Capital city to host transgender cultural fest this weekend 220 contestants in various events as part of the fete that is being organised by the Social Justice department The Hindu · Oct 12, 2022
PM appears to back call for police investigation of transgender charity Mermaids Liz Truss was asked about recent allegations about the charity which supports transgender, non-binary and gender diverse children and their families. The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022
Transgender inmates in women’s prisons to face new government restrictions Only 40 transgender inmates, most of whom identify as male, are held in women’s prisons The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022
Justice Secretary signals policy reforms on transgender prisoners Brandon Lewis has said the Government has ‘a duty of care to all those behind bars’. The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022
Government must ‘protect their people’ as transphobic hate crimes rise Transgender hate crimes have increased by 56% over 12 months according to the Home Office Liverpool Echo · Oct 11, 2022
Missouri Senate could be shifting further right this election. What policies could pass? With a new crop of hard-right Republicans expected to join the Missouri Senate, some Democrats are worried that the upper chamber’s priorities will swing more to the right in the next legislative session. Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022
Elon Musk says he lost transgender daughter because of ‘neo-Marxists’ Elon Musk doesn’t seem to believe he played any role in alienating his 18-year-old transgender daughter, who made the legal move this year to no longer be related to her controversial billionaire father “in any way, shape or form.” Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022
Parents up in arms over transgender policy for US military draft ‘Do you assume we are all biologists? How are we to know what is a ‘son?’ It is 2022. Read a book and cool it with your transphobic tweets’ The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
Ian McEwan says JK Rowling’s transgender views are ‘hardly worth a death threat’ ‘The culture seems to have forgotten how to disagree,’ author said The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
Vanderbilt transgender health clinic suspends gender-affirming surgery for minors The ’pause’ in gender-affirming surgeries for under 18s came after political pressure from Tennessee Republicans The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
Opinion: Banning Julie Bindel from Nottingham trampled on women's rights and the chance to debate Nottingham City Council says it's an inclusive city - but only for certain people Nottingham Post · Oct 9, 2022
Ian McEwan says JK Rowling’s transgender views are ‘hardly worth a death threat’ ‘The culture seems to have forgotten how to disagree,’ author said The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022
Councillor targetted by Twitter tolls for views on transgender rights Laura Lunn-Bates says she will not stop fighting for 'justice' Liverpool Echo · Oct 9, 2022
Herschel Walker centers pitch to Republicans on 'wokeness' Herschel Walker pitches himself as a politician who can bridge America’s racial and cultural divides The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 VUMC to pause, review gender-affirming surgeries for minors Officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have announced that they are pausing gender affirming surgeries for minors in order to review their practices
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022 Nottingham council apologises to Julie Bindel for unlawfully cancelling talk Campaigner against violence against women was told her views on transgender issues conflicted with its rights policies
Nottingham Post · Oct 7, 2022 Nottingham City Council issues apology after cancelling talk over author's views on transgender rights The council cancelled the planned event in June
Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022 Hate crimes rise 26% in England and Wales - with racially motived crimes up 70% Police forces across England and Wales recorded more than 155,000 hate crimes in the year to March - with racially motivated hate crimes recorded hitting 100,000 for the first time
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 Colorado baker who went to Supreme Court over gay wedding cake challenges ruling on transgender cake The baker’s appeal will be another test of free speech and discrimination laws
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Iowa reporter announces on newscast that she is transgender A Des Moines television reporter announced this week on a newscast that she will publicly identify as a transgender woman
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2022 Trans activist Mama Gloria remembered as ‘fierce, passionate advocate for the LGBTQ community’ in memorial Family and friends honored Mama Gloria Allen, on what would have been her 77th birthday, at the Center on Halsted, where Allen, a Black transgender woman, ran a charm school to teach youth life skills and to be proud of who they are. Allen died in June.
ABC News · Oct 6, 2022 One Nation's Mark Latham said just 0.17 per cent of Australians are transgender. Here's what we found. The One Nation MP used the latest census data to claim transgender people are over-represented in public debate. But a lack of "meaningful data" means the size of Australia's transgender population remains unknown.
Bangkok Post · Oct 6, 2022 Sexual taboos confront Pakistan Since early last month when Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami, a staunch religious party, proposed the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights amend the Transgender Protection Act of 2018, Pakistan's social and mainstream media swarmed with heated debate on the subject.
The Texas Tribune · Oct 6, 2022 Federal judge curtails protections for LGBTQ workers, trans kids in response to Texas lawsuit Ruling in a suit brought by Texas, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk vacated guidance on gender-affirming care for children and pronouns, dress and bathroom protections for LGBTQ workers.
Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022 Federal judge hands Texas a win in lawsuit over protections for gay, transgender workers DALLAS — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that employment protections for gay and transgender workers do not extend to policies regarding dress codes, preferred pronouns or bathroom usage.