Transgender / Transsexual

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Trans woman strangled to death during sex ‘was fully clothed when paramedics arrived’

An investigation has unearthed worrying evidence in the case of Mhelody Bruno, a trans Filipino woman who was strangled to death by a former Royal Australian Air Force corporal. Bruno died on 21 September, 2019, in Wagga Wagga, Australia after being choked during sex Her killer, Rian Ross Toyer, 33, initially walked free despite pleading guilty to her death due to a sentencing error. In March 2021, after outrage from activists that Toyer was allowed to escape a prison term, the judge was forced to reopen the case and ultimately sentenced him to 22 months. Details about the days before her death, which were […]

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One non-binary person’s perspective on how to transition thoughtfully and safely

Miami and Baltimore– Urban Health Media Project reporter Vanessa Falcon, a high school student in Miami, interviewed Arin Jayes, 30, of Baltimore, about his gender identity journey and experience transitioning to a non-binary trans man. Jayes, a behavioral health therapist, is also an urban farmer and embroidery artist. Q:  How was your transitioning process? Was it overall very difficult? Why? How long did it last? A: As a non binary person, I have a flexible view of how individuals develop their gender identity. It’s something that may evolve throughout a person’s lifetime, based on experiences; changes in personal values and relationships; bodily […]

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Women’s Institute puts proud trans woman on magazine cover in historic first

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The Women’s Institute (WI) has featured a trans woman on the cover of its magazine for the first time ever: 74-year-old activist Petra Wenham. Petra, a member of the Cake and Revolution WI in Suffolk, said she was “honoured” to be the first trans person to grace the cover of WI Life. In the magazine, she explained that she came out as trans to her wife, Loraine, in 2015 and came out publicly in 2018. Around the same time, she began delivering a talk to other WI groups titled: “Have you ever met a trans woman?” In it, she explains to members the difference between […]

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N.J. will house transgender inmates by gender identity after lawsuit

New Jersey has adopted a policy that requires state prisons to house transgender people according to their gender identity rather than their sex assigned at birth. The policy change is part of a settlement the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey announced Tuesday, and it puts the state among the handful of others with similar policies. The ACLU of New Jersey and attorney Robyn Gigl of GluckWalrath LLP sued the N.J. Department of Corrections and its officers in August 2019 on behalf of a trans woman who went by the pseudonym Sonia Doe in court documents. Prior to Doe’s lawsuit, the […]

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Pride means knowing LGBTQ history — including that of Indigenous Two-Spirit people

As cities around the United States celebrated Pride this month — including here in Denver on Saturday — there’s been a great deal of attention given to the prominent role that transgender folks have played in the LGBTQ rights movement in the country. There’s also been a serious look into the ways anti-LGBTQ jackals have disproportionately focused their attention on trans people and trans kids over the last few years. But, as with every June, there is often less acknowledgment given to the fact that Indigenous LGBTQ people were the first people on this continent victimized by the white Christians […]

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Rep. Ritchie Torres to introduce measure condemning anti-trans bills

Rep. Ritchie Torres, a New York Democrat, said he plans to introduce the first resolution to condemn state bills targeting transgender people this week.  This year, state legislatures have considered more than 100 bills targeting trans people, “making 2021 the worst year for legislation that discriminates against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community since 2015,” the bill states. Eighteen anti-LGBTQ bills have passed, and 10 await governors’ final signatures, it adds. Most of the bills target transgender youth by seeking to ban them from school sports teams that align with their gender identity or limit their access […]

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Justice Department challenges transgender restrictions in 2 states

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday challenged bans involving transgender people that target athletes in West Virginia and children in Arkansas, slamming them as violations of federal law. The department filed statements of interest in lawsuits that seek to overturn new laws in those states. In West Virginia, a law prohibits transgender athletes from competing in female sports. Arkansas became the first state to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth. The DOJ said the laws in both states violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. It also said the West Virginia law violates Title […]

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Baker fined for refusing to make transgender transition cake

A Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple violated the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to make a birthday cake for a transgender woman, a state judge has ruled. In Tuesday’s ruling, Denver District Judge A. Bruce Jones said Autumn Scardina was denied a cake that was blue on the outside and pink on the inside to celebrate her gender transition on her birthday because of her transgender status in violation of the law. While Jack Phillips said he could not make […]

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Trans man shot dead in the street in broad daylight. His name was Novaa Ru Watson

A 23-year-old trans man was fatally shot outside a dollar store in Lynchburg, Virginia. At around 5:55pm on Monday afternoon (12 June), police arrived at the Family Dollar at 2029 Fort Avenue to find Novaa Ru Watson suffering from “malicious wounds”. He was rushed to the Lynchburg General Hospital where he later died of his injuries, the Lynchburg Police Department said in a statement. Police officials confirmed to The News & Avenue that investigators are looking into whether the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute. They confirmed that a child was found at the scene of the shooting and was unharmed, but did not […]

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American Medical Association delivers firm rebuke to anti-trans bills that criminalise healthcare

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The American Medical Association (AMA) has delivered a firm rebuke to the spate of anti-trans bills attempting to criminalise healthcare for trans youth. Arkansas became the first state to ban puberty blockers and gender affirming treatment for trans minors in April, while similar bills are currently being considered in up to 20 state legislatures State representatives are pushing their discriminatory bans through despite firm opposition from medical and healthcare advocacy groups, including the AMA – which is the largest association of physicians in the United States. The American Medical Association recommitted to its already established position in a wide-ranging statement issued on Tuesday (15 June). The […]

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