Transgender and Intersex Issues

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Added on: 04/02/2023

Hong Kong transgender protesters say government is not abiding by landmark ruling

04/01/2023

A group of Hong Kong transgender people staged a small protest on Friday against a delay by authorities in changing the gender indicated on their identity documents,…

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Added on: 04/02/2023

The marginalisation of trans people by the gay community is beyond unhelpful – here’s why

04/01/2023

It’s rarely a good idea to reread diaries from your teenage years. Recently though, I found a passage from my own that made me laugh. At 15,…

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Added on: 04/01/2023

UK Athletics bans transgender athletes from female competition

03/31/2023

UK Athletics has performed a U-turn by announcing an immediate ban on transgender women from competing in the female category across all its events. The decision comes…

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Added on: 04/01/2023

Biden marks International Transgender Day of Visibility by blasting Republicans targeting trans youth

03/31/2023

President Joe Biden is using International Transgender Day of Visibility on Friday to sharply criticize acts of violence and discrimination against Americans who identify as trans and…

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Added on: 04/01/2023

Transgender activists urge Hong Kong’s Immigration Department to approve ID card sex change requests following landmark court ruling

03/31/2023

Transgender activists have urged Hong Kong’s Immigration Department to approve applications to change the sex shown on identity cards after authorities suspended the process following a court…

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Added on: 03/31/2023

Is exile the only solution for queer Mongolians?

03/29/2023

Mongolia, a country with a relatively small population of three million people who maintain very close relations, has a vibrant LGBTQ+ community. Yet, for them, living an…

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Added on: 03/30/2023

Anti-transgender sentiment follows Nashville shooting

03/29/2023

After authorities said the Nashville school shooter identified as transgender, anti-trans sentiment about the community surged from far-right political figures. Gun reform advocates and LGBTQ activists say the transgender community is…

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Added on: 03/29/2023

A Group Of Florida LGBTQ Kids Are Learning How To Fight Back

03/28/2023

“I love Florida, but Florida doesn’t love me back. ”Those were the words of Ollie, a nonbinary high school senior in Collier County who has lived in…

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Added on: 03/28/2023

House Republicans Pass First National Bill Targeting Transgender Youth

03/27/2023

On Friday, House Republicans passed the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights Act,” which would force educators to misgender trans students and out them to their parents. The…

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Added on: 03/28/2023

JusticeMakers Bangladesh expresses concern over killing of trans woman

03/27/2023

JusticeMakers Bangladesh, a renowned human rights organization, has expressed grave concern over the murder of Khalek, a transgender woman, on Feb. 19 in Gazipur in central Bangladesh….

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Added on: 03/27/2023

GERMANY UNVEILS PLANS TO SIMPLIFY GENDER CHANGE PROCESS

03/26/2023

BERLIN – Germany’s government agreed to simplify the administrative procedure for people wanting to change genders, a move long demanded by the LGBTQ community, a spokesman for…

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Added on: 03/27/2023

Egyptian police using fake Grindr account to arrest LGBTQ+ community, says app

03/26/2023

A popular social networking app for gays, Grindr, has issued a warning to its users in Egypt after reports emerged that police are using fake accounts to…

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Added on: 03/27/2023

Meet Ziya and Zahad, India’s first transgender couple to have baby

03/26/2023

Ziya Pavel always wanted to be a mother; Zahad not so much. But the funny thing about love is that it makes you do things that you…

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Added on: 03/27/2023

Lesbian Project’s first meeting met with joyful pro-trans protest: ‘We are one community’

03/26/2023

Members of The Dyke Project partied to protest the inaugural event of the The Lesbian Project – a trans-exclusionary initiative created by Julie Bindel and Kathleen Stock. The…

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Added on: 03/26/2023

‘TransFormation’: A Mumbai salon run by transgender persons to promote inclusivity

