Transgender and Intersex Issues

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Added on: 10/11/2021

North Carolina lieutenant governor won’t resign over anti-LGBTQ+ remarks

10/10/2021

The Republican lieutenant governor of North Carolina has said he will not resign or back down over remarks in which he called transgenderism and homosexuality “filth”. Mark…

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Added on: 10/10/2021

‘Why are you attacking me? I’m great’: 8-year-old transgender girl asks lawmakers to oppose sports ban bill

10/7/21

During a marathon hearing Wednesday that lasted more than 10 hours, a transgender child pleaded with Texas House lawmakers to halt a bill that would prevent her…

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Added on: 10/09/2021

N.C. lieutenant governor faces calls to resign for calling LGBTQ people ‘filth’

10/8/21

Multiple North Carolina state representatives are demanding that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican, resign after a video surfaced showing him describing the LGBTQ community as “filth.”…

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Added on: 10/08/2021

How a US group with links to the far-right may have influenced a crackdown on Ghana’s LGBTQ community

10/08/2021

Accra, Ghana (CNN)A safe house was the only place Joe felt protected enough to meet. Tucked away in a neighborhood of Accra, off Aflao Road, a group…

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Added on: 10/07/2021

Posthumous Victory for S. Korean Transgender Soldier as Court Tells Army to Annul Dismissal

10/07/2021

SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean soldier who committed suicide earlier this year after being dismissed by the army following gender reassignment surgery won a posthumous victory…

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Added on: 10/06/2021

Carrie Johnson urges Tories to back transgender rights

10/05/2021

Carrie Johnson has urged Conservatives to fight for the rights of transgender people, throwing her support behind a cause that has begun to increasingly divide the party….

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Added on: 10/06/2021

Librarians in Wyoming face criminal ‘obscenity’ charges for stocking LGBT+ books in teen sections

10/05/2021

Prosecutors are reportedly considering whether to bring charges against Campbell County Public Library staff over their decision to stock young adult books about sex education and LGBT+…

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Added on: 10/05/2021

New Campaign ‘Proud AF’ Aims To Tackle Racism Among Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Men In Ireland

10/04/2021

The Gay Project has launched a new campaign “#ProudAF”, aimed at reducing racism towards gay, bisexual and trans (GBTQI+) people of colour and travellers and in Ireland….

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Added on: 10/05/2021

LivveHome to launch first-ever community kitchen run, operated by transgender people in Pune

10/04/2021

Coming November 2021 Pune is all set to get its first-ever community kitchen staffed and operated entirely by transgender individuals. A visit to Pune, Maharashtra’s cultural and…

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Added on: 10/04/2021

Breaking down China’s transgender barriers

10/03/2021

HONG KONG — Huang Xi, the founder of mainland China’s only nonprofit organization offering psychological counseling to transgender people, is a rarity — a Chinese transgender woman…

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Added on: 10/04/2021

Row looms over Tory conference invitation to gay lobbying group accused of transphobia

10/03/2021

Senior Tories are concerned that their conference will be the latest to be overshadowed by a row over trans rights, after the party said it was standing…

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Added on: 10/03/2021

Kenya: It’s a Tough Life for Little-Understood Intersex People

09/30/2021

Few choices would be harder to make than coming round to accept that you are neither male nor female. Add to this the fact not much is…

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Added on: 10/02/2021

How violence and abuse drove a transgender migrant back to Pakistan

10/01/2021

Romesa Ahmed, a transgender woman from Pakistan, tells the story of her failed attempt to flee to Europe. Shunned by her family, raped and tortured by those…

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Added on: 10/01/2021

ANALYSIS-German election seen as paving way for transgender rights gains

09/27/2021

BERLIN, Sept 27 (Openly) – The victory of Germany’s Social Democrats and the election of the country’s first openly transgender lawmakers has buoyed LGBT+ activists’ hopes for…

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Added on: 09/30/2021

Grilling politicians on who has a cervix isn’t journalism – it’s toxic, transphobic theatre

