Transgender people in the United States are well aware of what's at stake as the presidential election approaches. The community is also prepared to make their voices heard as November looms. Whereas 73 percent of the general U.S. population who are eligible to vote are registered to vote, 82 percent of eligible trans people are registered to vote, according to the 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey's Civic Engagement findings.

Transgender people are showing up at the ballot box in spite of significant 'barriers' (exclusive)

The Guardian

VP nominee pushed baseless warning in 2022 that George Soros would pack planes of Black women to get abortions

JD Vance called for ‘federal response’ to block women from traveling for abortions

To those who once knew him, JD Vance has "turned his back on his values." Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. The Republican vice president candidate hasn't always held such extreme views. Past messages between Vance and Sofia Nelson, an out trans public defender, reveal that the politician not only supported his friend through their transition, but once hated the man he's now campaigning with.

JD Vance's trans ex-friend: Republicans don't hate trans people, they're just 'engaging in opportunism'

New Hampshire State

CBS News

Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has signed a bill that would ban transgender athletes in grades 5-12 from teams that align with their gender identity, adding the state to nearly half in the nation that adopted similar measures.The bill passed by the Republican-led Legislature would require schools to designate all teams as either girls, boys or coed, with eligibility determined based on students' birth certificates "or other evidence." Supporters of the legislation said they wanted to protect girls from being injured by larger and stronger transgender athletes.Sununu signed the bill Friday, saying in a statement it "ensures fairness...

New Hampshire governor signs bill banning transgender girls from girls' sports

Do No Harm, a nonprofit organization established in 2022 to combat what it calls ”wokeism” in medicine, has quickly emerged as a formidable force in the anti-transgender movement. With substantial financial backing from a conservative network led by conservative legal operative Leonard Leo, the group has focused on opposing gender-affirming care, posing a significant threat to the LGBTQ+ community. But what is the group really up to?

Powerful conservative operative’s Do No Harm group is a threat to transgender kids (exclusive)

NBC News

Vivian Jenna Wilson, the transgender daughter of Elon Musk, said Thursday in her first interview that he was an absent father who was cruel to her as a child for being queer and feminine. Wilson, 20, in an exclusive interview with NBC News, responded to comments Musk made Monday about...

Elon Musk's transgender daughter, in first interview, says he berated her for being queer as a child

Los Angeles, CA

Bob Newhart has died at the age of 94 in Los Angeles. The. comedy icon’s publicist Jerry Digney said he died after a. series of short illnesses. Newhart spent six decades making America laugh. He began. his long and storied career with a wildly influential stand-up record in 1960,...

A COMEDY LEGEND HAS DIED AT AGE 94

Candace Owens Says Trans People Should ‘Accept’ That They Have A ‘Mental Disorder’. Candace Owens is giving her unfiltered thoughts on those who are transgender. During a recent episode of her virtual series, she and guests Ray J and transgender actor Daniiellé Alexis discussed the transgender community. At one point in the conversation, Candace Owens said,

Candace Owens Says Trans People Should ‘Accept’ That They Have A ‘Mental Disorder’

Entertainment Weekly

Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page is dismayed by growing anti-trans sentiment amid a particularly contentious presidential election cycle, the Umbrella Academy star said Friday on The View. The 37-year-old Juno star, who came out as trans in 2020, responded to cohost Ana Navarro's question about the current political climate for the...

Elliot Page 'sad and angry' over 'amount of misinformation' and 'flat-out lies' in anti-trans politics

Milwaukee, WI

Elkhorn, WI

ELKHORN, Wis. (Civic Media) — A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction allowing a transgender 13-year-old to use the girls’ restrooms at Elkhorn Area Middle School. The decision, granted on August 1st comes as the student, identified as Jane Doe, prepares to return to school in September.

Federal Court Allows Transgender Student Access to Girls’ Restrooms in Elkhorn School

Baltimore, MD

Advocates for the transgender community are calling for a prioritized investigation of a killing this month of a transgender woman in Maryland’s most populous city.

