South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has been a diehard supporter of Donald Trump. (Getty) In a blow for Republican governor Kristi Noem, the state of South Dakota has been forced to issue an apology letter and a $300,000 payment to transgender advocacy group The Transformation Project, following the abrupt cancellation of a Department of Health
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A person’s journey through their gender-identity is as unique as the person going through it. In this episode of Ask the Aunties, our fabulous queer agony aunts answer give advice to a person wondering if anyone could be too young to realise if they are trans or non-binary. Queer agony aunts Lee Gray and Karnage
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
Helen Fenlon died aged 64. (Facebook/Felix Fenlon) LGBT+ activist and trailblazer Helen Fenlon, whose wedding to husband Felix was reported as the first time a trans man and trans woman had married in the UK, has sadly died at the age of 64. Husband Felix Fenlon, who is also trans, said Helen passed away on 9
Courtney Eshay Key have spoken out after she was killed in the evening of 25 December in the East Chatham neighbourhood of Chicago. (CBS2) A transgender woman was shot dead on Christmas Day in what her friends believe was a hate crime incident, before she was misgendered by police in death. Friends and family of
A Jeopardy! contestant is celebrating a historic win after claiming a victory in the long-running quiz show. Kate Freeman, a financial analyst from Lake Orion, Michigan, sported a trans pride pin as she took part in the quiz show on Friday (11 December). A streak of right answers saw her best Kendra Blanchette, who had
Melanie Dawes, the head of UK communications regulator Ofcom (Civil Service/Open Government Licence) The head of UK communications regulator Ofcom has said it is “extremely inappropriate” for broadcasters to seek to “balance” appearances by transgender people with activists from anti-trans pressure groups. Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes made the comments before parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media
Trans people in India can now apply to have their gender identity legally recognised online through a new government portal. The portal, launched on Wednesday (25 November) by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE), will allow trans people to have their gender identity certified by the district magistrate without visiting government offices. The
Norwegian flag (Gonzales Photo/Stian S. Moller/PYMCA/Avalon/Universal Images Group/Getty) Norway has banned hate speech against bisexual and trans people in a landmark change to its penal code. Gay men and lesbians have been protected from hate speech under Norway’s laws since 1981, with those found guilty facing up to one year in prison or a fine
Sarah McBride, National Press Secretary for the HRC Foundation, speaks onstage at The Human Rights Campaign 2018 Los Angeles Gala Dinner. (Rich Fury/Getty Images for Human Rights Campaign) Human Rights Campaign activist and transgender rights champion Sarah McBride has become the first trans woman ever elected to a state senate. McBride claimed a swift victory
Nursing student Michelle Ramos Vargas has become the 30th known trans person to be killed in the United States so far this year, and the sixth killed in Puerto Rico in the same period. Vargas’ body was found with multiple gunshot wounds in San Germán, Puerto Rico in the early hours of Wednesday (30 September).
A trans crisis hotline has revealed it is flooded with calls every time the Trump administration moves to unpick trans rights. The Trump administration has seen a widespread erosion of trans rights, with a stream of nefarious policies enacted to ban trans people from the military, to cease enforcing non-discrimination rules in schools, and to
A proposed new law would legally erase the existence of trans people in Vladimir Putin’s Russia (Getty) Russia could be set to follow in the footsteps of Hungary with a proposed law that would legally erase transgender people. Proposed amendments to Russia’s Family Code, put forward by anti-LGBT+ lawmaker Yelena Mizulinam, would legally bar transgender
GMB Union, one of the UK’s biggest trade unions, has demanded that the UK government finally reform the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) and tackle transphobia. The union, which counts more than 600,000 members, urged minister for women and equalities Liz Truss to introduce much-needed reforms in a letter earlier this week (August 11). In the
Conservatives in America are reportedly hoping Donald Trump will weaponise trans rights in an effort to revitalise his failing re-election bid. Polls suggest that Trump’s campaign is on thin ice, and some Republicans are now hoping that the president will launch an attack on trans people in an effort to gain popular support from conservatives.
A transgender woman serving a prison sentence for sexual abuse in Idaho has undergone gender affirmation surgery, after a years-long legal battle and two attempts to castrate herself behind bars. Adree Edmo had pursued a successful legal challenge against Idaho and Corizon Health Inc, the provider of healthcare for the state prison system, over the
Sweeping changes made to Tasmania’s gender recognition laws last year have made trans lives easier without creating any unintended consequences for cisgender people, according to the country’s Law Reform Institute. Last year, the Tasmanian government passed new laws which made gender optional on birth certificates and allowed trans people to legally identify as their correct
Another Black trans woman has been killed in a brutal shooting, making her at least the 21st trans person murdered so far this year in the United States. Bree Black was found dead at her home on Friday night (July 3) after a fatal shooting. Police in Florida were called to the 200 block of
What is the difference between sex and gender identity, exactly? Whether you want to brush up on your knowledge or you’re questioning your gender identity yourself, you’ll find the answers here. Sex and gender have historically been used interchangeably, but that doesn’t mean that they’re the same thing. “We don’t know how to measure gender,”
Trans people, especially trans women, experience rocketing levels of violence and hate crime. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) A trans woman with a “beautiful heart” was fatally stabbed in the neck in Harlem Park, New York, early Saturday morning during a spat over a wig she allegedly stole. In the light of the morning after, a crescent-shaped
A judge has ordered the release of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, after she spent a year back behind bars. Manning, a former intelligence analyst, is best known for exposing US war crimes by leaking classified documents – and came out as transgender while serving a prison sentence in 2013. She was freed after having her sentence
One brave 14-year-old has helped secure gender recognition reform in New York state. On Tuesday, it was announced New York will will no longer require medical evidence for gender recognition, and will recognise the legal gender of young transgender people for the first time. The decision comes after Lambda Legal sued the state on behalf
The Guardian’s coverage of trans issues has repeatedly come under fire (Bethany Clarke/Getty) A third transgender person has resigned from The Guardian amid a long and bitter row over the newspaper’s problematic coverage of transgender issues. The woman dramatically announced her resignation in front of colleagues in a packed staff meeting on Tuesday, HuffPost UK understands.
A World Rugby forum on transgender players in the sport has reached agreement on the “physiological basis of performance differences between men and women.” The organisation announced last week that it would be hosting a forum in London where participants would discuss current policies around transgender players and decide if they were fair and equitable.
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