Politics

South Carolina just enacted an anti-trans sports ban—and Louisiana could be next

17 U.S. states have now passed laws limiting participation of trans youth in school sports

By Nico Lang

Activism

This LGBTQ2S+ Pride centre just auctioned off a rock used to vandalize its building

The rock sold for $600 in an online auction

By Nico Lang

Politics

The U.K.’s transphobic conversion therapy ban has some major loopholes

The ban will not apply to adults who “consent” to conversion therapy, according to government documents

By V.S. Wells

Trans Health

Florida’s targeted healthcare guide for trans youth is an error-riddled mess

The department of health’s new guidelines linked to several sources that directly contradicted their own claims

By Zinnia Jones

Politics

The White House is suing Alabama over law criminalizing trans youth medical care

The Biden administration says Alabama is refusing “necessary medical care to children based solely on who they are”

By Nico Lang

Activism

This map is tracking America’s historic wave of anti-trans legislation

Trans Legislation Tracker is shedding light on the real-world consequences of these bills

By Emma Banks

Politics

Tennessee governor signs law punishing schools that support trans student athletes

Supporters of the legislation thought the state’s pre-existing anti-trans sports ban didn’t go far enough

By Nico Lang

Politics

Florida officials want to stop trans kids from even ‘socially’ transitioning

New guidelines released by the state’s department of health mirror Texas’s attempts to restrict access to gender-affirming care

By Oliver Haug

Politics

Alabama’s only out gay lawmaker condemns passage of bills targeting trans youth: “This is their home too”

Rep. Neil Rafferty says that recently passed anti-trans bills are “bullying” youth

By Oliver Haug

The Buzz

The new ‘Fantastic Beasts’ release was, predictably, a mess

Turns out having a transphobic creator does not lead to box office gains

By Mel Woods

Politics

Kansas governor vetoes ‘unnecessary and divisive’ anti-trans bills

Gov. Laura Kelly joins a bipartisan group of governors who have stood up to their legislatures

By Oliver Haug

Activism

Thousands protest the U.K. government’s refusal to ban trans conversion therapy

More than 3,000 people took to the streets to demand the government include trans people in its conversion therapy ban

By V.S. Wells

Power

Alabama doctors and families sue over ‘unprecedented’ bill criminalizing trans youth health care

Two lawsuits are challenging an Alabama law that charges doctors with felonies for prescribing puberty blockers or hormone therapy

By Yvonne Marquez

Politics

Kentucky banned trans kids from sports to keep this 12-year-old girl from playing hockey

The target of Kentucky’s newly enacted law is Fischer Wells, a middle school field hockey player

By Nico Lang

Power

Only half of Americans are okay with kids coming out as trans, according to survey

New report finds majority of U.S. adults are comfortable with their children being gay, lesbian or bisexual but trans acceptance lags

By Dawn Ennis

Politics

Alabama becomes first U.S. state to pass law making gender-affirming care a felony

The state is also on the verge of passing an anti-trans bathroom bill and a “Don’t Say Gay” law

By Nico Lang

Politics

The U.K. wants to ban conversion therapy—but not for trans people

LGBTQ+ groups have asked the U.K. government to reconsider its latest transphobic policy decision

By V.S. Wells

Politics

These 7 U.S. states could be the next to pass a Florida-style ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Florida’s bill is one of many that would censor LGBTQ2S+ education in schools

By Ursula Muñoz S.