General News Update: Californian bill passed to protect trans prison inmates California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Saturday 26 September allowing transgender prison inmates to be housed according to their self-identified gender. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
A gathering in PA to honour Roxanne Moore General News US police excused for shooting trans woman Police in Pennsylvania, US are being allowed back on the force with no disciplinary actions after shooting 29-year-old Roxanne Moore, a black trans woman. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Michellyn Ramos Vargas was killed days before Nicole Lopez was attacked General News Trans woman killed in Puerto Rico Michellyn Ramos Vargas, 35, is the sixth known trans person to have been murdered in Puerto Rico this year. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Trans activist Soraya Santiago dead at 73 Puerto Rican trans activist Soraya Santiago has died at 73 due to cancer- she was the first person from Puerto Rico to undergo gender-reassignment surgery. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News New trans inclusive ruling for students in Minnesota A court in Minnesota, US, ruled that schools must allow trans students to use gendered facilities that they feel best aligns with their gender identity. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Trans woman appointed as Belgium’s deputy prime minister Petra De Sutter – a gynaecologist, Green politician, and LGBTQ+ activist – is the first trans woman to be serving as Belgium’s deputy prime minister. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community ILGA World releases global research into legal gender recognition and criminalisation The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association releases its latest Trans Legal Mapping Report, detailing the impact of laws and policies on trans persons in 143 UN member States across the globe. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
General News Obama endorses trans Democrat candidate Former president Barack Obama has publicly endorsed Delaware senate candidate Sarah McBride, who if elected would be the first transgender state senator. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Trans woman Aerrion Burnett murdered in the US Aerrion Burnett, 37, is the 27th known trans person to have been killed in the US in 2020 after she was shot dead in Independence, Missouri last week. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community Tory MP Crispin Blunt calls for new Equalities Minister after debate on Gender Recognition Act Crispin Blunt MP calls for Liz Truss MP to be replaced following a debate on reform of the Gender Recognition Act By Graham Robson • 3 min read
General News LGBTQ+ politicians express dismay at dropped GRA reform LGBTQ+ Conservatives official took to Twitter to express its disappointment at the government’s decision to drop the 2004 Gender Recognition Act (GRA) reformation. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts JK Rowling tops book charts despite transphobia accusations JK Rowling’s new novel Troubled Blood (published under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith) has topped book charts despite many branding it as transphobic. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
