News
These 8 House Democrats Voted for the Republican Party's "Don't Say Trans" Bill
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (187+ words) This story originally appeared in The Advocate. Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday with the help of eight Democrats that, if approved by the Senate and signed into law by President Donald Trump, would force teachers…...
Top Surgery Requires Aftercare. Many Transmasc People Are Turning to Their Exes
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (281+ words) Ana Bukowski needed help taking a bath. They had fluid drains coming out of either side of their chest, a compression vest over their fresh surgical scars, and they couldn't raise their arms above their shoulders. A few days prior,…...
Brooklyn's Oldest Lesbian Bar Cancels "Majority" of Pride Month DJ Events Due to Noise Calls
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (275+ words) The mere existence of cultural landmarks like these is why many people move to New York in the first place "and then, apparently, complain about them. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Ginger's announced that it will have to "cancel…...
Honey Mahogany and San Francisco Team Up to Help Trans People Fleeing Red States
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (301+ words) As more states enact restrictions on reproductive and transgender rights, San Francisco District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood plans to introduce a proposal Tuesday intended to prevent employers in the city from screening out people with convictions related to abortion or gender-affirming…...
After DOJ Investigation, Texas Children's Will Be Forced to Create "Detransition Clinic
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (277+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday that the state has secured a $10 million settlement from Texas Children's Hospital that also "compels the creation of the country's first-ever Detransition Clinic" and requires the firing of "five woke doctors." The settlement,…...
Trump DOJ's Demands Records "Sufficient to Identify" Trans Youth Patients at NYU Langone
6+ day, 10+ min ago (588+ words) This story originally appeared in The Advocate. Federal attorneys are demanding that a transgender health program in New York City turn over sensitive records concerning youth patients, including medical assessments, intake forms, insurance claims, and "documents sufficient to identify each…...
Community Grieves Juniper Blessing, Trans Student With "Heart of Gold" Who Loved Meteorology and Pok'mon
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (431+ words) Students at the University of Washington are in mourning after the identity of the 19-year-old trans student stabbed and killed on Sunday became public. Her name was Juniper Blessing. "Juniper's loss not only devastates us but diminishes the world," her…...
Japan Just Took a Major Step Toward Nonbinary Legal Recognition
1+ week, 1+ day ago (378+ words) them. us The Osaka High Court has ruled that Japan's family registration system only allowing "male" and "female" as gender options violates the equality principle laid out in the country's constitution. The ruling, issued May 8, determined that the lack of…...
Students Call Out UW for Hosting Turning Point USA Event Days After Killing of Trans Student | Them
1+ week, 2+ day ago (348+ words) This story contains descriptions of fatal violence against a transgender person. Students at the University of Washington are criticizing the school for continuing to host a Turning Points USA event days after the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old transgender student....
19-Year-Old Transgender University of Washington Student Fatally Stabbed
1+ week, 3+ day ago (216+ words) This story contains descriptions of fatal violence against a transgender person. The Seattle Police Department are searching for a suspect after a 19-year-old University of Washington student was stabbed to death in an off-campus student apartment complex on May 10. Seattle…...