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Trans teenager left with concussion after being attacked at school

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A transgender student said that she was attacked and left with a concussion at high school after being verbally assaulted. Willow Andring explained to CBS Pittsburgh that a male student assaulted her after making verbal insults about her trans identity in an incident that was caught on camera at Armstrong High School. “He pulled me from behind and started beating me up,” Andring said. “Before that he had been calling me names, saying, ‘It’s not a she, it’s not a he, it’s an it.’” The 14-year-old told her mother that…

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Lily Cade calls for violence against trans women after BBC article backlash

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Lily Cade, a lesbian porn star featured in a controversial BBC article, has called for trans women to be “lynched”. Extreme content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable, including hate speech and explicit discussions of violence. The BBC is facing backlash for publishing an article about lesbian women allegedly “being pressured into sex by some trans women.” In the piece, the article’s author, Caroline Lowbridge, attempts to discover how “widespread” the issue is. She cites things such as social media, people’s opinions and…

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US Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from Catholic hospital that denied trans man surgery

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The US Supreme Court declined to hear a Catholic hospital’s appeal after it denied a hysterectomy to a transgender patient. Evan Minton, a trans man, had a hysterectomy scheduled at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in California in 2016. According to the lawsuit, the hospital cancelled the procedure after finding out why the patient wanted it and permitted the physician to perform it at a different facility a few days later. Minton accused the hospital of discrimination in state court, suing it for violating California’s civil rights law that protects…

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Trans woman killed trying to save others during Idaho mall shooting

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Jo Acker, a transgender woman, was killed as she tried to protect others from an active shooter at a shopping centre. The 26-year-old was working at Boise Towne Square mall in Boise, Idaho as a member of the security team at the time of the incident on 25 October. According to her family, Acker ran toward the suspect in an effort to stop him and save those at the mall – something that likely saved numerous lives. KKTV News 11 reports that four people were injured in the shooting in…

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BBC condemned for “propaganda” piece perpetuating “transphobic agenda”

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The BBC is facing backlash for publishing an article about lesbian women allegedly “being pressured into sex by some trans women.” In the piece, the article’s author, Caroline Lowbridge, attempts to discover how “widespread” the issue is. She cites things such as social media, people’s opinions and even a survey of 80 people as sources during her apparent investigation. Lowbridge repeatedly acknowledges the lack of reliable information available, though never clarifies why she decided to write and publish the piece without it. Although it is unclear exactly when Lowbridge deactivated…

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Oxfam withdraws Wonder Woman Bingo to support trans and non-binary employees

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The Wonder Woman Bingo was first released in August 2020 and includes 48 illustrated cards showing “inspirational women”. The game includes Elliot Page’s deadname along with JK Rowling and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The charity tweeted a statement following their recent decision to pull the game, explaining that “we took the decision to remove the game from sale following concerns raised by trans and non-binary colleagues who told us that it didn’t live up to our commitment to respect people of all genders.” Oxfam has not shared any specific concerns raised…

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Boris Johnson congratulates LGB Alliance on its “incredible hard work”

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Boris Johnson allegedly sent a letter to anti-trans pressure group, the LGB Alliance, congratulating it on its “incredible hard work”. On 21 October, the group will hold its first annual conference in a prestigious government-owned hall. The Alliance, which is technically a registered charity, has continuously used its platform to “assert the rights of lesbians, bisexuals and gay men to define themselves as same-sex attracted” – all the while excluding trans individuals.⁠ It now alleges that representatives of the Prime Minister sent a letter praising the group in response to…

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Here’s how celebrities reacted to Netflix staff protesting Dave Chappelle’s special

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Netflix’s trans staff and their allies staged a company-wide walkout on 20 October in protest of Dave Chappelle’s comedy special. Two weeks after The Closer debuted on Netflix, members of the Netflix employee resource group Trans* and their allies took a “day of rest”. This is in response to the transphobic remarks it features, as well as Netflix’s handling of the situation. “They cancelled J.K. Rowling — my God. [Effectively] she said gender was a fact, the trans community got mad as shit, they started calling her a TERF,” Chappelle…

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TS Madison says RuPaul had to fight for her to be a judge on Drag Race

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TS Madison has revealed that RuPaul fought for her to be a guest judge on season 13 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. After first rising to fame on video-sharing app Vine, Madison has seen success as a YouTuber, actress and television host. Throughout her career, she has been no stranger to discrimination from those in the entertainment industry. Speaking on an episode of the LGBTQ&A podcast, she says: “They’d call me into the HR office and tell me to stop wearing fitting dresses because I was confusing the men. “I was…

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Jamie Lee Curtis on her daughter coming out as transgender: “I’m a grateful student”

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Jamie Lee Curtis and her daughter Ruby have opened up about the latter coming out as transgender and the journey they have been on since. Ruby, Jamie’s youngest daughter with husband Christopher Guest, came out to her mother in 2020 at the age of 25. In an interview with People, Ruby explains that she “wasn’t worried” about coming out because of how “accepting” her parents are. She says: “It was scary — just the sheer fact of telling them something about me they didn’t know. “It was intimidating — but…

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