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25% of Black trans+ youth attempted suicide in the last year, study finds

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Black transgender and non-binary youth attempted suicide at a rate twice as high as their cisgender peers in the LBGTQ+ community during the last year, according to a new study from The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organisation for LGBTQ+ young people. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. One in four (25%) reported a suicide attempt in the last 12 months, while one in 10 (12%) of Black cisgender LGBQ youth said they had attempted to take their own life. Black…

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Hawaii’s only gender-affirming clinic for trans+ youth faces closure

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Hawaii’s only clinic to provide gender-affirming care for trans and non-binary youth is facing closure due to financial struggles. The Lavender Clinic, which is a non-profit healthcare centre located in Honolulu, prides itself on giving “​​inclusive, quality healthcare for ALL communities,” according to its website. It recently launched a GoFundMe in order to raise the $150,000 (£125,000) needed to keep its doors open. “Our plan for the future success of The Lavender Clinic is to include cash services to financially support the vital care we provide to the community, the…

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LGBTQ+ radio stations unite to hold a minute’s silence for Brianna Ghey

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Seven LGBTQ+ broadcasters are coming together to hold a minute’s silence in honour of trans teen Brianna Ghey who was recently killed. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. At 11am GMT on Friday 17 February, Gaydio, Pride Radio, Hits Radio Pride, Juice, Gorgeous, Trans Radio and GlitterBeam will all fall silent for one minute. This will be preceded by a package introduced by trans broadcaster Steph Hirst, which will reflect on the violence and discrimination the trans+ community continues to face in…

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Police investigating Brianna Ghey killing as potential hate crime

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The killing of Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old transgender girl, is being investigated as a possible hate crime, police have announced. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. Her body was found on a path at Linear Park in Culcheth on 11 February by members of the public before she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police stated that Brianna suffered multiple stab wounds and a post-mortem examination is currently taking place to establish the exact cause of death. Brianna, from Birchwood, was trans…

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Trans man cries ‘tears of joy’ after becoming ‘first to give birth in India’

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A transgender couple from the Indian state of Kerala shared their “tears of joy” as they announced the birth of their first child together. Ziya Paval said her partner Zahad, who uses only one name, gave birth on the morning of 8 February. The two are believed to have made history in India as “no one else has called themselves a biological parent in the transgender community as far as we know,” they told the BBC. The couple said that it was their dream to become parents. They are yet…

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Should non-LGBTQ+ actors play trans or gay characters?

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LGBTQ+ fans of “The Last of Us” are split over the casting of Nick Offerman as a gay character in the hit TV series, reigniting a long-running debate over whether straight or non-transgender actors should play gay or trans roles. “Nick Offerman is the only straight man I’m okay with being cast as a gay character. He is the exception to the rule,” one viewer tweeted after the third episode of the HBO/Sky series, which features two men, including Offerman’s character, falling in love. Critics say casting straight actors in…

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Hong Kong’s top court sides with trans community in ID card case

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Hong Kong’s top court has ruled that transgender people should be allowed to change the gender shown on their government-issued ID without undergoing sex reassignment surgery. Trans activist Henry Edward Tse and another trans man, known publicly only as “Q”, filed a legal challenge against the current policy – which says trans people can only update the gender on their ID cards if they undergo certain surgeries – in 2019. Prior to the ruling, Tse told AFP that this policy “outed” trans people “every time” they show an ID to…

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The Sims introduces top surgery scars and chest binders in new update

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The Sims has announced a trans-inclusive update which includes the introduction of top surgery scars, chest binders and shapewear, among other things. It comes as part of a wider effort from Electronic Arts (EA) to become more inclusive and give players more customisation options. “We have so much new stuff with this release and we can’t wait to dive in and tell you all about it,” it said in a press release on 31 January. “We do want to make a quick note that while we have added quite a…

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The Trevor Project releases powerful documentary uplifting trans youth

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The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organisation for LGBTQ+ young people, has released Learn with Love, a stunning documentary elevating three transgender young people and the adults in their lives. It follows Kaiden (he/him) and his mother, Skyler (she/her) and her grandfather, Lyndon (he/him) and a pastor who took him in after his family turned their backs. Each of their stories gives viewers the opportunity to see the tenacity and resilience of young trans people and consciously focuses on the break-throughs of the community, as opposed to the barriers…

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Utah becomes first state to ban healthcare for trans youth in 2023

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Utah has become the first US state to ban young transgender people from receiving gender-affirming healthcare this year. The legislation prohibits minors who have not yet been diagnosed with gender dysphoria from receiving hormone treatments and restricts trans surgical procedures for young people. Those diagnosed with gender dysphoria before the bill’s effective date will, however, will be able to receive such care if they meet specific requirements. Republican governor Spencer Cox had not previously taken a public position on the measure, though signed it into law on 28 January –…

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