Transgender and Intersex Issues

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Added on: 07/26/2024

Elon Musk’s transgender daughter, in first interview, says he berated her for being queer as a child

07/25/2024

Vivian Jenna Wilson, the transgender daughter of Elon Musk, said Thursday in her first interview that he was an absent father who was cruel to her as…

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Added on: 07/23/2024

US Asks Supreme Court to Unblock Transgender Student Protections

07/22/2024

The Biden administration wants the US Supreme Court to step in and limit lower court orders that fully blocked it from extending protections against sex discrimination in…

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Added on: 07/23/2024

Out of the closet, out of care: LGBTQ communities in Malawi struggle to access health care

07/22/2024

In Lilongwe, Malawi, 24-year-old Cleo Jones recalls feeling more comfortable around girls than boys during childhood. Jones came out as queer and nonbinary at the age of…

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Added on: 07/23/2024

Israel LGBTQ+ Medical Society launches course on transgender-friendly protocols

07/22/2024

When Y. J. Chichester Salant, a 27-year-old trans woman, went to an ENT doctor in Tel Aviv because of a serious upper respiratory infection, one of the…

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Added on: 07/22/2024

Police advice to LGBTQ+ individual to avoid public restrooms ruled as rights violation

07/21/2024

A court has ruled that police advising an LGBTQ+ individual, who was undergoing the process of gender correction and changing their resident registration number, to avoid using…

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Added on: 07/22/2024

Trans Housing Coalition Receives Grant to Fight Trans Homelessness in Atlanta

07/21/2024

Trans Housing Coalition will be expanding its Housing First Program after receiving a grant from Health Care Advocates International’s HCAI Fund. The non-profit, an Atlanta-based trans-led organization aimed…

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Added on: 07/20/2024

Two lifelong Republicans leave the GOP in support of trans grandchild

07/19/2024

Two Ohio grandparents, Mike and Melissa H., were both lifelong Republican voters, but they recently left the GOP because its anti-transgender politics threaten the well-being of their…

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Added on: 07/20/2024

British government report says trans suicide claims overblown

07/19/2024

A United Kingdom government advisor on Friday said statistics do not indicate that there had been a large spike in suicides among young people who identified as…

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Added on: 07/20/2024

Turkey Bans Transgender Art Exhibition Amid Intensified LGBTQ+ Crackdown

07/19/2024

Turkish authorities have banned an exhibition that explores the art and history of the country’s transgender community, the Art Newspaper reported Thursday. Authorities shut down the exhibition,…

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Added on: 07/19/2024

What is Trump running mate J.D. Vance’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights?

07/18/2024

LONDON – Donald Trump’s decision to name J.D. Vance as his running mate for November’s U.S. election has been criticised by LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, who say the…

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Added on: 07/17/2024

Tel Aviv backs housing for transgender community with support from religious factions

07/16/2024

The Tel Aviv City Council has approved a proposal by council member Reut Nagar to consider allocating part of the city’s affordable housing project to the transgender…

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Added on: 07/17/2024

California bans forced outing of LGBTQ+ students as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark law

07/16/2024

California has enacted a landmark law banning schools from outing LGBTQ+ students to their parents or guardians, becoming the first state to ban forced outing. Democratic Gov….

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Added on: 07/16/2024

Republican National Convention: Marjorie Taylor Greene Attacks Transgender Individuals And “Illegal Aliens”

07/15/2024

As one of the first big name speakers on the first night of the Republican National Convention, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) delivered a speech that started…

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Added on: 07/15/2024

Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one’s sex on a birth certificate

07/14/2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the…

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Added on: 07/14/2024

These millions of Americans are more likely to live in poverty, be unemployed and have no family support

07/13/2024

Quinn Merriss, an 18-year-old who identifies as transgender and non-binary, barely makes ends meet. Merriss was kicked out of their home after years of tension and arguments…

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Added on: 07/12/2024

Gay furry hackers target Heritage Foundation

07/11/2024

A collective of self-described “gay furry hackers” breached the right-wing Heritage Foundation’s computer networks and released sensitive data from the group that is spearheading the dangerous Project…

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Added on: 07/12/2024

Court in Japan allows transgender woman to officially change gender without compulsory surgery

07/11/2024

TOKYO — A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring compulsory gender-affirming surgery, a step that LGBGQ+ groups on Thursday…

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Added on: 07/11/2024

7 states sue to block new Biden transgender nondiscrimination rule

07/10/2024

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) and six other states are suing to prevent the implementation of a federal rule that expands nondiscrimination rules to include transgender people. This…

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Added on: 07/10/2024

Queer rights are in danger in Canada. Pierre Poilievre owns some of the blame

07/09/2024

For years, Ipsos has been asking individuals around the world for their opinions on Queer people. And for years, the pollster has found, those opinions have steadily…

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Added on: 07/09/2024

Biden threatens to veto House disapproval of Title IX transgender rule

07/08/2024

President Joe Biden has issued yet another veto threat against the GOP-controlled House, this time over his controversial Title IX rewrite. The House could vote as soon…

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Added on: 07/09/2024

Bridget Phillipson and Anneliese Dodds named as ministers for women and equalities

07/08/2024

Bridget Phillipson is the new minister for women and equalities, while Anneliese Dodds has been named a minister for women and equalities in the Department for Education….

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Added on: 07/08/2024

Does The New Criminal Code (BNS) Protect Men And Trans Persons From Sexual Violence?

07/07/2024

Institutional understanding of sexual violence is often informed by patriarchy and misogyny. Courts, police and lawmakers are all prone to this bias. The institutionalisation of such patriarchal…

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Added on: 07/08/2024

New York Pledges $5.4 Million Investment in LGBTQ+ Community Initiatives

07/07/2024

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a significant $5.4 million investment aimed at supporting the LGBTQ+ community in New York. This includes a $4.4 million allocation to the…

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Added on: 07/08/2024

Website tracks legal rights for trans people in Middle East and North Africa

07/07/2024

The Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute has unveiled the MENA Trans Archive, a new, free online archive focused on legal and sharia-law information for trans people living in…

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Added on: 07/08/2024

Trans teen who protested at NHS England HQ sends powerful message to new PM Keir Starmer

07/07/2024

A group of transgender teenagers begun occupying a ledge at Wellington House in central London on 28 June, urging political pundits to stop discriminating against trans youth….

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Added on: 07/06/2024

Here’s What the Election of the U.K.’s New PM Means for LGBTQ+ Rights

07/05/2024

The United Kingdom’s Labour Party won a landslide victory in Thursday’s general election, propelling party leader Keir Starmer to the office of Prime Minister and establishing a…

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Added on: 07/05/2024

US judge blocks Biden rule adding gender identity protections to healthcare

07/03/2024

A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a new rule against discrimination on the basis of gender identity in healthcare while he hears…

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Added on: 07/04/2024

In just a few years, half of all states passed bans on trans health care for kids

07/03/2024

Transgender people under 18 face laws that bar them from accessing gender-affirming health care in 25 states — just a few years ago, not a single state…

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Added on: 07/03/2024

Transgender Olympic Athlete Sparks Controversy

07/02/2024

A transgender athlete qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team this week sparked controversy on social media. Earlier this week, Nikki Hiltz, a transgender and nonbinary runner, qualified…

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Added on: 07/03/2024

Keir Starmer: Trans women don’t have right to use women’s spaces – even if they have a GRC

07/02/2024

Labour leader Keir Starmer has issued another troubling statement on trans rights, this time saying trans women do not have the right to use women-only spaces, even…