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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.

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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".

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‘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

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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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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.

Reuters

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

Wales Online

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.

The Conversation

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.

Los Angeles Times

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

Wales Online

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

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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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Salon

The autism and gender dysphoria link

A new study reveals an overlap between the two conditions that could lead to understanding both better

Reuters

Germany acknowledges difficulties for LGBT people in Qatar but no travel warning

The situation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Qatar is difficult, but Germany currently does not have a travel warning in place for the country, said a foreign ministry spokesperson in Berlin on Wednesday.

The Denver Post

Denver Archdiocese’s guidance to Catholic schools: Don’t enroll transgender students, treat gay parents differently

DENVER — The Archdiocese of Denver provides local Catholic schools with explicit written guidance on the handling of LGBTQ issues, including telling administrators they should not enroll or re-enroll transgender or gender non-conforming students, and that gay parents should be treated differently than heterosexual couples.

The Guardian - US

‘There’s this inherent censorship’: how trans cinema has endured over time

In the 25th edition of the groundbreaking San Francisco transgender film festival, sidelined narratives take center stage

WEKU

James Roesener is the first out trans man elected to a U.S. state legislature

James Roesener, 26, is the first openly trans man elected to a state legislature in U.S. history, per the LGBTQ Victory Fund. It says a record number of trans candidates ran in the 2022 midterms.

The National (Scotland)

'Disappointing': Labour MSP seeks to water down gender reform bill

A LABOUR MSP has proposed an amendment to the gender reform bill that “could make it harder” for people to legally change their gender than if…

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Tokyo launches new system to recognize LGBTQ couples

Tokyo launched a system Nov. 1 officially recognizing couples where at least one of the individuals is a sexual minority, giving them access to some of the same administrative services available to married couples. The system recognizes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) partnerships.

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