Utah, a bill which would have banned any discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in school, along with pride flags, was defeated with help from some republicans in the state House of Representatives. LGBTQ Nation has this story.

In Arizona, state Senator Ken Bennett, a Republican, voted against a proposed ballot measure which, if approved by voters, would have forced teachers to misgender and deadname transgender students. The measure will not appear on the ballot. This story comes from LGBTQ Nation.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has issues a stay on a temporary injunction which had blocked Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors from being enforced. So, the ban can take effect. The Hill has this story.

Dime Doe

Daqua Lameek Ritter has been convicted of a hate crime in the murder of Dime Doe, a Black transgender woman. It is the first time that a person has been convicted of a hate crime for the murder of a transgender woman. This story comes from NBC News.

The headline in The Advocate says, “Texas quietly restricts gender-affirming care for trans adults: ‘Canary in the coal mine.'” The story is about the state no longer covering gender-affirming medical care for adults under its Medicaid program.

A bill in the Kentucky state legislature threatens to have the state take custody of any child who uses the restroom that does not align with their “biological sex.” In addition to losing custody, the parents could be charged with neglect. This story comes from Them.

Lawmakers in West Virginia want to remove an exception in their ban on gender-affirming care for minors which allows doctors to treat transgender children who are suicidal. The Advocate has this story.

A bill in the Missouri state legislature would charge a teacher with a felony for using a transgender student’s name and pronouns, and would register that teacher as a sex offender. The bill is expected to die in committee, but it shows what lengths some legislators will go to in order to persecute transgender people. This story comes from LGBTQ Nation.

Mother Jones reports that anti-transgender bills keep mentioning The New York Times article by Pamela Paul as a justification. The article put far too much emphasis on Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria, which has never been accepted by medical groups.

Some states are pursuing legislation which defines sex as a binary. The Associated Press reports that trans people feel that their existence is being denied by these bills.

Nex Benedict in the hospital.

Nex Benedict described to police how they were “jumped” in the school restroom, just prior to their death. The entire discussion was caught on body cam. This story comes from Them.

Police are still considering a possible murder charge in the death or Nex Benedict. The family has also hired an independent investigator. LGBTQ Nation has this story.

Several transgender rights groups and lots of advocates are calling for the removal of Oklahoma’s Superintendent of Schools, saying that his anti-transgender policies were responsible for the death of Nex Benedict. This story comes from Them.

A man in Texas got sentenced to 90 days in jail for leaving a threat on the voicemail of a doctor who treats transgender patients. LGBTQ Nation has this story.

According to LGBTQ Nation, a drag ball in Harlem in 1936 was one of the biggest social events in New York in that decade.

Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox released a new music video this week, the second part of her TripHopera: Gretchen. She talked with Them about this project.

The Trans Rights Indicator Project reports that trans rights are not only under attack in the United States, but around the world. The Advocate has this story.

St. Louis Public Radio did an exploration of how Missouri became ground zero for anti-transgender legislation.

X recently discontinued its ban on deadnaming and misgendering. This week, it seems that the ban has been restored. How diligently this ban will be enforced remains to be seen. PinkNews has this story.

Los Angeles County has opened the first transgender voting center in the U.S. This story comes from KCAL-TV News.

Trans News Now is assembled by Cecilia Barzyk with additional content and editing by Angela Gardner. Care to make a comment on this post? Login here and use the comment area below.