Judge Kacsmaryk Compares Drag To Blackface, Allows College Campus Drag Ban In Texas • The judge also ruled that drag shows do not convey any message about gender subversion, exempting it from first amendment protections.

GOP Congressman Calls McBride "Gentleman" During Her Tribute to Women—Including a Cancer Victim's Memory • A Georgia Republican couldn’t resist turning the moment honoring important Delaware women into a transphobic soundbite for the anti-trans Twitter mob.

Even Barrett Seemed Alarmed by the Implications of Anti-Trans Arguments at SCOTUS • Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who penned what might be the most virulently anti-trans Supreme Court document in history, had “concerns” about how Hecox and BPJ might impact cisgender women.

"No Investigation Will Stop Us From Taking Care Of Our Kids": School Districts Respond To Latest Anti-Trans Threats From Trump Admin • School districts in CA, CT, HI, ME, MA, NV, NY, PA, VT, and WA received word that they would be placed under investigation for trans-supportive policies.

New Jersey Remains Among Last Blue States Without Trans Shield Law As Democrats Punt To Next Session • There’s a new governor, a new legislature, and a new call to action. Will New Jersey lawmakers finally protect trans kids’ care?

Tomorrow's SCOTUS Case Is Not Just About Transgender Sports; Ruling Could Impact All Trans Rights • Though much of the reporting on the Little v. Hecox court case is about transgender sports participation, the SCOTUS ruling could impact all rights of transgender people.

Op-Ed: With KOSA, Elizabeth Warren is Betraying the Trans Youth She Claims to Protect • Evan Greer writes for EITM: "KOSA’s re-emergence comes during a moment of existential crisis for the Democratic party."

Texas A&M Bans Philosophy Prof. From Teaching Plato Because of "Gender Ideology" • “Silencing 2,500-year-old ideas from one of the world’s most influential thinkers betrays the mission of higher education.”

Over 400,000 Transgender People Have Moved States Since Trump's Election • The large migration builds on earlier movements of transgender people in response to anti-transgender legislation.

As Lameduck Inches Towards End, NJ Trans Rights Bill Could Die • “I don't understand how leadership can decide to go against their own caucus.”

Vermont Bill Would Create State Trust Fund For Private Trans Youth Care Clinics As Trump Threatens Hospital Funding • The bill would establish the Affirming Health Care Trust Fund, administered by the State Treasurer, to support clinics and providers outside the reach of federal funding threats.

2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! • This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!

Many Colorado Trans Youth Stranded After Denver Health, CHCO Withdraw Care • For the second time in as many years, many young trans Coloradans have suddenly lost access to life-saving care.

The Case For Hope: Transgender Rights Going Into 2026 • This last year has been one of the hardest years for transgender people in memory. Somehow, though, I'm feeling hope going into 2026.

9th Circuit Court Temporarily Blocks Lower Court Forced Outing Ruling In California • A lower court ruling would have required schools to allow teachers to out transgender students to their parents.

HHS Sec. Kennedy Attempts To Stop Trans Youth Care In Hospitals Nationwide—Before New Federal Rules Take Effect • Like many of the Trump regime’s attempted powergrabs, this kind of piecemeal and disheveled rulemaking is enforced at least in part by fear and sheer uncertainty.

ACLU Pledges To Challenge Trump Admin In Court Over National Trans Youth Care Ban Rule • The rule must undergo a 60 day comment period, whereupon the government must generally respond before it may be put into effect.

Trans Youth Emergency Project Offers Families Guidance To Help Keep Getting Care After New Trump Anti-Trans Rule • The organization tells EITM that they are prepared to scale up for further shutdown of care, and can offer most families places to continue getting care.

Nationwide Trans Youth Care Ban Imminent As Trump Admin Announces "Nuclear Option" Federal Rule • The new federal rule formalizes previous threats to hospitals to pull Medicaid funding, and represents a significant legal stretch by this administration.

Victory in New Zealand, For Now—Injunction Brings Puberty Blocker Ban to a Screeching Halt • The High Court asserted that, contrary to wild speculation by anti-trans establishments, puberty blockers are largely safe and reversible.

MTG's Felony National Youth Trans Ban Passes House; 3 Dems Vote For It, 4 GOP Vote Against It • The bill is not expected to pass the Senate, but marks the first time a national trans youth care ban has passed a chamber of Congress.

“They Are Obsessed With Trans People:” Rep. Sarah McBride Rails Against GOP’s Upcoming Anti-Trans Votes • Rep. McBride joined Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Johnson in a speech against a felony national trans youth healthcare ban expected to be heard in Congress today.

Families Bring Legal Challenge Against Yale, CCMC For Capitulating To Trump On Trans Youth Care • Yale New Haven Health and Connecticut Children's Medical Center abruptly ended care for transgender people earlier this year.

Anti-Trans Alaskan State Medical Board Doctor Charged With CSAM, Home Goes Up In Flames • Last week Dr. Ryan McDonough was arrested on ten counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. Over the weekend, his family home went up in flames.

