QM Weekly Update: May 11, 2025
🏳️🌈🏛️ On Monday, an analysis of the President's budget proposal was released, showing that it would eliminate $2.67 billion in funding that supports LGBTQ+ communities and programs.
More information:
“How Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts $2.67 Billion in Funding from LGBTQ+ Programs”
How Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts $2.67 Billion in Funding From LGBTQ+ Programs | Them
The administration is seeking to cut funding for a broad swath of LGBTQ+ programs and initiatives, especially those that it accuses of promoting “radical gender ideology.”
“Trump’s Proposed Federal Budget: What It Means for LGBTQ+ Communities”
HRC | Trump’s Proposed Federal Budget: What it Means for LGBTQ+…
OVERVIEW This memo analyzes the May 2, 2025 "skinny budget" proposal from President Trump and identifies significant threats to LGBTQ+ communities…
🏳️⚧️🪖⚖️ On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration’s trans military ban to take effect while the case proceeds. This policy drives anti-trans animus by stating trans service members are inherently “dishonorable” and “undisciplined.”
More information:
“SCOTUS Allows Military Ban That Calls Trans People ‘Dishonorable’ to Go Into Effect”
“LGBTQ+ legal groups ask judge to block trans military ban”
LGBTQ+ legal groups ask judge to block trans military ban
The ask came hours after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration’s executive order barring trans people from the military to go into effect.
“Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce transgender military ban”
SCOTUS says Trump's trans military ban can go into effect | Advocate.com
<p>The ruling, which only lifts a preliminary injunction, is counter to what all lower courts have said about the issue.</p>
"Supreme Court allows military to start kicking trans people out"
Supreme Court allows military to start kicking trans people out - LGBTQ Nation
The Court lifted an injunction against the trans military ban. Thousands of people could get kicked out of the military.
🏳️⚧️⚕️📜 On Wednesday, an anti-trans bill aimed at banning gender-affirming care for trans minors in Michigan was introduced by Republicans in the state legislature.
More information:
“Michigan Senate Members Use Junk Science Manufactured By Trump Administration To Undermine Transgender Youth Healthcare”
Michigan House and Senate Members Use Junk Science Manufactured by Trump Administration to Undermine Transgender Youth Healthcare - ACLU of Michigan
DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan opposes the dangerous proposed legislation by some Michigan politicians to undermine lifesaving healthcare for transgender youth. DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan opposes the dangerous proposed legislation by some Michigan politicians to undermine lifesaving healthcare for transgender youth. The proposed legislation introduced by Sen. Thomas Albert and Rep. Brad […]
“Michigan Republicans aim to ban gender-affirming medication, surgery for minors”
Michigan Republicans aim to ban gender-affirming medication, surgery for minors - Bridge Michigan
New Michigan legislation would prohibit medical professionals from providing transgender minors with puberty blockers, hormone therapy or anatomy-alternating surgeries.
🏳️⚧️🪖📜 On Thursday, as a result of the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision, the U.S. Secretary of Defense issued a memo requiring trans people in the military to voluntarily resign by June 6th if they are on active duty or July 7th if they are in the reserves, otherwise they will be involuntarily removed. Around 1,000 people who self-identified and volunteered to resign in March will now have their separation processed.
More information:
"Hegseth issues ultimatum to trans troops: Resign by Pride or else"
Hegseth issues trans troops ultimatum: Resign by Pride | Advocate.com
Of course, the Secretary of Defense assigned a voluntary resignation cutoff date at the start of Pride month.
"How the military is dealing with Hegseth’s order to remove transgender troops"
How the military is dealing with Hegseth's order to remove transgender troops | AP News
The military services are scrambling to nail down details and put together new guidance to start removing transgender troops from the force.
"Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order"
Transgender troops being moved out of the military under new Pentagon order | AP News
The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify.
"Pentagon Moves Out on Transgender Ban After Supreme Court Ruling"
Pentagon Moves Out on Transgender Ban After Supreme Court Ruling | Military.com
About 1,000 service members who volunteered to leave the military after the Trump administration unveiled its transgender troops ban will now have their separations processed after the Supreme Court paved the way for the ban to take effect
Memo: "Implementing Policy on Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness"
🏳️⚧️⚕️ In the days following the release of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' anti-trans political report, multiple medical groups, including the American Psychological Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the World Professional Association on Transgender Health (WPATH) issued statements condemning and refuting it.
More information:
"APA Statement on Access to Treatment for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Nonbinary People"
"AAP Statement on HHS Report Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria"
"WPATH AND USPATH RESPONSE TO THE HHS REPORT ON GENDER DYSPHORIA"
https://wpath.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WPATH-USPATH-Response-to-HHS-Report-02May2025-1.pdf