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At a time of anti-trans sentiment, a New York lawsuit brings hope for the community

Makyyla Holland reached a settlement over abuse she says she suffered in New York's Broome County Jail. The settlement requires the jail to adopt a policy that houses inmates based on gender identity.

WEKU

Supporters of silenced Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr won't face trespassing charges

Montana prosecutors are declining to pursue misdemeanor trespassing charges against seven people who were arrested in the state House gallery for protesting that Republicans were denying transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr the right to debate bills near the end of the 2023 legislative session

The Independent UK

Gender-affirming surgeries in the US nearly tripled before pandemic dip, study finds

A new study finds the number of gender-affirming surgeries in the United States nearly tripled from 2016 to 2019

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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

Tamil Nadu govt directed to provide reservations to transgenders in local body polls. Justice S.M. Subramaniam stated education should transcend appearance, colour, physique and gender stereotypes. AIADMK's Edappadi K. Palaniswami blamed CM M.K. Stalin for not sending Fisheries Minister to Nagapattinam district. Three fishermen attacked and robbed mid-sea, 27-year-old woman…

The Hindu

What the GOP candidates have said about transgender rights

So far in 2023, there have been over 566 anti-transgender bills introduced across the US

The Independent UK

What does UK’s first womb transplant mean for future of fertility?

The UK’s first womb transplant has been hailed as the “dawn of a new era” in fertility treatment.

The Week

The German Cabinet has approved a plan to make it easier for people to legally change name, gender

Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to ease legal changes of name and gender for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people

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Chess and trans rights: another pawn in the culture war?

The English Chess Federation (ECF) has said that it will not enforce restrictions on transgender people’s involvement in the game, in defiance of new rules introduced by chess’s international governing body.

The Week

Provide reservations for transgender persons in local body polls, Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu government

Madras HC directs TN govt to provide reservations to transgender persons in local body polls to bring them into mainstream of society. Judge laments social injustice despite 76 yrs of independence & calls for education to accept differences & end discrimination. Platform for transgender to speak of needs & rights…

The Hindu

Womb transplants for trans women ‘many years off’ – UK surgeon

Professor Richard Smith, from Imperial College London, said ‘currently, there is not technical feasibility’.

The Independent UK

Court battle begins over Missouri's ban on gender-affirming health care for minors

Court hearings are underway to determine whether a new Missouri law banning minors from receiving gender-affirming health care will take effect as scheduled Monday

The Independent UK

Karnataka High Court directs NLSIU to give provisional admission to 33-year-old transgender person to 3-year LLB course

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, to grant provisional admission to a 33-year-old transgender person for the three-year LLB course for the academic year 2023-24

The Hindu

Judge blocks ban on transition therapy for trans minors

A federal judge in Atlanta has blocked Georgia from enforcing part of a new law that restricts doctors from prescribing hormone therapy to transgender people under the age of 18

The Independent UK

Should trans athletes be allowed to compete as they see fit? Issue needs yes-or-no answer

It’s a crazy gender world out there, folks. And, of course, the battlefield over transgender citizens’ societal and political rights has coalesced — where else? — in the so-called toy department known as sports.

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Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says

A federal appeals court is allowing Alabama to enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children

Reason

Eleventh Circuit Holds That Alabama Ban on Transgender Procedures on Minors Can Go in Effect

From today's decision in Eknes-Tucker v. Marshall, by Judges Barbara Lagoa, joined by Judge Andrew Brasher and District Judge J.P. Boulee (N.D. Ga.): [S]ection 4(a)(1)–(3) of Alabama's Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act … states that "no person shall engage in or cause" the prescription or administration of puberty blocking…

The Independent UK

Judge blocks Georgia ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender minors

A federal judge in Atlanta has blocked Georgia from enforcing part of a new law that restricts doctors from prescribing hormone therapy to transgender people under the age of 18

Reason

Most Republican Voters Aren't Loyal Trumpists, Suggests Survey

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World chess body bans transgender women from women's tournaments

The world's top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for women until its officials make an assessment of gender change.

The National (Scotland)

SFA must change transgender policy and follow rugby's lead - Alison McConnell

The SWFL East league on a late summer Sunday afternoon does not tend to draw more than a cursory bat of the eye.

Al Jazeera

Vietnam’s ‘ballroom’ culture: A safe space to celebrate transgender people

Latex, sequins and glitter dazzled as competitors took to the catwalk for fiery dance-offs at Saigon’s first ‘ballroom’.

The Independent UK

Kid Rock spotted drinking Bud Light months after shooting up beer cases during transphobic rant

Conservative musician filmed himself shooting cases of Bud Light after beer company partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney

The Independent UK

North Carolina laws curtailing transgender rights prompt less backlash than 2016 'bathroom bill'

North Carolina was ground zero in the nationwide fight over transgender rights with the passage of its 2016 “bathroom bill.”

WEKU

World chess just placed restrictions on both trans women and trans men

The International Chess Federation will stop allowing transgender women to participate in women's tournaments. The group said changing genders has a "significant impact" on a player's status.

The Independent UK

Chess chiefs ask why it's still mostly a man's game. Culture, but hormones and endurance too?

A top global chess official is calling for more research into whether factors like hormone levels and physical endurance might have an impact on players’ abilities at the game, which remains overwhelmingly a preserve of men

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