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JK Rowling says she 'never set out to upset anyone' after making controversial comments on transgender issues

Rowling has previously been criticised for her staunch views on gender identity which she has shared on social media

Manchester Evening News

JK Rowling fully explains views on transgender issues in new in-depth interview

The Harry Potter author says she could not have been 'misunderstood more profoundly'

Wales Online

What the papers say – February 15

The front pages focus on spy balloons, the latest in the investigation of the murder of a transgender teenager and Ukraine.

The Independent UK

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JK Rowling says she ‘never set out to upset anyone’ over transgender views

The Harry Potter author has taken part in a new podcast series.

The Independent UK

Candlelit vigils held across UK for Brianna Ghey

Mourners gathered for the transgender girl who was stabbed to death on Saturday

Evening Standard

Idaho House votes to criminalize gender-affirming care for transgender children

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho medical providers could soon be banned from offering gender-affirming care to transgender children, after the House on Tuesday cleared a bill that makes it a felony.

Tribune News Service

Court to reconsider Connecticut's transgender athlete policy

A federal appeals court has reinstated a challenge to Connecticut’s policy of allowing transgender girls to compete in girls high school sports, two months after a three-judge panel upheld the rules

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Police probe potential hate crime after Brianna Ghey murder

DETECTIVES probing the stab murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey have said they are investigating whether it was a hate crime.

The National (Scotland)

Brianna Ghey: Police probe potential hate crime after transgender 16-year-old’s murder

Cheshire Police previously said there was no evidence to suggest Brianna was the victim of a hate crime

Evening Standard

Police probe potential hate crime after Brianna Ghey stab murder - OLD

Cheshire Police previously said there was no evidence to suggest Brianna, who was a transgender girl, was the victim of a hate crime.

The Independent UK

Glasgow vigil to be held in George Square for teenager Brianna Ghey who was 'stabbed to death'

Brianna Ghey was a transgender teen who was found seriously injured on a path at Linear Park in Cheshire on Saturday, February 11, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Glasgow Live

Edinburgh students set to gather for vigil for trans teen 'stabbed to death in park'

A vigil is set to be held in Edinburgh in memory of a transgender teen who was allegedly stabbed to death in Cheshire, and was found by members of the public in a park over the weekend.

Edinburgh Live

Texas Gov. Abbott promises to pass ban on transgender collegiate athletes this year

AUSTIN, Texas — In his clearest sign of support for specific legislation aimed at the LGBTQ community this session, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants state lawmakers to ban transgender athletes from competing in collegiate sports.

Tribune News Service

Tennessee closes in on trans youth care ban; lawsuit pledged

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have pushed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors through the Senate

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Arkansas malpractice bill restricts trans youth medical care

Arkansas lawmakers are trying to effectively reinstate a ban on gender-affirming care for minors with a proposal that makes it easier to file malpractice lawsuits against doctors who provide the treatments

The Texas Tribune

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priority bills signal another swing at pushing Texas to the right

Speaking in December, Patrick was less out front about conservative priorities like school book bans and restrictions to rights for transgender people. His priority bill list made clear those are a major part of his focus.

Salon

Abbott: Ban transgender college athletes

NCAA vowed to only hold championships in which transgender student athletes can participate without discrimination

Evening Standard

What does it mean to be transgender? Transphobia and the law in the UK explained

Brianna Ghey, a transgender teenage girl, was murdered on Saturday

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Daily Record

Transgender man admits domestic abuse against two women

At the time Charlie Daniel was still a woman and was known as Lisa Nelson.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott says he favors ban on transgender women competing in collegiate women’s sports

In 2021, Texas passed a law restricting transgender athletes’ participation in K-12 sports. Now there’s talk of extending those limits to colleges and universities.

Tribune News Service

Republicans have filed dozens of bills to disrupt transgender youth health care

Republican lawmakers in more than half the states are continuing a party-line push to restrict doctors and other medical providers from offering some gender-affirming health care to minors, even with parents’ consent.

The Independent UK

Isla Bryson never mentioned being transgender as child, says mother

The 31-year-old was convicted of raping two women.

Daily Record

Isla Bryson's mum didn't know transgender rapist at centre of political storm was her son

Rape survivor Janet Bryson revealed she initially had no idea that the predator at the centre of Scotland’s biggest political storm was her son – who now claims to be a woman.

Tribune News Service

San Diego County sheriff rejects stricter rules for housing transgender people in jails

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez won’t implement a recommendation to tighten rules for booking transgender people into county jails that coincide with their gender.

Salon

LGBTQ attacks linked to far-right groups

After anti-vax and anti-CRT protests fizzle, far-right groups increasingly target the LGBTQ+ community

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