Brazilian congressman forced to pay restitution over misgendering a trans woman
Brazil is far from a perfect country, it is one of the countries that kills the most trans people in the world, and it has a deep history with racism and discrimination, but steps are being taken so we move on as a society.
Oklahoma University removes trans TA from teaching duties, siding with far-right student whose mom is a lawyer for J6 rioters
The University of Oklahoma itself doesn’t appear to be a victim in this campaign, only the teacher in question.
Bill calling trans healthcare “female genital mutilation” allows husband stitches for teenage girls
It’s the same people writing the same laws for the same purpose: gaining full control over sex and sexuality.
US House votes to bans trans youth healthcare through medicaid, and why that’s only the third worst thing to happen to trans people in the last 24 hours
The bill is a tragedy, but bans nothing that was not already set to be banned. This is only the third worst blow for trans rights in the last 24 hours.
HHS bans trans youth care, blocks virtually all US hospitals from performing medicine for trans people under 18
The new rules will effectively end transition care for trans kids and likely have a chilling effect on transition care for trans adults, all via executive rulemaking through the threat of a total loss of funding.
US house votes to ban youth HRT, potentially dooming thousands of kids to early deaths
The bill is the most consequential attack of trans rights in the 21st century,
US House to vote on transition medicine ban for anyone under 18
The text of the bill, including proposed amendments, makes acting to facilitate social and medical transition legally the same category as felony fraud, making the affirmation of transgender youth punishable by incarceration and loss of voting rights. It will be voted on tomorrow, Dec. 17.
Federal trans sports ban set to become law, defining trans people out of legal existence
In terms of Capitol Hill politics, the passage of this bill is a foregone conclusion. There is no will from the Senate to put the funding of the military on hold to prevent discrimination of trans people.