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The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy

A state law signed Feb. 28, 2025, removes gender identity as a protected status from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, leaving transgender people vulnerable to discrimination. The rights of transgender people – those who present gender characteristics that differ from what has historically been expected of someone based on their…

The Conversation

Judge hopes to rule next week on Trump order banning transgender people from military service

A federal judge says she hopes to rule next week on whether to block President Donald Trump’s administration from banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military

The Independent UK

Trans and non-binary New Zealanders earn less and are more likely to be unemployed – new study

Trans and non-binary people in New Zealand and elsewhere can be the targets of harmful rhetoric and violence.

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House hearing ends abruptly after Republican misgenders trans member

Heated exchange after subcommittee chair Keith Self calls first out trans representative Sarah McBride ‘Mr McBride’

The Guardian - US

Trump’s USDA suspended funding to Maine university after state’s governor challenged president on trans athletes

UM said in a press release that it had received $30 million in USDA funding in fiscal year 2024

The Independent UK

Trump attacks Maine over trans girls

“The president is trying to crush the opposition. He’s trying to crush Maine,” said attorney David Webbert

Salon

‘We’re on the edge of chaos’: families with trans kids fight for care as bans take hold

A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s executive order banning trans youth healthcare, but access remains uncertain

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GOP Lawmaker Intentionally Misgenders Trans Colleague Sarah McBride as 'Mr. McBride': 'Have you NO DECENCY?'

A congressional hearing was abruptly adjourned after Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) misgendered Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) repeatedly calling her "Mr. McBride."

Latin Times

New analysis reveals the extent of Fox News’ obsession with Trump’s anti-trans orders

Of the 86 cable news segments on Trump’s orders targeting transgender people and rights, only 14 percent featured trans or gender non-conforming guests.

The Independent UK

US playwright ak payne wins Susan Smith Blackburn prize

Furlough’s Paradise, a ‘lyrical’ journey about grief, scoops award for female, transgender and non-binary playwrights

The Guardian - UK

Texas Bill Could Charge Transgender People With 'Fraud,' Leading to Possible Prison Time

LGBTQ community advocates worry that transgender individuals who have changed some of their legal documents, but not all, might be targeted.

Latin Times

As Wyoming slides further to the right, legislators double down on trans bills

Lawmakers proposed seven bills curbing trans rights in this legislative session. Five passed

The Guardian - US

‘You’ve got a willy, so you’re a man’ – Transgender case tribunal barrister

Barrister Naomi Cunningham said gender legislation had given her a ‘a good war’.

Evening Standard

Dems' shameful retreat on trans rights

Many Democrats are ready to throw the trans community overboard. It's immoral, delusional and politically stupid

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The Independent UK

Transgender women moved to male prisons despite rulings against Trump order

One transgender woman was transferred to a male facility despite having had gender-affirming surgeries before her sentence

The Independent UK

Lawsuit aims to strike down LGBTQ antidiscrimination protections in Pennsylvania

Two public school districts and several parents are suing in Pennsylvania in a bid to undo antidiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people

The Texas Tribune

Transgender staffer navigates Texas Capitol with guarded care amid growing hostilities

Mo Jenkins is one of only a few openly transgender staffers working in the Capitol as lawmakers are making headway in restricting rights for LGBTQ+ Texans.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel roasts Trump for ‘dumb’ claim about transgender mice

‘They’re turning Mickeys into Minnies and Minnies into Mickeys,’ Kimmel joked

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Children Forced Into Helping With 'Especially Cruel' Month-Long Torture of Transgender Man, Prosecutors Reveal

New York prosecutors say a transgender man endured a month of "especially cruel" torture and that those involved even coerced children into participating.

Reason

No, HHS Didn't Spend $8 Million 'Making Mice Transgender'

HHS, like all government programs, has plenty of silly and wasteful line items in its budget; there's no need to just make things up.

International Business Times UK

Did the Biden Administration Really Spend $8M on 'Transgender Mice'? Here's What You Need to Know

During his long speech, Trump claimed that former President Joe Biden's administration had spent a staggering $8 million on 'making mice transgender.'

The Guardian - AU

Sydney University apologises after threatening international student with possible suspension over Palestine protest

The student, who is transgender, said she feared deportation after allegedly writing protest messages on campus whiteboards

The Texas Tribune

Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people

House Bill 239, which echoes a bathroom bill that failed in 2017, includes new provisions for shelters and prisons.

Salon

Texas bill would criminalize being trans

The bill proposed by State Rep. Tom Oliverson would leave transgender Texans open to charges of fraud

Latin Times

Trump Fact-Checked Over Claims of Trans Woman Winning Race by 5 Hours: 'Men and Women Take Part in This Race'

President Donald Trump failed to provide context while repeating that a transgender woman won a race by more than five hours during his congressional address Tuesday evening.

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