Transgender and Intersex Issues

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Added on: 05/18/2022

Judge strikes down Tennessee’s transgender bathroom sign law.

05/17/2022

A federal judge struck down a Tennessee law Tuesday that would have required businesses in the state to post warning notices on their public restrooms if they…

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Added on: 05/17/2022

DRC queer rights activist forced to go into hiding.

05/17/2022

Crammed into a boat with more than 100 people, Cherie* prayed nobody would recognise her. “I wore a hat and a balaclava,” the transgender woman, 33, says…

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Added on: 05/17/2022

Rwanda: LGBT rights are protected on paper, but discrimination and homophobia persist.

05/16/2022

“From today, I no longer want to be called your mother, if you don’t want to change you can leave my house and come back when you…

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Added on: 05/17/2022

‘Transkids,’ Israeli documentary about transgender teens, gets virtual screening.

05/16/2022

In honor of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, three Bay Area organizations will present a virtual panel discussion Tuesday about transgender identity in Israel, featuring…

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Added on: 05/16/2022

Doctor plans uterus transplant for transgender patient

05/15/2022

A doctor in India is planning to transplant a womb into a transgender woman, to enable her to carry children. New Delhi-based surgeon Dr Narendra Kaushik intends to…

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Added on: 05/13/2022

Marking International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 2022 in Albania

05/11/2022

To mark IDAHOT 2022 in Albania, the action on “Promotion of Diversity and Equality in Albania” under the joint European Union and Council of Europe “Horizontal Facility…

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Added on: 05/13/2022

Greece bans LGBTQ conversion therapy

05/12/2022

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece on Wednesday banned conversion therapy for minors, a practice aimed at suppressing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity and which the lesbian,…

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Added on: 05/12/2022

Out in the World: 60 LGBTQ Afghan refugees arrive in Canada

05/11/2022

The Canadian government has quietly relocated 60 LGBTQ Afghan refugees from Pakistan to the North American country. Afghan refugees flew out of Islamabad to Nova Scotia around…

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Added on: 05/11/2022

Cameroon: Rising Violence Against LGBTI People.

05/11/2022

Security forces in Cameroon are failing to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people from violent attacks and instead are arresting the victims, Human Rights…

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Added on: 05/11/2022

Gender Queer’ to stay on school library shelf, Hudson Board of Education decides.

05/10/2022

After months of discussion and debate, the Hudson City Schools Board of Education has decided to keep a popular LGBTQ+ book on the library shelves. Hudson students,…

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Added on: 05/10/2022

Kansas’ first transgender lawmaker reflects on ‘emotionally charged’ legislative session.

05/09/2022

State Rep. Stephanie Byers of Wichita has endured a session in which Republicans tried to pass bills curbing rights of trans kids and a fellow lawmaker complained…

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Added on: 05/10/2022

Labor commits to religious freedom and LGBTQ protections but no timeline.

05/09/2022

Labor will seek to legislate a religious discrimination act and scrap the ability of schools to expel gay and transgender students at the same time should it…

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Added on: 05/09/2022

Buttigieg on abortion-LGBTQ+ rights as new poll shows 64% support Roe

05/08/2022

CHICAGO – U. S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg delivering remarks at a symposium at The University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics on Wednesday blasted Republicans for…

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Added on: 05/08/2022

Queer Nigerians protest proposed anti-trans ‘cross-dressing’ ban

5/5/22

Dozens of LGBTQ protesters gathered Sunday in the capital of Nigeria to oppose anti-trans legislators’ proposal to ban “cross-dressing”. The bill, which seeks to amend a 2013…

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Added on: 05/07/2022

Federal judge leaves open possibility Alabama transgender medicine law could go into effect

5/6/22

A federal judge Friday afternoon floated the possibility that state law making medication for transgender youth illegal could go into effect on Sunday without a ruling on…

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Added on: 05/06/2022

Trans Ukrainians being forced back into closet as cruel despot Putin’s bloodthirsty war rages on

05/06/2022

LGBT+ Ukrainians have been living in fear and uncertainty ever since Russia launched its full scale invasion in February. Now, some are retreating into the closet in the face…

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Added on: 05/04/2022

Queer Nigerians stage defiant protest as government tries to ban ‘crossdressing’.

