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Petition with almost 140,000 signatures forces parliamentary debate on self-identification

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A petition demanding reform to the Gender Recognition Act has triggered a debate on self-identification in the House of Commons. It is scheduled for 21 February after 137,271 people called on the UK government to make it easier for transgender and non-binary people to self-identify. “Reform the GRA to allow transgender people to self-identify without the need for a medical diagnosis, to streamline the administrative process, and to allow non-binary identities to be legally recognised,” part of it stated. The petition, which ran for six months and closed on 24…

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Laverne Cox: “For you it’s a cultural war, but for me, it’s life or death”

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Laverne Cox spoke about what it was like to be “the first trans person to do a lot of things” and how this has influenced her activism work. The 49-year-old has become one of the most famous trans people in the world after landing a prominent role in Orange is the New Black, something which led to her becoming the first out trans person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in any acting category. Since then, she has continued to be a trailblazer by making history with cover…

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BBC accused of “transphobic reporting” and Stonewall “smear” campaign in damning human rights report

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A review into LGBTQ+ human rights has highlighted the “serious damage” caused by “anti-trans rhetoric” in the UK. ILGA-Europe, an independent European organisation advocating for LGBTQ+ people, published its Annual Review into the community’s rights on 15 February. The report examined events in Europe and Central Asia from January to December 2021 by looking at “legal, political and social developments in 54 countries and 4 European institutions”. Its analysis of the UK concluded that “anti-trans rhetoric” continued to grow in the country as the year progressed. “Civil society reports that…

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EHRC: Here’s why the equality watchdog is under fire for its stance on trans rights

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The post EHRC: Here’s why the equality watchdog is under fire for its stance on trans rights appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Conor Clark

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Élite: Netflix’s LGBTQ-inclusive show casts trans actor in sixth season

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Netflix has announced the addition of five new cast members for season six of its hit Spanish teen drama, Élite. The show follows privileged high schoolers in Madrid, Spain, and looks at themes of drug abuse and class divides. Since its debut in 2018, the Spanish show has been praised for its LGBTQ-inclusive storylines which range from a gay love triangle to a queer female couple. With season four airing in June 2021, it is expected that season five will be released in 2022 and six sometime after that. It…

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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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UK equality watchdog suggests delaying trans conversion therapy ban in “deeply shocking” report

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Activists are questioning whether or not the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is “truly fit for purpose” after it suggested a “differentiated approach” to a trans conversion therapy ban. In a report published on 26 January in response to the UK government’s plans to legislate a conversion therapy ban, the human rights watchdog said the consultation does not “address the possible need to consider a differentiated approach in relation to sexual orientation and being transgender so as to ensure, in particular, that clinicians and therapists are not prohibited…

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Batgirl: Ivory Aquino cast as first trans character in DC Comics feature film

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Ivory Aquino made history by being cast in Batgirl as the first trans character to appear in a DC Comics feature film. The When We Rise star, who is also transgender, will appear as Alysia Yeoh in the upcoming superhero film, Variety reported. The character is a bartender and the best friend of Batgirl, who is also known as Barbara Gordon and will be portrayed by Leslie Grace in the HBO Max movie. It will be set in the DC Extended Universe and marks the first appearance of a trans…

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Facing hormone shortages, South Africa’s trans men try black market

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South African tech adviser Josh Stols felt a wave of euphoria when his doctor handed over his first testosterone prescription, allowing him to finally start his physical transition as a transgender man after a year of psychiatric assessments. He was looking forward to starting a new chapter until he discovered that testosterone supplies often ran short – an issue that has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic – pushing him and other desperate trans men to seek risky, black market hormones. “These shortages mess with our sense of self,” 29-year-old Stols…

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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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