Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Transgender

New York Times executive ‘faces backlash for LGBT+ Slack group post’

The publication has been caught in a war with its staff over the coverage of transgender issues

The Independent UK

Anti-trans bills take toll on mental health

Parents of transgender kids who have been pleading with lawmakers say lives are at stake.

Axios

Florida GOP lawmaker calls transgender speakers ‘demons and imps,’ apologizes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives called transgender Floridians “demons and imps” and compared them to “mutants from another planet” during a committee hearing on Monday.

Tribune News Service

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Benjamin Hochman: St. Louis' Becky Sauerbrunn, soccer's Captain America, fights for women’s and trans rights

To my daughter:

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

California bill requiring school staff to out transgender students to parents effectively dead

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California bill that would require school employees to out transgender students to their parents will not get a committee hearing, meaning the legislation is effectively dead.

Tribune News Service

LOCALIZE IT: Covering limits on gender-affirming health care

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:

The Independent UK

Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe Among 40 Athletes to Sign Letter Opposing Federal Anti-Trans Sports Ban

The letter was written in response to a proposed law that would ban transgender athletes from competing in sports across the country.

Sports Illustrated

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Indiana school wins appeal against teacher who refused to use transgender students’ chosen names

Music instructor claims former school’s anti-discrimination policy trampled on his religious rights

The Independent UK

Chelsea Manning had to fight to transition in prison. She wants better for others

Manning first came to public scrutiny and was incarcerated for leaking classified information. She aims to use that attention to shed light on the struggles trans people face in U.S. prisons.

WEKU

Three trans girls playing sports is an emergency for Kansas Republicans

When it comes to trans people playing sports, the people pushing anti-trans legislation dress up their bigotry in the language of women’s rights

The Guardian - US

Rachel Pollack, trans activist and comic book writer, dies aged 77

Pollack, who created the first mainstream transgender superhero, Kate Godwin, had been fighting Hodgkin’s lymphoma

The Guardian - UK

Editorial: Don’t be fooled. NC Republicans aren’t solving anything with trans sports ban

Diving headfirst into the anti-LGBTQ+ culture war, North Carolina Republicans have filed legislation intended to prevent transgender female athletes from playing on women’s high school sports teams.

Tribune News Service

Chicago police ‘like’ of anti-transgender post sparks investigation

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and interim police Superintendent Eric Carter announced an internal investigation Friday into the unauthorized “like” by the Chicago Police Department’s Twitter account of an anti-transgender tweet.

Chicago Tribune

The Power Author Talks Adding A Transgender Character To Her Story, And Introducing More Diversity Into The Series

Naomi Alderman discusses the importance of adding a transgender character and more diversity into the Amazon Prime adaptation of The Power.

Cinemablend

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Biden sports plan angers transgender advocates, opponents

A Biden administration proposal to forbid outright bans on transgender athletes is sparking outrage not just from conservative leaders but from trans rights activists

Salon

AOC rips Biden trans athlete reversal

"Absolutely no reason for the Biden admin to do this," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Salon

KS trans bill may include genital checks

The passage of the anti-trans bill into law “breaks my heart,” said Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly

Tribune News Service

Kansas lawmakers send bill restricting gender-affirming care for minors to governor

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature approved a third bill regulating the lives of transgender Kansans on Friday, this time banning hormone therapy and gender transition surgery for minors.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The National (Scotland)

Over 100,000 people sign petition telling Tories not to amend Equality Act

The UK Government is reportedly considering amending the Equality Act to define sex as 'biological rather than gender'

The Independent UK

AOC rips Biden proposal that would limit bans targeting transgender, nonbinary athletes: ‘Indefensible’

The New York Democrat’s criticism is at odds with one of the nation’s largest LGBT+ rights groups’ stance on the new rules

Daily Mirror

Transgender couple hit back at trolls after transitioning and trying for baby

Robin, and his partner Davonny, have faced backlash after announcing their plans to start trying for a baby as a transgender couple - but they won't let the trolls get them down

Bangkok Post

US Supreme Court lets trans girl stay on track team

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court has let a 12-year-old transgender girl continue competing on her middle school track team, acting for the first time on a wave of new state restrictions on athletic participation.

Salon

The US' history of gender-affirming care

Enforcement of binary gender norms has led to unwanted medical interventions on intersex and cisgender children

The Independent UK

Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for minors

Republican legislators in Kansas have approved a proposal to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Transgender Day of Visibility is a day of joy, but also of caution and care

Severiano Christian knew they were non-binary and transgender at the age of 18. At 22, they became the California Senate’s LGBTQ Caucus consultant. And now, at just 27, Christian is the Legislative Director for California State Senator Scott Weiner, D-San Francisco.

1 … 130 131 132 133

People

Alexandria OcasioCortez

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.