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  • “Biological Clothing”

    “Biological Clothing”

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, September 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary “Biological Clothing” “Sex based uniforms are also lawful,” a slide proclaimed at a Sex Matters event in Manchester, England. “Children’s actual sex must be known by everyone in the school environment.” Meanwhile, in the United States,…

  • Born of Woman: Rebuttal

    Rating: Transsupportive, Gender Menace, September 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations The opinion piece by Christine Rosen in the National Review raises concerns about the implications of artificial wombs and how they are discussed in contemporary discourse. While Rosen argues against the framing of pregnancy and birth in gender-inclusive terms, it…

  • Transgender sports debate: Physicians say bans are health issue

    Rating: Transneutral, STAT, September 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender sports debate: Physicians say bans are health issue Almost half of U.S. states have banned or restricted trans youths’ access to gender-affirming puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery — and many of the same states are also targeting trans…

  • Kansas City high school names transgender homecoming queen, stirring debate

    Rating: Transphobic, krcgtv.com, September 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Kansas City high school names transgender homecoming queen, stirring debate  krcgtv.com by JACKSON WALKER | Crisis in the Classroom Tue, September 19th 2023, 1:55 PM PDT Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo: Oak Park High School via Facebook)…

  • Americans Don’t Want Politicians Focusing on Transgender Issues, Survey Finds

    Rating: Transsupportive, Advocate.com, September 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Americans Don’t Want Politicians Focusing on Transgender Issues, Survey Finds Most Americans are not concerned with legislation around transgender issues and harbor doubts about whether lawmakers are informed enough on matters related to trans lives to create fair policies…

  • Transgender activist Makyyla Holland wins settlement against Broome County Jail

    Rating: Transsupportive, Binghamton University Pipe Dream, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender activist Makyyla Holland wins settlement against … Alleging widespread discrimination and abuse during her incarceration, Makyyla Holland’s settlement includes a county policy to protect LGBTI individuals. Makyyla Holland, a transgender woman, experienced violence and discrimination…

  • Excluded: Denver’s unhoused transgender population faces barriers to housing, added violence

    Excluded: Denver’s unhoused transgender population faces barriers to housing, added violence

    Rating: Transsupportive, Rocky Mountain PBS, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Excluded: Denver’s unhoused transgender population faces barriers to housing, added violence DENVER — Ana Miller wonders when she can stop living in fear.  As a transgender woman who is often between housing and homelessness, each morning…

  • Anti-transgender laws drive families to move to Illinois

    Rating: Transsupportive, Chalkbeat Chicago, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Anti-transgender laws drive families to move to Illinois Back in the spring, Kimberly Reynolds stared at a map of the U.S. Each state was filled in with a color gradient: red for those with the strictest active anti-transgender…

  • How South Carolina’s abortion law sounds to transgender men

    Rating: Transsupportive, South Carolina Public Radio, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary How South Carolina’s abortion law sounds to transgender men For gender-expansive people in general, and for transgender men in particular, South Carolina’s ban on most abortions after six weeks raises scary questions. Chief among those is…

  • Judge Sides With Trans Sorority Member Accused of Inappropriate Erection

    Rating: Transphobic, Newsweek, August 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Judge Sides With Trans Sorority Member Accused of Inappropriate ErectionNewsweek Judge Sides With Trans Sorority Member Accused of Inappropriate Erection BY MATTHEW IMPELLI ON 8/28/23 AT 12:31 PM EDT A transgender sorority member accused of acting inappropriately towards other female members recently…