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Exclusive: 9 in 10 people believe UK media’s reporting on so-called ‘trans debate’ is harmful

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The vast majority of the LGBTQ+ community believe framing the discussion of transgender rights as a ‘debate’ is harmful, a GAY TIMES survey has found. The findings come as the UK media puts topics like self-identification and using the spaces that align with someone’s gender identity in the spotlight, despite trans and non-binary people being estimated to make up just 1 per cent of the population in Britain. This is often framed as the so-called ‘trans debate’, which frequently sees human rights issues tossed around as if they are a…

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Trans teen Kathryn Newhouse killed by father in fatal double shooting

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A 19-year-old transgender woman has been found murdered at her home alongside her father in Cherokee County, Georgia. On March 19, teenager Kathryn Newhouse and her father, Howard Newhouse, were found dead in what is being called a double shooting, according to CBS. In an interview with CBS, her brother, Chris Newhouse, described his sister’s death as a “tragic culmination” of mental health issues that impacted his 57-year-old father. He added: “[It] led to such a escalated to a situation that – it shouldn’t have happened, but it happened.” Kathryn…

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Liz Truss says government “has no interest” in banning trans people from single-sex facilities

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Liz Truss said the government “has no interest” in banning transgender people from using spaces that align with their gender identity. In a letter sent to Baroness Kishwer Falkner, head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the Minister for Women and Equalities stated that the government would not accept guidance that changed allowing trans people to use the single-sex spaces that they feel most comfortable in. In the letter, which was sent on 18 February and shared exclusively by the i, Truss said: “The Equality Act makes it…

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Elliot Page to executive produce ‘artful’ transgender documentary

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Elliot Page will serve as an executive producer for a soon-to-be-released transgender documentary, Nel Mio Nome. The film, which translates to Into My Name, comes from Nicolò Bassetti, an Italian director best known for his work on Magnificent Fortunes. It is scheduled to premiere in February 2022 at the Berlin International Film Festival as part of the Panorama section, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The storyline will follow four friends as they come to terms with their gender identity and transition from female to male at different points in their…

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

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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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2021 becomes deadliest year for trans people on record

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At least 45 transgender or gender non-conforming people have been killed in America this year, making it the deadliest to date. The latest victim is 28-year-old Marquiisha Lawrence, who was described by her mother as having a “heart of gold”. Lawrence was shot and killed in Greenville, South Carolina on 4 November, which the police and Greenville County coroner’s office are continuing to investigate. According to the latter, she was found in her home following an altercation with one or more individuals. Eboni Sinclaire, Lawrence’s trans mother, said: “Marquiisha ‘Quii’…

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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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DC Comics introduces first transgender Amazon in new Wonder Woman series

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DC Comics has made LGBTQ+ history after introducing the first transgender Amazon to the island of Themiscrya. The character of Bia, a black trans woman, was introduced in the latest issue of Nubia & The Amazons.  At the start of the story, Bia and four other women arrive on the mythical island through the Well of Souls – which is a portal that holds women who have been killed as a result of violence from “Man’s World.” After having their memory of their past lives wiped, the five women are…

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Kim Petras makes history as first out transgender VMAs performer

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Kim Petras performed her new song, Future Starts Now, at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards pre-show in Brooklyn, New York. The German singer-songwriter took to the stage on 12 September in a historic performance of her brand new single. Kim made an iconic entrance to the event, arriving in a baby pink convertible with good friend Paris Hilton. The Icy singer wore a black vinyl bodysuit with an embroidered mini-dress over it before taking to the stage in a pink ensemble that left fans gagged. She becomes the first…

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New study reveals 60% of trans employees have suffered workplace discrimination

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A study, conducted by TotalJobs, revealed that 60 per cent of trans employees have experienced discrimination in their careers. The data, released in 2016, highlighted how transphobic discrimination is most likely to come from colleagues (38 per cent) and then from management (25 per cent). The survey also showed that one third (36 per cent) of trans people will choose to leave a job due to an unwelcoming environment. While more than one quarter (29 per cent) have faced discrimination as early as the interview stage. Rebecca Root, a professional…

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