Transgender and Intersex Issues

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Added on: 05/15/2023

The American Medical Association’s first out gay president pledges to fight trans healthcare bans

05/14/2023

Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld is a U.S. Navy combat veteran who will be inaugurated as the American Medical Association’s (AMA) first out gay president on June 13 –…

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Added on: 05/13/2023

Kentucky Republican governor candidate makes chilling vow to purge transgender kids from schools

05/12/2023

A candidate to become governor of Kentucky has vowed to purge transgender kids from the state’s schools, in her bid for Republican nomination. On Monday (8 May),…

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Added on: 05/12/2023

Supreme Court sides with transgender woman from Guatemala in asylum dispute

05/11/2023

WashingtonCNN — The Supreme Court cleared the way for a transgender woman from Guatemala to appeal her deportation from the United States in federal court. The woman argues that she…

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Added on: 05/11/2023

Trans rights gain ground despite rising European rhetoric

05/10/2023

LONDON, May 11 (Openly) – Europeans are moving ever closer to embracing equal rights for all despite a rise in anti-transgender rhetoric by many of their politicians,…

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Added on: 05/10/2023

Transgender minors protected from estranged parents under Washington law

05/09/2023

Minors seeking gender-affirming care in Washington will be protected from the intervention of estranged parents under a measure Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday. The new…

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Added on: 05/10/2023

Top Spanish court considers far-right challenge to LGBT law

05/09/2023

Spain’s Constitutional Court said Tuesday it would consider a legal challenge lodged by the far-right Vox party against a new law extending rights for transgender teenagers and…

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Added on: 05/10/2023

Germany proposes ‘self-determination law’ to ease legal changes of gender

05/09/2023

The German government on Tuesday presented a proposal for a law that will make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender, ending decades-old…

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Added on: 05/08/2023

Israel Police Adopt New Regulation for Searching Trans People

05/06/2023

The Israel Police last week issued a new regulation regarding body searches of transgender people who have not fully transitioned, which several LGBTQ groups decry as harmful,…

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Added on: 05/07/2023

Texas investigates hospital over care for transgender minors

04/06/2023

A Texas hospital’s care for transgender minors is being investigated by state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said Friday he’s seeking evidence of alleged “potentially illegal activity”…

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Added on: 05/06/2023

Czech Republic considers removing ‘barbaric’ trans sterilisation law, but prejudices persist

05/05/2023

Czech lawmakers have launched a proposal to remove the sterilisation requirement for legal gender transition, but progress to lift society-wide prejudices is slow. The Czech Republic is…

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Added on: 05/05/2023

Orbán again preaches against migrant and gay rights as CPAC returns to Hungary

05/05/2023

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s populist prime minister likened liberalism to a “virus” in an opening speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in the Hungarian capital…

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Added on: 05/03/2023

Kansas will legally define gender as sex at birth. What that means for transgender rights

05/02/2023

Republican lawmakers in Kansas passed a sweeping law last week that will restrict the kinds of public spaces and services transgender and nonbinary Kansans will have access…

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Added on: 05/03/2023

Trans people in Kashmir have long gained acceptance as matchmakers. Now their jobs are in danger.

05/02/2023

Shabnum Subhan’s house is tucked in the bylanes of Srinagar’s downtown, the most densely populated area of Kashmir’s capital city. In the three-story house, 44-year-old Subhan, who…

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Added on: 05/01/2023

Trans and nonbinary students have long had a place at women’s colleges. Here’s what they want you to know

04/30/2023

Just weeks before stepping foot on Smith College’s campus, Avery finally came to understand something that cast doubt on whether the small women’s college in Northampton, Massachusetts,…

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Added on: 05/01/2023

Garima Grehs in Dire Straits: Transgender Communities Struggle to Survive Without Government Funding

04/30/2023

For many transgender individuals, the very spaces that are meant to provide safety and refuge – their own homes and private spaces – can be hotbeds of…

