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Although Laith Ashley De La Cruz came out as gay at age 17, he came out as trans at age 19, after watching videos made by transgender people on YouTube. He has since become quite possibly the only out trans male Hispanic model ever to appear in mainstream US media.

“I see you. You’re valid. You’re enough. I’ve got your back.”

Viewers of Big Brother U.K. are criticizing its contestants after the show aired a tense debate about transgender rights, pronouns, single-sex bathrooms and trans athletes in sports.

The Trump administration used anti-trans rhetoric when arguing against the protections.

Rising fashion model Kai Schreiber, the 17-year-old daughter of actors Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber, has celebrated being the first trans girl to win a coveted Breakthrough Model of the Year award during New York Fashion Week.

Ken Jennings, who has hosted Jeopardy!since 2021 following the death of Alex Trebek, recently got into a relatively minor back-and-forth on Bluesky with people who claimed his *subscriptions to the *New York Times were supporting an anti-transgender media organization. And when I say minor, I mean this is fairly lukewarm water.

Hundreds of thousands of transgender citizens could face barriers to cast their vote in November, according to a new report from the Williams Institute.

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Matthew R. Byrne, a Trump appointee to Ohio federal court, has a record of rulings against trans and reproductive rights.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom does not like being on Donald Trump’s side on any issue.

The 27-year-old was involved in Baltimore’s ballroom scene for years.