The federal judge overseeing the ACLU’s suit against the Trump administration over its policy regarding the sex marker on Americans’ federally issued identification documents has issued a temporary pause for six plaintiffs. The ACLU hopes to expand that pause to the rest of us.

Leading Off: J.K. Rowling celebrates on her yacht, but the backlash over an anti-trans ruling begins in the US and the UK. Is Trump tired of losing? The top story lines as the week begins.

Aime Wichtendahl has broken barriers in Iowa for years. She has more in mind, despite the assembly’s “gut-wrenching” move to revoke civil rights for trans people.

Instead of tackling real issues, the governor and attorney general see political gain in scapegoating trans people. Legal fine points don’t matter.

Large protests at the Capitol were just the first signal of sustained public support for trans rights.

The Texas attorney general’s effort to undermine court-ordered gender changes is not legally binding.

Trans rights emerged as more than 200 people packed an “emergency town hall” in Manhattan to plot a major protest march this month.

Pushback in two hotbeds of anti-trans legislation. Trump deals more cruelty and confusion for trans veterans. The top story lines as the week begins.

A measure pending in the state Senate seeks to enshrine “exclusion, discrimination” into law.

But was the defeat of a federal sports ban a real turning point? The Senate Democrats issued no joint statement presaging future support for transgender people.

Quality information that accurately represents medical science and reflects trans perspectives is a huge factor in swaying public opinion.

After previously passing legislation offering “bounties” on trans people using bathrooms not matching their gender assigned at birth, Odessa deems the ordinance unenforceable.

Lawmakers in Georgia push to ban trans kids from school sports, with the intention of banning them from private school sports and collegiate sports as well.

Youth activists camped out at the office of Wes Streeting, the Labour MP who recently decided to make permanent a ban on puberty blockers outside of a state-sanctioned research study, denying any hope of evidence-based treatment to youth with gender dysphoria under the age of 16.

Odessa, Texas enacts a draconian new law targeting transgender people.

Riki Wilchins offers some post-election trans polling analysis. 

The election of Donald Trump is bad for trans people, we can’t sugarcoat that.

Last week, Odessa’s city council passed an ordinance barring trans people from the correct bathrooms and allowing anybody to sue suspected violators of this ban. This is, shockingly, a really terrible idea!

Broward County Board of Education members appointed by Ron DeSantis to further his unhinged culture war against trans people has led to a woman losing her job at a high school and her trans daughter’s life being ruined.

A comic based on trans news stories from the month of September 2024.