Transgender and Intersex Issues

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Added on: 12/27/2020

Tears of joy as LGBTQ asylum seeker battered by police wins fight to stay in Liverpool

12/26/2020

An LGBTQ asylum seeker described their tears of joy when a judge said they could stay in Liverpool after fleeing murder, police brutality and discrimination in El…

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Added on: 12/26/2020

My intersex husband

12/26/2020

Aku finally nailed it. She got married to the love of her life, a 40-year-old man, after two years of courtship without intimacy. As tradition will have…

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Added on: 12/26/2020

Bihar mulls over raising transgender battalion

12/26/2020

If all goes right, Bihar would soon become the first state in the country to have a separate police battalion of transgenders. Till now, the state government…

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Added on: 12/26/2020

Lawyers will now have to specify pronouns in courts in British Columbia

12/24/2020

Lawyers, witnesses, defendents, and other individuals in court proceedings in British Columbia will now have to specify a gendered title – Mr., Ms., Mx., or “Counsel” –…

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Added on: 12/25/2020

People think it’s too easy for trans kids to get treatment. My daughter’s experience says otherwise

12/24/2020

My daughter came out as trans in October. Since then, we’ve been trying to get her the healthcare she needs to feel confident, happy, and safe. It…

World Voices

Added on: 12/24/2020

Tamara Adrián – Transgender National Assembly Member, Venezuela

Sarah Leistico

Alturi Contributor

How did you initially become involved with activism and policy change? I have known since I was four-years-old that I am transgender. Later in life, after returning…

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Added on: 12/23/2020

The Godmothers: Five transgender women give back to society

12/22/2020

Nammane, Summane, a temporary shelter and NGO for abandoned children rescued from the streets, will be inaugurated on Wednesday. It’s the first home of its kind in…

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Added on: 12/23/2020

British trans clinic appeals puberty blockers judgment

12/22/2020

LONDON, Dec 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – England’s only youth gender clinic said on Tuesday it had sought leave to appeal a court ruling that has stopped…

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Added on: 12/22/2020

Canadian lawmakers vote for non-binary gender option on citizenship cards in ‘respect of basic human rights’

12/21/2020

“We want this resolution to remind all our LGBTQ2+ citizens that you are embraced in our community and your Métis government, and we are proud of who…

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Added on: 12/19/2020

French teens protest after transgender classmate’s suicide

12/18/2020

About 100 teenagers rallied in northern France on Friday to pay homage to a transgender student who killed herself this week after facing tensions with school officials…

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Added on: 12/18/2020

Argentina to add more transgender people to labor force

12/17/2020

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — (AP) — Angeles Rojas strides down the hall of the Argentine state bank, passed portraits on the walls of past bank presidents who…

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Added on: 12/17/2020

Romanian top court overturns ban on gender identity studies

12/16/2020

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s Constitutional Court overturned on Wednesday a blanket ban on gender identity studies voted through by lawmakers and which rights groups and universities said…

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Added on: 12/13/2020

The hashtag that grew the most on Twitter this year is “#transrightsarehumanrights”

12/13/2020

J.K. Rowling recently said that she believes people agree with her transphobic opinions, but they’re just “afraid to speak up” on them. “Many are afraid to speak…

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Added on: 12/11/2020

FOCUS: Genderless uniforms spread in Japan as LGBT students gain notice

12/10/2020

A growing number of Japanese prefectural high schools are relaxing or scrapping gender codes for uniforms to meet the needs of transgender and other sexual-minority students, with…

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Added on: 12/11/2020

“Kill Them, They Are Sodomites” – Police Violence Against LGBT People in Tunisia

12/10/2020

On October 6, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in Tunisia raised their voices and banners in the street, amid the hundreds of demonstrators who were…

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Added on: 12/08/2020

U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to transgender student accommodations

12/07/2020

(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday preserved an Oregon public school district’s policy of accommodating transgender students, rejecting an appeal challenging a policy that let…

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Added on: 12/08/2020

China’s transgender people too scared to come out like Elliot Page – ‘You become a freak’

12/07/2020

When Juno star Elliot Page, known as Ellen Page until December, came out as transgender, his social media pages were instantly filled with blessings and love from…

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Added on: 12/08/2020

British High Court bans gender transitions for children

12/06/2020

Children under the age of 16 are unlikely to give “informed consent” to take puberty blockers to begin their gender transition process. This is according to the…

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Added on: 12/06/2020

‘A Butterfly With My Wings Cut Off’: A Transgender Asylum Seeker’s Quest to Come to California

12/4/2020

When she turned 15, like so many girls in her town in Guatemala, Luna Guzmán celebrated with a quinceañera. “My friend lent me the dress because she…

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Added on: 12/06/2020

LGBT+ groups see surge in calls after UK court ruling on trans teens

12/4/2020

British LGBT+ groups have received a surge in calls and emails from transgender children and their parents following a court ruling this week that will force doctors…

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Added on: 12/03/2020

Russian Activists Just Won an Important Battle Over LGBTQ Rights. But the War Is Far From Over

12/02/2020

Two weeks after the constitution was changed, the government proposed a bill to ban same-sex marriage and end the legal recognition of transgender people. Many activists had…

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Added on: 12/02/2020

Government apologises to transgender people forced to accept sterilisation

12/01/2020

The Dutch government has apologised to hundreds of transgender people who were forced to accept being sterilised and to undergo body modification and take hormones if they…

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Added on: 12/01/2020

Swedish gymnastics to let youths choose their own gender category

11/30/2020

Young Swedish transgender gymnasts will be allowed to compete in whatever class they want, following a new decision by the Swedish Gymnastics Federation. The decision was reached…

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Added on: 11/28/2020

Resolution in KP assembly demands transgender people be allowed to perform Hajj, Umrah

11/27/2020

A resolution demanding transgender people be allowed to perform Hajj and Umrah — two major Islamic pilgrimages — in Saudi Arabia was submitted Friday in the Khyber…

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Added on: 11/27/2020

Transgender Pakistanis find solace in a church of their own

11/26/2020

Pakistan’s Christian transgender people, often mocked, abused and bullied, say they have found peace and solace in a church of their own. Shunned by other churches, they…

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Added on: 11/26/2020

Norway outlaws hate speech against trans people

11/25/2020

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Norway’s parliament outlawed hate speech against transgender people on Tuesday, expanding its penal code which has protected gay and lesbian people since…

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Added on: 11/26/2020

Finland’s feminist prime minister Sanna Marin comes out swinging for trans people’s right to self-identify

11/25/2020

Sanna Marin, Finland’s prime minister, has spoken out about plans to reform the Trans Act to enable trans people to legally self-identify. When asked whether she sees…

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Added on: 11/25/2020

Placement of trans woman in men’s prison inhumane, unlawful: Activists

11/25/2020

Activists have strongly condemned law enforcement officials for placing a transgender woman in a men’s detention facility, calling it an insensitive move against the special needs and…

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Added on: 11/25/2020

Argentina’s army now has a 1% transgender quota while the US still bans transgender service members

11/24/2020

While the U.S. still bans transgender people from serving in the military, a new employment quota for Argentina’s army will soon require the service’s personnel to be…

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Added on: 11/25/2020

Trump’s ban on transgender troops hurts military, former top service physicians say

11/24/2020

The Trump administration’s ban on transgender troops has harmed the military’s ability to protect the nation, according to former military surgeons general. Three top former military health…