Transgender
Malawi army denies homophobia motive for beating of transgender woman
Malawi Army spokesman Paul Chiphwanya disputed claims that the individual was targeted because of their sexual identity.
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Dutch beauty Youtuber unveils herself as transgender
She told her 12.7 million Youtube followers and 13.3 million Instagram followers that she had wanted to make the timing of the decision herself but had been forced to do so now by 'blackmail'.
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Transgender councillor elected in Bangladesh first
Pinki Khatun was elected as vice chair of a town council in the country's west on Monday after beating her nearest rival by more than 4,000 votes, local police chief Mahbubul Alam said.
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Court rules trans inmate Jade September be allowed to express her gender
Judge Chantal Fortuin found September's case amounted to unfair discrimination and ordered sensitisation training for all staff in the Department of Justice and Correctional Services.
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Scarlett Johansson: I should be allowed any role
The 34-year-old actress came under fire for accepting the role of a transgender man in the upcoming movie 'Rub & Tug' - a role which she exited after public outrage - but she has slammed the restriction of art.
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Trump blames drug use for transgender army ban
Donald Trump told Britain's ITV television in a wide-ranging interview that the military had strict rules regulating the use of prescription drugs.
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Rose McGowan says sorry to transgender community
The actress has insisted she is profoundly sorry for the controversial comments she made last year which suggested a transgender woman could not relate to the experience of a cisgender woman.
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US court rules for Trump on transgender military limits
President Trump announced in March that he would endorse a plan by former Defence Secretary Jim Mattis to restrict the military service of transgender people who experience a condition called gender dysphoria
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Miss Spain breaking barriers as first transgender Miss Universe hopeful
The willowy beauty is making history since the pageant reversed a longstanding policy in 2012 that participants must be 'naturally born' women.
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Transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner says regrets backing Trump
Jenner also denounced Trump's ban on trans people serving in the military and his administration's rollback of Obama-era protections for trans schoolchildren.
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In first, transgender woman wins Democratic nomination for Vermont governor
She defeated three other Democrats on Tuesday and will take on incumbent Governor Phil Scott, a Republican, in the 6 November general election, unofficial results showed.
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US judge rules against Trump policy restricting transgender troops
President Donald Trump announced that he would endorse a plan to restrict the military service of transgender people who experience a condition called gender dysphoria.
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Istanbul's gay, transgender community hold rally, after pride march banned
The march used to see tens of thousands of people parade down Istanbul’s main Istiklal street, but Sunday’s rally drew a much smaller crowd.
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SA studies HIV frequency among transgender women for first time
The Human Sciences Research Council says the study is part of the country’s commitment to tackling the real issues that impact the transgender community.
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US military to accept transgender recruits on Monday - Pentagon
Two federal appeals courts, one in Washington and one in Virginia, last week rejected the administration’s request to put on hold orders by lower court judges requiring the military to begin accepting transgender recruits on 1 January.
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Botswana court orders government to recognise transgender woman as female
The country has been reluctant to fully acknowledge the rights of the LGBT community.
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US transgender women defeats anti-LGBT lawmaker
Danica Roem has been elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, pushing out the man who wrote Virginia’s anti-transgender bathroom bill.
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Trump to ban transgender US military personnel, reversing Obama
The administration has not determined whether transgender individuals already serving in the military would be immediately thrown out.
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Caitlyn Jenner: 'I'd be shocked if any of my children were transgender'
The 67-year-old reality TV star - who was previously known as Bruce Jenner - revealed in 2015 that she identifies as a woman but admitted she would not have known how to handle it if one of her children were trans.
