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Scottish Greens reaffirm “desperate need” for access to trans healthcare

Scottish Greens reaffirm “desperate need” for access to trans healthcare

Scottish Greens have said they will “redouble efforts” to improve trans healthcare in Scotland after a motion passed at the party’s conference in Greenock by the LGBTQ+ wing of the party, the Rainbow Greens. The motion calls for a Scottish Government-led review of trans healthcare that “directly inv

Anti-trans commentator Candace Owens banned from Australia

Anti-trans commentator Candace Owens banned from Australia

Candace Owens, who has claimed trans people are “clinically insane” and responsible for a rise in mass shootings, has had her visa rejected by the Australian government ahead of a national tour. Immigration Minister Tony Burke said that Owens, who posts far-right, racist, anti-trans content to her m

“You must have felt so alone.” Sade expresses regret for not understanding her trans son in ‘Young Lion’, her first song in six years

“You must have felt so alone.” Sade expresses regret for not understanding her trans son in ‘Young Lion’, her first song in six years

British soul-pop legend Sade has expressed her regret for not understanding her trans son in Young Lion, her first song in six years. The tender apology to her trans son, Izaak Adu, features the lyrics: “You must have felt so alone. The anguish and pain, I should’ve known… With such a heavy burden,

Trans charity Mermaids cleared of misconduct

Trans charity Mermaids cleared of misconduct

An inquiry into Mermaids has found that while the trans youth charity was mismanaged, there was no evidence of misconduct. The two-year Charity Commission investigation cleared the charity of misconduct – but concluded there had been mismanagement amid a failure to adapt as it grew ‘considerably in

Two trans women “stabbed to death” at home in Pakistan

Two trans women “stabbed to death” at home in Pakistan

Two men armed with daggers killed two trans women at their home in Pakistan overnight before fleeing the scene, a sign of increasing violence against trans people in the country. The killings happened in Mardan, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police said, adding that while motive was u

Georgian trans activist left with concussion after being hit with a brick, just one month after the killing of another trans woman

Georgian trans activist left with concussion after being hit with a brick, just one month after the killing of another trans woman

A suspect has been arrested after Nata Talikishvili, a trans activist in Georgia, was left with concussion after being hit with a brick in Tbilisi on October 20, just a month after the killing of another trans woman, Kesaria Abramidze, reflecting the worsening climate for LGBTQ+ rights in the countr

Victoria’s Secret bring “long overdue diversity” to its fashion show with Emira D’Spain strutting their stuff as the brand’s first Black trans model

Emira D’Spain became Victoria’s Secret’s first Black transgender model when she arrived at this year’s Victoria Secret Fashion Show in an all-black lingerie ensemble from the brand, highlighting her ongoing collaboration with the lingerie giant. D’Spain, the first Black transgender model to work wit

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