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British Rowing chair calls for “open” category for transgender athletes

World swimming bosses have introduced open categories after scientific research showed transgender women can still hold a big advantage over female competitors

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022

Holyrood committee backs self-declaration for transgender people

Report on Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill supports removing need for psychiatric diagnosis

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

‘Transphobic narratives fuelling hate’, charity claims, as recorded crimes soar

Hate crimes motivated by transgender identity rose by 56% in a year, according to police figures.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Taali: Sushmita Sen gives us major lessons as she announces on playing a transgender in upcoming project

Social media is buzzing with the first look of Taali, an upcoming project in which Sushmita Sen will be seen playing a transgender. Sen will play the part of Shreegauri Sawant, a transgender activist in this project which is set to be released as a web series.

The Times of India · Oct 6, 2022

Man sentenced to probation, time served in Walk of Fame attack on transgender women

LOS ANGELES — A Compton man pleaded no contest last month to theft and assault charges in connection with a 2020 attack on a group of transgender women along the Hollywood Walk of Fame that sparked outrage in the city's LGBTQ community, authorities said.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 6, 2022

Transgender people often face homelessness. This is how April Young became a home owner

For three years, April Young couch surfed and worked minimum wage jobs after becoming homeless. After learning life skills at a refuge, she's bought a house of her own.

ABC News · Oct 5, 2022

Trailblazing Brazilian trans lawmakers face more conservative Congress

Erika Hilton, a 29-year-old Sao Paulo city council member, just made history as one of the first two transgender lawmakers elected this week to Brazil's Congress.

Reuters · Oct 5, 2022

British Rowing chief urges World Rowing to change its transgender policy

The chair of British Rowing has urged World Rowing to change its transgender policy ‘out of concern that there is a threat to hard-fought-for progress in women’s sport’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

New study on transgender women could ‘inform sports policy’

Researchers said the findings of the small study could be considered when officials make decisions about participation in sport.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Oklahoma governor urges action on anti-transgender medicine

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill prohibiting federal funding for transgender medical treatment for young people and urged the Legislature to adopt a statewide ban when it returns next year

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022