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Added on: 04/08/2023

‘A backwards betrayal’: Biden Title IX proposal draws criticism from LGBTQ community

04/07/2023

Some LGBTQ advocates this week slammed the Biden administration’s proposed revision to Title IX, accusing the president of backtracking on his commitment to protecting transgender young people….

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Added on: 04/08/2023

INDIAN TRANSGENDER MODEL HUMILIATED AND DENIED ENTRY IN THE COUNTRY BY MUSCAT AIRPORT AUTHORITY

04/07/2023

It was the night of February 24th when an Indian model and designer Nin Kala landed at the Muscat International airport to explore the city on a…

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Added on: 04/07/2023

15 governments join EU lawsuit against Orbán’s anti-LGBT law

04/07/2023

Fifteen EU governments have joined the European Commission’s lawsuit against Hungary over a controversial anti-LGBTQ law making what civil society groups have described as the largest human…

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Added on: 04/07/2023

This community in southern Mexico has defied the gender binary for generations

04/07/2023

In the town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, one variation of a local legend goes something…

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Added on: 04/07/2023

US Supreme Court rules in favour of transgender track runner

04/06/2023

The United States Supreme Court on Thursday has allowed a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on the girls’ sports teams at her middle school…

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Added on: 04/05/2023

Jayapal reintroduces Transgender Bill of Rights

04/04/2023

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) is once again trying to codify federal protections for transgender and gender non-conforming people across the country. This is her second effort…

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Added on: 04/05/2023

UK Equality Act could be amended to make ‘sex’ mean ‘biological sex’

04/04/2023

Trans advocates are incensed after the Equality Human Rights Commission (EHRC) laid out how amending the Equality Act to make sex mean biological sex could impact trans…

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Added on: 04/04/2023

How amateur football in Germany is approaching transgender inclusion

04/03/2023

As sports such as swimming and athletics bring in rules restricting, or even banning, participation for transgender women at the elite level of female sport, world football’s…

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Added on: 04/04/2023

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools

04/03/2023

Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor’s veto of…

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Added on: 04/03/2023

Vancouver police seek witnesses to violent confrontations at transgender rally

04/02/2023

Vancouver police say they are investigating two violent confrontations at a rally in the city marking International Transgender Day of Visibility. Investigators have released images of two people, as…

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Added on: 04/03/2023

In Morocco, YouTube is one tool to attack LGBTQ, vulnerable communities

04/02/2023

RABAT — YouTube can be a space to start a business, educate and build a community. Unfortunately, it is also sometimes used to perpetuate hate among already…

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Added on: 04/03/2023

Defiant transgender children marched on Kansas Statehouse

04/02/2023

TOPEKA — A throng of angry queer and transgender children marched Friday evening on the Kansas Statehouse grounds in joyful defiance of legislators who promote state-sponsored discrimination. As…

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Added on: 04/03/2023

Community survey calls for improved care for transgender Tasmanians

04/02/2023

To mark International Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31st), Equality Tasmania released a landmark report on transgender people’s experiences in Tasmania. The report details the results of a…

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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…