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.

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

At least three major providers have ceased to offer surgery for patients under 19. Youth and adults alike fear for the future under Trump.

Anticipating reprisal from the federal government for refusing to blanket ban trans athletes in California, Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office announced that they were filing suit against the Department of Justice to prevent them from freezing federal funds intended for the state.

After a transgender girl shared the podium with cis girls at a track and field competition, Donald Trump… you know, got mad. Obviously.

Leading Off: A multi-pronged, multi-state assault on young trans people. Trump keeps losing in court. Trans folks take pride in a banned flag in Utah. The top story lines as the week begins.

As red states across America face library book bans designed to target LGBTQ+ literature, conservatives are trying to shift California culture in the same direction. Fortunately, California’s State Assembly is making moves to prohibit book bans.

Gavin Newsom signs law protecting LGBTQ+ kids from forced outing by schools. Conservatives are, unsurprisingly, upset by laws protecting children.

Checking in on the most famous detransitioner’s lawsuit against the Kaiser Permanente providers who once treated her gender dysphoria with transition care.

Adam Vena swore at and berated the mother of his 5-year-old trans daughter. To the right, his rage filled outbursts, including some in family court, are inconvenient details to be papered over.

Nonbinary people’s unique experiences are being passed over in stories about the increase in trans identities.

“Ben Richards” AKA Bryce Henson is a dad, a far right activist, a friend of the Proud Boys, and a Navy Seal. Is there anything he can’t do?

Ted Hudacko has slightly changed the wording of his long running complaint over his daughter transitioning as a teenager.

The detransitioner lawsuits by Chloe Cole and Kayla Lovedahl aren’t real lawsuits, and they shouldn’t be treated that way in the press.

Are protections for trans youth like communism? Is California on the verge of fascism? How stupid are these people?

An independent investigation found no basis for the claim two teachers tricked a child into identifying as trans.

In the National Review, the difference between allowing children safe people to confide in and intentional grooming by predators is being eroded in furtherance of the moral panic over trans youth.

If you’re afraid your child might be transgender and after a divorce your spouse and you might disagree over the appropriateness of gender-affirming care, now might be the time to leave the state, apparently.

A Denmark study showed that as the country grew more tolerant and more trans people came forward, suicides rates among trans people decreased.

A proposal to allow trans people fearing harassment and discrimination to seal their name change records is controversial among those who prefer trans folks to be harassed and discriminated against.