Katelyn Burns on the urgency of squashing beefs with other trans people in the face of unprecedented attacks on the community under Trump 2.0.

Leading Off this week, the state of Texas is seeking a statewide ban on trans people using appropriate bathrooms for their gender, and Gender Liberation Movement showed up to protest the infringement on trans people’s privacy and dignity. Also, a new attempt to ban gender-affirming care for youth in Alaska.

By dying, on August 21 Dr. James Dobson, evangelical thought leader, anti-gay activist, and  staunch defender of child abuse, did the only good thing he ever did with his life.

Virginia’s Loudoun County Public Schools punished three students for sexually harassing a transgender student, and generated a whole bunch of local controversy by telling the Education Department they wouldn’t capitulate to their bigoted demands.

 The Taimon Booton Navigation Center, a shelter for homeless trans people in San Francisco. has been through many struggles, but former staff are proud of what they accomplished with the first city-funded shelter dedicated to serving the trans community.

Victoria McCloud, the first openly transgender judge in the UK, has filed an official complaint with the European Court of Human Rights alleging that an April ruling by the UK’s Supreme Court was made in violation of her, and all trans Britons’, human rights.

After a confusing few days of moderation, the trans community on Bluesky fears they’re being targeted for posts wishing ill on the anti-trans billionaire.

For trans people in crisis, speaking to someone from their own community can be a crucial lifeline. The Trump Administration’s attack on LGBTQ+ crisis lines removed this vital service.

Leading Off: The Department of Education uses funding cuts to try to enforce more bathroom bans. The U.S. Air Force denies trans troops hearings to stay in the service. And a trans athlete sues the NCAA. Our top stories starting out the week in trans news.

After making the absolutely bizarre choice to license Harry Potter for a spinoff of their popular game Codenames, Czech Games Edition apologizes three times and swears they’ll do better.

Judges also hinted that bans on adult trans care would be upheld.

Multiple state officials in Florida spent days harassing a school system superintendent over a trans man’s memoir.

Scenes from a protest. Trans Up Front mobilized to respond to UChicago Medicine’s decision to end gender affirming care for trans youth under 18. It is the third healthcare provider in Chicago to limit or end care.

Leading Off: A UK LGBTQ+ writing prize seems to be crumbling as the queer community protests the inclusion of an anti-trans writer on the long list. Trans prisoners in Georgia accuse the state of cruel and unusual punishment. And the US military is reneging on their deal with trans service members. Our top story lines as the week begins.

Prevaricating politicians are nothing new, but when your elected officials are part of your community and start getting mealymouthed? That’s a whole other problem.

California recognized August as Transgender History Month in 2023. In challenging times, reclaiming our history is more urgent than ever.

In the 1930s, the scrappy young leader of the Oxford womens’ rowing team almost single-handedly propelled the women’s side of the sport into respectability. Nearly a hundred years later, the kind of man he would later become would be banned from the exact same team.

A January suit against two school districts and an interscholastic organization was just shut down for failing to establish any actual damages.

Quinnehtukqut McLamore traced the vast disinformation network poisoning the science on trans youth care.

Leading Off: More than a dozen states have challenged the DOJ’s targeting of youth care providers. The UK will study trans youth care, but community advocates warn the deck is stacked. And Brown University offers their trans students as a sacrifice. Our top stories starting out the week in trans news.