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What Did Irish Comedy Writer Graham Linehan Say on Twitter? Heathrow Detention Over Controversial Tweets Explained

Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow over controversial tweets. Here's what is known about the posts, the detention, and the free speech debate.

International Business Times UK

‘The IT Crowd’ creator Graham Linehan's arrest over transgender posts sparks free speech row in UK

The Irish comedy writer and creator of celebrated shows like The IT Crowd and Father Ted was arrested this week at Heathrow Airport over a series of anti-trans posts. The arrest has sparked fury and free speech outcry in the UK, with Elon Musk describing Britain as a "police state".

Euronews

Sandie Peggie showed ‘surprising level’ of disgust in trans medic row, tribunal told

A NURSE who complained about having to share a changing room with a transgender medic showed a “surprising level” of dislike, mockery, and…

The National (Scotland)

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Father Ted creator Graham Linehan arrested over posts on transgender issues

Comedy writer intercepted by five armed officers at Heathrow after flying in from Arizona

The Guardian - UK

Omar accuses Gorka of ‘deflecting from reality’ by focusing on trans identity of Minnesota school shooter

Republicans have zeroed in on the fact shooter Robin Westman had changed their name and identified as a woman after being born male

The Independent UK

Tulsi Gabbard calls Jen Psaki ‘agent of darkness and hatred’ for suggesting prayer alone won’t solve gun crime epidemic

Trump’s director of national intelligence linked the former White House press secretary’s comments to cultural debates, calling transgender rights ‘insanity and darkness’ and citing MLK Jr.’s quote on light overcoming darkness

The Independent UK

US Education Department says Denver school district's all-gender bathrooms violated Title IX

The U.S. Education Department says Denver Public Schools violated Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination in education by creating all-gender bathrooms and allowing students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity

The Independent UK

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Gender-affirming surgeries may be added to Medicare – but the evidence is still being reviewed

For the first time in Australia, an independent committee is considering whether Medicare should fund gender-affirming surgery for trans adults (those aged 18 and over).

The Conversation

We’ve been tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender – soon, there will be no reliable way to measure them

Researchers have traditionally had a difficult time tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender.

The Conversation

Edinburgh comedy award winner Sam Nicoresti: ‘Actually, this whole show is a monumental failure!’

The comic was determined to make a blockbuster standup show that didn’t address trans issues. Then she changed her mind – and scooped comedy’s biggest prize

The Guardian - UK

White House threatens sex education funds unless states nix references to transgender people in curriculums

The Trump administration sent a letter demanding states, territories and DC ‘remove all references to gender ideology’

The Guardian - US

Number of Americans seeking refugee status in Canada surges

Surge in claims appears to reflect Americans’ growing concerns that the Trump administration’s policies threaten their safety and rights

The Independent UK

Trump’s megabill aimed at abortion providers gets court win in Maine – but gender-affirming care is also at stake

Roughly 185,000 transgender adults use Medicaid as their primary health insurance

The Independent UK

Original Harry Potter director Chris Columbus addresses JK Rowling controversy: ‘It’s very sad’

The director also revealed whether he will be working on the new Harry Potter series

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The Independent UK

Trump vs gender care: President and his team ratchet up attacks as more young people identify as transgender

“If it’s a day ending in y, President Trump is attacking kids’ safety, health, and access to education as part of his culture war,” said a spokesperson from California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office

The National (Scotland)

UK felt safer in the '90s for transgender people, says UK's first trans judge

THE UK felt like a safer place to be transgender in the 1990s than it does now, the country’s first trans judge has said.

The Independent UK

South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts

Sex workers and transgender people are among South Africa's most vulnerable populations after the Trump administration slashed U.S. foreign aid and U.S.-funded health clinics dispensing HIV medication shut down

International Business Times UK

Who Is Ciara Watkin? 10 Photos of the Convicted Trans Woman—Will This Case Change UK Trans Rights?

Ciara Watkin, a transgender woman convicted of sexual assault, has reignited debate on consent, deception and the future of UK trans rights.

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The Independent UK

A commuter college thought it could avoid Trump’s education crackdown. Here’s what happened

Administrators at the University of Colorado's campus in Colorado Springs believed they could avoid the Trump administration's focus on higher education

The Independent UK

Britain felt like a safer place to be trans in the nineties, says UK’s first transgender judge

Giving her first interview since she began the process of taking the government to the European Court of Human Rights, Dr McCloud tells Millie Cooke she no longer sees the UK as a ‘safe place’ for trans people

International Business Times UK

Record Number of US Citizens Seek Asylum in Canada — With Lawyers Reporting Rise in Trans Applicants

Canada is seeing a record surge in asylum claims from US citizens, with lawyers noting a marked increase in transgender applicants citing safety and discrimination concerns.

The Texas Tribune

“Bathroom bill” advances in Texas House days after tensions flared at hearing

Senate Bill 8, which now heads to the House floor, would restrict which bathrooms in government buildings transgender people would be allowed to use.

The Independent UK

Federal investigators demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospital

Federal investigators looking at gender-affirming care providers demanded that at least one hospital hand over information about individual patients

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Radical Right-Winger Changes Gender After Conviction And Will Now Serve Sentence In Women’s Jail

A radical right-winger, who once called transgenders “parasites,” sparked controversy over her gender change after being sentenced to prison.

The Independent UK

Families and MAGA-world outraged after school district suspends boys for bullying transgender student

The move came after the school launched a Title IX investigation into the students

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