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LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back
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At the moment the Republican party in the US is trying to turn back the clock, using transphobia to force everyone to adhere to their antiquated ideas about gender roles and social structures. But...
on Tue, 8PM
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The Statue of Liberty is "a Dude" Now? Really?
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The stupidity of American transphobes knows no bounds. Talk show host Joe Rogan and his guest Sam Tripoli now argue that the Statue of Liberty is an image of the ancient god Mithras, basically turning...
on Nov 12
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Donald Trump's horrific plan for transgender people
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Warning: The content of this article may be traumatizing for trans people living in the US. Now that Trump as won the US presidential election as well as the Senate, LGBTQ people around the country...
on Nov 8
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Oslo transport company celebrates the transgender journey
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The Norwegian public transport provider #Ruter has made posters and a video that presents the many hardships of personal journey's and how people are handling them. One of the persons depicted is a...
on Nov 7
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If you are an American citizen, this is the day you vote for the whole world
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Democracy is standing on a precipice, and what happens tonight in the US may strengthen or destroy everything the LGBTQ movement has achieved world wide so far. For those who are not American and...
on Nov 5
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LGBTQ-refugees in Kenya are facing a tough dilemma
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Photo: Nakafeero Swabulah, a young lesbian LGBTQ-leader in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya Ugandan LGBTQ refugees in Kenya's Kakuma camp face a difficult choice between staying there with little hope...
on Nov 4
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The new Irish Criminal Justice (Hate Offenses) Act protects transgender people
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Ireland's parliament has passed a significant hate crimes law in response to increasing violence against LGBTQ people and other minority groups. The Criminal Justice (Hate Offenses) Act was approved...
on Oct 29
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Extremely few transgender youths regret gender affirming treatment, new study shows
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The Washington Post writes about a new survey of transgender youth that shows that those who received puberty blockers, hormones or other gender-affirming medical care largely did not regret...
on Oct 23
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Donald Trump lies about transgender issues - again
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In a recent interview, Donald Trump claimed that schools are prioritizing the teaching of "transgender" issues over traditional subjects like reading, writing, and math. He exaggerated the focus on...
on Oct 3
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American Companies That Provide Gender-Affirming Care For Their Employees
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Global Cocktail looks at major companies that provide gender-affirming care coverage for their employees as part of their health insurance benefits. The article highlights several prominent...
on Sep 24
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A transgender Norwegian sexologist on how to celebrate the transgifted
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Not long ago the non-binary general practitioner, sexologist, professor emeritus and Norwegian nestor in clinical sexology, Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad, was interviewed by Blikk magazine. They made...
on Aug 24
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A transgender woman's win in court represents a huge victory for transgender people in Australia
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The Federal Court of Australia has ruled in favor of Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman, in a landmark anti-discrimination case against the social media app Giggle for Girls. This decision is...
on Aug 24
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif shows off another look after winning the 2024 Olympics
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J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk have been named in Khelif's criminal complaint filed to French authorities over “acts of aggravated cyber harassment”. J.K. Rowling projected her own transphobic...
on Aug 16
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Trans activist Eli Erlick apologizes to black mold for blaming it for JK Rowling's transphobia
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Earlier this month trans activist Eli Erlick posted a tweet on Twitter indicating that JK Rowling's transphobia may have been caused by a mold infection. (We are deadnaming Twitter until Elon Musk...
on Aug 9
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Tim Waltz' next in command, Peggy Flanagan, supports trans youth wearing the coolest t-shirt ever
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The fact that Kamala Harris has chosen a pro-LGBTQ and a pro-transgender governor as her running mate is good news for trans and queer people in the US. But this story is not only about Harris and...
on Aug 8
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The "average woman", gender testing and the white gaze: racialized notions of gender in elite sport
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In the Norwegian journal for gender research we find a very interesting article by professor Mari Haugaa Engh on how ideas about gender, race and the body are expressed in so-called gender testing in...
on Aug 6
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Voting for Kamala Harris can turn men into women, Fox News reports
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Jesse Watters of Fox News explains why voting for Kamala Harris can turn men into women: "Now, I don't see why any man would vote Democrat. It's not the party of virtue or security. It's not the...
on Aug 2
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Inside the Angelito Collective's Black Transgender Dinner Celebration
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The Black Trans Dinner series is a feast for the soul, Michael Love Michael writes over at Them. Michael recounts the experience of attending a dinner hosted by the Angelito Collective, focusing on...
on Jul 27
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Elon Musk's transgender daughter Vivian responds to his transphobic conspiracy allegations
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Elon Musk has become one of the most notorious right wing extremists online. His behavior towards his transgender daughter online says a lot about his personality and lack of compassion and civility....
on Jul 26
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Labour health secretary Wes Streeting has continued the transphobic policies of the previous Conservative government. Now Labour members have published and open letter anyone can sign. Wes Streeting...
on Jul 17
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Non-transgender boys account for most of the gender affirming surgeries in the US
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A recent study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers has found that gender-affirming surgeries are rarely performed on transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth in the United...
on Jul 17
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We still have recordings of Masoud El Amaratly, the Iraqi transgender singer who died in 1944
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Masoud El Amaratly was a renowned Iraqi folk singer and transgender man born at the turn of the 20th century in Iraq. Marwan Kaabour presents the life of Masoud El Amaratly (also written as Masoud...
on Jul 1
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NASA turns outer space photography into a stunning Pride flag
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Creative Bloq reports on NASA's outer space Pride flag, a photo composite made by science communicator and artist Rachel Lense. In a post on Bluesky, Rachel explains the origins behind each image: "A...