A transgender woman was found killed in a West Baltimore alley, prompting demands for answers and justice

The US Sun

A DAD-OF-FIVE died after mistakenly pouring washing detergent on a bowl of cornflakes instead of milk, an inquest has heard. Tom McDonald was rushed to St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) in Dublin on March 9, 2023, after his daughter realised he had accidentally poisoned himself. “It was so quick – he was perfectly well and […]

Dad-of-five with dementia died after accidentally pouring washing detergent on his cornflakes instead of milk

Hamilton, OH

After two decades of eluding capture, Antonio “El Diablo” Riano, who has been one of “America’s Most Wanted” fugitives over the past 20 years, has been arrested in Mexico. Astonishingly, Riano, 72, was found working as a local police officer. The Ohio murder. In December...

‘America’s most wanted’ fugitive found working as police officer in Mexico

On August 9, Imane Khelif became the first Algerian woman to bring home a gold medal in a boxing event during the 2024 Paris Olympics. But just days before her victory, the athlete’s identity became the subject of intense public scrutiny from notable TERFs, right-wing pundits, and anti-trans politicians alike, who falsely accused the cisgender boxer of being transgender and “male.” Whether knowingly or not, these attacks from the likes of J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk regurgitated talking points from a group of anti-trans conspiracy theorists colloquially known online as “transvestigators.”

How “Transvestigation” Crawled Out of the Worst Corners of the Internet Into the Mainstream

Racist allegations against celebrity chef Paula Deen have resurfaced. In a 2013 interview with the New York Times that recently resurfaced on TikTok, Dora Charles, who served as the main cook at Deen’s The Lady & Sons restaurant in Savannah, said the chef used her recipes for 20 years before she ditched her for fame.

Paula Deen Accused Of Stealing Black Woman's Recipes In Resurfaced Clip

Denton, TX

Dylan Gurley, a young transgender woman who would have been 21 years old on August 18, was killed in Texas on July 23. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, police found Gurley with “traumatic injuries” in a home in Denton, Texas at around 11 p.m. that night. She was taken to the Medical City Denton hospital and died roughly 40 minutes later. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office listed Gurley’s official cause of death as “blunt and sharp force injuries with strangulation,” according to the Star-Telegram, suggesting that she may have been beaten and cut as well as strangled.

Dylan Gurley, a Beloved 20-Year-Old Trans Woman, Was Killed In Texas

New Mexico State

Fox News

I’ll keep speaking out and telling my story of transgenderism because I care about vulnerable young people. I don’t want them to suffer like I have.

I won't stay silent about the scars from my transgender experience

21Ninety

In today’s social-media-fueled world, the notion of “coming out of the closet” feels like a relic of a time. It’s easy to remember the tear-jerking video compilations of people coming out, which now feel like a moment of the past. Flashback to not so long ago, coming out was a monumental, terrifying act. It was… Continue reading Is the Idea of “Coming Out” as LGBTQ+ Going Away?

Is the Idea of “Coming Out” as LGBTQ+ Going Away?

Fox Business

FOX Business' Stuart Varney discussed Kamala Harris' economic plan, arguing the vice president is trying to distance herself from Bidenomics as inflation remains a problem.

Stuart Varney: Kamala Harris' economic plan is about to take another left turn

A SCHOOLGIRL was found dead in her bed just hours after telling her mum she felt "really sick", an inquest heard. Bethany Tricia Brown, 13, had missed school after complaining she felt unwell and had been vomiting. She went into her mum Phillipa's room at around 2am, saying: "Mum, I...

‘Bubbly’ girl, 13, went to bed then never woke up after telling mum she felt ‘really sick’, inquest told

NewsBreak

“We Have Way More Power Than They Think”: Advocates Host Trans Folks for Harris Zoom Call

This article originally appeared on the 19th. In a historic first, approximately 1,000 transgender people logged into Zoom Tuesday night in a show of support for...

“We Have Way More Power Than They Think”: Advocates Host Trans Folks for Harris Zoom Call

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