Trans News

1. True Name: Credit card allows transgender, non-binary people to use preferred name

   "Being able to have your name on your identification and your credit cards is privilege that people don't necessarily think of," said trans man Asher DiGiuseppe.

2. Texas governor orders gender-confirming care for transgender kids to be treated as abuse

   Greg Abbott's letter to state agencies came after his attorney general released a legal opinion that labeled certain gender-confirming treatments as "child abuse."

3. Transgender wrestler provides mentorship to other wrestlers experiencing bullying

   At four-foot-eight, Bruce Rutter is a fierce competitor in the ring. The Calgary man has been wrestling for 17 years.

4. Bill 2: Quebec to drop surgery requirement for people who want to change their sex on IDs

   Activists worried transgender people would be outed every time they showed their ID, because they would be the only ones with a "gender'' as opposed to a "sex'' designation.

5. Quebec tables Bill 2, ‘most regressive bill proposed on trans rights’: advocates

   Bill 2 sets to amend the civil code and only allow trans people who undergo gender-affirming surgery to request an official sex change to their birth certificate.

6. Netflix employees stage walkout over anti-transgender comments in Dave Chappelle special

   Netflix ran into a buzz-saw of criticism not only with the special but in how internal memos from the streamer's CEO responded to employees' concerns.

7. Manitoba Liberal candidate says signs vandalized with transphobic slurs

   The election campaign in the Provencher riding has taken an ugly turn as the Liberal candidate says his signs have been vandalized with transphobic slurs.

8. ‘Slap in the face’: Trans voters say they’re still seeing ‘deadnames’ on voter cards

   Despite the issue coming to light in 2019 and previous elections, many trans and non-binary Canadians maintain they've done the legwork to getting an incorrectly named voter card.

9. Canada’s Quinn to become the first non-binary, transgender athlete to win an Olympic medal

   A Canadian soccer player is about to make history as the first transgender, non-binary athlete to win an Olympic medal as Canada's women's soccer team takes on Sweden Thursday.

10. Primary care providers called on to respond to survey to improve trans health care in Hamilton

    Local health-care providers are being asked to fill out a survey to help make it easier for people who are transgender to access care in Hamilton.