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‘I realise what I said hurt people’: Carlos Santana apologises for ‘insensitive’ anti-transgender remarks

Video of Santana star suggesting that trans people should stay ‘in the closet’ went viral this week

The Independent UK

Virginia school boards must adhere to Gov. Youngkin's new policies on transgender students, AG says

Virginia's attorney general says Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new model policies for the treatment of transgender students are in line with federal and state nondiscrimination laws and school boards must follow their guidance

The Independent UK

Gender-affirming surgeries in the US nearly tripled before Covid pandemic dip, study finds

During the five-year study, there were about 48,000 patients who underwent such surgeries

The Independent UK

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Transgender adults are worried about finding welcoming spaces to live in their later years

A battle over transgender people’s rights in the United States has focused attention mostly on youth

The Independent UK

At a time of anti-trans sentiment, a New York lawsuit brings hope for the community

Makyyla Holland reached a settlement over abuse she says she suffered in New York's Broome County Jail. The settlement requires the jail to adopt a policy that houses inmates based on gender identity.

WEKU

Supporters of silenced Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr won't face trespassing charges

Montana prosecutors are declining to pursue misdemeanor trespassing charges against seven people who were arrested in the state House gallery for protesting that Republicans were denying transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr the right to debate bills near the end of the 2023 legislative session

The Independent UK

Gender-affirming surgeries in the US nearly tripled before pandemic dip, study finds

A new study finds the number of gender-affirming surgeries in the United States nearly tripled from 2016 to 2019

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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

Tamil Nadu govt directed to provide reservations to transgenders in local body polls. Justice S.M. Subramaniam stated education should transcend appearance, colour, physique and gender stereotypes. AIADMK's Edappadi K. Palaniswami blamed CM M.K. Stalin for not sending Fisheries Minister to Nagapattinam district. Three fishermen attacked and robbed mid-sea, 27-year-old woman…

The Hindu

What the GOP candidates have said about transgender rights

So far in 2023, there have been over 566 anti-transgender bills introduced across the US

The Independent UK

What does UK’s first womb transplant mean for future of fertility?

The UK’s first womb transplant has been hailed as the “dawn of a new era” in fertility treatment.

The Week

The German Cabinet has approved a plan to make it easier for people to legally change name, gender

Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to ease legal changes of name and gender for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people

The Independent UK

Chess and trans rights: another pawn in the culture war?

The English Chess Federation (ECF) has said that it will not enforce restrictions on transgender people’s involvement in the game, in defiance of new rules introduced by chess’s international governing body.

The Week

Provide reservations for transgender persons in local body polls, Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu government

Madras HC directs TN govt to provide reservations to transgender persons in local body polls to bring them into mainstream of society. Judge laments social injustice despite 76 yrs of independence & calls for education to accept differences & end discrimination. Platform for transgender to speak of needs & rights…

The Hindu

Womb transplants for trans women ‘many years off’ – UK surgeon

Professor Richard Smith, from Imperial College London, said ‘currently, there is not technical feasibility’.

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Court battle begins over Missouri's ban on gender-affirming health care for minors

Court hearings are underway to determine whether a new Missouri law banning minors from receiving gender-affirming health care will take effect as scheduled Monday

The Hindu

Karnataka High Court directs NLSIU to give provisional admission to 33-year-old transgender person to 3-year LLB course

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, to grant provisional admission to a 33-year-old transgender person for the three-year LLB course for the academic year 2023-24

The Independent UK

Judge blocks ban on transition therapy for trans minors

A federal judge in Atlanta has blocked Georgia from enforcing part of a new law that restricts doctors from prescribing hormone therapy to transgender people under the age of 18

Chicago Sun-Times

Should trans athletes be allowed to compete as they see fit? Issue needs yes-or-no answer

It’s a crazy gender world out there, folks. And, of course, the battlefield over transgender citizens’ societal and political rights has coalesced — where else? — in the so-called toy department known as sports.

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Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says

A federal appeals court is allowing Alabama to enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children

Reason

Eleventh Circuit Holds That Alabama Ban on Transgender Procedures on Minors Can Go in Effect

From today's decision in Eknes-Tucker v. Marshall, by Judges Barbara Lagoa, joined by Judge Andrew Brasher and District Judge J.P. Boulee (N.D. Ga.): [S]ection 4(a)(1)–(3) of Alabama's Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act … states that "no person shall engage in or cause" the prescription or administration of puberty blocking…

The Independent UK

Judge blocks Georgia ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender minors

A federal judge in Atlanta has blocked Georgia from enforcing part of a new law that restricts doctors from prescribing hormone therapy to transgender people under the age of 18

Reason

Most Republican Voters Aren't Loyal Trumpists, Suggests Survey

Plus: Kansans fight over driver's license gender markers, chain restaurants bridge social divides, and more...

Radio France Internationale

World chess body bans transgender women from women's tournaments

The world's top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for women until its officials make an assessment of gender change.

The National (Scotland)

SFA must change transgender policy and follow rugby's lead - Alison McConnell

The SWFL East league on a late summer Sunday afternoon does not tend to draw more than a cursory bat of the eye.

Al Jazeera

Vietnam’s ‘ballroom’ culture: A safe space to celebrate transgender people

Latex, sequins and glitter dazzled as competitors took to the catwalk for fiery dance-offs at Saigon’s first ‘ballroom’.

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