on Jun 26
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The Trans Youth are Loved Campaign
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R&B singer Jessie Ware (above) has joined the #TransYouthAreLoved campaign. TransPeopleAreLoved writes over at Instagram: In light of the attacks on the rights of young trans+ people in the UK and...
on Jun 26
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Florence Ashley proposes new term to use in cis/transgender discussions: "Gender Modality"
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In an article published i Nature, "Beyond the trans/cis binary: introducing new terms will enrich gender research", Florence Ashley, Shari Brightly-Brown and G. Nic Rider discuss the limitations of...
on Jun 25
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The Roller Rebels Defend their Trans Athletes in Long Island, New York
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Nassau County is trying to ban teams that allow trans women and girls on women’s teams from County facilities. Meet the team that is fighting back. (See video above.) Background Nassau County, located...
on Jun 25
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Gender affirming surgery has a regret rate FAR lower than that of other surgeries
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Jessica Kellgren-Fozardr reports on the effects of gender affirming surgeries (SRS) over at Instagram (Follow her here!). She has also a great LGBTQ channel over at YouTube.
on Jun 24
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Aphra Behn wrote about trans men back in 1690
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Over at Medium Amanda Melheim discusses the portrayal of transgender characters in the 1689 play "The Wandering Beauty" by Aphra Behn. She highlights that the play features two transgender...
on Jun 24
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on Jun 24
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A recent poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times in collaboration with NORC at the University of Chicago reveals that while Americans generally support the LGBTQ+ community, their acceptance of...
on Jun 23
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How extremists and autocrats are attacking trans people in order to gain more power
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Autocrats and extremists use scapegoating of transgender and queer people to gain support. We need to understand how this tactic works in order to fight back. Sohini Desau and Justin Florence have...
on May 31
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Why the tiger has become a transgender symbol in Japan
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Gay Breakfast Pin Club writes: Recently we learned about how some trans folks in Japan like to use tigers as a symbol for the trans community. It's a pun: Tora [虎] is the Japanese word for tiger, and...
on May 31
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President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan thanks drag queen Nymphia Wind for a great performance
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DW reports that Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind (妮妃雅‧瘋) and winner of the TV series “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has performed a medley of songs for outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen, thanking her for being...
on May 26
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WPATH, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and USPATH are criticizing the recent Cass review on transgender youth and transgender health care in Britain. They point out that...
on May 21
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"When trans people are showing it down our throats, yeah..."
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One of the truly fascinating sides to the transgender debate, is that for the transphobes it is not really about fairness, diversity or the rule of law. To the extent it is about freedom of speech, it...
on May 15
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How is it some of the worst transphobes turn out to be gender variant themselves? The most obvious explanation is that they have been put under an enormous pressure from the people around them to not...
on May 15
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A journey from the Ku Klux Klan to antiracist transgender liberation
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R. Derek Black, the child of former Ku Klux Klan leader Don Black (they/them), has come out as transgender and is now an advocate for antiracism. They detail their journey in the book The Klansman’s...
on May 12
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Nonbinary Swiss Singer Nemo Wins the Eurovision Song Contest!
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Nemo becomes the first known nonbinary winner in the European pop contest's history. NBC News reports that Nemo had to "smuggle" a nonbinary flag into the event because "Eurovison said no. Nemo said:...
on May 12
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Trans+ History Week launched in the UK with billboards in major cities
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The inaugural Trans+ History Week runs from May 6 to May 12, focusing on the history of trans, non-binary, gender-diverse, and intersex people. May 6 will from now on be known as Trans History...
on May 6
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Scientists need to present the complexity of sex and gender in a meaningful way
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The science journal Nature is tired of science being misrepresented in the debate on gender and transgender identities and has launched a new series of articles on sex and gender. In the article We...
on May 2
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Here are the most LGBTQ-friendly cities in the world
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The FTM prosthetics experts at Emisil have identified the top 10 friendliest cities in the world for queer and trans travelers. Lisbon, Portugal Copenhagen, Denmark New York City, USA Amsterdam, The...
on Apr 25
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What the treatment of menopause can learn from transgender healthcare
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The Atlantic has a new article exploring the intersection of menopause and transgender care, focusing on the use of hormones like estrogen and testosterone. It discusses how menopause, traditionally...
on Apr 19
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Sweden makes it easier for young people to legally change their gender
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In Sweden, lawmakers have recently voted to change the country's legal gender recognition law. The new legislation allows individuals as young as 16 years old to legally change their gender identity...
on Apr 19
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The absurdities of the British Cass-report on transgender health care
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Via Sophe Labelle AKA Assigned Male. Wildest things that came out of the Cass report on trans healthcare It considered 98% of studies on trans healthcare produced in the past decades to be invalid...
on Apr 12
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Hong Kong changes its surgery requirements for changing gender markers on IDs
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Hong Kong has lifted the requirement for transgender individuals to undergo full gender-affirming surgery in order to change their legal gender markers on identification cards. This change comes...
on Apr 6
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Over at YouTube Unruly Juli reports on how anti-trans activists are trying to introduce transphobic policies in the German new self-identification law. The new law, which will get rid of the old...
on Apr 6
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Caitlyn Jenner attacks Jo Biden for his defense of trans people on the Transgender Day of Visibility
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It is interesting to see Caitlyn Jenner, a woman who has committed one of the worst sins of Christianity (to betray those excluded from society) harass other trans women, all in a desperate attempt to...
on Mar 31
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This transgender man transitioned, detransitioned then transitioned again.
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An article from USA Today , explores the complex journey of a transgender man named Ryan Carpenter who underwent detransitioning and then retransitioning. Initially transitioning from female to male,...
on Mar 29