Trans News Now 7/8/24

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Last week, several conservative news sites reported that members of the Biden administration had tried to pressure some medical organizations to recommend gender-confirming surgery for transgender minors. The sources for the alleged information are questionable. However, even The New York Times printed a story based on this questionable information. This week, a spokesperson for the Biden administration said that they are opposed to gender-confirming surgery on minors. The comment was limited to surgery, meaning that the Biden administration still supports gender-affirming medical care for minors. The 19th has this story.

Last week, the Supreme Court struck down a ruling which had told courts that they should give a good bit of weight to the position of federal agencies in deciding cases. A federal judge in Mississippi used this ruling that the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services cannot immediately impose its new rule on the applicability of title IX to transgender students. this story comes from CNN.

We mentioned last week that the Supreme Court agreed to take up the constitutionality of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. This week, Judge Liles C. Burke announced that his decision on the constitutionality of Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors would be put off until the Supreme Court issues its decision. Rocket City Now has this story.

Liara Kaylee Tsui, a transgender woman, a DJ and producer, and a crisis counselor with the Trevor Project, was killed by a former romantic partner this week. Her body was found in the back seat of a car, which crashed on the highway. This story comes from Them.

Non-binary runner Nikki Hiltz qualified for the U.S Olympic team. They will compete in the Women’s 1500-meter race. The Associated Press has this story.

Several former contestants from RuPaul’s Drag Race have formed Drag PAC, a political action committee which is dedicated to getting Gen Z to register and vote. You can read about this PAC in Them.

The Cass Review got another critical response this week. Researcher from The Integrity Project, a group from Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Law, say that the Cass Review “obscures key findings, misrepresents its own data, and is rife with misapplications of the scientific method.” This story appears in Erin In The Morning.

Indya Moore has been cast as Wanda in season two of The Sandman, based on the comics by Neil Gaiman. PinkNews has this story.

Britain has elected a Labour government. Keir Starmer is the new Prime Minister. He has said some things which make us hopeful, including, “Trans rights are human rights, and your fight is our fight, too.” More recently, however, he said that pre-operative trans women should not be allowed in women-only spaces. You can find more at The Advocate.

PinkNews reports that Harriet Harman is in line to be the new head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. They report that she is an ally who believes in trans rights.

Some transgender teens have climbed the outside of NHS headquarters, and are standing on a ledge to protest the inadequate care given to transgender teens. PinkNews has this story.

Three cisgender boys, ages 12, 14, and 16, were arrested for their part in an attack on a transgender woman in County Durham in the U.K.. They are charged with a hate crime.

While 2024 has set a new record for the most anti-transgender bills filed, LGBTQ Nation reports that fewer of the anti-transgender bills are passing.

Sandy Stone wrote the book on transgender studies–literally. Her book is the most common text in the discipline. In March, she was inducted into the U.S. National Women’s Hall of Fame, the first transgender woman in the Hall. She is profiled by PinkNews.

Trans News Now is assembled by Cecilia Barzyk with additional content and editing by Angela Gardner. Care to make a comment on this post? Login here and use the comment area below.

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