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  • How did testosterone become so criminalized? The ’90s Olympic bribery scandal that started it all.

    Rating: Transsupportive, LGBTQ Nation, October 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary How did testosterone become so criminalized? The ’90s Olympic bribery scandal that started it all. Throughout the late 80s, 90s, and early 2000s, Americans became obsessed with anabolic steroid doping – i.e., hormonally altering one’s body to win…

  • Virginia Beach high school students stage walkouts to support transgender rights

    Rating: Transsupportive, Washington Blade, September 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Virginia Beach high school students stage walkouts to support transgender rights City’s school board approved policy to out trans students to parents Published on September 29, 2023 By Cal Benn Transgender flags (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key.) Students at five…

  • Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue Virginia Beach school board

    Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, September 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue Virginia Beach school board Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new model policies for…

  • No More Closed Doors for Russian Transgender People

    Combined with the relentless transphobic rhetoric of Russian politicians and authorities, these developments suggest that Russia is an unsafe environment for transgender individuals. Those who choose to leave the country because of their identity should have the opportunity to find refuge in foreign nations where their lives and health will not be endangered. Rating: Transsupportive,…

  • Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor

    Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via KTUL, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor  KTUL by SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Tue, August 1st 2023, 1:12 PM PDT Screenshot from the Stand with Women ceremonial signing. Aug. 1, 2023. Courtesy: Independent Women’s Voice OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —…

  • Virginia meeting on school transgender policies ends in chaos

    Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, July 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Virginia meeting on school transgender policies ends in chaos   Protesters were removed and arrests were made at a Roanoke County School Board meeting on new transgender policies. WSLS’ Connor Dietrich reports. July 28, 2023

  • A Patchwork of Transgender Healthcare Laws Push Families Across State Lines

    Rating: Transsupportive, NPR, July 26, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Audio archive) Content Summary A Patchwork of Transgender Healthcare Laws Push Families Across State Lines July 26, 20235:48 PM ET LGBTQ activists rally at the State Capitol Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Earlier this year state legislators put into place legal protections for trans people…

  • Some Virginia school districts rejecting governor’s policy on transgender bathrooms, preferred pronouns

    Rating: Transneutral, Fox News, July 26, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Some Virginia school districts rejecting governor’s policy on transgender bathrooms, preferred pronouns | Fox News Several school districts in Virginia said they would be rejecting Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s model policies requiring students to use bathrooms and pronouns that match…

  • MPs urge Rishi Sunak to ditch ‘unlawful’ plan to make schools out trans children

    The government has been accused of “diminishing the lives of trans people” in controversial guidance that’s being prepared for schools. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

  • Transgender and gender diverse rights in Russia deteriorating rapidly

    Rating: Transsupportive, Washington Blade, July 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender and gender diverse rights in Russia deteriorating rapidly Lawmakers on Tuesday expected to give final approval to gender transition ban bill Published 2 months ago  on July 18, 2023 By Brody Levesque Russian President Vladimir Putin signs legislation this past Spring. (Photo courtesy…