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Non-binary Indian on student visa elected to Scottish Parliament

A non-binary transgender Indian national, Q Manivannan, has been elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) on a student visa. This historic win marks the first time a foreign citizen without permanent residency has held such a position. Manivannan's election has drawn controversy, with debates arising over their…

The Times of India

Who is Q Manivannan? Tamil Nadu-born trans immigrant without permanent UK residency elected to Scottish Parliament

An Indian-origin transgender politician, Q Manivannan, has been elected to the Scottish Parliament despite not holding permanent residency or British citizenship in the UK, a development that has sparked debate and online backlash in Britain.

The Times of India

11 Big SCOTUS Cases That Will Be Decided Soon

From immigration and guns to executive power, transgender athletes, and mail-in ballots, these are the Supreme Court cases to watch out for in May and June.

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US Air Force Doctor Assures Staff Not To Fear Lawsuits Over Sex Changes Done On Minors

A senior Air Force doctor reassures military medics of legal protection for performing gender-reassignment procedures on minors, following policy changes under the Biden administration.

International Business Times UK

Federal investigation into Smith College probes whether transgender students can attend women’s schools – challenging the evolving mission of women’s education

Within the past decade, most women’s colleges in the United States – including Smith College, a liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts – have expanded their admissions policies, allowing transgender students to also attend. Many of these policies allow transgender women to apply, while policies for transgender men and nonbinary…

The Conversation

Donald Trump Faces Backlash After Making 'Deeply Inappropriate' Remarks to Children

Donald Trump is under fire for delivering graphic, misleading and highly political remarks about Iran, transgender athletes and the 2020 election in front of schoolchildren at the White House.

International Business Times UK

Jimmy Kimmel skewers Donald Trump’s bizarre Oval Office remarks to children: ‘Very normal’

Jimmy Kimmel mocked Donald Trump's remarks to children in the Oval Office after the US president ranted about transgender rights and “men in women’s sports."

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Trump asks child if he thinks he could beat him in a fight after rant about transgender weightlifter

Donald Trump ranted about transgender people in sports to youngsters during an Oval Office event to relaunch the presidential fitness test.

The Independent UK

Trump Administration Opens Federal Probe Into Smith College Over Trans Student Admissions

Smith College, one of the nation's best-known women's colleges, is facing a federal civil rights investigation over its policy allowing transgender women to enroll, opening a new front in the Trump administration's broader effort to redefine Title IX protections around biological sex.

Latin Times

Trump administration investigates Smith College for admitting transgender women

Civil rights inquiry claims policy may breach Title IX as administration escalates attacks on trans rights

The Guardian - US

Transgender darts player Noa-Lynn van Leuven says ban from women’s events brings back childhood trauma

The Darts Regulatory Authority (DRA) changed its rules last month, meaning transgender women can no longer participate in women’s events

The Independent UK

10 Photos of Aaron Rose Philip Making History as the First Trans Disabled Model at the Met Gala

Aaron Rose Philip is the first Black transgender model with cerebral palsy to appear at the 2023 Met Gala. From her Bronx roots to breaking industry barriers, she redefines representation and accessibility.

International Business Times UK

One Night Marriage, Next Day Mourning Why?

In a quiet village of Koovagam, something extraordinary unfolds every year. Thousands arrive from across the country. Music echoes through the streets Brides dress in silk, gold, and flowers. For one night, it feels like a celebration of love and belonging. But by morning everything changes. Bangles are broken. Sindoor…

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Graham Linehan has conviction for damaging trans activist's phone overturned

Father Ted co-creator wins appeal against conviction for damaging mobile belonging to activist Sophia Brooks

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Non-binary Russian Doll actor sues NYC hotel after being ‘forcibly removed’ from women’s restroom

Exclusive: Wesley Han, who is known for portraying both male and female characters, speaks out, telling The Independent, ‘This was New York City – if there’s anywhere in the world where you can pee in peace, surely it was here?’

The Independent UK

Six transgender residents sue Idaho after state criminalizes use of bathrooms

Idaho is among at least 19 states with laws restricting transgender individuals from using bathrooms and changing rooms aligned with their gender in schools and, in some cases, other public spaces

Reason

Court: No Rule That "a Transgender Parent Should Not Be Awarded Tiebreaking Authority over a Cisgender Parent on Matters of Gender Identity and Expression"

An excerpt from Turner v. Abelle-Kiser, decided Tuesday by the Maryland Appellate Court (Judge Douglas Nazarian, joined by Chief Judge… The post Court: No Rule That "a Transgender Parent Should Not Be Awarded Tiebreaking Authority over a Cisgender Parent on Matters of Gender Identity and Expression" appeared first on Reason.com.

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From rights to red tape: India’s transgender law amendment

“Only I knew what I felt, trapped in a body I did not recognise or feel at home in,” says Ayaan, a 24-year-old transman. In 2016, his parents took him to consult a doctor in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, who tried to counsel his family of his need for support, hormone-replacement…

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The Independent UK

Trump admin’s proposed new gun rule will make it harder for trans people to buy firearms

Proposed new rules would allow the federal government to compile lists of trans firearm buyers — and leave them in a ‘Catch-22’, gun rights advocates tell Io Dodds

The Mary Sue

Billy Batson Would Continue to Be Disappointed in Zachary Levi, Who Aligned Himself with J.K. Rowling

Zachary Levi has made headlines a number of times over the past few years… and it hasn’t always been a result of his work as an actor. He’s bizarrely crashed out over his future as DC’s Shazam! on Instagram Live, thrown his support behind Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump,…

The Independent UK

Parkrun and other sports bodies threatened with legal action over transgender inclusion

Among the recipients of these letters are the Football Association of Wales, the Irish Football Association, Swim England, and British Gymnastics, in addition to parkrun

The Times of India

FBI’s rare Cuba mission: Agents fly to Cuba to recover a child from transgender parent who wanted transition surgery for child

An unusual FBI operation saw a US government aircraft fly to Cuba to recover a 10-year-old child from Utah in an international parental kidnapping case. The child's transgender parent and partner are accused of taking the child abroad, allegedly for gender transition surgery. Cuban authorities assisted in the child's safe…

The Independent UK

Once punished for weaving, this Mexican artisan uses her loom for LGBTQ+ resistance

Xaneri Merino, a transgender woman and artisan from southern Mexico, was once punished for weaving in her Indigenous community, where men are largely barred from weaving

The Independent UK

LGBTQ voters hope to knock out vulnerable Republicans and boost Democrats to victory with a pink wave in November

$15m effort will target key Senate races and eight House districts ‘decided by just 157,000 votes in 2024’

The Mary Sue

Caitlyn Jenner Cries To Trump About Inability To Travel After Passport Gender Changed To ‘M’

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