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Added on: 01/17/2024

Supreme Court stays out of fight over transgender student bathroom access

01/16/2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined for now to weigh in on the contentious issue of bathroom access for transgender students by rejecting an Indiana school district’s…

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Added on: 01/16/2024

We are needed’: Queer and trans carpenters start renovations company

01/15/2024

After years of experience working in the male-dominated carpentry industry, Kate Wilton and Greer Roberts — who both identify as queer — decided to create their own,…

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Added on: 01/16/2024

Protest at Mexico’s National Palace after murder of trans activist

01/15/2024

LGBTI groups protested at Mexico’s National Palace on Monday, in response to the death of activist and politician Samantha Fonseca, the fourth trans woman murdered in the…

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Added on: 01/14/2024

Controversy erupts as Florida governor misfires on Bangladesh LGBT rights funding

01/13/2024

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has come under scrutiny for criticizing US President Joe Biden’s economic policies, specifically targeting federal spending on promoting transgender rights in Bangladesh. However,…

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Added on: 01/13/2024

West Virginia Conservatives Want to Legally Define Trans People as “Obscene”

01/12/2024

West Virginia State Sen. Michael Azinger (R) introduced a slew of anti-transgender bills on Wednesday, including one that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth and one…

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Added on: 01/12/2024

Trans woman’s Ohio house candidacy challenged under decades-old law

01/12/2024

A second transgender woman’s attempt to run for public office in Ohio was challenged under a decades-old law that requires candidates to disclose previous legal names on election…

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Added on: 01/11/2024

Forty-One Community Organisations Write To WA Premier Over LGBT Law Refroms

01/10/2024

Around forty-one community organisations, including LGBTQI, health and women’s groups and unions, have addressed an open letter to Western Australia Premier Roger Cook to deliver on the…

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Added on: 01/10/2024

Mexican president apologizes for labeling transgender lawmaker ‘man dressed as a woman’

01/09/2024

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador apologized Tuesday following accusations of misgendering a transgender legislator. “I want to … offer an apology to a colleague who identifies…

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Added on: 01/10/2024

Meet the transgender Space Force rocket scientist who’s unimpressed by Libs of TikTok’s attacks

01/09/2024

Space Force Col. Bree Fram, a distinguished transgender service member, advocate, and rocket scientist, recently faced a barrage of online attacks following a derogatory post by Chaya…

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Added on: 01/10/2024

Scottish government publish plans to ban conversion therapy

01/09/2024

While UK-based activists sit tight in wait of an update on Rishi Sunak’s conservative party to follow through on their promise to ban the abhorrent practice, Scotland…

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Added on: 01/09/2024

LGBTQ+ advocates’ lawsuit says Louisiana transgender care ban violates the state constitution

01/08/2024

A lawsuit to block enforcement of Louisiana’s new ban on transgender health care procedures for anyone under 18 was announced Monday by LGBTQ+ advocates. The lawsuit was…

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Added on: 01/09/2024

Walkout in Prestatyn sparked ‘vile’ and ‘horrific’ abuse, says transgender pool player

01/08/2024

A transgender pool champion says she received “vile” and “horrific” abuse online after her opponent refused to play her in a final. Lynne Pinches conceded the Women’s…

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Added on: 01/08/2024

Govt is committed to provide all fundamental rights to trans community: Mushaal

01/08/2024

ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Human Rights and Women Empowerment, Mushaal Hussain Mullick here on Sunday said that the government was committed to provide…

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Added on: 01/07/2024

St Just Sisters’ drag shows raise awareness, funds for regional and rural SA communities

01/06/2024

When veteran drag queen KymmBerlei takes to the stage in her floor-length sequin gown, glamorous wig, and sky-high heels, she in many ways embodies the enormous transformation…

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Added on: 01/06/2024

Ohio’s governor just made life a lot harder for transgender people

01/05/2024

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has signed an executive order banning hospitals in the state from performing gender-affirming surgeries on minors. The ban went into effect immediately,…

