Transgender and Intersex Issues

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Added on: 04/12/2020

Year after trans military ban, legal battle rages on

04/11/2020

In the year since the Trump administration banned transgender individuals from serving in the military, a number of advocacy groups have challenged the policy and many active…

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Added on: 04/11/2020

Coronavirus pandemic highlights barriers to health care for transgender community

04/10/2020

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life for billions of people, forcing the world to deal with a sudden loss of jobs, security, and regular health care. But…

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Added on: 04/11/2020

Across Africa, Pandemic Lockdowns Risk Violating Human Rights

04/10/2020

More than half of Africa’s 54 countries are restricting people’s movements in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus, with regulations ranging from evening curfews to…

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Added on: 04/10/2020

UNAIDS condemns misuse and abuse of emergency powers to target marginalized and vulnerable populations

04/09/2020

UNAIDS is deeply concerned by reports that the COVID-19 epidemic is being used as an excuse to target marginalized and vulnerable populations, restrict civil society space and…

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Added on: 04/08/2020

Indonesia police will not bring murder charges in case of transgender woman burned to death

04/08/2020

Indonesian police said on Wednesday they would not bring murder charges against suspects accused of killing a transgender woman by dousing her with petrol and setting her…

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Added on: 04/07/2020

‘Social distancing’ is how LGBT people have always had to live

04/06/2020

As news reports with dire predictions about Covid-19 began to multiply exponentially, I quickly realized that the inevitable physical distancing required and resulting social isolation was not…

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Added on: 04/07/2020

Top Americas court finds Peru responsible for torture of trans woman

04/06/2020

The top human rights court in the Americas has found Peru responsible for the arbitrary detention and rape of a transgender woman in a landmark case marking…

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Added on: 04/06/2020

Coronavirus pandemic a perfect storm for LGBTQ homeless youth

04/05/2020

Finding a secure place to live has not been easy for Nez Marquez, 23, who has experienced homelessness for the past five years. Born in Mexico and…

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Added on: 04/04/2020

India: LGBT is the hardest hit group in these coronavirus times

04/03/2020

The one group of people which is always gets excluded from discussion on any subject of national importance is LGBT or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. The…

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Added on: 04/04/2020

Supreme Court scraps April calendar, delays major cases amid pandemic

04/03/2020

Citing the ongoing coronavirus public health crisis, the US Supreme Court on Friday cleared its calendar for April, extending an already historic delay of major legal cases,…

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Added on: 04/04/2020

Panama’s Gender-Based Quarantine Ensnares Trans Woman

04/03/2020

When Panama announced it would implement a gender-based quarantine schedule in response to COVID-19, transgender activists were alarmed. And with reason: on April 1, police detained a…

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Added on: 04/03/2020

EU lawmakers condemn Hungary for ‘attack’ on trans people over sex on IDs

04/02/2020

European Union (EU) lawmakers on Thursday criticized Hungary for trying to ban transgender people from changing their sex on some official documents as a “deliberate” attack on…

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Added on: 04/02/2020

Ugandan police accused of abusing lockdown laws after LGBT arrests

04/01/2020

Police in Uganda have charged 20 LGBT people with disobeying rules on physical distancing and risking the spread of coronavirus, in what campaigners say is a clear…

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Added on: 04/02/2020

Viktor Orban moves against Hungarian trans rights holding power

04/01/2020

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has moved to seize long-standing rights as one of the first things he will do after receiving new autocratic power. On Monday,…

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Added on: 04/01/2020

SPLC Publishes List of ANTI-LGBTQ Groups in US

03/31/2020

The anti-LGBTQ movement continued to enjoy success in mainstreaming its agenda in 2019 as the Trump administration pursued anti-LGBTQ policies at the federal level, while state and…

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Added on: 03/31/2020

Tributes pour in for pioneering transgender Latinx activist Lorena Borjas who has died from coronavirus

03/30/2020

The pioneering transgender activist Lorena Borjas has tragically passed away from coronavirus early on Monday morning. Borjas, 60, was known as the mother of the trans Latinx…

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Added on: 03/31/2020

Idaho governor signs two bills that limit the rights of transgender people

03/30/2020

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed two bills into law Monday that limit the rights of transgender people. One measure bans transgender girls from playing on girls’ and…

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Added on: 03/29/2020

Egypt denies existence of LGBT people

03/28/2020

The government of Egypt has told UN member states that it cannot protect LGBT people’s rights because it does not recognise that they exist. Human Rights Watch…

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Added on: 03/28/2020

In Egypt, transgender activist fights battle on many fronts

03/27/2020

Malak el-Kashif left home on her birthday seven years ago. Walking into an uncertain future, she was underdressed for the weather and armed with little— except for…

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Added on: 03/28/2020

Explained: The 33 Gender Identities Recognised By The Australian Sex Survey

03/27/2020

The acronym “LGBT” was once considered sufficiently representational of non-heterosexual sexuality and gender types. Well, it looks like we’re going to need a few more letters. A…

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Added on: 03/26/2020

Malaysian LGBT podcast hosts on being queer in a conservative society

03/25/2020

“One episode that stands out to this day involved an interview with a person who participated in chemsex,” the Malaysian podcast host known as J says when…

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Added on: 03/26/2020

India’s ‘invisible’ trans community struggles as coronavirus shuts life down

03/25/2020

India’s coronavirus lockdown leaves transgender people at heightened risk of poverty and ill health because they exist on the margins of society, eking out a living through…

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Added on: 03/25/2020

Mogadishu’s refugees ‘waiting for death’ as Covid-19 reaches Somalia

03/24/2020

In the Nabadoon camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Asho Abdullahi Hassan, a 40-year-old mother of seven, has heard about the coronavirus on the radio. “I am…

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Added on: 03/21/2020

Scotland’s plans to reform gender-recognition laws could be ‘kicked into the long grass’ because of coronavirus

03/20/2020

Scotland could put plans to reform gender recognition laws on hold because of the coronavirus crisis, according to The National. The reforms, which have been in the…

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Added on: 03/20/2020

Over 140 LGBTQ couples marry in mass wedding in Mexico City

03/17/2020

Ana Scarlett Vargas was assigned male at birth, but she said she knew she was a girl at just 7 years old. At 13, she started performing…

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Added on: 03/18/2020

Transgender pastor defies court to conduct same-sex marriages in Hong Kong

03/17/2020

A transgender pastor has vowed to officiate same-sex marriages in Hong Kong despite a legal challenge failing to provide assurances that he will not face arrest. Marrz…

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Added on: 03/18/2020

Argentine television gets its first transgender news anchor

03/17/2020

Diana Zurco did not attend her high school graduation because she refused to receive a diploma with her birth name. At 17 and considered a boy by…

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Added on: 03/17/2020

Transgender adults question gender identity before age 7, study finds

03/16/2020

Transgender adults who undergo gender-affirming surgery may first begin questioning their biological sex as early as age 7, a new study has found. In research published Monday…

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Added on: 03/16/2020

NY now lets minors switch gender on birth certificates

03/15/2020

A new policy in New York state allows minors to change the biological sex on their birth certificates to their preferred sex – as a result of…

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Added on: 03/16/2020

Catholic college responds to trans man coming out with ‘brilliant’ show of love and support

03/15/2020

Ben Hodge, 20, didn’t feel able to come out as a trans man at school – despite coming out as non-binary at 14 and using they/them pronouns….