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.

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.

The proposed change includes the information that there are no known beneficial effects.

Another moment in the unfolding saga of California vs. Trump, in which the Department of Education wrongly says California violated Title IX and must start discriminating against trans girls soon or face their wrath.

A newish anti-trans activist group has declared it’s litigating against the state of Minnesota, alongside Alliance Defending Freedom.

During an interview with Fox News, silenced pundit Riley Gaines drew parallels between trans athletes, Marxism, and mysterious dark money, which she knows all about as the co-chair of dark money-funded Nine PAC.

Assigned Media interviews Shiwali Patel, Title IX expert, Professor of Law, and Senior Director of Safe and Inclusive Schools at the National Women’s Law Center.

A comic based on trans news stories from the month of January 2025.

Following through on their promise to make transphobia the number one focus of legislation moving forward, one of the chambers of Congress has passed a bill that would remove federal protections against discrimination for trans students.