Wrestling stars Chris Jericho and Nyla Rose. (Instagram/chrisjerichofozzy) Wrestling star Chris Jericho had Nyla Rose – the first trans wrestler to be signed to a major league – on his show, and now he’s a massive trans ally. And we love to see it. Nyla Rose made history when she was signed by All Elite
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Dr Guilio Garaffa was suspended for five months for performing the surgery without consent. (Gulio Garaffa) Two doctors have been suspended for removing a trans man’s vagina against his wishes and then faking his consent to the procedure, a tribunal has heard. After finding out his vagina had been removed during the irreversible gender confirmation
Zaya Wade appears on the jumbotron during a retirement ceremony for her father Dwyane Wade. (Twitter) An arena full of basketball fans has burst into applause at the sight of Dwyane Wade’s recently out trans daughter Zaya appearing on the big screen. The moment of support for the young trans girl came during Wade’s retirement
Lisa Nandy speaking at a hustings event for Labour Leader on February 16, 2020 in London, England. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images) British opposition party leader hopeful Lisa Nandy said she was given a “pause for thought” while signing a pledge card from the Labour Campaign for Trans Rights. The 12-point pledge by the independent campaign group
World Rugby has revealed that it will host a forum in London next week which will decide future policy on trans players’ right to participate in the game. In a statement, the organisation said it was consulting with “expert voices” as well as the global women’s game ahead of the forum. Anti-trans campaign group Fair
Non-binary poet Gray Crosbie performed their spoken word poem for BBC Scotland’s The Social. (BBC Scotland) Piers Morgan has claimed the BBC is “pumping out gender nonsense” for giving a platform to a non-binary poet speaking out about the struggles of getting a simple haircut. The difficulties LGBT+ people face receiving gender-affirming services like haircuts
Leicestershire Police’s trans flag provoked a storm of criticism (Twitter/@LeicsPoliceLGBT) Leicestershire Police have faced harsh criticism for flying a trans Pride flag outside its headquarters to celebrate LGBT+ History Month. The force’s LGBT+ network Twitter account tweeted a picture of the transgender flag flying outside the headquarters in Enderby on February 16. “A miserable day
The Catholic Church has explained its position on trans rights – and it’s singing from a very old, very homophobic hymn book. (Michael Campanella/Getty Images) The Catholic Church has vowed to defeat gender recognition reform in Scotland to reassert the “natural instinct” of marriage between one man and one woman. The church restated its long-standing
Lisa Nandy speaking at a hustings event for Labour Leader on February 16, 2020 in London, England. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images) Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy has dismissed claims that she’s anti-gay as “daft and offensive”, pointing to her record of supporting LGBT+ rights. This includes her signing, this week, 12 pledges in support of transgender
Kim Petras poses in the winners room at the NME Awards 2020. (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Queer icons Kim Petras and Sam Smith both released anti-Valentine’s Day sad bangers, and we are here for it. Pop princess Petras has perfected the art of sad bangers, but her new track ‘Reminds Me’ tops them all. The