03/25/2023

Deutsche Bank and Rotary Club of Bombay have teamed up to open Mumbai’s first transgender-run salon on Saturday, March 25 in an effort to create equal employment…

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Added on: 03/26/2023

Conservatives in LDP take issue with gender identity clause in LGBT bill

03/25/2023

Ahead of internal discussions on legislation aimed promoting a better understanding of the LGBT community, conservatives within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have taken issue with a…

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Added on: 03/24/2023

Trans rights becomes a life and death issue in Peru

03/20/2023

A wave of murders of trans women in Peru — six since the beginning of the year, after eight all of last year — has exposed a…

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Added on: 03/24/2023

Ohio lawmakers part of nationwide movement pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation

03/23/2023

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are part of a record-breaking national conservative movement pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation, where 340 bills have been introduced in statehouses across the nation…

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Added on: 03/21/2023

Kiwi transgender woman considers surgery overseas as local demand soars

03/20/2023

A Kiwi transgender woman is considering getting her gender affirmation surgery done overseas as demand in New Zealand for the service soars. Ella Jenkins, 23, was put…

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Added on: 03/21/2023

Victoria to ban Nazi salute after ‘disgusting’ scenes at anti-trans protest

03/20/2023

The Andrews government will move to ban the Nazi salute within months after the gesture was used at a protest attended by neo-Nazis at the weekend. Victoria’s…

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Added on: 03/20/2023

Council of Islamic Ideology slams ‘guru culture’ in ‘intersex’ people

03/19/2023

ISLAMABAD: Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz on Sunday said there was a united stance that the ‘guru culture’ in the khawaja sira (non-binary…

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Added on: 03/18/2023

A Saudi Trans Woman Is Presumed Dead After Claiming She Was Forced to Detransition

03/17/2023

On March 12, Eden Knight, a 23-year-old Saudi-American transgender woman, posted a note online indicating that she intended to die by suicide. Knight’s suicide note accused her…

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Added on: 03/17/2023

Mental health concerns at the forefront as hundreds of ‘anti-LGBTQ’ bills circulate nationwide

03/16/2023

With each political debate and bill that passes over transgender rights, parents and LGBTQ+ youth say they brace for the negative impact it may have on their…

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Added on: 03/17/2023

Forum deplores ‘demonisation’ of sexual minorities by Kerala’s right-wing Muslims

03/17/2023

Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) has strongly condemned the “efforts by the Muslim right wing in Kerala, including leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami and the Indian Union…

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Added on: 03/16/2023

Tennessee Senate passes chilling bill that redefines sex and legally erases trans people

03/14/2023

A “cruel” bill that would define trans people out of Tennessee state code has inched closer to reality after it passed through the Senate. In the latest attack…

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Added on: 03/15/2023

Sanders signs transgender care malpractice bill into law

03/14/2023

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed legislation making it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for children, a move that could effectively reinstate a blocked…

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Added on: 03/15/2023

LGBTQ+ groups face crackdowns in Uganda as environment turns hostile

03/14/2023

A dramatic surge in attacks on LGBTQ+ people in Uganda has been recorded by rights groups this year, as the environment for sexual minorities turns increasingly hostile….

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Added on: 03/14/2023

Biden says efforts to restrict transgender rights ‘close to sinful’

03/13/2023

President Joe Biden called efforts to restrict transgender rights in Florida “close to sinful” in an interview released Monday, suggesting federal laws should be passed to protect…

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Added on: 03/13/2023

Another conspiracy group’: British anti-trans rights activist plans stop in Aotearoa

03/12/2023

A British anti-transgender activist is planning a visit to Aotearoa, sparking concerns amongst Rainbow communities who say she has a “track record of hateful speech and the…

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Added on: 03/13/2023

Meet the Ukrainian activist providing hormone therapy to the trans community from her Kyiv apartment

03/12/2023

Anastasiia Yeva Domani has lived in Kyiv for her entire life and never plans to move. She is familiar face to many in the trans community in…