In 1992, a millionaire playboy died in Mexico in the ruins of his Love Joy Palace Ashram. Almost thirty years prior, he handed Dr. Harry Benjamin a blank check and set the stage for trans healthcare as we know it today.

Eighteen state Attorneys General unite to stand up in defense of trans Americans, in opposition to a Federal Trade Commission investigation into trans healthcare.

Failing to reach an agreement to temporarily fund the US government, congress members have allowed the government to shutdown for now. Here’s what that means for our community.

A 2024 study takes a look at the link between anti-trans beliefs and desires for authoritarianism.

Leading Off: Genspect calls to pathologize transgender identities, trans Americans seek asylum abroad, and the Department of Education withholds funds from schools in blue cities. Our top stories starting out the week in trans news.

Writing for The Economist last week, anti-trans journalist Jesse Singal has once again poorly interpreted a study that represents a huge win for trans healthcare as, somehow, troubling news.

To be both undocumented and queer in America is dangerous. And in this political climate, that danger is only growing.

Only days after declaring he feels terrible for all the trans people who have been hurt by some unknowable entity that’s definitely not him, Wes Streeting declares he’d like to segregate trans people.

It’s gonna be a remembrance to remember with your pals at Assigned Media.

Leading Off: The FBI begins developing tools to track “trans extremists,” North American schools enforce anti-trans policies, a Louisiana nonprofit expands access to HRT. Our top stories starting out the week in trans news.

Ronny Jackson, U.S. representative and former physician to the president, said some really heinous stuff about trans people… but does he have any room to criticize?

Pax Ahimsa Gethen shares a personal account of hate speech on LinkedIn after a quiet policy change which allows users to misgender trans people freely.

The UK’s Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, made some remarks that sound an awful lot like disingenuous crap!

As the rhetoric against transgender people escalates and the Department of Justice discusses the removal of our rights, the transgender community needs to learn to defend itself.

It’s a wonderful thing to outlive someone who spent his life working for your elimination.

J.K. Rowling seems to have given in to the lying hallucination machine, sharing a video on her X account that includes indecipherable AI jibberish.

As the government declares war on black, brown, gender diverse, and impoverished communities, activists in Georgia are working to secure people’s ability to travel out of a country that is increasingly hostile to their existence.

When Chaya Raichik tagged the Secretary of Defense to “look into” a Navy doctor, he leaped into action like a good boy.

In these scary times, it can be tempting to find a way to arm oneself, but its important to keep proper perspective of the real risks involved.

Leading Off: The Department of Justice toys with the idea of banning trans Americans from owning guns. The NRA comes to an unexpected defense of the trans community. Texas successfully passes a bathroom ban. Our top stories starting out the week in trans news.