05/03/2022

Around 50 LGBT+ activists took to the streets of Abuja, Nigeria, to protest a reviled bill that would make “crossdressing” illegal. The bill, which seeks to amend…

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Added on: 05/04/2022

LGBTQ Agenda: 19 states plan laws to support trans kids.

05/03/2022

LGBTQ lawmakers from 19 states have or will introduce laws to protect trans kids from civil and criminal penalties when seeking gender-affirming care. At a virtual press…

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Added on: 05/03/2022

Anti-LGBTQ laws inspire many LGBTQ people to seek public office.

05/02/2022

The avalanche of anti-LGBTQ laws before state legislatures this year is inspiring LGBTQ candidates to seek office. This is even happening in smaller cities and rural parts…

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Added on: 05/02/2022

Healthcare For All: LGBTQ-Inclusive Health Cover Is A Must In Corporates

05/01/2022

The LGBTQ community has been fighting for its rights in the corporate world for a long time. For most people, work is often stressful, and the additional…

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Added on: 05/02/2022

“Two-spirit musicians show with RSO a beacon to Indigenous, queer youth Social Sharing “

05/01/2022

When the Buffalo Girls took the stage in Regina Saturday night, the show wasn’t just about their music. Alongside their songs were anecdotes about life and about their experience as a…

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Added on: 05/01/2022

It’s only 25 years since being gay stopped being illegal in Australia

5/1/22

When Tasmania decriminalised homosexuality on 1 May 1997, it became the last Australian state to do so. Today, LGBTIQ+ advocates there say there’s still work to be…

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Added on: 04/30/2022

LGBTQ+ Muslims on finding queer joy: “It’s important to show future generations”

4/29/22

“I didn’t know you could be LGBTQ+ and Muslim” is a statement I overheard not too long ago. For the speaker, a religious identity (one of practised…

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Added on: 04/29/2022

Protests greet homophobic TV interview in Martinique

04/28/2022

In Martinique, human rights defenders quickly protested against a local television station that broadcast a sidewalk interview containing LGBTphobic conspiracy theories related to France’s April 24 presidential…

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Added on: 04/27/2022

Life in Scotland is getting worse, say young LGBT+ people.

04/26/2022

Life for LGBT+ young people in Scotland is “worse now than it has been for a long time”, according to a report that highlights growing concerns about…

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Added on: 04/27/2022

Torture won’t fix me’ Protestors gather in Cardiff against transgender conversion therapy.

04/26/2022

Protestors gathered in the centre of Cardiff to oppose conversion therapy for transgender people all over the UK. Organised by south Wales based group, Trans Aid Cymru,…

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Added on: 04/27/2022

Air Force updates physical fitness testing guidelines for transgender airmen.

04/26/2022

The Air Force updated its requirements Thursday to permit transgender airmen to skip the annual physical fitness test while they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. The policy itself is…

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Added on: 04/26/2022

‘Are You Ok?’ project gives voice to transgender kids in South Dakota.

04/25/2022

In the first half of 2022, bills in state legislatures targeting transgender individuals are already outpacing 2021 legislation according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The…

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Added on: 04/25/2022

Judge blocks Montana’s transgender birth certificate law

04/21/2022

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana judge on Thursday temporarily blocked enforcement of a law that required transgender people to have undergone a “surgical procedure” before being allowed…

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Added on: 04/24/2022

America is drowning in anti-LGBTQ attacks. Where is the Left’s lifeboat?

4/22/22

This week, Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow gave a powerful floor speech in response to a colleague who in a fund raising email to supporters accused McMorrow…