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News   -   Nov 20, 2025 Exclusive: United States State Department Confirms Denial/Delay of Passports for Trans People
a photo of multiple US passports stacked on top of each other- each has a boarding pass inside it

A State Department spokesperson confirmed that they will deny or delay passport issuance unless and until an applicant provides "sufficient” evidence of their “binary, biological sex at birth.”

News   -   Nov 18, 2025 Trans People Being Denied Passports Until They Can Prove Their 'Biological Sex' at Birth
a us passport on top of a laptop with plane tickets underneath the passport.

The State Department has denied a passport application to a trans woman because she did not provide evidence that she is applying as her assigned sex at birth.

Ireland: Following Up On "Upcoming legislation will attempt to decriminalise sex work across the Republic of Ireland"
News   -   Nov 25, 2025 Ireland: Following Up On "Upcoming legislation will attempt to decriminalise sex work across the Republic of Ireland"

With sex work currently under the “Nordic Model” in Ireland, why decriminalize? And why now?.

by Artemis T. Douglas
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News   -   Nov 25, 2025 Ireland: Following Up On "Upcoming legislation will attempt to decriminalise sex work across the Republic of Ireland"
Ireland: Following Up On "Upcoming legislation will attempt to decriminalise sex work across the Republic of Ireland"

With sex work currently under the “Nordic Model” in Ireland, why decriminalize? And why now?.

by Artemis T. Douglas
News   -   Nov 20, 2025 Exclusive: United States State Department Confirms Denial/Delay of Passports for Trans People
a photo of multiple US passports stacked on top of each other- each has a boarding pass inside it

A State Department spokesperson confirmed that they will deny or delay passport issuance unless and until an applicant provides "sufficient” evidence of their “binary, biological sex at birth.”

by Artemis T. Douglas
News   -   Nov 18, 2025 Trans People Being Denied Passports Until They Can Prove Their 'Biological Sex' at Birth
a us passport on top of a laptop with plane tickets underneath the passport.

The State Department has denied a passport application to a trans woman because she did not provide evidence that she is applying as her assigned sex at birth.

by Jane Migliara Brigham & Artemis T. Douglas
News   -   Nov 14, 2025 United States- Queer Kids to be Placed in Anti-Queer Foster Homes Under New Executive Order
United States- Queer Kids to be Placed in Anti-Queer Foster Homes Under New Executive Order

The change reverses longstanding policy which separated queer kids from potential abuse.

by Artemis T. Douglas & Jane Migliara Brigham
News   -   Nov 14, 2025 Queer Rights Group in Brazil Receives Death Threats in Local Escalation
Queer Rights Group in Brazil Receives Death Threats in Local Escalation

The far-right isn’t inevitable but these threats are part of their standard playbook. What we need is to organize so the right-wing bad actors don’t win.

by Roberta Rocinante
News   -   Nov 12, 2025 Transsexual Medicine Banned at US Catholic Hospitals
Transsexual Medicine Banned at US Catholic Hospitals

Catholic Hospitals Provide Care to 1 in 7 Americans

by Jane Migliara Brigham
Politics   -   Nov 10, 2025 Fact Check: Erin Reed is Lying About the Risk of Trans Healthcare Being Cut at Federal Level
Fact Check: Erin Reed is Lying About the Risk of Trans Healthcare Being Cut at Federal Level

The tone of Reed’s reporting does nothing to explain where the threat is coming from, and is therefore leading to panic among her trans readers.

by Jane Migliara Brigham
Politics   -   Nov 10, 2025 Shutdown Deal Reached As 8 Democrats Cross The Aisle- GOP Axes Healthcare, Trans Rights Status-Quo Remains
Shutdown Deal Reached As 8 Democrats Cross The Aisle- GOP Axes Healthcare, Trans Rights Status-Quo Remains

No version of this CR would've banned trans healthcare or directly targeted trans rights- the standing issue was whether the ACA subsidies would be ended.

by Artemis T. Douglas
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