Labour’s retreat on Trans Rights sparks grassroots uprising
https://www.scenemag.co.uk/labours-retreat-on-trans-rights-sparks-grassroots-uprising/
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As a reporter, I've followed the science of gender-affirming care from before the current political moment. I have always committed to following the evidence, whether I like it or don't like it.
Today on Assigned, I've published a piece by a freelancer who did her master's on the informed consent model of gender affirming treatment. She wrote us a digest version.
The narrative is the narrative. The evidence tells another story. #trans #science #news #journalism
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/informed-consent-what-does-evidence-tell-us
How can teens be tried as adults and sent to prison for life in the U.S. yet not be allowed to affirm their gender?
#lgbtq #LGBTQIA
#trans #Transgender
~ Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for nearly all transgender minors for now~
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I got rid of my Dad Bod with this one weird trick...
Wanna help a #trans girl out in covering #surgery costs? I'm having a tech garage sale.
I've been cleaning out my closets and basement, and listing a bunch of stuff on eBay. Lots of old Apple hardware, enterprise networking gear, photography gear, musical instruments, even some antiques.
Prices on everything are negotiable. I get it out of my house and get some cash for surgery.
Seattle Area Trans Women Are Being Attacked by Groups of Menwww.thestranger.com/...#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Seattle Area Trans Women Are B...
I have been incredibly lucky with my coming out, and I know it. Apart from my ex-wife's initial reaction, I have been met with nothing but support and acceptance. In some occasions, it goes even beyond that, and that acceptance comes with a dollop of kindness and love on top.
Take today, for example. I was feeling under the weather so I called in sick and went to the doctor. My GP was busy so I had to go to another doctor in the clinic, to whom I had to explain the discrepancy between my presentation and the name and gender in my file. After he asked me about HRT, he added that he had a lot of respect for trans people because he couldn't imagine how hard it must be to take this step and asked how I was feeling about it and what my experience had been like so far.
A bit later, picking up the 3-year-old at the creche, there was only one teacher left, a very sweet and friendly one who has babysat the kids a few times and is the closest to us there. She apologised that she hadn't spoken to me all week, but she was always busy when I was there, and she really wanted to tell me how much she admired and respected what I had done. Also, she said she and another teacher remarked how much happier I seemed now and that that in turn made her very happy. ♥️ I ended up staying a bit longer to talk to her about transition and, well, just girly things in general.
I am truly blessed. I never imagined when I started coming out that this path would have had so much starlight illuminating it. I know there will be transphobia and some bad moments in the future, but when they do happen I can take solace in all the kindness I have received so far. This is how it should always be.
New Poll: Most Americans Oppose Bans On Gender Affirming Care For Trans Youth
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-poll-most-americans-oppose-bans
Proposed Ban on Gender and Transgender Discussion at Texas College Is “Extreme and Dangerous”
Looking for a quick way to make someone else’s day just a bit brighter?
Point of Pride is asking for little handwritten encouragement notes to put in with the free binders and shape wear they provide to the #trans community!
Here’s some I put together today on my art cards 
‘Serious risks’: Travel warning for queer Australians visiting US
https://qnews.com.au/serious-risks-travel-warning-for-queer-australians-visiting-us/
I'm a 68-year-old Black trans woman, and my home is the East Bay. I recently had to switch my healthcare provider and ran into additional related costs I didn't see coming, resulting in a chain reaction. Your support, however small, will be deeply appreciated.
#US #SFBA #EastBay #MutualAidRequest #Trans https://gofund.me/nice.wife.kite
I’ve been friends with this gay couple for a couple of years. We have each other over for dinner pretty regularly. A while back, they gave me the exciting news that they’re having a baby and I asked about the surrogate.
Friends, there is no surrogate. So yes, men can get pregnant. Dudes you know.
The Sick Reason The Right Is Obsessed With Trans People
Heritage Foundation uses false data to smear trans people as school shooters
https://www.advocate.com/news/heritage-false-claims-transgerder-shootersherit
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Details are emerging that #TerenceStamp gave the last months of his life to a "pre-shoot" of the sequel to the beloved 1994 "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"
Reprising his role as Bernadette the #trans nightclub artist
#HugoWeaving and #GuyPearce are on board
(He knew he was passing, and deceased actors digitally added to films is usually disliked, but here it is with foreknowledge rather than without consent)
https://deadline.com/2025/09/terence-stamp-pre-shot-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-2-1236563340/
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Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/
Republican who said trans healthcare ‘harms’ kids pleads guilty to child sex abuse imagery charges
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/30/rj-may-child-sexual-abuse-plead-guilty/
From making history as the NFL’s first openly trans performer to why she’s no longer with the TopCats, Justine Lindsay opens up about her cheer journey.
https://www.gaytimes.com/originals/justine-lindsay-nfl-topcats-trans-history-interview/
“Defending Women from #Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government”
biological truth, darling science illiterates:
#intersex individuals have been observed in mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, etc
anthropological truth: #trans people have existed in all societies, for all time
but
we can't live real truth
we have to fit simpleton brainfarts from the walnut sized craniums of bigoted pinheads, that "truth"
Since I have lots of new followers today, I think it's time to finally update my #introduction post!
My name is Borealis, but most online know me as the LiteralGrill! You can call me Allie or Grill for short. I'm trans and an Ursa, think of a gay bear but in a femme form. She/Her pronouns please!
I actively fight for disability justice and will discuss that here as much as I'll share my love for anime and manga (maybe a little more tbh). I often write essays analyzing media or discussing anime history and you'll find a surprising number of times that those two topics intertwine in my works.
I tend to dig old media formats in general and love weird retro tech! I still avidly enjoy my growing VHS and LaserDisc collections. I have quite the board game collection too with some real oddities in there.
While I am a big supporter of content warnings and you'll see me use them often, you won't find them on educational posts or on anything discussing the realities of my life as a disabled trans person. I will however, always make sure these posts have appropriate hashtags so you can filter them out of your feed. If you need to protect your peace by not following or blocking me, I take no offense and completely understand. I hope you'll understand that not censoring the realities of my life from the world is part of how I protect mine.
I'm often stuck inside as an immunocompromised person in an ongoing pandemic (COVID isn't over and I take it seriously) so I'll rarely turn down a good conversation! Or if you just want to hear me info dump on obscure trivia of some kind that I'm researching for my next big article.
Before I forget... Yes, I'm that bonkers grill that watched Groundhog Day 365 days in a row! So expect my knowledge of time loops to be oddly all encompassing.
Welcome to my little corner of the Fediverse, I hope you'll like it here!
#VHS #LaserDisc #Anime #Manga #Disability #DisabilityJustice #CovidIsNotOver #StillCOVIDing #Trans
So today, I will have a teeny, tiny needle jabbed into my face a couple hundred times. With each stab it will have an electric current turned on to kill a hair follicle.
Yes... *A* single hair follicle. One hair follicle at a time, for an hour.
I am not looking forward to this at all. Not all trans women/transfemme people get electrolysis on their face but I am.
<sarcasm font>Let me tell ya folks... being #trans isn't all rainbows and unicorns 24/7 like you might think. </sarcasm font>
What being pansexual means for me (as an autistic person)
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Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/ice-immigration-queer-trans-louisiana