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Gay man and trans woman threatened and called homophobic slurs by gang at London chicken shop

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A gang of hooded men were caught on camera appearing to verbally assault and spew homophobic slurs at two people in a chicken shop. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. Valentino Kyriakou and Naya Martinez, a gay man and trans woman, can be seen confronting the men as they are ordered out of the establishment by them. The two were seemingly waiting for food when the verbal attack began, with the culprits appearing to threaten to stab them. “Get the f*** out…

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Donald Trump promises to “ban” trans athletes from sport if re-elected

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Donald Trump promised to implement a nationwide ban on trans athletes should he ever be re-elected as president. Trump, who in 2020 became the first incumbent president to lose re-election since George H.W. Bush in 1992, gave a speech in Conroe, Texas on 29 January. “We will ban men from participating in women’s sports,” he said during the rally. “So ridiculous.” He went on to comment on Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer on the women’s team at the University of Pennsylvania who previously spent three years competing on the men’s…

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Policy protecting transgender participation in sport dropped by NCAA

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced changes to its transgender participation policy on 19 January. The latest guidelines mean that trans women wishing to compete on a women’s team have to follow rules set by both national and international governing bodies, meaning a certain testosterone level will have to be met in order to participate. Despite this, there was no medical or legal guidance provided in the announcement and “a sport-by-sport approach” will now be adopted to bring the NCAA in line with both domestic and foreign Olympic Committees.…

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Michael Phelps weighs in on trans athletes in sport: “It has to be a level playing field”

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Michael Phelps said sport “has to be a level playing field” when asked about the controversy surrounding Lia Thomas. Thomas, a transgender swimmer on the women’s team at the University of Pennsylvania, previously spent three years competing on the men’s team. She has become the topic of debate among those questioning trans participation in sport, with Phelps now weighing in on the topic. The 36-year-old, who is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, compared the discussion surrounding Thomas to that of doping in sport and stated…

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“Cruel” attempt to change how trans people are imprisoned withdrawn from House of Lords

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Following a debate in the House of Lords, a “cruel” amendment attempting to change how trans people are imprisoned was withdrawn. On 10 January, an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was proposed in the House of Lords to make prisoners put in a jail corresponding to the sex recorded at their birth. Put forward by Lord Blencathra, a Conservative Party life peer and former MP, his suggested changes would have made whether or not someone had a gender recognition certificate irrelevant when it comes to the…

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Beloved Black trans activist shot and killed ‘trying to break up a fight’

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Ke’Yahonna Stone has tragically become the 51st trans or gender non-conforming person to be killed in America this year. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. Stone, who was from Indianapolis, Indiana, was just 32-years-old at the time of her death on 28 December. According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the victim was at a nightclub on Christmas Day when she tried to break up a fight in the venue’s car park. The situation quickly escalated, resulting in Stone being hit in…

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Appeal against charity status of LGB Alliance to be heard in 2022

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Trans charity Mermaids confirmed that its appeal against the LGB Alliance will be heard in May 2022. In April 2021, the Charity Commission, which registers and regulates charities in England and Wales, confirmed that the organisation had been approved onto the register as their purposes fall within the legal definition of charity. According to gov.uk, there were “a number of objections to the registration of LGBA as a charity” that the Commission took into careful consideration, including a petition that has garnered over 35,000 signatures. The LGB Alliance, which rose…

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Trans employee who spoke out against Netflix’s Dave Chappelle special resigns

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Two former trans Netflix employees have withdrawn an unfair labour practice charge against the company, with one also choosing to resign. Terra Field and B. Pagels-Minor previously claimed that Netflix had retaliated against them for organising a company-wide walkout in protest of Chappelle’s special The Closer. According to NBC News, their lawyer, Laurie Burgess, said: “My clients have resolved their differences with Netflix and will be voluntarily withdrawing their NLRB charge. Chappelle’s special faced instant backlash for the transphobic remarks it includes, which Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos defended at the…

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Jenny De Leon becomes latest victim of growing anti-trans violence

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The 25-year-old, found dead in North Tampa, has become the fourth anti-trans death in Florida. Jenny De Leon, a Latinx trans woman, was found dead outside her house in early November. This tragic incident has made her the 46th transgender or gender non-conforming person to fall victim to a violent death this year. Currently, there has been a total of 45 fatal violent deaths according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the highest rate of anti-trans recorded in a year. Tampa Police Department officers found De Leon dead at around 6am…

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Students stage school walkout over trans teen being ‘assaulted in bathroom’

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Students protested outside their school after a transgender teen reported being assaulted and police declared that no such attack took place. On 4 November, the students united in front of Berlin High School in Berlin, Wisconsin to take a stand against the response to the claims. The 14-year-old student said he was cornered in the boy’s bathroom before a group of students demanded he take off his pants and lift up his shirt to expose his body. Speaking to local news outlet WBAY, the student explained: “They were surrounding the…

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