09/29/2021

Labour MP Emily Thornberry has expertly demonstrated how the question “do only women have a cervix” should be answered without feeding into a toxic debate. The reductive…

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Added on: 09/27/2021

Sajid Javid condemned for saying it’s a ‘scientific fact’ that only women have cervixes

09/26/2021

Health secretary Sajid Javid is facing strident backlash after he said it was a “scientific fact” that only women have cervixes. Javid made his comments after Labour leader…

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Added on: 09/27/2021

Penang Mufti: Transgender people should change appearance before entering mosques, surau

09/26/2021

GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): “Mukhannath” or transgender individuals should change their appearance if they want to be in mosques or surau, says Penang Mufti Datuk Seri Dr Wan…

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Added on: 09/25/2021

The AP Interview: Hungary committed to contentious LGBT law

9/24/21

The right-wing populist government in Hungary is attracting conservative thinkers from the United States who admire its approaches to migration, LGBT issues and national sovereignty — all…

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Added on: 09/25/2021

Govt mulls banning transgender individuals from entering mosques in FT

9/24/21

The government is looking into emulating Perlis in banning “mukhannath” or transgender individuals from entering mosques in the Federal Territories. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department…

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Added on: 09/24/2021

Scotland becomes first country in world to embed LGBT education in school curriculum

09/23/2021

All school staff will be given a basic awareness e-learning course on LGBT inclusive education and a toolkit of LGBT inclusive education teaching resources. A dedicated website…

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Added on: 09/24/2021

Transgender people in Puerto Rico say they are invisible in the eyes of the island — and it’s contributing to a culture of violence

09/2/2021

While celebrating her 16th birthday at a gay bar in Puerto Rico a few years ago, Lina, a trans woman, said an older man drugged her and…

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Added on: 09/23/2021

Latin America LGBTQI+ Panel at San Sebastian: Trends, Hurdles

09/22/2021

Taking place inside a cool, concrete extension of the San Telmo Museum, a dedicated Basque cultural hub, the challenges facing LGBTQI+ cinema in Latin America was the…

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Added on: 09/23/2021

Thailand considers deportation of Malaysian transgender entrepreneur

09/22/2021

Thailand is considering whether to deport a transgender businesswoman who was convicted this month of illegal entry and is wanted in Malaysia for insulting Islam, a case…

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Added on: 09/22/2021

Malaysian transgender entrepreneur arrested in Thailand

09/20/2021

A prominent Malaysian transgender entrepreneur wanted in her homeland for insulting Islam by cross-dressing has been arrested in Thailand, police said Monday, with authorities seeking her extradition….

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Added on: 09/20/2021

12 Yr Old Gamer Deserves An Ally Award For Saying It Like It Is

09/19/2021

We’ve all heard of horror stories of overly masculine men (or insecure closeted ones) making online gaming not so much of a safe space for LGBTQ+ gamers….

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Added on: 09/18/2021

Bangladesh’s transgender tycoons create safe work

9/17/21

Simran Snigdha was begging when a chance encounter helped get her off Bangladesh’s streets and realize her artistic dreams — one of a growing number of transgender…

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Added on: 09/18/2021

Appeal court overturns UK puberty blockers ruling for under-16s

9/17/21

The court of appeal has overturned a controversial judgment that children under the age of 16 considering gender reassignment are unlikely to be mature enough to give…

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Added on: 09/16/2021

Transgender professor ordered reinstated with tenure at university in Oklahoma by federal court

09/15/2021

A transgender professor who was denied a promotion more than a decade ago must be reinstated with tenure at Southeastern Oklahoma State University because the school discriminated…

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Added on: 09/15/2021

Trailblazer in transgender treatment: Professor Hwang Na-Hyun of KUAH

09/14/2021

People who have a gender identity that differs from the sex assigned at birth are known as transgender. While the term was something many avoided addressing, transgender…

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Added on: 09/15/2021

Anti-trans legislation will have drastic effects on intersex people & their healthcare

09/14/2021

For months, a conservative-backed wave of anti-transgender legislation has taken the country by storm, leading this year to have the most anti-LGBTQ laws enacted in American history….