Transgender and Intersex Issues

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Added on: 07/04/2023

Bill introduced in Navajo Nation to legalize marriage equality

07/03/2023

Navajo Nation Council Delegate Seth Damon of Bááháálí, New Mexico is sponsoring a bill to have the Navajo Nation recognize marriages between two people of any genders….

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Added on: 07/03/2023

First transgender referee ‘honoured’ by Guinness World Records inclusion

07/02/2023

Football’s first transgender referee Lucy Clark has bravely revealed her journey from contemplating suicide to be awarded with a Guinness World Record. The 51-year-old officiates matches in…

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Added on: 07/03/2023

This gay doctor established the world’s first trans healthcare clinic in 1919, but he left behind a complicated legacy

07/02/2023

Magnus Hirschfeld was a gay activist and doctor who established the first known transgender healthcare clinic in Berlin in 1919. The Institute for Sexual Science was a…

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Added on: 07/02/2023

‘Transfariana’ : New doc looks at love story that helped ‘queer’ Colombia’s peace process

07/01/2023

On October 7th 2016 Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was given the Nobel Peace Prize “for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year long…

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Added on: 06/30/2023

‘There are more trans bans than trans athletes’: what’s driving anti-LGBTQ+ hate in America?

06/29/2023

Gillian Branstetter, a trans rights advocate, has watched in distress over the last year as lawmakers have eliminated fundamental protections for transgender people across the US. But…

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Added on: 06/29/2023

THE WORLDWIDE OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE RIGHTS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMMUNITY

06/28/2023

Whenever the rights of LGBTQ+ people move forward in the world, be it with laws that recognize same-sex marriage or the administrative identity of trans people, there…

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Added on: 06/28/2023

What is New Brunswick’s LGBTQ student controversy all about?

06/27/2023

New Brunswick’s premier has been facing turmoil in his own party. LGBTQ students and advocates have protested. Even the prime minister and the official Opposition leader have…

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Added on: 06/28/2023

Turkey Detains Dozens of LGBTQ Activists During Pride March

06/27/2023

Turkish police have ramped up a crackdown on LGBTQ activists as dozens of people were detained Sunday at Pride marches in Turkey’s metropolitan Istanbul and Izmir provinces….

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Added on: 06/28/2023

Sexual diversity: 10% of Chileans say they feel part of the LGBT+ community and 65% favor adoption by gay parents

06/27/2023

Research company Ipsos has launched a new edition of the report “LGBT+ Pride 2023”, a study that highlights society’s perception of sexual diversity around the world and…

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Added on: 06/27/2023

What does it mean to be queer and a Traveller? Three people explain

06/26/2023

If you hadn’t noticed by the sea of rainbows (we’re living for them), June is Pride month; a month to celebrate the diversity, resilience and beauty of…

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Added on: 06/27/2023

Medical exiles: Families flee states amid crackdown on transgender care

06/26/2023

Hal Dempsey wanted to “escape Missouri.” Arlo Dennis is “fleeing Florida.” The Tillison family “can’t stay in Texas.” They are part of a new migration of Americans…

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Added on: 06/27/2023

Hundreds Marry as Mexico Celebrates Marriage Equality, Gender ID Law

06/26/2023

Jubilant transgender folks and same-sex couples celebrated in Mexico City on Friday. The Associated Press reported 120 couples were able to marry under the slogan, “Hand in…

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Added on: 06/26/2023

The War on LGBTQ People Being Waged in Rural America

06/25/2023

On June 3, James Hensley, a 21-year-old from Corbin, Kentucky, joined a small group of local queer activists downtown for what was supposed to be a celebration…

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Added on: 06/24/2023

Kenya plots vile anti-homosexuality law to ‘kick LGBT people out of the country completely’

06/23/2023

Kenya is among a number of African states reportedly looking to introduce sweeping anti-homosexuality laws, with politician Mohamed Ali saying he wanted to “kick LGBT people out…

