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‘Jeopardy!’ champ Amy Schneider testifies against Ohio bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth

“Jeopardy!” champ Amy Schneider testified Wednesday against an Ohio bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in the state.

Tribune News Service

Health rights for trans people vary widely around the globe – achieving trans bliss and joy will require equity, social respect and legal protections

While transgender people might be more culturally recognized in the U.S. than ever, visibility is not the same as justice.

The Conversation

Title IX and Affordable Care Act Don't Forbid Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination

So held Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk (N.D. Tex.) Friday in Neese v. Becerra; the opinion is long, but here's an excerpt: Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination "on the basis of sex." See 42 U.S.C. § 18116(a) (incorporating, among other things, Title IX's prohibition of discrimination "on the…

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Transgender people reveal the reality of coming out to family, friends and colleagues

‘They were extremely religious Jehovah’s Witnesses and homophobic,’ one woman tells Maya Oppenheim

The Independent UK

Anti-transgender policies incite vitriolic debate at US school board meetings

Typically mundane, US school board meetings have become a platform for harsh rhetoric and partisan divides, particularly when it comes to LGBTQ issues and policies that inhibit freedoms for transgender students. From banning books that discuss gender and sexuality to requiring teachers to call students by their legal names, school…

France 24

Holyrood apology for woman ejected from meeting over Suffragette scarf

A WOMAN ejected from a committee meeting on transgender law reform for wearing a Suffragette scarf has received an apology on behalf of the Scottish…

The National (Scotland)

Transgender Awareness Week 2023: What it is, history, and how to get involved

There are lots of events during the week-long celebration

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Pakistan's prime minister orders review of ban on Oscar-entry 'Joyland,' an aide says

The movie Joyland, which features a love story between a married man and a transgender woman, is Pakistan's entry for next year's Academy Awards and caused controversy in Muslim-majority nation.

WEKU

Thorpe questions transgender swimming ban

Olympic legend Ian Thorpe has spoken out against international swimming's ban on transgender athletes in female events, saying he is "for equality in sport".

AAP

‘It’s not against Islam’: Pakistani trans actor tells of deep sadness over film ban

Exclusive: Alina Khan, star of award-winning Joyland, speaks out as the movie’s licence for domestic release is revoked, putting its Oscar contention in doubt

The Guardian - UK

Texas lawmakers target property taxes, election fraud and transgender people in new legislation ahead of 2023 session

Thousands of bills are expected to be filed for the legislative session that begins in January. Lawmakers are expected to have a budget surplus when they return to Austin.

The Texas Tribune

‘Swimming through a sea of hate’: Transgender police officer breaks silence after coming out

PC Skye Morden found the courage to come out to family and friends after 19 years in the force

The Independent UK

Pakistan reverses course, bans 'Joyland' from cinemas

A Pakistani official says the country's Oscar entry, “Joyland,” is banned from cinemas, despite being previously approved for release

The Independent UK

Pakistan bans its official Oscar entry Joyland

The film, which received accolades for the portrayal of a trans love affair, is banned for ‘objectionable material’.

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Reuters

Cuba welcomes gay rights as progressive family code takes hold

Cuban Pedro Rafael Delgado, a 56-year-old accountant, saw his life change dramatically just days after Cuba approved a set of laws by referendum in September that allow gay marriage.

Wales Online

Transgender PC says coming out was 'like swimming through a sea of hate'

PC Skye Morden was one of the UK's first transgender police officers, coming out after 19 years in the force

The Conversation

Doctors often aren’t trained on the preventive health care needs of gender-diverse people – as a result, many patients don’t get the care they need

Preventive health care – such as cancer screening – is a critical tool in the early detection of disease. Missed screening can result in a missed diagnosis, delayed treatment and reduced chances of survival.

Los Angeles Times

Warner Bros. quashed an unauthorized Joker movie. Inside the director's fight to save it

On the eve of the premiere of "The People's Joker," a parody origin story envisioning the Batman villain as a transgender woman trying to break into comedy, Vera Drew thought she was in the clear.

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More than a third of children don't feel represented in the books they read, study finds

The top traits least represented in children's books include being transgender, being physically disabled, and having alopecia, parents believe

The Independent UK

Dubbed torture, ID policies leave transgender people sterile

Across the world, scores of countries still require transgender people to submit to sterilizing surgeries before their genders are legally recognized

The Independent UK

Transgender influencer Nikita Dragun placed in men’s jail after arrest: ‘Extremely disturbing and dangerous’

The beauty YouTuber was arrested for misdemeanor disorderly conduct and felony battery of a law enforcement officer

Tribune News Service

Fact check: Ad goes too far with claim that Joe Biden promotes surgery for trans teens

A radio ad targeting care for transgender youth began airing in cities around the country this fall — from Spanish-language stations in Corpus Christi, Texas, to sports talk shows in Tennessee to pop radio in Detroit. The ad, paid for by a political advocacy group founded by Stephen Miller, a…

WEKU

A transgender beauty influencer was put in a men's jail after her arrest in Miami

The incarceration of trans woman Nikita Dragun in a men's jail is part of a much wider trend of transgender individuals being placed in jails and prisons that don't align with their gender identity.

Tribune News Service

‘Rainbow wave’ of openly trans and LGBTQ candidates makes history in midterms wins

Openly transgender people won elections in unexpected areas across the U.S. in what one organization is calling a “rainbow wave.”

The Guardian - UK

Scottish plans to include transgender women in equality law tested in court

Judicial review begins over definition of ‘woman’ in 2018 law to improve gender balance on public boards

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