Transgender Rights

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Transwomen
TN shocker: 38-year old trans woman priest attacked, beheaded in Thoothukudi
thenewsminute.com - Sreedevi Jayarajan
Rajathi’s mutilated body was found inside the sanctum of the temple on Friday. The accused are absconding. In a gruesome incident in Tamil Nadu, a …
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LGBTQI
Transgender nurse awarded $120,000 in landmark discrimination case
pinknews.co.uk - Josh Jackman
A transgender nurse has been awarded $120,000 after the Iowa prison where he worked rejected his requests to use the men’s bathrooms and locker rooms. …
Outlook Magazineadded this to Outlook India
Transgender
Delhi HC seeks government response on plea seeking protection of transgender rights
outlookindia.com
New Delhi, Feb 15 The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre and the state government to file a detailed reply on a public suit seeking …
DAZED
Transgender
Meet the stars of our spring 2019 Infinite Identities issue
DAZED - Dazed Digital
At a time when trans rights are more under threat than ever, the spring 2019 issue of Dazed takes a stand for the global creativity of the LGBTQIA+ communities and infinite forms of identity. You can a
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LGBTQI
Ellen Page calls out transphobia in the media
pinknews.co.uk - Ella Braidwood
Actor Ellen Page has said the representation of LGBT+ people in the media needs to go “so much further,” criticising the press for presenting trans …
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Opinion (UK)
Tabloids falsely claimed that child murderer Ian Huntley was transgender for years – that’s how nasty the trans ‘debate’
inews.co.uk - Benjamin Butterworth
For a year a tabloid newspaper claimed that child killer Ian Huntley is transgender and now identifies as a woman. Across a string of articles, the …
The Wall Street Journal.
Social Media
Writer Sues Twitter Over Ban for Criticizing Transgender People
The Wall Street Journal. - Georgia Wells
Canadian blogger tweeted ‘Men aren’t women,’ violating harassment rules on the platform A Canadian writer filed a lawsuit against Twitter Inc. on Monday, saying the social-media platform unfairly banned
New York Magazineadded this to Daily Intelligencer
Red Carpet
A Brief History of Saying ‘Gay Rights!’ Online
New York Magazine - Brian Feldman
Last night, Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz said, “Gay rights!” The pair — both awards-season favorites for their performances in, uh, The Favourite — …
Activism
Transgender rights activist Barbra Siperstein dies at 76
timesofisrael.com - By Marcy Oster
JTA — Barbra Casbar Siperstein, who fought for transgender rights in the United States after her own gender transition in middle age, has …
New Statesmanadded this to New Statesman
Opinion (UK)
My parents don’t know I’m trans. I’m not sure when I’ll tell them
newstatesman.com - By Beth Desmond
If you have children, or are planning to, or might do some day, please, tell them you will love and support them. Everyone has arguments with their …
DAZED
Machine Learning
What are the most under-discussed issues affecting trans people in the US?
DAZED - Dazed
At a time when trans rights are more under threat than ever, the spring 2018 issue of Dazed takes a stand for for the global creativity of the LGBTQIA+ communities and infinite forms of identity. Pre-order
DAZED
Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning is Dazed's new cover star
DAZED - Dazed
In light of the recent news of President Donald Trump's proposed plans to roll back transgender rights in America, and the ongoing attack against trans people in Britain, our sister platform Dazed have
VICE
Transwomen
Why Is Mainstream Feminism Chasing Its Own Tail?
