Lib Dem activist quits diversity ambassador position due to transphobia
Trans activist and Liberal Democrat party member, Jasmine Joséphine Sakura-Rose, has quit her position as a diversity ambassador for the 50:50 Parliament programme.
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Report finds trans inclusion in sport doesn’t harm cis youth
A new report by the Centre for American Progress (CAP) has found trans inclusion in school sports poses no threat to cisgender youth, despite the increasing number of bills which aim to limit trans athletes.
Tennessee advances anti-trans bill
Lawmakers in Tennessee, US, have advanced a bill which aims to prevent young trans athletes from participating in school sports.
Black trans woman killed in Louisiana
Fifty Bandz, a 21-year-old black trans woman, was shot to death in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, making her the fifth known trans person to have been murdered in the US this year.
Kansas bill to criminalise healthcare for trans youth
Four conservative lawmakers in Kansas, US, have introduced a bill which felony for doctors to provide gender-affirming medical treatments to trans youth in the state.
20 US states file bills targeting trans people
At least 20 American states have recently filed anti-trans bills, the majority of which aim to limit trans youth’s access to gender-affirming healthcare or their participation in school sports.
Two US states introduce bills against trans athletes
Minnesota and Utah have both introduced bills this week which aim to prevent trans students from participating in school sports.