Pride across the US: celebration and defiance in the face of threats LGBTQ+ people and their allies celebrated throughout the nation, even as the number of hate incidents has increased The Guardian - US · Jun 25, 2023
How a Fortune 500 tech company is helping transgender employees weather an anti-trans backlash Financial-software giant Intuit has listened to and stood up for its transgender staff at a pivotal time. Fortune · Jun 25, 2023
Party and protest mix as LGBTQ+ pride parades kick off from New York to San Francisco Some of the world’s biggest celebrations of LGBTQ+ pride are set to kick off Sunday The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2023
Cities rope in women SHGs for sanitation services In a bid to shore up sustainable sanitation solutions, many cities have roped in women-led self help groups (SHGs) and transgender groups for waste management services at the local level in urban areas under the Swachh Bharat Mission. The Hindu · Jun 24, 2023
Meet TRUK United - the football team leading the way for the trans community TRUK United were formed in 2021 to provide a safe space for transgender people to play football, during a time when the community is bearing the brunt of attacks on LGBT+ rights Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2023
Kansas' attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates Kansas’ conservative Republican attorney general is moving to prevent transgender people born in the state from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023
Japan LGBT law watered down amid culture war Japan enacted a law to promote LGBT understanding last Friday after months of debate, but for some activists, the discussions did as much to entrench existing discrimination as encourage more open attitudes. Bangkok Post · Jun 23, 2023
After a historic wave of anti-LGBTQ laws, focus now shifts to legal fights A judge's ruling that struck down Arkansas' first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for minors is offering hope to opponents of such laws The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023
Encroachments on patta land given to transgender persons near Vaniyambadi razed Encroachments on patta land given to transgender persons near Vaniyambadi razed The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023
‘Get off our backs and let us live’: Miss Major is still fighting for trans rights after 50 years of resistance The survivor of the Stonewall riots and mother to countless trans women has built a refuge for her community in the south: ‘I make joy here’ The Guardian - US · Jun 23, 2023
Florida transgender Medicaid ban unconstitutional, judge rules Judge Robert Hinkle blasted the state in his 54-page decision, saying the law and AHCA rule were established "for political reasons." Axios · Jun 22, 2023
Oregon’s Longest Legislative Walkout Continues Over Controversial Bills Republican senators absent to prevent vote on parental consent for abortion, firearms, and transgender treatments. Zenger · Jun 22, 2023
As a transgender woman, a New York City subway icon finds her own voice The voice is familiar to many millions of New York City subway riders The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023
Federal judge strikes down Florida's ban on Medicaid funding for transgender treatment A federal judge has struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for transgender treatments The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 Tennessee attorney general says seeking clinic's transgender patient records part of fraud probe Tennessee’s top legal chief says that Vanderbilt University Medical Center turning over medical records for transgender patients is part of a “run-of-the-mill fraud investigation.”
Salon · Jun 21, 2023 Judge vetoes Arkansas trans care ban "This decision sends a clear message," said the head of the Arkansas ACLU
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 Court exempts a Texas company from following anti-discrimination law protecting LGBTQ+ workers A federal appeals court says a government agency cannot enforce anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination employment rules against a Texas company owned by a conservative Christian
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 Transgender teen defends trans rights in Senate testimony: ‘These are human rights hanging in the balance’ ‘We are just like your kid, just like your neighbour, and you. We also deserve the ability to be happy’
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 Court rules in favour of transgender woman at Wyoming sorority A sorority being sued because its University of Wyoming chapter admitted a transgender woman seeks to dismiss the lawsuit, saying sorority rules allow the woman's membership and a court can't interfere with that
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 Elliot Page speaks out against ‘rhetoric and lies’ made about transgender community ‘All trans people want is to be able to exist and thrive and be able to live our lives fully,’ the actor said
Reason · Jun 21, 2023 Arkansas Ban on Gender Transition Treatments for Minors Ruled Unconstitutional Plus: New rules limit asylum applications, the bad math behind economic doomerism, and more...
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 Teacher recorded calling pupil ‘despicable’ during debate on transgender identity TikTok recording of gender identity discussion was shared on social media
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 Parents take on struggle for trans rights for their kids and others in conservative Poland Parents of trans children are mobilizing in Poland seeking acceptance after the country’s leader mocked trans people last year during Pride season
Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2023 US judge nixes Arkansas’s ban on transgender healthcare for youth The Arkansas ban was the first of its kind in the US, paving the way for at least 19 other states to restrict such care.