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Added on: 06/09/2023

Canadian province changes LGBT policy in schools to ‘recognize role of parents’

06/08/2023

Ruling conservatives in the Canadian province of New Brunswick this week made changes to rules for schools as they sought to “recognize the role of parents” in…

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Added on: 06/08/2023

The Colombian Paramilitary’s Other Dirty War — Against LGBTQ+ People

06/07/2023

Sandra* spotted her name for the first time on a pamphlet left at her doorstep in 2008, in Barrancabermeja, her home town in northern Colombia. Local paramilitaries…

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Added on: 06/08/2023

Oxfam Pride advert branded ‘hateful’ by anti-trans activists for making ‘terfs’ look like terrible people

06/07/2023

“Gender critical” activists – some of whom proudly brand themselves a ‘terf’ (short for trans-exclusionary radical feminist) in their Twitter bios – are now upset at the…

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Added on: 06/07/2023

Human Rights Campaign declares a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people

06/06/2023

For the first time in its four-decade history, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization has declared a national state of emergency for…

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Added on: 06/07/2023

Historians are learning more about how the Nazis targeted trans people

06/06/2023

In the fall of 2022, a German court heard an unusual case. It was a civil lawsuit that grew out of a feud on Twitter about whether…

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Added on: 06/06/2023

Osaka transgender LGBTQ rights lawyer gets death threats online

06/05/2023

A transgender lawyer in Osaka working on LGBTQ rights has received death threats online, calling them a hate crime targeting a transgender person. Nakaoka Shun, a member…

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Added on: 06/06/2023

Bangkok Aims to Be Safe Space for LGBT Asians

06/05/2023

Tens of thousands of people in Thailand celebrated Bangkok Pride with a parade on Sunday. Some Thais say they hope laws will one day allow same-sex marriage…

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Added on: 06/05/2023

Global survey finds 9% of adults identify as LGBTQ

06/01/2023

Nearly 1 in 10 adults across 30 countries identify as LGBTQ, according to a new global survey, but that number tells only part of the story. Age…

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Added on: 06/02/2023

Being LGBTQ+ in Latin America: Four stories of bravery and resilience

06/01/2023

June is Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States and around the world. The month commemorates the Stonewall Riots of 1969, when LGBTQ+ people…

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Added on: 05/31/2023

The paradoxical queer history of Iran

05/30/2023

This past February, something special happened. For the first time in the 44-year history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the majority of trade unions and notable…

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Added on: 05/31/2023

Russian legislators are targeting transgender people. It’s the latest move that copies GOP talking points from the US

05/30/2023

A new Russian bill could ban transgender healthcare in the country, a move that mirrors legislation being proposed and enacted by Republican lawmakers across the United States….

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Added on: 05/30/2023

LGBTQ Russians flee to Argentina seeking refuge from discrimination, Ukraine war

05/29/2023

Anastasia Domini and her wife Anna Domini walked hand in hand on a recent sunny day in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires while their four restless children played…

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Added on: 05/30/2023

Bill: Intersex suspects, inmates to have special cells

05/29/2023

A police officer has told the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) of how he influenced a complaint to withdraw a case from court when a…

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Added on: 05/29/2023

KNHRC Champions Intersex Bill To Protect Rights

05/28/2023

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) is working towards ensuring the establishment of a legal framework that will fill the gap in the law for…

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Added on: 05/29/2023

Pitiful turnout of anti-drag protesters countered with ‘joyful’ LGBTQ+ street party

05/28/2023

On Saturday (27 May), around 100 LGBTQ+ folks and allies stood against 40 Turning Point UK campaigners, holding signs that read “South London loves trans people”. Turning Point…

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Added on: 05/27/2023

Italian government’s anti-LGBT rhetoric blamed for brutal beating of trans woman in Milan

05/26/2023

A video of a trans woman in Milan being pepper sprayed, kicked and beaten by three police officers has caused a stir in Italy, with many drawing…