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  • Montana governor supports transgender minor health care ban

    Montana’s Republican governor indicated Monday he would sign a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, but he suggested changes to make it clear that public funds could not be used to pay for surgery or hormone treatments for youth diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press, April 17, 2023 (PDF archive)

  • Florida GOP lawmaker likens trans people to “mutants”

    During bill hearing, Rep. Webster Barnaby said “We have people that live among us today on planet Earth that are happy to display themselves as if they were mutants from another planet.” Rating: Transneutral, CBS, April 11, 2023 (Video archive)

  • Florida Republican apologizes after calling transgender people ‘mutants’

    A Florida Republican apologized Monday after he called transgender people “demons” and “mutants” during a hearing on a bill that would make it a misdemeanor offense for someone to use a bathroom that doesn’t align with the sex they were assigned at birth. Rating: Transneutral, Politico, April 10, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)

  • The Real Gender Cult (Terf Reich PT8)

    In the wake of Kellie Keens Antipodean mis-adventure running out of road in Aotearoa/New Zealand in the most humiliating way (covered in cold soup) her little cult of conspiracy theorists regrouped in London today in speakers corner to show some solidarity for their own vacuous cause. Rating: Transsupportive, Medium, April 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML…

  • Asleep at the Wheel

    Policy report from transphobic organization Policy Exchange seeking to implement and reinforce transphobic policies for schools in the United Kingdom. Rating: Transphobic, Policy Exchange, March 30, 2023 (PDF archive)

  • What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows

    Laws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its benefits for trans people’s health Rating: Transsupportive, Scientific American, May 12, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows Laws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its…

  • Doctors question aspects of Missouri transgender care limits

    Missouri’s attorney general has said he will issue an emergency regulation that at least temporarily puts strict limits on transgender medical treatment for youth. The planned rule comes as legislators in that state and many others seek bans or other restrictions on the treatment. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press, March 21, 2023 (PDF archive)

  • Tory minister defends deputy chair Lee Anderson who wants to fight next election on ‘trans debate’

    A government minister has defended Tory MP Lee Anderson after he said his party needs to campaign on a “mix of culture wars and trans debate”. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, March 10, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)

  • Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country

    Leaked emails give a glimpse of the religious-right networks behind transgender health care bans. Rating: Transsupportive, Mother Jones, March 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)

  • A Mysterious New Addition to the Tufton Street Clique

    Max Colbert explores a new company which has just joined the collective of free-market, Brexit, and climate science-denying dark money groups at 55 Tufton Street Rating: Transsupportive, Byline Times, March 6, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary A Mysterious New Addition to the Tufton Street Clique Max Colbert explores a new company which has…