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London Protest Decries Court's Transgender Ruling

Protesters in London express fear for loss of rights

(Newser) - Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London on Saturday, days after the UK's Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition. With unease growing over what the ruling means for the rights of transgender...

UK Supreme Court Deals Blow to Trans Women

British high court rules that trans women can't be considered women for 'equality purposes'

(Newser) - The British Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the UK equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female, rejecting the Scottish government's argument that it includes transgender women. Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and '...

HHS Wants You to Snitch About Gender-Affirming Care

Tips on providers can now be sent in

(Newser) - The latest development in the Trump administration's ongoing push to eradicate gender-affirming care: a portal where the public can submit tips regarding providers offering such care. The form , which can be found on the Department of Health and Human Services website, is called "Whistleblower Tips and Complaints Regarding...

Florida Teacher Canned for Using Student's Preferred Name

High school educator Melissa Calhoun's contract won't be renewed for next year, per Brevard district

(Newser) - A Florida teacher at an arts magnet school is out of a job after addressing a student by a name they wished to be called. Per ClickOrlando.com , Brevard Public Schools says it won't be renewing a contract next year for Melissa Calhoun, an educator at Satellite High School...

Trans Pilot Sues Influencer: I 'Believe in Consequences'

Virginia National Guard's Jo Ellis says Matt Wallace accused her of piloting chopper in Potomac crash

(Newser) - A transgender pilot falsely reported to have been flying the military helicopter that collided in January with a commercial airplane, killing 67, is now suing a right-wing influencer for spreading that rumor—the insinuation being that she was hired only due to DEI initiatives. "I want to hold this...

Transgender Student Arrested in Challenge to Bathroom Law

College student informed state lawmakers of her intentions in advance

(Newser) - With the words "I am here to break the law," a transgender woman walked into a women's restroom at the Florida State Capitol, igniting a legal battle in what's believed to be the first arrest under controversial new bathroom restrictions passed by several states, the...

Man Arrested Over Handshake With Nancy Mace
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Charges Dropped in Nancy Mace Handshake

Witnesses differed with lawmaker on what happened after event

(Newser) - A Chicago man no longer faces a criminal charge stemming from Republican Rep. Nancy Mace's allegation that he shook her hand aggressively at a December event while asking her to support trans children. "I am pleased but not surprised that these baseless charges have been dropped," James...

Appeals Court Declines to Delay Block on Trans Troop Ban

2 separate cases are currently working their way through the legal system

(Newser) - The Trump administration's attempt to ban transgender troops from serving in the military was dealt another setback Monday when the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals declined the administration's request to put a lower court ruling on hold, which theoretically would have allowed the ban to be enforced....

Female Track Olympians Will Have Had DNA Sex Testing

Track's governing body announces plan to introduce it

(Newser) - The head of track's governing body on Tuesday announced a policy change designed to "doggedly protect the female category": all female athletes participating in World Athletics track and field events will have to undergo DNA sex testing. The New York Times reports that makes it the first Olympic...

Maine Governor Responds to Trump's Apology Demand

Janet Mills pushes back again on president's attack against transgender athletes

(Newser) - Last month, President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills got into a verbal argument during a National Governors Association meeting at the White House, after Trump attacked Mills for allowing transgender athletes to play on girls' and women's teams in her state and Mills pushed back, telling him, "...

Trans, Nonbinary People Are Fighting New Passport Policy

Meanwhile, Trump administration continues to target LGBTQIA+ community

(Newser) - A group of transgender and nonbinary individuals is suing the Trump administration over its passport policy, which bans changing gender markers on passports and bans the use of the "X" gender marker. The policy came about after President Trump issued an executive order on the first day of his...

Musk Daughter: He Didn't Move 'Further' Right Because of Me
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Mar 21, 2025 1:00 PM CDT

Musk's Daughter Doesn't Mince Words About Her Dad

Vivian Wilson, 20, chats with Teen Vogue about politics, her 'pathetic man-child' father

(Newser) - Relations have been strained between Elon Musk and daughter Vivian Wilson for quite some time, and it's unlikely they'll improve anytime soon—at least not based on a new interview that the 20-year-old granted to Ella Yurman of Teen Vogue. In it, Wilson rails against her father and...

Ohio School District Heads to Court Over Pronoun Policy

Conservative parents group argues that district's policy violates free speech rights of classmates

(Newser) - The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati will hear arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district's policy requiring use of students' preferred pronouns against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders. The lawsuit brought by...

White House Moves Against Another Ivy League School

University of Pennsylvania funding is paused over its athletic policies for trans athletes

(Newser) - Another big-name university is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration, this time over transgender policies.
  • Penn: The White House said Wednesday it is pausing $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania because of its athletic policies on trans athletes, reports NBC News . The policies are "
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Chair's Diss to Trans Lawmaker Brings House Meeting to Halt

GOP Rep. Keith Self misgenders Sarah McBride, prompting Dem pushback

(Newser) - A hearing held by a House Foreign Affairs panel came to a sudden and contentious close on Tuesday after a Republican congressman misgendered Sarah McBride of Delaware, the first openly transgender person elected to Congress. The Hill and New York Times report that Rep. Keith Self of Texas, who chairs...

Prosecutors: Kids Were Forced to Torture Trans Man

Horrific details emerge in murder of Sam Nordquist

(Newser) - Prosecutors have released disturbing details in a murder they described last month as " beyond depraved ." Prosecutors say children were forced to take part in acts of torture that caused the death of Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man from Minnesota who was held captive in a room in...

Newsom Splits With Party on Trans Athletes
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Mar 6, 2025 12:42 PM CST

Newsom Splits With Party on Trans Athletes

California governor says allowing them to compete is unfair to other athletes

(Newser) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom made headlines in the very first episode of his new podcast , and not merely in his choice of conservative bigwig Charlie Kirk as guest. In what Politico describes as "stunning remarks," the Democrat split with his own party on the issue of allowing trans...

Judge Extends Halt to Trump's Transgender Care Orders

Another judge issues similar ruling days after ban was already extended in 4 states

(Newser) - A federal judge extended a nationwide block Tuesday on President Trump's executive orders halting federal funding for providers of gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19, the AP reports. The judge's ruling came in a lawsuit filed earlier this month on behalf of families with transgender or nonbinary...

Emilia Perez Triumphs at French Oscars

Despite the controversy around it, the celebrated French film dominated at the Césars awards

(Newser) - Oscar contender Emilia Pérez was named the best French film of the year at the Césars awards—France's equivalent of the Oscars—and under-fire Karla Sofia Gascón , the star of Jacques Audiard's Mexico-set melodrama, made a rare public appearance. The musical is one of the...

Trans Troops Only Number a Third of What We Thought: DOD

Meanwhile, NYT profiles transgender service members and others who've served with them

(Newser) - As the Defense Department prepares to boot all transgender service members who don't qualify for an exemption, after a recent executive order from President Trump claiming their presence harms military readiness, new figures have been released that show a much lower number of trans troops currently serving than previously...

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