LGBTQ+ hopes high in Japan as top court to rule on trans surgery law
An unprecedented ruling by a Japanese court this month is buoying hopes in the transgender community that a national law requiring sterilisation for official gender…
NBA referee Che Flores makes history as the first out trans non-binary official in US pro sports
NBA referee Che Flores has made LGBTQIA+ history as the first openly trans and non-binary ref in American pro sports. The sports official – who…
Trans women could be banned from being treated in NHS female wards
Yosef Phelan for GAY TIMES Transgender women may be banned from being treated in female hospital wards in England, under new proposals suggested by the…
Government ‘has not met any LGBTQIA+ organisations’ about guidance for trans issues in schools
The government has not met with any LGBTQIA+ organisation about the creation of transgender schools guidance, a written response from a parliamentary question has revealed.…
‘Jeopardy!’ book: Amy Schneider on sex, drugs, trans history
On the Shelf In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life By Amy SchneiderAvid Reader: 272 pages, $28 If…
Trans activist on having one of India’s harshest anti-trans laws struck down
What did the Telangana High Court decide? The law was deemed to be in violation of Article 14, which protects the right to equality, and…
MAFS UK viewers in 'tears' over Ella's beautiful speech at dinner party about being trans
Fans were introduced to Ella, 29, earlier this season when she married openly pansexual events manager Nathanial Valentino, 36, at a gorgeous wedding - with…
Why does Germany want to limit trans self-ID during wartime?
Transgender rights advocates in Germany have criticised plans by the government to restrict legal gender change during war – a measure that seeks to stop…
Georgia can resume ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth, judge says
The US state of Georgia can resume its ban on hormone replacement therapy for trangender people under the age of 18, a judge ruled on…
Can public schools legally ‘out’ trans students to their parents? Experts weigh in
As a wave of California public school districts explore policies around students and gender identity, the extent to which state law grants young people privacy…
UK hospitals sign up to be graded by trans charities in bid to ‘erase women’
DOZENS of hospitals across Britain have signed up to be graded by trans charities — which mark them down for using words such as “mother”…
Texas ban on therapies for trans youth will go into effect despite ongoing legal fight
The Texas attorney general’s office filed an appeal of an injunction of Senate Bill 14 issued by a state judge, allowing the law to automatically…
Spain’s first trans senator vows to defend gender self-ID law
YouTube [La Fábrica 1931] Spain’s first openly transgender senator said she will strive to protect hard-won progress on LGBTQ+ rights, including the country’s ambitious trans…
Trans women banned from female chess over fears of unfair advantage
Transgender women will be banned from top-level female chess tournaments while the International Chess Federation (FIDE) governing body assesses whether or not they have an…
In Botswana, condom shortage adds to trans people’s health woes
When Kesego Otumile, a transgender woman from Botswana, sought treatment for a sexually transmitted infection at a village medical clinic, the female nurse refused to…
‘From beer to coffee, trans visibility is well intentioned
The age old adage of ‘if you can’t see it, you can’t be it’ rings through my ears as I walk down Oxford Street. I…
‘Trans people need authentic visibility from brands
The age old adage of ‘if you can’t see it, you can’t be it’ rings through my ears as I walk down Oxford Street. I…
Angela Rayner affirms that trans rights do not “conflict with women’s rights”
Angela Rayner, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, has once again shown her support for the transgender community by insisting that their rights are…
Hope Gap star Annette Bening says she “learned a lot” from her trans son: “My son is brilliant”
Death On The Nile star Annette Bening has praised her trans son in a new interview. Since the 1980s, the beloved talent has curated a…
Cis LGBTQ+ people have overwhelmingly positive view of trans community
Yosef Phelan for GAY TIMES The vast majority of cisgender LGBTQ+ people in the UK have a positive view of transgender people, a groundbreaking new…