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  • GenderMenace.net Media Rankings for September 2023

    Here at GenderMenace.net, we review a lot of media stories that address gender issues each month. For each story, we provide a rating of “Transsupportive”, “Transneutral”, or “Transphobic”. These labels make it possible to perform an article count for each media source that gives a sense of how to rank them from most transsupportive to…

  • Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications

    Rating: Transneutral, The Associated Press, October 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications Nebraska is requiring transgender youth seeking gender-affirming care to wait seven days to start puberty blocking medications or hormone treatments under emergency regulations announced…

  • Fast access to hormone therapy in transgender adults ‘lifesaving’, study finds

    Rating: Transsupportive, The Guardian, September 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Fast access to hormone therapy in transgender adults ‘lifesaving’, study finds Fast access to testosterone therapy for transgender adults is “life-saving”, leading to a significantly reduced risk of depression and suicide, a clinical trial led by…

  • Texas supreme court allows ban on transgender youth care to take effect

    Rating: Transneutral, The Guardian US, August 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas supreme court allows ban on transgender youth care to take effect The Texas supreme court allowed a new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the…

  • Buy a rainbow Swatch, get a three-year jail term in Malaysia

    The Swiss watchmaker Swatch produces a variety of rainbow-themed wristwatches. The Malaysian government announced today that anyone who buys or sells one could face up to three years in jail. According to an NBC News report, the government has deemed LGBTQ-themed Swatch products as “potentially harmful to morality. Rating: Transneutral, Boing Boing, August 10, 2023 (PDF…

  • Ron DeSantis tries to erase trans people from Florida schools.

    Rating: Transsupportive, Slate, August 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Ron DeSantis tries to erase trans people from Florida schools. On Monday, the deputy general counsel of Florida’s Orange County Public Schools system sent an email to principals announcing new policies for the upcoming academic year. To implement recently…

  • The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling

    Rating: Transphobic, Public Discourse, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is holding its annual leadership conference at its headquarters in Itasca, Illinois. One issue that won’t be on the agenda but will be on the minds of many members is how to treat gender…

  • Labour ‘placating gender critics’ with latest U-turn – and trans members have had enough

    Labour is sitting on the fence over trans rights to placate a gender-critical faction of the party, trans members claim. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 26, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Labour ‘placating gender critics’ with latest U-turn – and trans members have had enough Labour shadow equalities secretary Anneliese Dodds and leader Keir…

  • The internet’s obsession with non-binary people: Data shows explosion of good and bad content

    Non-binary people are talked about constantly online, generally by people who aren’t themselves non-binary.  Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, July 14, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

  • GenderMenace.net Media Rankings for June 2023

    Here at GenderMenace.net, we review a lot of media stories that address gender issues each month. For each story, we provide a rating of “Transsupportive”, “Transneutral”, or “Transphobic”. These labels make it possible to perform an article count for each media source that gives a sense of how to rank them from most transsupportive to…