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Added on: 04/30/2023

Behind the Backlash Against Bud Light’s Transgender Influencer

04/29/2023

Some conservative commentators and celebrities began calling for a boycott of Bud Light after the beer was featured in a social media promotion by a transgender influencer,…

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Added on: 04/29/2023

Peoria school board votes to allow transgender students to use preferred bathroom

04/28/2023

Issues surrounding the rights of transgender students continue to make national headlines, and they’re hitting home in the Valley. One West Valley school district was considering changes…

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Added on: 04/26/2023

LGBT charter adopted in 60% of Scotland secondary schools. Why is it important?

04/25/2023

In Scotland, about 60 per cent of the secondary schools have adopted the ‘LGBT charter’ which aims to promote acceptance among teachers and students The Herald reported….

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Added on: 04/26/2023

‘Traumatizing’: The Transgender Chinese Struggling to Access Health Care

04/25/2023

Threatening notes. Physical assaults. False accusations. In his years dealing with the families of young transgender people in Beijing, Doctor Poon has seen it all. Since 2016,…

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Added on: 04/26/2023

Montana transgender lawmaker silenced again, backers protest

04/25/2023

Montana Republicans persisted in forbidding Democratic transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from participating in debate for a second week and her supporters brought the House session to a…

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Added on: 04/25/2023

Hungarian president vetoes controversial anti-LGBT law

04/24/2023

In a surprising move, Hungarian President Katalin Novak rejected the new law that restricts the rights of homosexual and transsexual people on April 21. It marks the…

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Added on: 04/25/2023

DC Group to Offer Self-Defense Lessons for Transgender, Nonbinary Residents

04/24/2023

Lessons in self-defense and how to stay safe in the face of harassment will soon be offered to D.C. residents who are transgender and nonbinary. The group…

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Added on: 04/25/2023

Russia Wants to Ban Transgender People Changing Gender on Passport

04/24/2023

Russia’s Justice Ministry is gearing up to make it tougher for transgender people to change their gender markers in their passports, which will make gender transition tougher…

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Added on: 04/25/2023

For Transgender Kids, It’s a Rush to Get Treatment as Bans Roll Out

04/24/2023

As a third grader in Utah, mandolin-playing math whiz Elle Palmer said aloud what she had only before sensed, telling a friend she planned to transfer schools…

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Added on: 04/23/2023

‘They just go to Thailand’: the long and costly wait for gender-affirming surgery in Australia

04/22/2023

Two years ago, Kavitha Sivasamy, an articulate, elegant Canberra lawyer, began to face her fears about undergoing gender-affirming surgery. “It’s really scary to go through something so…

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Added on: 04/22/2023

Welsh schools to get guidance on supporting transgender pupils

04/21/2023

National guidance for schools in Wales on how to support transgender pupils will be published during the next academic year. The Welsh government said it required “extensive…

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Added on: 04/22/2023

Minnesota Senate passes transgender protections, abortion ‘refuge’ bills

04/21/2023

The Minnesota Senate Friday passed a trio of proposals aimed at legally safeguarding people who come to Minnesota for abortion and gender-affirming care and outlawing what’s called…

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Added on: 04/19/2023

Nepal’s queer community watching India with interest

04/18/2023

Last week, the Indian government made its opposition to same-sex marriage be known by urging the country’s Supreme Court to reject petitions filed by same-sex couples. The…

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Added on: 04/18/2023

Indian government labels same sex-marriage ‘elitist’ as supreme court hearing begins

04/18/2023

The Indian government has expressed its vehement opposition to the legalisation of same-sex marriage, calling it an “urban elitist concept” that undermines religious and social values, as…

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Added on: 04/18/2023

In Malaysia, Conservative Forces and Police Crackdowns Are Putting LGBTQ Lives at Risk

04/17/2023

On March 12, activists across Malaysia converged on the capital of Kuala Lumpur to take part in the latest iteration of the Women’s March, a yearly protest…