Category: violence
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Texas bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth
Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, September 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth Texas bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth After months of protests and pushback, the Texas Supreme Court allowed a state law that would prevent transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming…
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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…
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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…
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New Poll Shows Massive Backlash To Anti-LGBTQ School Policies
Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary New Poll Shows Massive Backlash To Anti-LGBTQ School Policies Over the past two years, over a dozen states—all under Republican governance—have enacted policies that forcibly disclose the gender identities of transgender youth to…
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In a State Hostile to LGBTQ+ People, Arkansas’ First Transgender Center Is a Lifeline
Rating: Transsupportive, Them, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary In a State Hostile to LGBTQ+ People, Arkansas’ First Transgender Center Is a Lifeline One of the most impactful of these meetings took place last year, when Intransitive hosted lawyers from the ACLU in town to litigate…
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GLAAD Responds to Recent Court Rulings on Transgender Health Care in Texas, Missouri
Rating: Transsupportive, GLAAD, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary GLAAD Responds to Recent Court Rulings on Transgender Health Care in Texas, Missouri Transgender Americans and their loved ones are being forced to navigate a more complicated array of attacks than ever on their rights. From legislative movement and…
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Pontiac transgender woman sues to get testicles back from ex
Rating: Transphobic, Detroit News, August 4, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Pontiac transgender woman sues to get testicles back from ex Pontiac — A transgender woman from Pontiac has filed a court claim demanding her testicles back, insisting her ex-boyfriend is keeping them in a jar in his refrigerator and refusing…
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A trans immigrant fleeing persecution tries to get asylum—and just get by—in SF. It’s not easy
Millions face pervasive discrimination and unjustifiable violence at home. Some come here seeking asylum in the true sense of the word. This is one story Rating: Transsupportive, 48Hills, July 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary A trans immigrant fleeing persecution tries to get asylum—and just get by—in SF. It’s…
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Macomb County minister pleads guilty to fatally shooting transgender woman
Rating: Transneutral, The Macomb Daily, July 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Macomb County minister pleads guilty to fatally shooting transgender woman – Macomb Daily A Macomb County minister pleaded guilty Thursday to fatally shooting a transgender woman in a Detroit neighborhood five years ago. Albert Weathers, 50, of Sterling Heights, entered a…