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Added on: 01/06/2024

Rosie Duffield cleared of transphobia and antisemitism by Labour

01/05/2024

Labour MP Rosie Duffield has been cleared of allegations of transphobia and antisemitism by her party, saying she has been “completely exonerated”. The Canterbury politician, whose views…

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Added on: 01/06/2024

Trans activist endures gang hell in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

01/05/2024

Trans activist Dominique Rebel Saint-Vil of OTRAH (Organisation Trans d’Haïti) is surviving — barely — in her beleaguered, impoverished gang-controlled nation. In the following interview, she describes…

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Added on: 01/05/2024

Scottish Government funds mental health project for LGBTQ youth Scottish Government funds mental health project for LGBTQ youth

01/05/2024

The Scottish Government has announced funding for a project to support the mental health of LGBTQ youth. £50,000 will be given to LGBT Youth Scotland to establish…

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Added on: 01/05/2024

Out in the World: Democracy, LGBTQ rights were threatened around the world in 2023

01/04/2024

The year 2023 was marked by a severe global assault on LGBTQ rights and unexpected challenges and progress. Despite the hard shove backward, LGBTQ communities stood up…

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Added on: 01/04/2024

What will the world do on LGBTQ+ rights in 2024?

01/04/2024

LONDON, Dec 21 (Openly) – There were huge milestones and setbacks for LGBTQ+ rights around the world during 2023. Same-sex marriage was legalised in nations including Slovenia and Andorra,…

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Added on: 01/04/2024

Record number of anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced in 2023

01/03/2024

At least 510 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced in state legislatures across the United States last year — a new record, according to American Civil Liberties Union data as…

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Added on: 01/03/2024

Russia’s War on Woke Putin Is Trying to Unite the Far Right and Undermine the West

01/02/2024

In March of this year, Russia will hold presidential elections. The contest, like ones past, will be highly choreographed, and its outcome is preordained. President Vladimir Putin,…

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Added on: 01/02/2024

Gender-affirming care has a long history in the US – and not just for transgender people

01/01/2024

Enforcement of binary gender norms has led to unwanted medical interventions on intersex and cisgender children. In 1976, a woman from Roanoke, Virginia, named Rhoda received a…

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Added on: 12/31/2023

Transgender ex-RAF navigator honoured by King for contribution to LGBT+ inclusion

12/31/2023

Caroline Paige, who was the first transgender Officer to serve openly in the UK Armed Forces, has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British…

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Added on: 12/30/2023

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors

12/29/2023

Ohio’s Republican governor has vetoed legislation that would have barred transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care, he said Friday. Signing the bill would “be saying that the…

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Added on: 12/28/2023

Nepal is the First South Asian Country to Register a Same-Sex Marriage

12/27/2023

A battle six years in the making was finally won as Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandley’s marriage was officially registered with the government of Nepal in late…

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Added on: 12/27/2023

Thousands of trans people waiting months for IDs in India

12/26/2023

Thousands of transgender people in India are reportedly waiting months to obtain a certificate that will allow them to receive gender-affirming care. Statistics reported by the country’s…

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Added on: 12/26/2023

Ron DeSantis is Asked How He’d React if One of His Kids Came Out

12/25/2023

A journalist asked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis directly how he would feel if one of his kids came out as gay or trans. The question came up…

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Added on: 12/26/2023

Transcending Boundaries: Saima Shaukat Joins Transgender Trailblazer Sobia Khan In KP Election Fray

12/25/2023

After the groundbreaking entry of Sobia Khan into the political arena, another prominent transgender figure, Saima Shaukat, has stepped into the spotlight by submitting her nomination papers…

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Added on: 12/26/2023

Fact check: Did Sweden ‘shut down’ gender-affirming surgical care for minors?

12/25/2023

The claim: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said parents who seek gender-affirming care for their children subject those children to abuse — so much so that other nations…