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Seeing Political Gain, Georgia Lawmakers Push Ahead With Anti-Trans Sports Restrictions
Lawmakers in Georgia push to ban trans kids from school sports, with the intention of banning them from private school sports and collegiate sports as well.
In the UK, Trans Youth Left Out in the Cold by Labour Government
Youth activists camped out at the office of Wes Streeting, the Labour MP who recently decided to make permanent a ban on puberty blockers outside of a state-sanctioned research study, denying any hope of evidence-based treatment to youth with gender dysphoria under the age of 16.
An Anti-Trans Measure in Odessa Tries to Turn Neighbor Against Neighbor
Odessa, Texas enacts a draconian new law targeting transgender people.
What Can We Make of Polling on Trans Issues?
Riki Wilchins offers some post-election trans polling analysis.
Odessa, TX, puts $10,000 bounty on trans bathroomgoers
Last week, Odessa’s city council passed an ordinance barring trans people from the correct bathrooms and allowing anybody to sue suspected violators of this ban. This is, shockingly, a really terrible idea!
Florida Crusade Against Trans Kids Devastates Family
Broward County Board of Education members appointed by Ron DeSantis to further his unhinged culture war against trans people has led to a woman losing her job at a high school and her trans daughter’s life being ruined.
Clippings: September 2024
A comic based on trans news stories from the month of September 2024.
Texas AG Paxton Says No More Amended Licenses
A memo distributed internally at the Texas Department of Public safety now disallows Texans from using court orders or amended birth certificates to have the gender marker on their license changed. The DPS says the Attorney General’s office is to blame, and what’s more, Attorney General Ken Paxton seems dead set on creating a list of trans Texans again… again. Again.
Nebraska Denies Nebraskans Bodily Autonomy
The Nebraska Supreme Court has given the final thumbs up to a bill passed last year, LB 574, that restricts Nebraskans’ rights to bodily autonomy.
New Hampshire Governor signs anti-trans bills into law. What else is new?
Chris Sununu signs three anti-trans bills into law. What does this increasing legislation against trans people mean for the near and far future?
Labour Proves Disastrous for Trans Community
Looks like that landslide Labour win won’t be a return to sanity for trans folks in the UK. New Health Secretary Wes Streeting has declared open war on the trans community by expressing an interest in permanently banning private care puberty blocker prescriptions thanks to the bogus Cass Report.
TWIBS: Congress Flips Trans Troops Two Birds
Every politician is all about the troops! Well… as long as those troops aren’t trans. The Armed Services Committee slapped two anti-trans riders onto the military’s annual funding on Monday. Will the Democrat majority senate have the stones to shut them down? Yeaaah, probably not.
After The World's Worst Debate Performance, Biden Announces That He's Screwing Over Trans Youth
Biden spokesperson reveals in statement that the administration believes gender affirming surgeries “should be limited to adults.”
TWIBS: Major Leaks in Bathroom Bills
Fear, hurt, confusion are the feelings of the month at Utah public schools where trans students are now forced to use the wrong bathrooms or run afoul of the law.
Roller Derby Fights Transphobia
Nassau County’s Bruce Blakeman is trying to force women sports leagues not to include transgender women. Roller Derby, an athletic home for queer women of all shapes and sizes, isn’t having it.
England Removes Access to Puberty Blockers for Trans Youth
Cisgender children will still be able to receive the drugs, which have been portrayed as too risky for trans youth.
I’m a Trans Substitute Teacher in Florida. It’s Worse than You Think.
A substitute teacher in Florida writes about the ways anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and the moral panic over trans youth is negatively impacting teachers and students alike.
TWIBS: Missouri Rep Proposes Criminalizing Teachers Using a Trans Kid’s Pronouns
State Rep. Jamie Ray Gragg introduced this absolutely bizarre bill that would jail teachers and have them register as sex offenders if they contribute to the social transition of a student.
Bathroom Ban Resurgence: 20 Bills in 12 States Attempt to Force Trans People Into the Wrong Bathrooms
In 2024, a resurgence of bathroom bans is testing how far the GOP’s targeting of the trans community will go.