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LGBTQ+ News

Trans ally Marlon Wayans hits back after rapper uses vile homophobic slur against his trans son

Trans ally Marlon Wayans has hit back after rapper Soulja Boy used a vile homophobic slur against Wayans’ trans son. In November 2023, Wayans announced that his son, Kai, had come out as trans and expressed his “unconditional love and acceptance” for his child. The Scary Movie and Requiem for a Drea

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

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Stonewall, the LGBTQ+ rights charity, has criticised a new YouGov survey, which asked the general public their opinion on trans rights

Stonewall, the LGBTQ+ rights charity, has criticised a new YouGov survey, which asked the general public their opinion on trans rights. The survey of 2,078 adults asked questions such as: ‘People should / should not be able to identify as being of a different gender to the one they had recorded at b

By Graham Robson • 3 min read

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Two Canadian businesses targeted by anti-trans vandals

Two businesses in Halifax, Canada have reported anti-trans messages targeting the trans community were written on their buildings, raising concerns about a possible rise in hate crimes linked to President Donald Trump’s attack on trans communities south of the border. Early in February, a vandal wro

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Sport

Trump signs executive order banning trans women from competing in women’s sports

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning trans women from competing in women’s sports, saying he will deny visas for trans Olympic athletes trying to visit the US to compete at the LA Games in 2028. The order, which goes into effect immediately, largely covers high school, univer

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

International News

Cynthia Nixon stands up for trans kids at trans rights protest after New York hospital cancels appointments for trans kids scheduled receive puberty blockers

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has revealed that her son, her sister’s kids and her best friend’s kid are all proudly trans during a trans rights protest in New York City. Nixon joined hundreds of demonstrators that took to the streets of Manhattan to protest after a hospital cancelled at least

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Film

Changing The Game: trans teenage athletes striving to be the best at their chosen sports while dealing with transitioning

Michael Barnett’s award-winning documentary Changing The Game follows the journeys of three US trans teenage athletes as they strive to be the best at their chosen sports while dealing with transitioning. It’s a glorious celebration of being who you know yourself truly to be, but also a realistic lo

By Brian Butler • 2 min read

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Trans inclusion specialist Joanne Lockwood stands up for trans kids, taking on controversial anti-trans former Conservative MP Miriam Cates

Trans inclusion specialist Joanne Lockwood, who runs campaign group SEE Change Happen, has defended trans education in a clash with anti-trans former Conservative MP Miriam Cates. Speaking on right-wing news channel GB News, Lockwood, who also hosts the Inclusion Bites podcast, argued that it is sen

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

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Trans Miss Universe hopeful pulls out of competition

Trans Miss Universe hopeful Keylyn Trajano has waved goodbye to her dreams of winning the competition as she pulled out of the Miss Universe Philippines Pampanga qualifying round. In a statement on social media, Trajano detailed her reasons for her withdrawal, but underscored that this does not mean

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Transgender News

Trans prisoner Zoe Watts no longer has access to life saving medication, according to campaign group #JusticeForZoeWatts

Zoe Watts, who is currently being held in the Men’s Healthcare Wing at HMP Peterborough, no longer has access to life saving medication, according to campaign group #JusticeForZoeWatts. A statement published on the #JusticeForZoeWatts Instagram said: “[Zoe] has not been provided with her prescriptio

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Transgender News

Trump to launch unprecedented attack on America’s trans communities after being sworn back into office

President Donald Trump is to launch an unprecedented attack on America’s trans communities after being sworn back into office. One of Trump’s first executive orders will require federal agencies to define sex as strictly either male or female, thus eliminating recognition of transgender and nonbinar

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Transgender News

University of Brighton announces one of the UK’s first scholarships focused on the study of trans inclusion

A PhD scholarship focused on trans and non-binary inclusion has been launched by the University of Brighton in collaboration with the Paul Cottingham Trust. The scholarship will provide a researcher with financial support and access to world-class resources to develop a project focusing on trans and

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Transgender News

Brighton & Hove City Council to discuss adopting revised version of Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit

Councillors will discuss adopting a revised version of the Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit at the meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council’s (BHCC) Cabinet on Thursday, January 23. According to BHCC, the Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit has been developed to empower staff and governors in Brighton & H

By Graham Robson • 3 min read