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  • Vatican says transgender people can be baptized

    Rating: Transsupportive, NBC News, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Vatican says transgender people can be baptized Responding to questions from a Brazilian bishop, the Vatican also said that transgender people can be godparents and witnesses at church weddings. St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Andrea Ronchin / NurPhoto via…

  • 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…

  • Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors

    Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors

    Rating: Transneutral, Reuters, September 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors Sept 28 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce laws banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones…

  • Pittsburgh could become sanctuary city for transgender health care

    Rating: Transsupportive, National Public Radio via 90.5 WESA, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Pittsburgh could become sanctuary city for transgender health care Pittsburgh could become a sanctuary city for transgender health care. A package of bills introduced in City Council Tuesday would prohibit city agencies from supporting…

  • 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…

  • US judge's school privacy ruling allows transgender bathroom use based on gender identity

    US judge’s school privacy ruling allows transgender bathroom use based on gender identity

    Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, August 11, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary US judge’s school privacy ruling allows transgender bathroom use based on gender identity A U.S. District Court judge Thursday blocked implementation of a new Idaho law that would prevent transgender students from using restrooms, locker rooms…

  • Martina Navratilova rips USTA’s transgender inclusion policy: ‘This is not right and it is not fair’

    Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, August 6, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Martina Navratilova rips USTA’s transgender inclusion policy: ‘This is not right and it is not fair’ Tennis legend Martina Navratilova called out the United States Tennis Association (USTA)’s transgender inclusion policy early Sunday morning in response to another…

  • 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…

  • Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians

    Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, New York Times, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians A new law underscores how Vladimir V. Putin is increasingly using the war in Ukraine as justification for greater restrictions on L.G.B.T.Q. life, portraying it as a consequence…

  • Pope tells transgender person: ‘God loves us as we are’

    Pope tells transgender person: ‘God loves us as we are’  Reuters