Update: Australian bookstore bans ‘transphobic’ JK Rowling’s novels
Rabble Books and Games in Perth (Australia) has discontinued the sale of any works by author JK Rowling due to continuing accusations of Rowling’s transphobia.
Trans Rights
Restaurant staffed by trans team finds big success
The Covai Trans Kitchen in Coimbatore (India) has found major success since opening at the beginning of this month.
Update: US Marine deported after killing trans woman
Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton has been released and deported after the Philippines president excused him for killing trans woman Jennifer Laude in 2014.
Companies urge UK Government to ‘make progress for the trans community’
A consortium of trans and LGBTQ+ charities and organisations – Mermaids, Cool2BeTrans, MindOut, Gendered Intelligence and Stonewall – announces that close to 200 major UK employers have come together in a show of support for trans communities.
Cynthia Nixon responds to ‘transphobic’ JK Rowling
Openly queer actor Cynthia Nixon has weighed in on the controversy surrounding author JK Rowling, saying she doesn’t understand Rowling’s stance.
Trans women on Teen Vogue cover
Two transgender models, Jari Jones (29) and Munroe Bergdorf (32), both featured on their own cover of the September issue of Teen Vogue.
Trans activist shot dead in Pakistan
Trans woman and activist Gul Panra was murdered in Peshawar city on Wednesday 9 September.