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ME: Anti-Trans Lawsuit Dismissed, Trans Boy Remains Isolated in Homeschooling
The good news is that a federal judge dismissed an anti-trans mom’s lawsuit against a school counselor who supported her trans son. The bad news is that the boy remains in homeschooling with his anti-trans mom.
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.
Listen to Owasso Students, Not Chaya Raichik or Taylor Lorenz
Arguing about who’s platforming Chaya Raichik is a distraction from the voices we desperately need to hear from right now.
UT: Cisgender Student Under Police Protection as Trans Panic Rages On
Another cisgender girl in Utah has been accused of being transgender, leading to fears for her safety in the midst of an ongoing moral panic over transgender participation in sports.
Oklahoma Is Determined to Out Trans Youth For Life
A fight over whether trans youth can update their records is about ensuring trans people can never escape discrimination and stigma, and Oklahoma’s Department of Education is being open about that fact.
CO: Conservative Parents Disrupted a Trans Girl’s Field Trip, But That Wasn’t Enough
Crusading conservative parents are making national news for forcing a trans girl to change rooms away from their cisgender daughter.
IL: High School Diversity Club Struggled With Students Attending to Disrupt
A conservative activist group found evidence of the toll the constant politicization of schools and demonization of trans students has taken.
LA Times Amplifies Inflammatory Right Wing Claims After School District Settlement
An independent investigation found no basis for the claim two teachers tricked a child into identifying as trans.
National Review Conflates Keeping a Child’s Confidence With Abuse
In the National Review, the difference between allowing children safe people to confide in and intentional grooming by predators is being eroded in furtherance of the moral panic over trans youth.
Joe Rogan and Tim Dillon Are Too Dumb to Fact Check
When anti-trans propaganda is entertainment the facts don’t matter.
Two Years of Lies About Loudoun
The false story of a sexual assault in a bathroom in a Loudon, VA school was one of the early drivers of the anti-trans panic that has gripped the right.
KY: Candidate Promises to Eliminate “Transgenders” From School System
At a telephone town hall, gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft twice stated that if she is elected there will be no more trans people in Kentucky schools.
Schools Protect Student Privacy, but Misinformation Thrives
Another locker room story sheds light on a dynamic which is allowing anti-trans activists to dominate news accounts dealing with incidents in public schools.
FL: Rumors Surrounding Transgender Teacher Disrupts School Board
A misheard remark? A joke blown out of proportion? A middle school teacher who seriously threatened their own students back at work?
Maine Social Worker May or May Not Have Provided Binder to Teen
Amber Lavigne of Damariscotta, ME believes a social worker provided a binder to her child. In the right wing press her unconfirmed allegations have been repeated as fact.
Mike Pence Joins the Transphobe Primary
The former Vice President is buying ads in Iowa promoting anti-trans hysteria as he mulls a presidential run, joining Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump in a shadow primary to establish their transphobic bona-fides.
“State Sponsored Grooming?” An Ugly Battle Over Schools and FOIA Requests
Just when you thought conservative activism couldn’t get any uglier…
Megan McArdle Wants Child Abuse to Be Simple
The conservative columnist attempts to chart a middle course on the question of transgender youth. Unfortunately, it’s not grounded in the reality of how families and children work.
NYT Credulously Repeats Parents’ Rights Nonsense
The ongoing campaign to bias the public against trans people continues.
ME: Parents’ Rights Group Opposes Data Collection Results
A parents’ rights group in Maine objects to the collection and dissemination of statistics about transgender youth.