Trans Issues – Hard Copy

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Julie - October 15, 2026

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Are Democrats Retreating on Trans Issues?

American Academic and trans rights activist, Dorian Rhea Debussy, recently explored how some Democratic candidates ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections are distancing themselves from transgender rights to appeal to moderate and undecided voters. Candidates in states such as Texas and Ohio have adopted more conservative positions on issues including transgender participation in school […]

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Julie - October 15, 2026

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Gay Bar in Taipei Raided Ahead of Pride Parade

On October 3, 2026 in the late afternoon around 30 Taipei police officers conducted a raid on Commander D, an established BDSM-themed gay bar in the Ximending district on the island of Taiwan. Law enforcement detained 51 patrons and arrested the bar owner over alleged public decency violations. Authorities have been criticized for aggressive actions: […]

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Julie - October 15, 2026

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Baby Steps for LGBTQ Legal Reform in Hungary

Image Credit: Amnesty International / Anund Knutsen (source image)

In the post-Orban era in Hungary, some rights that were stripped under Orban are being restored. Hungarian lawmakers voted to remove anti-LGBTQ provisions that were included in a 2021 law that were intended to protect children. “Fundamentally, our goal was to move away from a flawed paradigm, linking child protection in any way to sexual […]

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Julie - October 2, 2026

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Fight Over Trans Teen in Massachusetts

A trans teen in Southborough, MA has a restraining order against their parents for past violence and has been removed from their home by the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF). The parents deny the allegations of violence, which contradicts court records, and are accusing DCF of removing the teen because the parents oppose […]

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Julie - September 15, 2026

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Global Challenges to Queer Rights are Escalating

An Outright International Survey found that US foreign-aid cuts have disproportionately harmed LGBTIQ organizations in countries where queer people face the most severe repression, discrimination, and violence. Specifically, Outright report notes that 203 of 229 organizations across 94 countries had lost funding following the Trump administration’s cuts in 2025, with nearly half losing at least […]

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Julie - September 15, 2026

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Barriers to Gender Affirming Care Can Exist in Blue States Too

Photo Credit: Alexa B Wilkinson / Courtesy of Gender Liberation Movement

Massachusetts has committed to preserving access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth after the Trump administration barred federal Medicaid funding for such treatment for people under 18. The state will draw on its $8.5 million Affirming Health Care Trust to help cover treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy for MassHealth recipients. About 550 Massachusetts […]

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Julie - September 1, 2026

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HRC Estimates 12% of U.S. Adults are LGBTQ+

The Human Rights Campaign has released a new report based on data from the Census Bureau’s 2021-2024 Household Pulse Survey, which included questions about sexual and gender identity. Under the current administration, these questions have been discontinued, and the information from 2021-2024 was only released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. Analyzing […]

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Julie - September 1, 2026

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Sexual Satisfaction Among Older Trans People

A Dutch research team has explored the level of sexual satisfaction among 100 adults aged 56 and older, all of whom had transitioned at least 10 years earlier (most of them 20-30 years earlier). This group allows us insight into the long-term effects of gender transition on people’s sexuality. 52% of the trans men said […]

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Julie - August 15, 2026

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An LGBTQ+ Youth Camp in…Texas?

Photo Credit: Salgu Wissmath / The Guardian

Color Splash Out is a pay-what-you-can summer camp in Texas that provides queer and trans youth with a rare safe environment where they can socialize and express themselves without fear of judgment. The camp is particularly important for young people from the Rio Grande Valley, a poor and majority Latino region, which lacks any queer […]

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Julie - August 15, 2026

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School Board Sued for Blocking Gay-Straight Alliance

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After the King George County School Board repeatedly changed rules to block a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club from forming at the King George Middle School in Virginia, the ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit against the School Board and the principal of the middle school. The suit alleges that officials changed the rules to stop […]