South Korea’s military will appeal a court ruling that struck down its decision to discharge the country’s first trans soldier Byun Hee-soo, who died this year. (YouTube/South China Morning Post) South Korea’s military will appeal a landmark court ruling that struck down its decision to discharge the country’s first known trans soldier, who died earlier
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A police officer next to a banner reading ‘All cops are bastards period!’ at a Black Trans Lives Matter march in London, 2020. (Dave Rushen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) AL, who is trans, non-binary and genderqueer, has been assaulted twice on public transport in the last 18 months – but they didn’t report either incident
Dr Rachel Levine is the nation’s first transgender four-star officer when she was sworn in as an admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps on 19 October 2021. (Twitter/@HHS_ASH) Trailblazing Biden appointee Dr Rachel Levine has become the first openly trans four-star officer across any of the nation’s eight uniformed services. Levine, the
Royal Poetical Starz. (Facebook) In yet another frightening attack, an “ambitious, mesmerising” Black woman was brutally slain in Florida, making her the 40th trans person murdered in the US this year. Royal Poetical Starz, 26, was fatally shot in Miami Gardens, a city in the north-central Miami-Dade County, on the afternoon of 2 October. According
Hamilton the Musical follows the story of the Founding Fathers. (Joan Marcus) A Black trans actor who starred in Broadway performances of hit show Hamilton has accused producers of not renewing their contract after they requested a gender-neutral dressing room. Hamilton strongly denies the allegation, which has been made by non-binary performer Suni Reid in an
Labour’s shadow minister for women and equalities, Taiwo Owatemi, said she is “highly critical” of anti-trans charity LGB Alliance. (Official portrait) Labour’s new shadow minister for women and equalities, Taiwo Owatemi, has issued a damning letter against the LGB Alliance. Owatemi, who was appointed to the shadow equalities brief three weeks ago, wrote a letter
A counter-terrorism probe was launched for a trans police officer’s safety after she was targeted with around “two million hate comments” online. After serving with the West Midlands Police for 19 years PC Skye Morden found the courage to come out as trans in 2020. She was fully supported by her colleagues in the police,
Kayden Coleman spoke to PinkNews for National Coming Out Day. On National Coming Out Day, trans advocate, educator and father Kayden Coleman opens up about his own coming out experience, saying the best part was “the freedom”. “It opened so many doors for me,” Kayden told PinkNews. “I felt like I could do anything, be
Kiér Laprí Kartier was shot dead in Texas on 30 September, 2021. (Human Rights Campaign) A 21-year-old Black trans woman called Kiér Laprí Kartier has been shot dead in Texas. Her death is at least the 38th violent death of a trans or gender non-conforming person in the US in 2021. Kartier was shot on
People take part in a rally organised by an activist group to support the LGBT+ legislation in Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan on 6 June 2021. (Philip Fong/AFP via Getty) Gen Suzuki, a Japanese trans man, has filed a request with a Japanese court legally change his gender without having to undergo surgery and be
British group Little Mix endorse The Transgender Issue on Twitter. (Getty/Twitter) British girlband Little Mix have endorsed bestselling book The Transgender Issue by trans author Shon Faye. Asked by a fan on Twitter what they were reading, Little Mix replied: “The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye. Everyone should read this”, adding a star emoji. Liked
Evan Bialosuknia, 17, was crowned homecoming queen. (Instagram) A trans teenager has finally felt like she “actually belongs” after being elected homecoming queen at her high school in Orlando, Florida. Evan Bialosuknia made history at Olympia High School as her fellow students overwhelmingly elected her to be their homecoming queen. “Made history,” the teen wrote
Tessa Ganserer (left) has made history with Nyke Slawik (right) as the first two trans MPs to be elected in Germany. (AFP via Getty/ JOHN MACDOUGALL and Instagram/ nyketomato) Germany will welcome its first-ever trans MPs to the Bundestag after a federal election that saw the centre-left SDP narrowly beat the centre-right CDU. According to preliminary results
Zaya Wade and Gabrielle Union. (Instagram/ Gabrielle Union) Gabrielle Union has shared the heartwarming story of taking her trans stepdaughter Zaya Wade to her first-ever Pride parade. Speaking with radio station Power 105, Union explained that on the day of the parade, she and Zaya had been having a mother-daughter day, and had been planning to
The Olympic rings outside the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has once again delayed its transgender guidelines for sport because of “very conflicting opinions”. The new guidelines for international sports federations are not expected to be released until after the Beijing Winter Olympics in February
