Transgender news, issues and stories related to gender recognition
Current rules on legal gender recognition require the removal of gonads of applicants. United Nations said sterilization as a prerequisite to gender change constitutes human rights violation. The Japanese Justice Ministry claimed that the said […]
Critics call out the way traditional and social media describe the victim in news coverage. Psychologist Keith Lequay said in a 2015 interview that the country needed a frank and open education about what it […]
Pioneering research on transgender population in China reveals mental health issues and struggle for acceptance. Considered to have the largest sample size, the National Survey of the Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Population in China was […]
A monologue written by a Scottish playwright with a transgender Christ faced opposition from conservative groups. Culture wars intensify in Brazil with protests calling to shut down artistic performances that push gender boundaries. Experts believed […]
A federal jury awarded a transgender professor $1.1 million against a university that discriminated her on the basis of her gender identity. Rachel Tudor sued Oklahoma State University for denying her tenure because of her […]
“Allah does not care if you are transgender” said Shinta Ratri, founder of a boarding school for transgender Muslims in Java, Indonesia. School has become a refuge for LGBT people as a place of worship. […]
The country’s highest court directed the legislature to pass a law recognizing the third sex by the end of next year. Ruling stated the importance of recognition for intersex people to protect them from discrimination. […]
The Scottish government is pushing for easier application process for people to change their gender legally. The new proposal includes the removal of medical evidence and the required two years of living in new gender. […]
Church of England says Christian teaching should not be used to make children feel ashamed of who they are. Church expanded guidelines now include preventing transphobic bullying in schools. Critics decry marginalization of certain Christian […]
As China’s state government wields ever increasing control over the country’s culture and society, its treatment of transgender individuals is a complicated push-and-pull between public acceptance and privately held conservative beliefs. In an in-depth review […]
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