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On October 5, a federal judge denied a temporary restraining order in Goe v. HHS because the families had not addressed Rule 65(b)'s requirements. The court did not resolve their request for a preliminary injunction or the merits…
Infancias Trans Puebla has renewed its demand that the state Congress implement a Supreme Court judgment on legal recognition for trans children and adolescents, according to a report published October 11. The group says lawmakers have left the…
New York City published an October 6 intent-to-award notice for gender-affirming care for patients under 18. The Health Department plans to negotiate with Callen-Lorde and NOPI, estimating a total procurement value of $8,879,218. Services would include medically necessary…
Virginia has announced that Medicaid will stop covering gender-dysphoria services for members under eighteen, and CHIP for members under nineteen, for service dates from October 13. Its September 24 provider bulletin describes up to six months of federally…
Revista Punzo’s October 4 report on a new La Posta de Salud y Cuidado program describes travesti and trans organizing in La Plata for access to the Alimentar benefit and enforcement of the trans employment quota. The program…
Montenegro
Portal ETV reported on October 2 that Asocijacija Spektra filed an Ombudsman complaint over alleged continuing violations of trans people’s rights in legal gender recognition. Spektra says the Interior Ministry requires proof of sterilization despite no explicit statutory…
Taipei police disciplined six officers after an October 3 raid on Commander D, CNA reported on October 5. Police acknowledged inappropriate remarks and supervisory failures, while maintaining that the raid was lawful under a court-issued warrant. Ten gender-equality…
GCN reported on October 2 that an updated open letter coordinated by Transgress the NGS had reached 2,200 signatures, including more than 50 organizations. The campaign asks Ireland’s health minister and HSE to include trans people as equal…
Federal
AP reported on October 8 that U.S. authorities deported Daniela Fuentes, a Cuban trans woman, to the Central African Republic on August 29. She says she now conceals her identity and lacks documents permitting work. Fuentes also described…
EL PA脥S reported on October 5 that trans congresswoman Erika Hilton won reelection with about 1.5 million votes, a record for a woman elected to Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies. The report also describes a more conservative incoming Congress.…
Federal
The Trevor Project confirmed that the 988 Lifeline resumed its specialized LGBTQ youth services on September 30, after their July 2025 termination. In its October 1 statement, the organization welcomed the return but said it had been deemed…
ILGA-Europe reported on October 5 that at least 126 LGBTI people in Ceuta remained in urgent need of assistance. Its account describes homelessness, threats and assaults, including a trans woman who linked an alleged military assault after expulsion…