A trans migrant came to Chicago to escape violence. Now she’s afraid of deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/06/26/trans-migrant-chicago-deportation-trump
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San Francisco bookstores pull ‘Harry Potter’ books over J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans pledge
Standing in the bakery line at Safeway in a small town.
Old fellow, kind who has enough tools in his truck to change your engine, is in front of me.
He orders a sheet cake, and asks the worker to "put some gay stuff on it", since his son has just come out.
The worker draws a rainbow, dad picks out rainbow flags. Asks her what else is "gay".
After he leaves it takes the young baker and I a moment to stop smiling at each other.
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White House finds Calif. violated Title IX by allowing trans athletes in school sports
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Fifty-six years of progress, being undone in less than 6 months. But we persist, and we will rise! Happy Stonewall Day!
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‘Largest ever human Pride flag’ created by thousands of LGBTQ+ activists in Mexico
Lorde’s new album was inspired by feeling her “gender broadening a little bit” and “coming into my masculinity a bit more”. She is “in the middle, gender-wise.” “I’m a woman, except for the days when I’m a man.”
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/27/lorde-virgin-gender-reviews/
Why HBO's Enigma is a must-see doc for trans young people
https://www.out.com/film/enigma-trans-documentary-mandatory-viewing
TransActual invites everyone—cisgender, transgender, non-binary, or gender non-conforming—to participate in our research.
We want to hear about experiences of discrimination, harassment, or challenges faced in single-sex spaces in the UK. We especially welcome responses from Black people and people of colour, recognising the distinct forms of gender policing they face.
Complete the survey at: https://tinyurl.com/SingleSexSpacesSurvey
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"I came here to stand up for the rights of a minority... but this crowd looks like a majority." - Judit Hernádi
#BudapestPride today was illegal... but also the largest we had in 30 years. Incredible turnout. Trying to ban it made it stronger. Propaganda trying to make hate the majority opinion failed.
A handful of counter-protesters blockaded the Freedom Bridge (because irony is lost on them), but the parade moved one bridge over and passed them by.
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Recent butch/femme fiction new releases through June 29, 2025.
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Transgender campaigners call for European rights body to report on UK
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Chappell Roan announces tour and pledges to donate $1 from each ticket to trans youth charities
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/25/chappell-roan-us-concerts-trans/
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So recently the @nodejs project posted an article seeking LGBTQIA+ stories from people who use or have contributed to Node.js, I shared the link last week.
Anyway, I decided to submit a story of how Node.js and tech in general was a lifeline for me as a teenager, in a world where I didn't quite fit in, and how I came to realise I was trans.
Many thanks to them for providing this opportunity!
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/community/2025-06-28-Emelia-Smith
'Distorted narrative': California launches preemptive legal strike against Trump DOJ over demand that schools ban transgender athletes
With the “Big Beautiful Bill” in flux, and federal funds for gender-affirming care hanging in the balance, protections for trans children and adults continue to be dismantled at the state level.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-grim-state-of-trans-health-care
![@2025 maaike.hartjes
[two women conversing outside the women's restroom]
"All those discussions about transgender people make me scared to use the bathroom..." says the first lady.
"because there could be a trans woman inside?" asks the second lady.
"No --- a TERF!"
[A dark figure with vampirical looking teeth and gaunt eyes with the initials JKR bursting forth from the women's restroom with a camera]
"YOU! YOU LOOK MASCULINE! SHOW ME YOUR GENITALS!"](/proxy/post_attachment/755978/da021e0b42.png "@2025 maaike.hartjes
[two women conversing outside the women's restroom]
\"All those discussions about transgender people make me scared to use the bathroom...\" says the first lady.
\"because there could be a trans woman inside?\" asks the second lady.
\"No --- a TERF!\"
[A dark figure with vampirical looking teeth and gaunt eyes with the initials JKR bursting forth from the women's restroom with a camera]
\"YOU! YOU LOOK MASCULINE! SHOW ME YOUR GENITALS!\"")
BTW on this last day of #PrideMonth, remember that…
- some men have ovaries and uteruses, and even menstruate
- some women have neither uteruses nor ovaries, or have never menstruated
you’re welcome ☺ 🌈 ✌🏽
Butch/Femme fiction books currently in pre-order status on Amazon as of 07/01/25.
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ICE is excluding transgender population statistics from its public reports, in violation of congressional mandate.
https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-excluding-data-on-transgender-people-in-detention