TNN: Trans News Now – March 3, 2025
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Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District of Washington, D.C., has blocked President Trump’s order to house transgender prisoners according to the sex assigned at birth. A temporary restraining order had been issued by another federal judge on January 30. The Advocate has this story.
89 Members of Congress, all Democrats, signed a letter demanding that President Trump undo his executive order banning gender-affirming medical care for minors nationwide. This story comes from The Advocate.
The Pentagon filed a memorandum in court on Wednesday, telling how they plan to implement President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from the military. The memo indicates that the military will identify all members of the armed services who have “a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria,” and will take steps to terminate them. In President Trump’s first term, the courts allowed President Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military only after the military had included exemptions for those who were already serving and who had a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. NBC News has this story.
A judge has already asked the Department of Defense to answer a series of questions about the new policy. These questions indicate a great amount of concern for the legality of the new policy, according to WUSA-TV news.
Director of National Security Tulsi Gabbard has fired over 100 federal employees who participated in an online group which discussed transgender issues. Erin Reed has this story.
Amy Paris, who has worked in various capacities for the federal government, was fired on February 14, despite scoring 4.75 out of 5 on her last performance review. She is a personification of President Trump’s determination to fire transgender federal workers, according to Kate Sosin of The 19th*.
Iowa has removed gender identity from its list of characteristics which are protected from discrimination by the state’s civil rights law. It is the first time that any state has removed any protected category from its civil rights law. The Advocate has this story.
Missouri’s state Senate has passed a bill which would make that state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors permanent. The bill goes to the state House of Representatives. This story comes from the Missouri Independent.
The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down a request to hear a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s an on drag shows on public property (or elsewhere where minors might attend). Since the last court decision held that the law is constitutional, the law is valid. has this story.
A bill to ban gender-affirming medical or surgical care for transgender adults was introduced into the Texas state House of Representatives. This story can be found on KXAN News.
The Department of Homeland Security has updated its policy manual. It no longer prohibits surveillance based on an individual’s gender identity or sexual orientation. The Advocate has this story.
In order to comply with President Trump’s executive order recognizing only two genders, the Centers for Disease Control will no longer process data on transgender people. This story comes from Statnews, which notes that this will mean a change for the Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance System.
A new cable from the state department instructs embassies and consulates to deny a visa to any applicant whose passport does not “reflect [the] applicant’s sex at birth.” This was meant to apply to transgender athletes, but the wording seems such that it can apply to any transgender individual. Erin Reed has this story.
The 19th* has a run-down of all the lawsuits challenging President Trumps executive orders.
The University of Cincinnati put up signs which said that the men’s room is for use by “biological males” and the ladies’ room for “biological females” only. It was said that the signs were to comply with state law. However, the president of the university said that they were put up in error, according to The Advocate.
A transgender man was arrested for allegedly planning to bomb a Tesla dealership in Colorado. Maine Wire has this story.
President Trump shared a video which showed his vision of Gaza as a luxury resort. It featured his face looking over the place, So, what does that have to do with transgender people? The video, authored by AI, included belly dancers with beards, according to The Guardian.
Shrek 5 released a short teaser video, including a look at Shrek and Fiona’s daughter, who is voiced by Zendaya. She is supposedly named “Felicia,” which is the name of the only female among Shrek and Fiona’s triplets, who were featured in Shrek the Third. However, this Felicia has brown eyes, while that Felicia had blue eyes. According to Them, this has led to fans online suggesting that this Felicia is transgender.
Zaya Wade has started HRT, and has never been happier, according to her mother. LGBTQ Nation has this story.
Former staff at the Tavistock and Portman Centre say that the London clinic for transgender youths was poorly equipped for transferring patients to the care of regional clinics, even before the regional clinics were delayed. This story comes from PinkNews.
A U.S. citizen who has moved to the U.K. has applied to have their non-binary gender identity recorded with a Gender Recognition Certificate. The request was denied, as PinkNews reports.
A queer and non-binary midwife tells LGBTQ Nation.of the difficulties in reproduction, both in getting pregnant and in successfully reproducing.
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