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Nava Mau’s character Teri dates Donny (Richard Gadd) in Baby Reindeer. (Netflix) Nava Mau, the breakout star of chilling new Netflix mini-series Baby Reindeer, has reflected on the responsibility she felt playing a real-life trans person. Trans actress Mau plays Teri, an American therapist, in Richard Gadd’s critically acclaimed drama based on his real experience
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Kayla Harrison prepares to face Aspen Ladd during the 2023 PFL Championships at The Anthem in Washington, DC. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) Online conspiracy theorists have falsely “accused” Kayla Harrison of being trans after she easily beat fellow American professional mixed martial artist Holly Holm at UFC 300. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an
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Lori Schappell and George Schappell pictured in 2007, around the time George came out as transgender (Getty) The world’s oldest conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell, have died. George was transgender, and came out in 2007 after hiding his trans identity for many years: even from his sister. Lori and George Schappell died in hospital
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Xelia Mendes-Jones plays non-binary Aspirant Dane in Fallout (Amazon Prime Video) Amazon Prime’s Fallout is one of the hottest shows on any streaming service at the moment, with long-time gamers and post-apocalyptic fantasy fans uniting to celebrate its release. All eight episodes of Fallout, which is based on the video game of the same name,
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A jury inquest has concluded that systemic failures by services supporting Jason Pulman, a trans teenager who took his own life, could have contributed to his death. Warning: The following article contains discussions about mental health, self-harm and suicidal ideation. 15-year-old Jason Pulman was found dead in Hampden Park, Eastbourne on 19 April 2022, the
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Fin Affleck announced their new name while speaking at their grandfather’s funeral. (Facebook/ Christ Church United Methodist) Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s teenage child has publicly debuted their new name, Fin, at their grandfather’s funeral – and while reports have described this as Fin “coming out as trans”, all they did was say their name.
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Trans actress Cassandra James getting ready in the General Hospital dressing room (Instagram/Cassandra James) Trans actress Cassandra James has announced that she will soon be making a return to long-running US soap General Hospital. Cassandra James made history as the first transgender actress to play a trans character on daytime television. She portrays Dr. Terry
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Doritos Spain faces backlash over partnership with trans influencer Samantha Hudson (Pablo Cuadra/WireImage via Getty Images) Doritos Spain has ended its relationship with trans influencer and artist Samantha Hudson after controversial past tweet resurfaced. Over the weekend, the company – a wholly-owned subsidiary of PepsiCo – announced a one-off campaign with Hudson, including her in
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Tory MP Alicia Kearns (L) berates Alba MP Neale Hanvey (R) for dropping the “T” from “LGBT”. (Parliamentlive.tv) A bill aimed at ban conversion therapy failed to move through Parliament on Friday (1 March), after a debate on it ran out of time: with anti-conversion therapy ban MPs accused of ‘filibustering’ the bill. The Conservative
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LGBTQ+ community marches to Florida Capitol in powerful protest of Trans Erasure Bill (Anatoliy Cherkasov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The LGBTQ+ community in Florida has marched to the state capitol, to protest against proposed legislation activists are calling the “trans erasure bill”.  Hundreds of trans activists and allies marched to the capitol in Tallahassee on
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The law allows public officials to refuse to marry anyone at their discretion. (Stock image/Getty) Public officials in Tennessee are now able to refuse to marry anyone at their discretion for any reason, sparking concern for gay couples applying for a marriage license. Republican Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 878 into law on 21
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The bill comes into effect immediately. (Stock image/Getty) The Seventh Court of Appeals has lifted an injunction blocking Indiana’s gender-affirming healthcare ban on 27 February, allowing the ban to take place immediately.  Senate Bill 480 prohibits medical providers from providing life-saving gender-affirmation treatment to individuals under 18 years of age. It also prohibits aiding or
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The book by Lindz Amer (right) celebrates gender identity. (@lindzamer/X) Lindz Amer’s book Hooray for She, He, Ze and They! What Are Your Pronouns Today? celebrates gender identity amid book bans on LGBTQ+ topics in Republican-dominated states in the US.  Amer’s 2024 piece of literature discusses how people use different pronouns and the joy in
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Protestors gathered in Washington. (Stock image/Getty) Protestors have rallied alongside sex workers at the Washington State Capitol in support of a bill which would improve conditions in adult venues, dubbed the “Strippers Bill of Rights”. The “Strippers Bill of Rights”, Senate Bill 6105, would also prevent statewide lewd conduct regulations, which transpired in four LGBTQ+
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Gender critics have said Parkrun is guilty of ‘sex discrimination’. (Getty) Grassroots organisation Parkrun has apparently stopped showing times for its fastest finishers after they were faced with complaints that trans women were allowed to compete in the female category. In May 2023, a row erupted when The Daily Mail reported on Siân Longthorpe, who
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Transgender youth, their families, and medical experts urged lawmakers to block the harmful South Carolina ban on gender-affirming care for youth. (Andre J Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images) Trans kids, their families, and medical experts are pleading with Republican lawmakers in South Carolina to block their proposed ban on transgender healthcare. On Wednesday (10 January), lawmakers
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Trans YouTube star and MrBeast collaborator Kris Tyson celebrated a year on hormone replacement therapy with gorgeous before and after photos. (Twitter/@kristyson_) YouTube star Kris Tyson, best known for collaborating with MrBeast, is celebrating another milestone in her transition: her almost-year anniversary of being on hormones. Tyson, who has been a staple on MrBeast’s YouTube
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