Transgender Rights

Many transgender persons in Delhi continue to face difficulties obtaining Saheli cards for free bus travel three months after the scheme began, even though the cards list them as eligible.

April 03, 2026 Reported by AI

The Rajasthan High Court has removed portions of its March 30 judgment criticizing the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, stating they were included by mistake. In an April 2 clarificatory order, the bench said the observations were neither intended nor necessary. The case stemmed from a petition by a transgender woman in the Rajasthan Police.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent comments expressing support for transgender youth set off a heated exchange on X between his official press office and Elon Musk, highlighting the increasingly personal edge of national debates over transgender rights.

November 28, 2025 Reported by AI Fact checked

Sixteen-year-old Washington basketball player Frances Staudt has publicly challenged the state’s Democratic leaders over policies she says endanger girls’ sports and punish dissent. After refusing to play against a transgender opponent, Staudt was investigated for misgendering and later delivered a sharply worded speech at a political event, urging voters and President Donald Trump to intervene.

In an unsigned emergency order on Nov. 6, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to enforce a rule requiring U.S. passports to list sex as assigned at birth, pausing a lower-court injunction. Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan dissented.

October 28, 2025 Reported by AI Fact checked

Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez traded sharp criticisms on X after Gaines posted a photo from a New York City rally. The exchange highlighted tensions over transgender participation in women's sports and political ideologies. Gaines later challenged Ocasio-Cortez to a public debate.