South Dakota signs multiple patriarchal enforcement bills into law
South Dakota Governor signs bills erasing trans people, making abortion and emergency contraception a felony, and allowing children to marry adults on the same day. More legislation signed on the same date mandates sex-based segregation and effectively bans trans people in publicly funded lodgings.
Kansas DMV tells trans people to get new driver’s licenses by March 25
Kansas is preparing to enforce a law that invalidates the driver’s license of anyone who has changed their gender marker on that document, echoing historic policies that targeted “other” groups by revoking their identification.
Operation Lifeboat is providing direct aid to trans people in Kansas– by helping them flee the state
Now that the skeleton for the operation is in place, the work turns to getting and giving funds and labor.
United States fails to define gender as man and woman at United Nations
The resolution was defeated 23-3, with 17 countries abstaining and one not voting. The only countries who voted alongside the US were Pakistan and Chile.
Trans community rallies around fight to stop anti-trans FDA petition
“Doomscrolling is a real problem, people don’t know how to act on the news.”
European Court of Justice defends right to change legal sex
The ECJ ruled that trans people being prevented from changing their legal documents violates their fundamental freedoms.
Anti-trans hate groups petitioning FDA for registry of trans women, crackdown on transition, newly revealed document shows
In the short term, this is not as dangerous as an outright ban on estrogen. If implemented and then combined with other methods of suppressing trans people, it might be far more destructive in the long term.
Texas AG wins limited ban on selling trans people underwear
The judiciary didn’t give both sides a chance to make their arguments and ruled solely on attestation of the state of Texas via AG Paxton.