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Thousands of Virginia students walk out in protest at governor’s trans proposals

New guidelines put forward by Republican Glenn Youngkin would restrict protections for transgender students

The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2022

‘Lift this country up’: trans pioneer Erika Hilton seeks Brazil election win

The woman likely to be the first transgender member of parliament says she still feels threat hanging over her

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

Why Herschel Walker is focusing on transgender athletes in Senate campaign

CALHOUN, Ga. — Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker joined forces Tuesday with a highly decorated swimmer who has become a symbol of political opposition toward transgender athletes as he tries to boost support among skeptical conservative voters in the final weeks of the race.

Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022

Muslim Male Inmate Entitled to Religious Exemption from Strip Searches by Female-to-Male Transgender Guard

"[A] prisoner's right to be free from highly invasive intrusions on bodily privacy by prison employees of the opposite sex—whether on religious or privacy grounds—does not change based on a guard's transgender status."

Reason · Sep 27, 2022

Virginia students protest Youngkin transgender policies

Student activists are walking out of class across Virginia to protest Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed changes to the state’s guidance on district policies for transgender students

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Virginia education agency proposes policies to clarify approaches to transgender students in public schools

The Virginia Department of Education proposed new policies on September 16, 2022, that aim to provide guidance to the state’s public schools on the Youngkin administration’s preferred approaches to transgender students. 

Ballotpedia · Sep 27, 2022

Kerala initiates steps for free sex reassignment surgeries at medical college hospitals

Director of Medical Education seeks expert opinion from principals of government medical college hospitals in State

The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022

Transgender influencer allegedly sold hazardous supplement

Police have arrested transgender influencer Nara Crepe Katoey on a charge of advertising dietary supplements containing a hazardous psychoactive drug, desoxy-D2PM.

Bangkok Post · Sep 27, 2022

Transgender men and nonbinary people are asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy – but the evidence for this guidance is still murky

When I talk about our research team’s work on pregnancy in transgender people, people often recall Thomas Beatie, a pregnant man who appeared on “Oprah” and in People magazine in 2008. The media focus on Beatie and his pregnancy provoked public fascination that tended to overshadow the everyday lived realities…

The Conversation · Sep 26, 2022

Louisiana school turned ‘college fair’ into transphobic church event, students say

More than 2,100 high school seniors were taken to event that left many of the students traumatized, some attendees say

The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2022