Three-hundred and fifty trans people have been murdered worldwide in 2024, according to Transgender Europe’s annual Trans Murder Monitoring project, which has tracked the murders of over 5,000 transgender people since its inception almost two decades ago. While this is a significant increase in comparison with the previous year, when 321 cases were reported, there […]
British-born broadcaster John Oliver has defended trans athletes in women’s sports, saying there is “no evidence” they “pose any threat to safety or fairness.” Oliver made the comments during his show Last Week Tonight, where he dismissed concerns about biological males competing in female sports. Oliver, speaking on his HBO show, claimed the issue of […]
Santrosa, a 27-year-old trans singer and politician, has been found murdered in a Brazilian forest. The Civil Police said that Santrosa, who ran for councillor in the municipal elections in 2024, running for the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, was found decapitated with her hands tied on Sunday, November 10. Santrosa, who reportedly led a campaign […]
The Government has extended its ban of puberty blockers until 31 December 2024, making it a criminal offence to sell or supply these drugs to trans youth who were not already taking them. According to trans youth charity Mermaids, the previous government did not consult with LGBTQ+ organisations when the ban was first introduced in […]
Scottish Trans, a national trans equality and human rights project, has called on the Scottish Government and NHS health boards to take urgent action following the publication by Public Health Scotland of national data on waiting times for specialist gender identity services for the first time. The data shows that the shortest average waiting time […]
Oscar winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis, whose child Ruby is trans, has reacted to the US election results, saying that gay and trans people “will be more afraid” after Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 United States presidential elections. Trump defeated incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris to be re-elected as the 47th President of the […]
On Saturday, December 7, join Queer Heritage South and the Clare Project at Ironworks Studios in Brighton to explore the vibrant trans, non-binary and intersex history of Brighton & Hove and contribute to a growing digital community archive! For more than 10 years, Queer Heritage South has been celebrating the and promoting the rich cultural […]
Alex Consani has revealed how she felt becoming the first trans model to walk the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. In an interview with Teen Vogue, the 21-year-old model explained that didn’t even realise she would be the first trans model, as she had assumed that fellow trans model Valentina Sampaio held that title after becoming […]
From today (Friday, November 1) people aged 18 and older will be able to change official records to alter their names and genders or have the gender marker removed altogether. While there is a mandatory three-month wait between applying and making a personal declaration, the requirement for two psychiatric assessments and a court hearing have […]
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 involves trans people who have received, are currently […]
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