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Read MoreTransgender rights advocates in Germany have criticised plans by the government to restrict legal gender change during war – a measure that seeks to stop men from abusing proposed trans self-ID rules to evade military conscription. Germany’s government last month approved draft legislation allowing people to change their legal gender simply by visiting the local civil registry office, a move that was initially welcomed by LGBTQIA+ rights campaigners. But trans advocates say the proposed wartime restrictions contained in the self-ID bill – which must still be approved by parliament –…
Read MoreThe US state of Georgia can resume its ban on hormone replacement therapy for trangender people under the age of 18, a judge ruled on Tuesday, 5 September. It comes after US District Judge Sarah Geraghty two weeks ago blocked enforcement of the law after determining that a group of parents and trans minors would probably succeed in arguing that it violated the Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection. However, after a three-judge panel of the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower-court ruling blocking a similar law in…
Read MoreThe vast majority of cisgender LGBTQ+ people in the UK have a positive view of transgender people, a groundbreaking new survey has found. According to research conducted by YouGov, which was released on 11 August, just eight per cent of cis gay, lesbian and bisexual Britons hold a negative view of their trans peers. An overwhelming 75 per cent, however, said they have a positive one, while 17 per cent claimed to be neutral. Cis lesbians and bisexual women in particular were likely to have positive feelings towards the trans community,…
Read MorePatients who received top surgery in the last 25 years had an overwhelmingly high satisfaction rate, and almost no recipients regretted it, according to a new study. The study, conducted by JAMA Surgery, assessed the rates of regret and satisfaction after two or more years among patients who underwent gender-affirming mastectomies, more commonly known as top surgery. The median satisfaction score was five out of five and the median regret score was 0 out of 100. These scores indicate near-perfect satisfaction and almost no regret. None of those surveyed underwent…
Read MoreSarah Jane Baker has been arrested after allegedly calling on activists to “punch” TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) at London Trans+ Pride earlier this month. “If you see a TERF, punch them in the f**king face,” she told the crowd on 8 July. The 53-year-old was arrested four days later and subsequently charged under section 4a of the Public Order Act. Police confirmed that Baker was “recalled to prison for breaching the terms of her licence conditions”. She is reportedly being held in a male facility, where she is expected to…
Read MoreThe trans-exclusionary ‘LGB’ acronym is only used by three per cent of queer Britons, according to a new study conducted by YouGov. It refers to just lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals and is typically used by anti-trans groups not wishing to be associated with other aspects of the community. ‘LGBTQ+’ was found to be the most commonly used acronym (29 per cent) among respondents, followed by ‘LGBT’ (21 per cent) and ‘LGBTQ’ (13 per cent). The more inclusive ‘LGBTQIA+’ was used by 11 per cent of respondents, with ‘LGBT+’ used…
Read MoreAn 18-year-old transgender man has been found dead after disappearing while on a date in Pageland, South Carolina, police have confirmed. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Known to his friends as Jacob Williamson, the teen was last seen by family members on the evening of 30 June. Union County sheriff Eddie Cathey said police recovered what they believe to be his body on the afternoon of 4 June, Newsweek reported. Following what has been described as an “extensive” investigation by…
Read MoreSadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has spoken out against transgender people being “stigmatised, demonised or weaponised” in so-called ‘culture wars’. Speaking to GAY TIMES at Pride in London on 1 July, Khan emphasised the importance of keeping the community at the forefront of this year’s event and due to the ongoing stigma they face in both politics and the media. “Listen, one of the things that’s the worst of all in politics is people being caught up in the crossfire of a ‘culture war’,” he said. “And we see…
Read MoreToxic debate in Britain about transgender rights echoes the vilification of gay men in the 1950s – a historical parallel that could offer solutions to the current clash, says the country’s first professor of LGBTQ+ history. Matt Cook, who will take up the newly created post at Oxford University’s Mansfield College in September, said shifting ideas about gender identity over the centuries show us that debate about what it means to be a man or a woman is nothing new. “The debate in the UK about trans rights is particularly…
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