Mj Rodriguez as Blanca in Pose. (BBC) Pose star Mj Rodriguez wants to play any role in future – not just trans characters. Rodriguez made history when she received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Blanca in Pose – she is the first trans actor to be up for a leading actress Emmy. But
Marsha De Cordova. (Dave Benett/Getty Images) British Labour Party politician Marsha de Cordova has quit her role on the opposition frontbench as shadow women and equalities minister. Her abrupt departure from the shadow cabinet was announced by the Battersea MP Tuesday afternoon (14 September) on Twitter, a decision made with “much sadness”. Now taking to
Jackary, also known as the ‘CEO of aggressive allies’ on TikTok, breaks down why it is important for allies to normalise pronouns by adding them on social media bios. (TikTok/@jackary17) The accurately titled “CEO of aggressive allies” gave a TikTok masterclass on why normalising pronouns is an important sign of allyship. With pure boss vibes,
Rev Dr Megan Rohrer was installed to the Sierra Pacific Synod at Grace Cathedral on 11 September 2021. (Yalonda M. James/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty) The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America has installed its first openly trans bishop, Rev Megan Rohrer. Rohrer was installed as a bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod in a
Nikki Kuhnhausen, 17, was tragically killed after her assailant discovered she was transgender. (Facebook) The killer who strangled 17-year-old trans girl Nikki Kuhnhausen to death with a phone cord has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. David Bogdanov, 27, was found guilty of second-degree and malicious harassment under Washington state’s hate crime statute back
BERLIN, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 15: Judith Butler poses for a photo at the Jewish Museum on September 15, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Butler is a philosopher and professor awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Award this year. (Photo by Target Presse Agentur Gmbh/Getty Images) Philosopher and feminist icon Judith Butler has explained why “rethinking the category
Plaintiffs were represented by Lamba Legal and the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) Trans state employees can sue North Carolina for failing to cover gender-affirming treatments in its health insurance plan, the Fourth Circuit has ruled. Six state employees filed the lawsuit in 2019 accusing the North Carolina State Health Plan of discrimination
Anti-trans protesters booed Nicola Sturgeon as she entered Holyrood. (Twitter/ amoozeboosh) Anti-trans protesters booed Nicola Sturgeon, the only female leader of a UK country, while wearing suffragette colours without a hint of irony. The protesters gathered outside Holyrood ahead of the first session of first minister’s questions of the new term on Thursday (2 September),
Alexandra Billings slammed Cameron Mackintosh over comments the British theatre producer made opposing the casting of trans actors in certain roles. (Getty/Amanda Edwards/Mike Marsland/WireImage) Trans actor and Broadway star Alexandra Billings has slammed a West End producer’s comments opposing the casting of trans performers in certain roles. In an interview with The Telegraph published earlier
Viewers can add flowers to the Marsha P Johnson bust in Christopher Park. (Twitter/ EliErlick) Queer activists have put up a bust of Marsha P Johnson in a New York City park, after waiting years for the city to deliver a promised monument. Johnson founded the Street Transgender Action Revolutionaries (STAR), which was dedicated to
A TSA worker with the monitor for the full-body scanner at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) A mother is suing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) after officials tried to strip search her trans daughter at airport security. The alleged incident happened in May 2019 when Kimberly Erway tried to take a flight
Gavin Grimm. (ACLU) After seven years of fighting Gavin Grimm, a trans man who was banned from using the correct bathroom at school, has finally received a $1.3 million payout from the school board that discriminated against him. In 2014, when he was just 15 years old, Grimm first told Virginia’s Gloucester County School Board: “All
The Ofcom headquarters in London, England. (Getty/ Bruno Vincent) Britain’s media watchdog Ofcom has been widely criticised for cutting ties with LGBT+ rights charity Stonewall because of a “risk of perceived bias”. The Office of Communications, a communications regulator otherwise known as Ofcom, announced that it would be pulling out of the Stonewall diversity champions
Trans artist Mila Jam reimagines the 80s classic as ‘It’s Raining Them’. (Talker Tailor) Spice Girls legend Geri Halliwell has endorsed trans artist Mila Jam’s remake of the classic 80s hit It’s Raining Men. The song has been transformed into a non-binary anthem, nearly 40 years after The Weather Girls first released the hit in
Trans dad Sav Butler is adopting a ‘gender-free’ approach to parenting (TikTok/@tired_honestly) A trans dad has eloquently explained why he isn’t revealing his baby’s gender until the child is old enough to share it for themselves. Sav Butler, 20, a father of two from Portland, Maine, has opted for a genderless parenting style with his
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