Category: Gay Rights

Autistic trans woman faces being sent back to institute ‘where she was raped’

Last month, a group of LGBTQ+ activists and allies stood outside the Singapore High Commission in London, to demand justice for one of their own: Vickreman “Harvey” Chettiar. An autistic, trans Tamil woman living in Singapore, Harvey was allegedly raped at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in 2014 while detained on a male ward. […]

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Judge sides with 11-year-old trans girl over her right to use school toilets

A district judge in Wisconsin has sided with an 11-year-old trans girl over her use of the girls’ toilets and temporarily blocked school officials from preventing her access. The child, who is only identified as Jane Doe #1, was assigned male at birth but “has identified as female since the age of three”, Judge Lynn […]

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Woman arrested over ‘punch TERFs’ speech at London Trans+ Pride

A trans woman has been arrested by Metropolitan Police officers after making a controversial statement at London Trans+ Pride. A Met Police spokesperson confirmed to PinkNews that a 53-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of incitement to violence, confirmed by friends to have been Sarah Jane Baker. A speech given by Baker at London […]

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Mae Martin marks non-binary awareness week with proud topless selfie: ‘Trans joy’

Comedian and actor Mae Martin is radiating trans joy in a new shirtless selfie, shared in celebration of Non-Binary Awareness Week. While the trans and non-binary community continue to endure vicious attacks from right-wing politicians, media outlets and bigots, seeing trans joy up close feels increasingly important.  Witnessing that euphoria can come in numerous forms, […]

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Civil servants feel ‘degraded’ by gender critical staff group and bathrooms threat

A trans person working in the civil service is concerned he could be outed at work following the leak of ‘horrifying’ draft guidelines. The 39-page draft proposes “changes on access to toilets” that would mean only trans people with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) could use certain single-sex facilities, such as toilets.  As few as one per […]

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