Reflecting Rainbow Tweens & Teens

Dr Hilary Cass faces formal complaint over BBC interview A physician has issued a formal complaint to the General Medical Council over Dr Hilary Cass' interview with the BBC this weekend.

Good. Her report should never have been commissioned, published, shared, and allowed to impact *anything* in the lives of trans and gender-expansive youth.

California sues Trump administration to protect trans students California has filed a lawsuit against the US DOE and the federal government over the law prohibiting the forced outing of trans students.

Thank you, California AG, Rob Bonta.

Black Trans Trailblazers That You May Not Learn About in History Class For Black History Month, we’re honoring these Black trans pioneers from across America.

Black queer & trans history is all of our history.

The Cowardice Of American Medicine On Trans Youth Care After capitulation by hospitals across the country, the ASPS and AMA have both thrown trans kids under the bus on surgical care.

"[...T]he American medical establishment, as an institution, cannot be relied upon to defend transgender care… it never could be. That work will continue to fall to individual providers, independent clinics, state lawmakers, and communities willing to act creatively and defiantly."

Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up A Freedom of Information request to the National Child Mortality Database reveals that 22 trans children under 18 died by suicide in England in 2021-22 alone.

This is absolutely tragic and equally unsurprising. The same thing is undoubtedly happening in the US, even if we don't have the numbers yet.

6.2K views · 146 reactions | As an LGBTQ+ organization supporting queer families nationwide, films like “Jimpa” that celebrate the unique loves and challenges of a multi-generational queer family are ... As an LGBTQ+ organization supporting queer families nationwide, films like “Jimpa” that celebrate the unique loves and challenges of a multi-generational queer family are an affirming breath of fresh....

This is going to be powerful.

Thank you, AG Bonta.

160+ Books Selected for 2026 Rainbow Book List - Mombian The American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table has just announced its 2025 Rainbow Book List of over 160 librarian-approved titles that celebrate LGBTQIA+ youth and families. It's the third-hi...

The @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social has announced its 2026 Rainbow Book List of 169 titles that celebrate LGBTQIA+ youth & families. It’s the 3rd-highest number since the list began in 2008. Let’s take a closer look, w/exclusive charts showing trends over the years. #BookSky mombian.com/2026/01/28/1...

GOP candidate for governor of Tennessee wants to execute the parents of trans kids 'I know that's gonna make people's ears ring' said Tennessee candidate for governor Monty Fritts after making the shocking remarks.

I feel like i should say something about this. But words are failing me.

HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY | 2025 Documentary From Director Sam Feder New documentary that premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Amid the surge in anti-trans legislation that Chase Strangio battles in the courtroom, he must also fight against media bias, exposin...

Saw this AMAZING film today about media coverage of trans folx and Chase Strangio, the 1st openly trans person ever to argue a case in front of SCOTUS. He led arguments on "our" side in the case against Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care, which we lost. If you have the chance, go see it, too.

The ultimate toolkit to shut down lies about Trans+ people Free resource with lessons and ideas for how you can make our history better known to drown out pernicious lies

This will be a fantastic resource for everyone wanting to educate themselves and/or others about trans+ history.

This headline is completely shocking. But it's very, very good news. Mind you, i think these numbers would plummet precipitously if the questions were about trans young people. But you have to start somewhere. And this is a beautiful place to start.

'Conversion therapy' survivors share their traumatic experiences Survivors of so-called 'conversion therapy' have opened up about how the harmful practices has impacted their lives.

Conversion therapy is *never* okay. The damage it causes can be lifelong. For more on this horrific practice, see this R2T2 page: reflectingrainbowtweensandteens.lgbt/reparative-t....

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Another hospital in a sanctuary state complies before they have to. None of us is safe until all of us are safe.

Arghhh! So infuriating!

This is fantastic news. May it be repeated elsewhere.

Check out this great book list: "LGBTQ Kids’ Books Lauded With Youth Media Awards in Multiple Categories"

Pam Bondi blocked from obtaining thousands of US trans patient's medical records Attorney General Pam Bondi has been blocked from obtaining thousands of private, personal medical records for trans patients.

Another bit of good news.

This would be absolutely devastating for gender affirming care globally.

A Book Club Unites Jewish Queer Youth A New York–based nonprofit is bringing together is using books to offer representation, reassurance, and connection to LGBTQ+ teens and young adults in search of a community that bridges their gender ...

More communities need resources like this.

Do you live in Florida? Contact your state legislators stat. And if you know people in Florida, please ask them to do the same.

Another one caves. (Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego has followed suit, as described in Reed's article.) History will judge their completely unnecessary pre-compliance justifiably harshly.

A post by Evan Urquhart (not clear on which social media), says, "You don't have to be that gung-ho on trans rights to realize that a world where girls' genitals need to be inspected before they can play any sport is worse for girls than a world where once in a while there's a trans girl on a girls' team."

This ruling is hardly surprising. Reed is right to describe Kacsmaryk as “far right.“