Dan Crenshaw's Trans Youth Medicaid Ban Added To This Week's Congressional Calendar • The bill from Republican Dan Crenshaw was announced to come on the same day as Marjorie Taylor Greene's felony trans youth healthcare ban.

New Florida Bill Would Make It Illegal To Fire Transphobes • The bill applies to state and local employers as well as contractors. The bill also establishes a "Don't Say Gay" policy that applies to private businesses that contract with the state.

Alberta Lawmakers Pass Law to Restrict Trans Youths’ “Right to Life”—For Now • Using an emergency measure that won’t expire until 2030, the Alberta legislature gutted avenues of legal opposition to its anti-trans laws.

What To Know About Marjorie Taylor Greene's Felony National Trans Youth Care Ban, Which Will Receive A House Vote • Though the bill stands little chance of becoming law, it will be a major messaging vote for congresspeople on both sides of the aisle.

New Hampshire Bill Would Create First Private Business Trans Bathroom Ban, Would Only Apply To Trans Women • The bill has several cosponsors and would target transgender people in bathrooms across the state.

Federal Court Strikes Down Georgia’s Ban on GAC for Incarcerated Trans People • Georgia provided GAC to incarcerated trans people for a decade. When legislators tried to suddenly halt it, the courts intervened.

Democrats Must Reject The Premise Of Trans Healthcare Bans In Republican Healthcare Offer • Republicans' new healthcare bill would bar transgender healthcare as an essential health benefit, bar trans medicaid coverage, and would bar HSAs from considering trans healthcare medically necessary.

Trans Healthcare Coverage Ban Stripped From Negotiated Military NDAA Bill In Sunday Night Surprise • Anti-DEI and sports ban provisions for the military still exist in the bill, but the removal of a health care provision is a major victory for transgender people in congressional legislation.

The Lavender Ledger: Your Strategic LGBTQ+ Weekend Reader By Erin In The Morning • Our service for the week to cover the news we did not carry but do not want you to miss.

UK's 'Girl Scout' Group Has Banned Trans Girls From Joining In Cruel New Low • “This Government must be held responsible for the long-lasting damage they are doing to a generation of LGBTQ+ people.”

New Missouri Bill Would Ban "Social Transition" In Schools, Even With Parental Permission • The bill defines social transition as name changes and pronouns, and would disallow any "conduct that facilitates" such social transition.

“We’re taking this to court”: Doctors Are Fighting New Zealand’s Puberty Blocker Ban • “Only a small number of young people in Aotearoa are prescribed reversible pubertal suppression, but for those who need it, the negative impacts of this regulation will be huge.”

Dem. Senator Gallego's Leaked Texts Echo Far-Right Gender Panic And Misogyny • Last week, Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego's texts leaked, where he lamented that Democratic "women look like men and men look like women."

BBC Now Calling Trans Women 'Biological Males Who Identify As Women' • These stories come in the aftermath of allegations that a small but mighty cabal of “LGBT reporters” had somehow seized control of the BBC and “censored” right-wing views.

Republicans Privately Pushing Anti-Trans Funding Ban For ACA Subsidy Deal After Shutdown Compromise • The proposal, which was first detailed in the Wall Street Journal, could harm transgender people even in blue states if it becomes part of the negotiated deal.

Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition • The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.

The Lavender Ledger: Your Strategic LGBTQ+ Reader By Erin In The Morning • Our service for the week to cover the news we did not carry but do not want you to miss.

Anti-Trans Hate Group Genspect Loses Its CME Certification, Michigan State Medical Society Says • The for-credit lessons included a Moms for Liberty-sponsored panel as well as a lecture from a renowned anti-trans activist on how to politically organize against “gender ideology.”

The People I Remember On This Trans Day Of Remembrance • Elisa Shupe, Lia Smith, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, and so many more names are worth remembering today.

Texas A&M Votes That Professors Must Have Permission To Discuss Trans People, Sexuality or Race • The Texas Board of Regents said it wasn’t restricting “teaching,” but professors—and a university press release—says otherwise.

NZ Right-Wing Government Bans Puberty Blockers: "Sacrificing A Generation Of Trans Youth" • The far-right coalition partner NZ First took a victory lap, calling the decision a "win in the war on woke."

State Department Reverses Course, Says Trans Passports Will Be Valid Until They Expire • This comes after a concerning change indicating that the state department could "invalidate" transgender passports.

The Lavender Ledger: Your Strategic LGBTQ+ Reader By Erin In The Morning • Our service for the week to cover the news we did not carry but do not want you to miss.

Trump Admin Quietly Changes State Department Page To Indicate It May Invalidate Trans Passports • The change comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the administration and lifted a temporary injunction.

Veterans Group Urges States To Pass Protective Policies In Response To Trump Trans Bans • Trans veterans are being let go without a safety net. Here’s what your state can do about it.

Some Tennessee Libraries Shut Down For “Emergency Closure” Over Transgender Books • It is unclear how many other libraries have or may need to temporarily shut their doors in order to cull their children’s sections for gender-subversive content.