J.K. Rowling is not backing down from her opinions on the trans community. Last week, several “Harry Potter” actors including Eddie Redmayne, Paapa Essiedu and Katie Leung signed a pro-trans open letter after the UK Supreme Court ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” refer strictly to a biological woman and biological sex. Rowling, 59, … Read more
The Trump administration has systematically stripped funding from research into the health of L.G.B.T.Q. people. Benjamin Mueller, a reporter covering health and medicine for The New York Times, describes how hundreds of such projects were abruptly halted, stranding participants in experiments, and leading to lawsuits that argue that the administration had not offered a legal … Read more
In a new episode of her podcast, former first lady Michelle Obama says that she grew up thankful, but that kids today are significantly less so. “When I think about what our parents did or didn’t do, and maybe it’s a little bit different because we’re brother-sister, because that same gender dynamic may make it a little … Read more
Robert De Niro is supporting his daughter after she came out as transgender. The Academy Award winner, 81, addressed his daughter Airyn De Niro’s decision to tell the world she began hormone therapy last year and is living her life as a trans woman at 29 in her first-ever interview with Them published on Tuesday, … Read more
Robert De Niro’s daughter is speaking her truth. At 29, Airyn De Niro is coming out as a trans woman and discussing the surprising motivation that led her to follow through with her gender journey, which included beginning hormone therapy last November. Speaking candidly with Them in her first-ever interview, the movie star’s daughter, whom … Read more
John Lithgow isn’t being intimidated by “Harry Potter” fans. The actor, 79, did an interview with The Times of London published Sunday where he addressed the backlash he’s gotten for joining HBO’s “Harry Potter” TV series because of J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans controversies. Lithgow said he “absolutely” didn’t expect to get so much hate from the … Read more
Former “Survivor” contestant Teeny Chirichillo has come out as transgender. The 24-year-old wrote an essay for Cosmopolitan published Wednesday and explained that his life “has been full of uncertainty” since appearing on Season 47 of the reality show last year. “When I think about my future, there’s a lot of blurriness. But there’s a lifelong accumulation … Read more
Senator Josh Hawley, the Missouri Republican, said on Monday that he had decided to support the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid because Dr. Oz told him that he would no longer support transgender care for minors and was “unequivocally pro-life.” The Senate is expected to vote on Dr. Oz’s nomination … Read more
The Department of Veterans Affairs is phasing out gender-affirming medical treatments for veterans, including hormone treatment for patients newly diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the V.A. announced on Monday. The V.A. will continue hormone treatment for veterans who currently receive it or were receiving it when they separated from the military. The rationale is that abrupt … Read more
As if coming up with a great baby name wasn’t hard enough. Newborns can’t even control their own movements, but that isn’t stopping New Jersey hospitals from asking parents for their baby’s preferred pronouns and sexual orientation. Inspira Health’s “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questionnaire” requires new parents to “identify” their babies as either “Male, … Read more
Women are not a monolith, but there is one thing we share: We have never needed to tuck our genitals. That is not the case for Dylan Mulvaney, who writes exhaustedly about the practice in the new memoir “Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer” — in which the trans influencer takes us into the … Read more
Michelle Buteau isn’t laughing. The comedian blasted Dave Chappelle for frequently making jokes about the transgender community during a set in her new Netflix comedy special “Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall,” which was released on Tuesday. Buteau, 47, brought up Chappelle after sharing an anecdote about a “black lesbian friend” … Read more
Disney has nixed a transgender-oriented storyline from their first Pixar series “Win or Lose” ahead of the show’s premiere, according to a report. “Win or Lost,” a children-targeted animation series set to debut in 2025, follows the members of a co-ed middle school softball team on their road to the championship game. Each episode … Read more
The creator of “Squid Game” has responded to backlash over his decision to cast a cisgender actor to play a transgender character on Season 2 of the hit show. Hwang Dong-hyuk spoke about the criticism in a new interview with TV Guide, published on Tuesday. The character at the center of the controversy — a transgender … Read more
“Oppenheimer” star Emma Dumont has come out as trans masculine non-binary and has chosen a new name to be called for close friends and family. The 30-year-old actor, who played Cillian Murphy’s sister-in-law Jackie in the Oscar-winning film, now uses “they/them” pronouns and reflected the change on their Instagram story along with a new name … Read more
The lead singer of the rock band Life of Agony is detransitioning more than a decade after coming out as transgender. Mina Caputo, 50, revealed he will be living life as a male again, citing his gender dysphoria “has been cured” and announcing he has already started the process. “Surgery has been booked to remove my fake … Read more
An episode of the Disney animated show “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” focused on a transgender character will no longer air. News broke this week that the episode, which leaked on YouTube, has been pulled from airing on Disney Channel in 2025 because of its LGBTQ storyline. According to Polygon, the episode titled “The Gatekeeper” … Read more
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is playing a part in the making of the upcoming HBO series based on the fantasy books — despite her history of anti-transgender rhetoric. HBO CEO Casey Bloys confirmed at a press event Tuesday that while Rowling, 59, is an executive producer on the show, her controversies have not affected … Read more
The first openly transgender Victoria’s Secret model fired back at critics after she made her historic runway debut at the revamped iconic fashion show on Tuesday. Valentina Sampaio stepped out in the lingerie extravaganza at the Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City alongside fellow transgender model Alex Consani. Valentina Sampaio walking the … Read more
A new character in the “Star Wars” universe is causing quite a stir with fans of the franchise. The first transgender stormtrooper, named “Sister,” appears in the new book “Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers.” According to the X account Star Wars Holocron, the character Captain Rex gives a description of Sister in … Read more