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What You Should Know About Bill Seeking To Ban Medicaid Coverage of Trans Healthcare

In a devastating week for trans rights, there were also some legislative and advocacy wins. Read all about it in the latest Trans News Tracker.

Stef Rubino —

May 26, 2025

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The American Academy of Pediatrics Isn’t Complying With Trump’s Bogus ‘Report’ on Trans Youth Healthcare

Plus, how students at University of Texas at Austin defied on-campus drag bans and more urgent trans news with expert analysis.

Stef Rubino —

May 12, 2025

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Trans News Tracker

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Maine, Minnesota, and Pedro Pascal Are Pushing Back on Trump’s Anti-Trans Attacks

This is the first edition of Trans News Tracker, a bi-weekly round-up of the most important news — good and bad — impacting trans and queer people in the U.S.…

Stef Rubino —

Apr 28, 2025

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Illegally Female

With the UK’s Supreme Court ruling unanimously that trans women are not legally considered women is it possible to escape?

Morgan M Page —

Apr 16, 2025

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politics + activism

Trump Wants To Limit Healthcare for Trans Adults With ACA Plans. Here’s What You Should Know

A proposed rule would stop insurance plans sold on the ACA marketplace from including gender-affirming care for both trans minors and trans adults.

Stef Rubino —

Apr 16, 2025

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politics + activism

How Three Anti-Trans Bills Were Struck Down in Montana

In a rare move, Republican legislators broke party lines to strike down the bills, following floor speeches from Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell.

Stef Rubino —

Apr 10, 2025

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sports

Gender Essentialism Already Had Track and Field in a Chokehold. Now Even Stricter Rules Are Being Proposed

World Athletics — the largest international governing body for track and field and cross country running — wants to enforce stricter “sex testing” in the wake of Trump’s trans sports exclusion EO.

Stef Rubino —

Feb 12, 2025

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politics + activism

Fascist 404s: The Government Is Deleting Vital LGBTQ Health Resources and Data

More than 8,000 web pages with vital information across a dozen government websites have been removed from the internet. These deletions are far-reaching, targeting diversity initiatives and pretty much anything…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Feb 3, 2025

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movie features

Sundance 2025: New Documentary ‘GEN_’ Normalizes Fertility Care and Trans Healthcare

The best compliment I can give GEN_ is that it’s kind of boring.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jan 31, 2025

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trans youth

politics + activism

Trump Wants To Fight Imaginary Indoctrination in Public Schools by Implementing Ahistorical and Anti-Trans Indoctrination

Trump’s Executive Orders aimed at America’s schools make it clear his administration wants to destroy public education.

Stef Rubino —

Jan 30, 2025

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trans youth

politics + activism

How To Argue Effectively Against Trump’s Executive Order Banning Health Care For Transgender Youth

Trump’s executive order attempting to ban gender-affirming care for trans people under the age of 19 relies on lies and misinformation to push through sweeping reform that will ruin a…

Riese —

Jan 30, 2025

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politics + activism

Trump’s Attack on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Will Be Challenged in the Courts, but It’s Alarming Nonetheless

Trump’s latest anti-trans Executive Order targets trans people seeking gender-affirming care under the age of 19, using pseudoscience, outright falsehoods, fear-mongering, and the threat of prosecution against medical practices enthusiastically…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jan 29, 2025