Transgender American YouTuber and political commentator Blaire White is an online figure who has been the subject of widespread criticism.  She’s been in the news again recently after author and activist Eli Erlick – who is also transgender – tweeted on 9 April 2024 that she’d settled a lawsuit against White, prompting many people to share their thoughts about the controversial influencer on X – formerly Twitter. The 30-year-old Donald Trump supporter describes her politics as centre-right, but many have noted that the perspectives and actions she broadcasts are more aligned with far ..read more

Do you remember where you were during OJ Simpson’s car chase through Los Angeles? Well, transgender broadcaster and pilot Zoey Tur can: she was in a helicopter flying overhead and filming it all. Simpson passed away this week, on 10 April. His family announced that he had been battling prostate cancer. 30 years before his death, on June 17, 1994, Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti held a news conference to say that that former NFL player OJ Simpson had not surrendered to police to be charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson, his ex-wife, and her f ..read more

As we celebrate International Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) this Sunday (31 March), I wanted to spotlight a part of my life that I hold very close to my heart; theatre and the people I’ve met through it. In a world that is still often so fearful of trans people and discriminates against them, theatre provides an outlet for self-expression, advocacy, and acceptance. For many people, theatre or film is likely the first time you’ll meet a trans person, and seeing people like you being happy, even if on a stage, is inspiring and beautiful. Theatres provide the spaces where we can be seen, share o ..read more

A county in the state of Virginia has voted to observe Transgender Day of Visibility this year on Easter Sunday – and right-wing critics are very, very mad about it. Transgender Day of Visibility is a fixed, annual celebration that occurs on March 31 every year. This is the same date that Easter Sunday falls on this year.  It’s important to note that absolutely no one has “decided” to hold Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter Sunday: the latter is a moving feast day which can fall on any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. In Northern Virginia, the Fairfax County Board of Superv ..read more

Blu Linares, a 22-year-old transgender woman, has told TMZ that she was seriously beaten at a recent Kanye West show. On Thursday (March 14), West took to the stage with Ty Dolla $ign as the headliners for the opening night of the Rolling Loud Festival in Los Angeles. In the crowd, Linares claims that she then involved in an attack she has labelled as transphobic.  Speaking to TMZ, Linares explained that she was in the mosh pit where people were bumping into one another unintentionally. Two guys “thought I was doing it on purpose,” Linares details. “They gashed my eyebrow with their ring ..read more

After making a name for herself in the Disney Channel original series Jessie, Josie Totah is now making waves as an actress since coming out as trans six years ago. Totah started acting in 2012 and appeared in Jessie – as a character called Stuart Wooten – for two years. She has also appeared in Sofia The First, New Girl, 2 Broke Girls, Glee, Moxie, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Big Mouth, Human Resources, iCarly, and a 2020 rerun of Saved By The Bell as Lexi, as well as the 2018 sitcom Champions. In an essay she wrote for TIME Magazine, Totah said: “Acting has always been my passion. I’m grateful f ..read more

If you don’t know who Hari Nef is, then there’s a good chance you’ve been living in a cave with no internet access for a year. The trans actress, model and, most recently, Barbie cast member, has been making waves in Hollywood – and beyond. Nef may not be a household name just yet, but millions of people are keeping their eye on her after she appeared in Barbie as a doctor where she’s first seen helping Ken (Ryan Gosling) heal from a surfing injury. After a promotional poster featuring Dr. Barbie was released, Nef shared a letter she wrote to writer/director Greta Gerwig about w ..read more

Stand up comedian and actor Katt Williams – who previously had to apologise for making anti-Mexican statements – stopped by “anti-woke” podcaster Joe Rogan’s show on 29 February to make a startling claim. In an at-times rambling, smoke-wreathed interview, Williams told Rogan that, two decades ago, he had encountered the word “transgender” for the first time in the context of the demon Baphomet, and added that in the ritual of “Baphomet the transgender”, to “show allegiance to him” you had to “kiss his ass ring”. He said that he knew “transgenders” were going to be a “thing” twenty years a ..read more

The first trailer for Jane Schoenbrun’s new horror-thriller – possibly set to be one of the most-talked-about films of the year – has dropped. I Saw The TV Glow stars queer Detective Pikachu actor Justice Smith as Owen, who is introduced to creepy late-night TV programme The Pink Opaque by school pal Maddy (non-binary Atypical star Brigette Lundy-Paine). In each episode of the TV show, the stars have to “harvest the full potential of their shared powers” to defeat monsters, a bit like in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. But sometimes, as we hear in the trailer, the show “feels more real than real lif ..read more

UK soap Hollyoaks has confirmed that young character Rose Lomax, played by Ava Webster, will open up about questioning their gender identity in a new plot. The storyline, set to begin next week, will see the 12-year-old schoolgirl discuss their gender with new friend and out trans character Kitty Draper (Iz Hesketh). The drama starts when Rose’s sister Dee Dee will find an identification document in Kitty’s bag with a different name on it. When she appears perplexed, Rose explains that it’s perfectly normal for people who are transitioning to experiment with alternative names. Rose decides to ..read more