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

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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Drag Race star Aja asks fans for “help” with her “gender journey”

Aja shared an intimate post asking her followers for “some help” as she continues navigating her “gender journey”. In July 2018, Aja announced that she would rather be known as a “queer artist” as opposed to a “drag queen”. This led to her primarily focusing on her music career and less on the way a “stereotypical drag queen lip-syncs and performs”. On 6 September, the Drag Race icon took to Instagram to share an incredibly personal post about her “gender journey”. “Afterword I came out as non-binary and things started…

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New Zealand passes law making it easier for trans people to update birth certificates

New Zealand’s parliament unanimously passed a law that will make it easier for trans people to update the sex on their birth certificates. The country first introduced self-identification on birth certificates in 2018, though until now this was only possible if evidence of a medical procedure was provided. Passed unanimously on 9 December, the births, deaths, marriages and relationship registration bill makes it easier to self-identify by removing that requirement. Jan Tinetti, internal affairs minister, said: “Today is a proud day in Aotearoa’s history. “Parliament has voted in favour of…

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Nazrul Islam Ritu makes history as Bangladesh’s first out trans mayor

The town of Trilochanpur elected Nazrul Islam Ritu in a landslide victory, making her the first transgender mayor in Bangladesh. The 45-year-old said her election is an example of the “glass ceiling” finally breaking. According to Al Jazeera, Ritu, who uses both male and female pronouns, said: “The glass ceiling is breaking. It is a good sign. “The victory means they really love me and they have embraced me as their own. “I will dedicate my life to public service.” Ritu added that her win shows an increasing amount of…

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Trans people waiting years for gender healthcare as demand surges

When British tattoo artist Eva Echo found the courage to come out as transgender, she quickly sought specialist medical care to help her transition. More than four years later, she is still waiting for her first appointment. Echo, who is part of a potential legal challenge to England’s National Health Service (NHS) over waiting times, said the delay left her “drowning” in gender dysphoria – the distress caused by someone’s gender identity not matching their body. “There’s no way to tell where I am on the list or when I’m…

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Adele reveals she can’t watch Real Housewives as her “brain will die”

Adele paid a visit to Nikkie de Jager where the two gossiped and drank wine in a video that is sure to go down in the meme history books. As part of the makeup artist’s Power of Makeup series, Adele had half her face painted by Nikkie and the other half left bare to show – you guessed it – the power of makeup. During the 30-minute-long video, the pair discuss everything from music, to makeup to… Love Island. “I can’t bear that show,” the All Night Parking singer said.…

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

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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Chile makes history with election of first-ever trans person to its legislature

Chile has made history by electing the first-ever transgender official to its legislature during the 2021 parliamentary elections. Emilia Schneider, a transgender woman and activist, received 26,000 votes on 21 November. She will be sworn into the Chamber of Deputies in March 2022, which is the lower chamber of the country’s National Congress, to represent the 10th District of Santiago de Chile. “Today the security, dignity and integrity of the rights of the LGTBI community and women are at stake,” Schneider said after being elected. “The far-right seeks fear to…

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

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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BBC’s LGBTQ+ staff told to ‘get used to hearing things they don’t like’

LGBTQ+ staff at the BBC were told to get used to views they dislike in the wake of its employees calling it “institutionally transphobic”. The comments were allegedly made in a Zoom call with the BBC’s Pride Network on 12 November by Fran Unsworth, the BBC’s head of news, who is leaving the broadcaster in January. The Times reports that two sources who attended the meeting said the 63-year-old told employees: “You’ll hear things you don’t personally like and see things you don’t like — that’s what the BBC is,…

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