Transgender and Intersex Issues

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Added on: 12/01/2019

North Vancouver filmmaker documents transgender model’s transition

11/30/2019

It was close to coffee break time on a construction job when Kas Baker’s phone buzzed and an unfamiliar voice made an extraordinary request. Would he step…

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Added on: 11/30/2019

Vogue cover spotlights Mexico’s transgender ‘muxe’ women

11/20/2019

A culture of indigenous transgender women that has been part of southern Mexico’s heritage for centuries is primed for global fashion cachet thanks to one of the…

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Added on: 11/30/2019

Latin American Human Rights Lawyers Join Forces for LGBT Rights

11/29/2019

In a gathering in Bogota, Colombia on Nov. 19, 40 human rights lawyers from across Latin America launched an innovative “Red Litigio LGBT” – an LGBT Litigation…

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Added on: 11/30/2019

Why India’s transgender people are protesting against a Bill that claims to protect their rights

11/26/2019

Four days after the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on November 20, members of the transgender community marched in…

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Added on: 11/29/2019

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CAUGHT ON VIDEO SAYING ‘CRY ME A RIVER’ OVER TRANSGENDER SUICIDE TO LGBT ACTIVISTS

11/27/2019

An Indiana school board member was caught on camera telling an activist to “cry me a river” after confronted about unmet needs of transgender students at a…

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Added on: 11/27/2019

From the US to Peru, these ‘parent groups’ targeting sex education are all backed by the Christian right

11/24/2019

In the US, numerous ‘concerned parent’ and ‘mommy groups’ have taken stands against LGBTIQ justice, comprehensive sex education and ‘drag queen story hours’. But many of these…

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Added on: 11/27/2019

Under Trump, LGBTQ Progress Is Being Reversed in Plain Sight

11/22/2019

When he campaigned for president, Donald Trump posed with the rainbow flag and became the first GOP nominee to mention LGBTQ citizens in his convention speech. In…

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Added on: 11/26/2019

India’s LGBT community protests against transgender law at Delhi pride parade

11/26/2019

More than 1,000 members of India’s LGBT community took part in an annual pride parade in the nation’s capital on November 24, 2019. Many of those at…

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Added on: 11/26/2019

Survey of 167 countries shows tolerance toward LGBT people rising globally

11/25/2019

LGBT people have seen a rise in tolerance in almost every region of the world over the last decade, according to an index released on Monday. Iceland…

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Added on: 11/26/2019

Sculpture honoring transgender community unveiled in New York City park

11/25/2019

A new sculpture takes flight in New York City to celebrate the transgender community. The 10-foot tall sculpture is dedicated to the Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Community…

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Added on: 11/25/2019

Battered with bricks and stabbed: Two trans women brutally killed in Colombia in two days

11/23/2019

In just two days, two trans women were found dead by Colombian authorities in a spree of anti-LGBT violence that has battered the country. Jerrika Rivas Ruíz…

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Added on: 11/25/2019

All-transgender hockey team believed to be a first for the sport

11/24/2019

The goals are big for an all-transgender hockey team known as Team Trans. Comprised of more than a dozen players from Canada and the United States, it’s…

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Added on: 11/21/2019

What is International Transgender Day of Remembrance and why is it so important?

11/21/2019

Today, November 20, is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance – a day to honour and remember the many lives lost to transphobic violence. Trans allies across…

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Added on: 11/20/2019

From ultra-Orthodox rabbi to openly transgender: Abby Stein shares her story

11/18/2019

Abby Stein discovered what the word “transgender” meant — and that the term accurately described her — when she snuck on the internet for the very first…

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Added on: 11/19/2019

Trans children have ‘strong sense of identity’ from early age, study finds

11/18/2019

Transgender children are no more or less likely than other children to conform to gender stereotypes in how they dress and play, suggesting they have a strong…

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Added on: 11/17/2019

National Transgender Group Sees Exodus of Workers in Clashes With Leaders

11/16/2019

A well-known national transgender policy group finds itself having to rebuild after a mass exodus of staff members amid discontent over its leadership, claims of retaliation for…

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Added on: 11/15/2019

Damning report reveals extent of brutality, violence and persecution LGBT+ people face in Myanmar

11/14/2019

A damning report has revealed the shocking extent of violence and persecution faced by LGBT+ people in Myanmar and has recommended urgent law reform. The report –…

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Added on: 11/14/2019

India: PIL against insistence of sex-reassignment surgery proof for passport

11/13/2019

An LGBT activist has approached the Madras high court to declare a proviso in passport rules mandating submission of sex re-assignment surgery certificate for effecting change of…

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Added on: 11/13/2019

LGBTQ acceptance grew globally over past four decades — but not everywhere

11/12/2019

The “most accepting” LGBTQ countries are becoming “more accepting,” while “the least accepting” are becoming “less accepting,” according to a recent report from The Williams Institute, a…

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Added on: 11/12/2019

Ireland: Majority of gay teenagers feel unsafe in school

11/11/2019

Almost three-quarters of gay or transgender teenagers feel unsafe in schools, according to the largest survey of LGBT young people in the Irish education system. A large…

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Added on: 11/11/2019

The Australian media’s portrayal of trans people is a betrayal of their human rights

11/10/2019

As the United Nations independent expert on preventing violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, I have the privilege of working alongside…

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Added on: 11/07/2019

‘Stigma follows us’: Cape Town’s homeless, transgender women fight for recognition

11/06/2019

Beneath a bridge in the Cape Town suburb of Woodstock, a strung-together network of blankets serves as a refuge for a group of women fighting stigma on…

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Added on: 11/06/2019

Danica Roem, first transgender lawmaker, reelected in Virginia

11/05/2019

Danica Roem, the first openly transgender person to be elected and serve in a state legislature, was reelected to her Virginia seat on Tuesday. Roem, a Democrat,…

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Added on: 11/05/2019

Kenyan census results a ‘big win’ for intersex people

11/04/2019

The results of Kenya’s first census to recognize intersex people are a “big win” for their rights, campaigners said as the data was released on Monday, expressing…

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Added on: 11/04/2019

A Conservative Push to Make Trans Kids and School Sports the Next Battleground in the Culture War

11/03/2019

From the 12th floor of a glass office tower in the Washington suburbs, a campaign to sway the governor’s race in Kentucky on Tuesday is being waged…

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Added on: 11/03/2019

‘Casa Nem’ on Copacabana is a Sanctuary for Rio’s Transgender and LGBT

11/03/2019

In Casa Nem a party is being prepared, so the house is bustling. Everybody is getting dressed or helping somebody else. But this is not your average…

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Added on: 11/03/2019

I have a transgender child in Texas. I know gender affirming parenting can save a child’s life.

11/03/2019

Politicians in my state are cruelly using a custody case to promote discrimination against transgender people and perhaps criminalize their loving parents. My son, Jeremy, is transgender….

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Added on: 10/30/2019

Miss France contest opens to transgender contestants

10/29/2019

The rules of the Miss France contest no longer prevent transgender people from participating, the director of the Miss France pageant, Sylvie Tellier, said in a recent…

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Added on: 10/29/2019

‘The Daughters’ Reveals the Lesbians Who Changed History

10/27/2019

“I hadn’t seen a play or history of my people,” says Patricia Cotter—so she wrote ‘The Daughters’ which evokes a grand sweep of lesbian history, including the…

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Added on: 10/29/2019

California poll workers to receive training on how to assist transgender, gender non-conforming voters

10/28/2019

California will train poll workers to better assist transgender and gender non-conforming voters in next year’s presidential elections. The state has partnered with Equality California, the nation’s…