Christopher Barnhill Voter ID Laws Could Prevent Transgender Americans From Voting According to a new report by the Williams Institute, strict voter identification laws in several states could disenfranchise over 210,000 transgender Americans in the upcoming November elections. Thes... Queer Up Trans Rights Sep 12, 2024
FayWhat?! Appeals Court Upholds Ban On Anti-Trans Arizona Sports Law The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision blocking Arizona’s law barring transgender girls from public school sports teams. Signed by former Governor Doug Ducey in 2022, th... Queer Up Trans Rights Sep 11, 2024
Pridelines, Dr. Edward Summers Thirty One Republicans File Challenge To Tennessee's Transgender Care Ban More than 30 Republican officials filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court opposing Tennessee’s ban on transition-related care for minors. The signatories, including former Republican members... Queer Up Trans Rights Sep 10, 2024
Community Care Resources of Florida, Corey Billions Sweet Briar College Bars Transgender Admissions Citing A Will From 1900 Sweet Briar College, a Virginia liberal arts institution, has barred transgender applicants, citing founder Indiana Fletcher Williams’s 1900 will. The will stipulated that the college would serve "gir... Queer Up Trans Rights Sep 5, 2024
HOLLYWOOD LGBTQ COUNCIL, Jeff Oliverio Trump Spreads False Claims About Schools and Transgender Care Again. We Are Not Suprised! In a recent discussion with Tiffany Justice, a co-founder of the anti-LGBTQ group Moms for Liberty, former President Donald Trump made unfounded claims about transgender issues and schools. During the... Queer Up Trans Rights Sep 5, 2024
Dale Stine Hundreds Rally in D.C. At National Trans Visibility March Last Saturday, hundreds of transgender and nonbinary people, along with their allies, gathered in Washington, D.C., for the National Trans Visibility March. The event, held annually since 2019, focuse... Queer Up Trans Rights Aug 26, 2024
4Ward Miami, Jonathan Casanas Trans Community Boycott Of Pink News And CEO Benjamin Cohen Over Being “Incredibly Contentious” In a shocking revelation, PinkNews, the UK’s leading LGBTQ media outlet, has come under fire after a leaked recording of CEO Benjamin Cohen surfaced, signaling a drastic shift in the company's focus a... Queer Up Trans Rights Aug 22, 2024
BH Conflict Resolution Services, Dr. Bobby Huen Transgender Woman Wins Democratic Nomination For Florida Legislature Ashley Brundage made history on Tuesday night by winning the Democratic nomination for Florida House District 65. Ashley Brundage is the founder and president of Empowering Differences. She won over 8... Queer Up Trans Rights Aug 22, 2024
Alex Morash First Out Transgender Paralympian Set To Compete In Paris 2024 Valentina Petrillo, a visually impaired sprinter from Italy, is set to make history as the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games. At 50 years old, Petrillo will represent... Queer Up Trans Rights Aug 20, 2024
Gustafson Communications, Christopher Gustafson Kim Coco Iwamoto Defeats Incumbent to Become First Trans Legislator in Hawaii In Hawaii, Kim Coco Iwamoto has made history by defeating long-serving incumbent Scott Saiki in the Democratic primary for her district. Iwamoto, a trans woman and former member of the Hawaii Civil Ri... Queer Up Trans Rights Aug 15, 2024
TriniDaddy Nigerian Trans TikTok Star, Abuja Area Mama, Found Dead The battered body of Abuja Area Mama, a popular 33-year-old transgender TikTok influencer, was discovered along a highway in Abuja, Nigeria. Known for her candid posts about life as a transgender woma... Queer Up Trans Rights Aug 14, 2024
Glen Weinzimer Police Seek Leads in Trans Woman's Murder in Orlando Police in Florida are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the shooter who killed Monique Brooks, a 49-year-old Black transgender woman, last month. Brooks was found with gunshot wounds outs... Queer Up Trans Rights Aug 13, 2024