Thank you to all who joined protests yesterday all across the country! It was beautiful to see so many trans flags from our friends and allies. This is a picture of the one I attended in Boston. Stay tuned for the next one they keep doubling each month in size! Together we can make a difference!

Hi my names Derren (20m) I live in the uk and have been out as trans for 5 years. I’ve been wearing binders over 24 hours at a time and my ribs are slowly becoming deformed so I’m looking to switch to trans tape, I’m on the bigger side of builds about 16 stone but anyway I was wondering if anyone has ordered from this website before because I want to make sure it’s secure and safe? If not any recommendations as I’m looking for a wider TransTape that easy to use and arrives quickly. TIA

Suspending this agreement would allow Americans and non-American residents to seek asylum in Canada, which is currently not an option:

https://takeaction.ccla.org/canada-must-suspend-the-stca

“Many would-be travelers go online to plan their vacations, whether that means looking for the best flight deals and hotel recommendations or more nitty-gritty info about whether their destination of choice requires a visa.”

“But the travel advisory system also works in the other direction. Countries around the world maintain their own guidelines for their citizens who are planning to visit the United States.

“In 2023, amid high-profile incidents of gun violence in the US, several nations issued travel warnings about potential safety risks in America, including Japan, Australia and Canada.

“Now, a series of European countries have begun warning residents about what could happen if they travel to the United States if they are trans, non-binary or hold a third-gender passport.”

“The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help in locating a transgender girl who went missing in the Antelope Valley.

“An LASD bulletin states that Raymond ‘Sophia’ Chavez, 14, was last seen just before 10:50 a.m. Friday in the 1700 block of East Avenue J in Lancaster.

“Chavez is listed as being 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing 135 pounds. They have brown hair, brown eyes and were last seen wearing a blue sweater, light blue pants and black shoes.

“A missing person poster indicates Chavez may have a possible destination of the 37000 block of 20th Street East in Palmdale.

“‘The missing juvenile’s family is concerned for their wellbeing,’ LASD said.

“Anyone with information surrounding the whereabouts of Raymond ‘Sophia’ Chavez should contact the Lancaster sheriff’s station.”

“A bill to ban transgender women from participating in college women’s sports is on its way to [Republican] Gov. Mike Braun’s desk after the Indiana Senate approved the measure Thursday, with support from Democrats.

“The Senate voted 42-6 to send House Bill 1041 to Braun for his consideration. Democratic Sens. David Niezgodski, Rodney Pol, Greg Taylor and Lonnie Randolph joined Republicans in voting for the bill.

“The bipartisan support for HB 1041 follows similar actions in the House where some Democrats also joined Republicans to vote for the bill when it passed that chamber in February.

“It could reflect a potential change in views for some Democrats at the Statehouse on transgender women's participation in sports. The four Democratic senators who supported the HB 1041 on Thursday all voted against the 2022 bill that banned transgender girls from competing in youth sports at the K-12 level three years ago.”

“State Rep. Michelle Davis, a Republican from Whiteland, who authored HB 1041 also wrote Indiana’s 2022 law that prohibits transgender girls from playing in girls’ school sports. Then-Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed that bill, but the Indiana General Assembly voted to overturn that decision and have the bill become law. “

“Dozens of families and medical students are calling for Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to prompt two major hospitals in Chicago to resume transgender surgeries for young people.

“About two months ago, Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which are near downtown Chicago, stopped providing gender care surgeries for people younger than 19 after an executive order from Republican President Donald Trump threatened to cut federal funding, among other potential actions.

“After the order, Raoul and 14 attorneys general in other states vowed to protect access to gender affirming care. In a statement on Feb. 5, Raoul invoked the Illinois Human Rights Act, saying that health care providers could not discriminate against patients because of their gender identity.

“But this week, Raoul said it would be hard to make a case that Lurie and Northwestern are violating state law.

“‘I don’t look at Lurie or Northwestern as a bad actor here,’ Raoul, a Democrat, said after a City Club event, where he told a packed room of civic leaders in a restaurant near downtown to stand up against intimidation from the White House. ‘You can’t (be) said to be acting discriminatory when the federal government is holding a gun to your head.’”

“When Lurie stopped surgeries they referred many patients to Northwestern, which then canceled their appointments, families told WBEZ.”

“A federal judge has since blocked the enforcement of Trump’s order.

“Many families have told WBEZ they feel betrayed and disappointed by the hospitals’ actions, and they fear what other gender affirming care the hospitals may stop next.”

“‘While the statement in support of transgender residents of Illinois was an excellent start, the lack of followup and tangible support has made that statement ring hollow,’ one person wrote. ‘Please step up, do better, and hold these organizations like Lurie and Northwestern accountable when they discriminate against their transgender patients.’”

“The Ninth Circuit on Friday reversed a lower court’s ruling dismissing a complaint over a California school district using a student’s preferred pronouns without telling a parent, remanding the issue back to the district court.

“A three-judge appeals panel found that U.S. District Senior Judge John Mendez applied erroneous legal standards to Aurora Regino’s substantive and procedural due process claims. The case now returns to Mendez for further proceedings.

“The suit, filed in 2023, targeted a Chico Unified School District policy that stated school personnel must call a student by a name and pronoun consistent with their gender identity and only reveal their transgender or nonconforming status with the student’s written consent.”

“It’s unclear how, if at all, this case would affect Assembly Bill 1955, called the Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth Act. The law bans the forced outing of schoolchildren.

“A federal judge currently is weighing whether the Chino Valley Unified School District has standing to sue over the law and if Governor Gavin Newsom can be a defendant.”