VICE - Lauren O'Neill
Lately, it's felt like many of the 'feminist' issues brought to light by journalism and publishing are conversations we've already had. On the 22nd of January, an Independent op-ed carried the headline
JOHN JOSEPHadded this to LGBT LOVE, LIFE, TRAVEL & POLITICS
LGBTQI
Why the Rainbow Flag Is Dividing the LGBTQ Community
theculturetrip.com - Darren Scott
Manchester Pride has adopted a new flag, and people aren’t happy. The iconic rainbow flag helped define the modern-day Pride movement, but now a …
VICE
Transgender
Christian Extremists Infiltrate Texas Government in Attack on Trans Rights
VICE - Diana Tourjée
Multiple fringe evangelical Christian groups with connections to the top levels of Texan government have been working to dismantle the civil rights of transgender Americans In Texas, far-right religious
The Washington Post
Politics
Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill that would reverse Trump’s ban on transgender troops
The Washington Post - By Felicia Sonmez
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday that would allow transgender people to serve openly in the military, after the Supreme Court last month moved to allow President Trump’s
news.com.auadded this to LIFESTYLE
Comic Books
Activist who spat on council worker awarded $30k in taxpayer funds
news.com.au - Staff writers
An activist who spat on a council administrator during a protest has been awarded a large taxpayer funded grant to produce her political comic book …
Slateadded this to Human Interest
Transgender
Reminder From Utah: Trans People Live Under Constant Threat of Sneaky Bureaucratic Attacks
slate.com - Evan Urquhart
In identification, medicine, and elsewhere, the government wields enormous power over trans lives.
Transgender
Nicola Sturgeon: Trans rights are not a threat to me as a women or to my feminism
thenational.scot - Stephen Paton
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon affirmed that she did not see greater recognition of trans rights as a threat to women or feminism, while speaking on …
The Guardianadded this to UK News
Transgender
Mumsnet reports itself to regulator over data breach
The Guardian - Alex Hern
Mumsnet has reported itself to the information commissioner after a data breach resulted in users accidentally logging into the accounts of strangers. A botched upgrade to the software the forum runs meant
USA TODAY
Canadian Humour
State of the Union: Alyssa Milano slams Trump's 'inflammatory, shaming' abortion rhetoric
USA TODAY - Cydney Henderson
Regardless of whether they watched Tuesday's State of the Union address or not, celebrities hit up Twitter to share their opinions on President Trump's speech, from his push for a border wall to his anti-abortion
Mashableadded this to Culture
Animals
A cat named 'Peepee' runs his own Twitter account, and it's even cuter than you'd think
Mashable - Sage Anderson
With the rise and fall of the cat meme economy, we look to online cat personalities to fill the cuteness void in our hearts. But one talkative feline has gone beyond just looking adorable to steal our
The Washington Times
Planned Parenthood
Pelosi bringing Planned Parenthood president to Trump's State of the Union
The Washington Times - By Victor Morton
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s guest list includes her husband, one of her daughters, the D.C. mayor — and the head of Planned Parenthood. Mrs. Pelosi, …
VICE
Brazil
Why Canadians Should Pay Attention to Brazil’s War on ‘Gender Ideology’
VICE - Thomas Iglesias Trombetta
As a queer man born and raised in Brazil, I saw the fast progression of threats to LGBTQ+ people first-hand. Brazil’s newly-elected president Jair Bolsonaro, who already has quite the track record of and
School Administration
LGBTQ supporters thank Pasco school officials for holding firm on transgender rights
tampabay.com - www.tampabay.com
For weeks, the Pasco County school district has faced blistering criticism for its policies and procedures involving transgender …
New Jersey
Transgender activist who inspired N.J. law dies at 76
nj.com - The Associated
Barbra "Babs" Casbar Siperstein died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 at age 76.The namesake of a recently enacted law that allows New Jersey transgender …
LGBTQI
Community leaders mourn after transgender rights pioneer Babs Siperstein passes
lgbtqnation.com - Alex Bollinger
Barbra “Babs” Siperstein, a pioneering transgender advocate, passed away yesterday. Siperstein is perhaps best known for being the first transgender …
Transgender
Tweet using 'slur' for feminists while 'defending trans rights' sparks internal police investigation
manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Beth Abbit
A tweet referencing the term ‘TERF’ (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) was posted by Greater Manchester Police’s city centre team on Friday. Police …
Canadian Humour
GLAAD Media Awards Noms Released, Nets and Cable News Awarded for Leftwing Agendas
newsbusters.org - www.newsbusters.org
The Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominations recently hit the internet rounds, rewarding all things gay in entertainment and journalism. Of course all the …
Liberal View
Of Davos and Donkey Kong: How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outshines the plutocratic elite pretending to save the world
alternet.org - by Chris Winters
This week we may have passed a cultural milestone. This was a week when the world’s richest and most powerful gathered at the World Economic Forum in …