Scroll To Top

antitransgender laws

Utah auditor slams legislature for making him 'bathroom monitor' after 'snitch form' flooded with memes

After receiving thousands of meme submissions to a form used to report transgender people in bathrooms, Utah's auditor shared scathing words for the legislature tasking him with the role.

Tim Walz defends queer and trans youth at length in interview with Glennon Doyle

The interview came a day after a strong Harris response to a transgender question during a Fox News interview, signaling that the ticket will not abandon transgender rights in response to ads.

Trans Woman Found Murdered in Baltimore

Earlier this week, a transgender Baltimore resident was found dead in a field, just days after local advocates celebrated the state's new antidiscrimination law.

BREAKING: Md. Trans Nondiscrimination Act Headed to Gov.

The bill, which would outlaw discrimination on the basis of gender identity in housing, education, and public accommodation, now goes to the governor, who has promised to sign it into law.

True

WATCH: CBS Profiles Trans Youth, as Poll Shows Objections to Trans Accommodations

A new CBS poll finds that a large number of cisgender Americans are uncomfortable with trans people using restrooms that correspond with their gender identity.

Op-ed: We Must Stop the Legislative War on Trans People

The leaders of HRC and NCTE warn that the wave of proposed transgender bias bills, more than 100, is insidious.

Could Californians Soon See Antitrans Bathroom Law on Ballot?

The group Is gathering signatures for a ballot measure that would require use of the restroom matching one's 'biological sex.'

Capitol Hill Staffers Blocked for Antitrans Wikipedia Edits

One user at a congressional IP address changed a description of Laverne Cox to say she is 'a real man pretending to be a woman.'

WATCH: Fox Sends Transphobic Reporter to Slander Md. Trans Law

A former opinion editor at the right-wing Washington Times, Emily Miller, conducted an investigative report for a Fox affiliate where she spread unchallenged falsehoods about transgender people in a 'report' on Maryland's new nondiscrimination law.

Cleveland Editors Stoke Fear of Trans 'Predators' in Women's Bathrooms

Several Plain Dealer editorial board members made the misinformed argument that allowing trans people to use the facilities that correspond with their gender identity would endanger women.

Transgender American Suspended by Ukrainian Military After Controversial Video

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo's comments about hunting down Russian "propagandists" drew a complaint from Republican U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance.

HHS: Health Reform Law Prohibits Antitransgender Bias in Care

Responding to an inquiry from LGBT groups, the Department of Health and Human Services says a provision against sex discrimination covers gender identity and expression.

Is Fifth Time the Charm for Trans Rights in NY?

The New York Assembly keeps approving the bill, for the latest time on Monday, while the Senate lets it stall.

Transphobic Coalition Still Fighting Calif. Trans Student Law

Despite repeated set backs along the way, Privacy for All Students continues their attack on a California law.

Ronan Farrow Strikes at Transphobic Repeal Effort

Ronan Farrow, one of the newest additions to MSNBC's daytime lineup, devoted a segment of today's program to discuss the many falsehoods used by opponents of transgender-inclusive laws.

Calif. Trans Student Suspended Following Act of Protest

A teenage girl was suspended from her California high school for failure to adhere to the dress code for female students in her district, something she did to shine light on mixed messages she's received from officials.

Transphobic Houston Pastor Embroiled in Harassment Accusations

A Houston pastor who warned about transgender people as sexual predators has been accused of being a sexual predator himself.

Laverne Cox Picks Up CeCe McDonald From Prison

Transgender folk hero CeCe McDonald walks free after being paroled two thirds of the way through her sentence for manslaughter.