Transgender / Transsexual

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LGBT+ Authors Quit JK Rowling’s Agency Over its Lack of Support for Trans Rights

Four authors have quit the writing agency that represents JK Rowling after claiming it failed to stand up for the trans community in the wake of the Harry Potter author’s transphobic essay. The writers were signed to The Blair Partnership and include Drew Davies, Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir, Fox Fisher, and one writer who has remained anonymous. In a statement about their decision to resign from The Blair Partnership, the four said they were “saddened and disappointed” to have to resign. “After JK Rowling’s – who is also signed to the agency – public comments on transgender issues, we reached out to the agency with […]

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Chicago Teen Allegedly Killed Woman, 37, after Learning She was Transgender

A Chicago teenager faces a charge of first-degree murder in the death of a 37-year-old woman, whom he allegedly killed after learning she was transgender. Orlando Perez, 18, was taken into custody by Chicago police after admitting to shooting Selena Reyes-Hernandez in the head and back on May 31. Perez allegedly was upset to discover Reyes-Hernandez was transgender after he went home with her, police said. “Once the offender realized that this victim was actually transgender, the offender became very upset,” Brendan Deenihan, chief of detectives for Chicago police, said at a press conference Wednesday. “He left the residence, became […]

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Police ID Suspect in Murder of Dominique Rem’mie Fells, a Black Trans Woman

Police investigating the murder of Dominique Rem’mie Fells, a Black trans woman whose dismembered body was pulled from a river in Philadelphia, have issued an arrest warrant for a murder suspect in connection with the case. Warning – contains graphic descriptions of violence. Fell’s mutilated body was recovered from the Schuylkill river on June 9. Her corpse was stuffed into a suitcase with both legs severed, with stab wounds and evidence of trauma to the face and head. SPONSORED CONTENT15 Things Most People Don’t Know About Conjoined Twins Abby And BrittanyBy Ranker Police investigating the case have now issued an arrest warrant for […]

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A CO Trans Woman Was Misgendered by the Cop Who Killed her; DA; Media

Jayne Thompson, a trans woman shot dead by a Colorado State Trooper during an apparent mental health crisis, was misgendered by the officer involved, the coroner, the district attorney and the media. Thompson was killed on May 9 in an incident at the side of the road in Mesa County, Colorado — but her gender identity was obscured at the time, with many reports of the incident deadnaming and misgendering her. According to an incident report, Thompson — a white woman — had been standing at the roadside motionless for several hours when Colorado State Patrol trooper Jason Wade approached. She […]

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Layleen Polanco, a Trans Woman and Drag Ball Star, Pies in Prison of Possible Neglect

Officers swung open the iron doors of the cell of Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco and called her name. They believed the Latinx trans woman was simply asleep while in solitary confinement. She was dead. Polanco, a member of one of the most storied groups in New York City’s drag ball scene, the House of Xtravaganza, could not afford the $500 bail after being charged for misdemeanour assault in 2019. SPONSORED CONTENTArchaeologists Discovered A Gigantic Egyptian Artifact In CaliforniaBy Maternity Week So she was sent to Rikers Island in New York City. There, when the door was closed to her cell on June […]

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Justice for Tony McDade Closer as Police Union Loses Bid to Keep his Killer Anonymous

A judge has denied a motion by the Florida police union to withhold the identity of the police officer who took the life of Black trans man Tony McDade. McDade was shot dead by a police officer in north Florida on May 27, two days after another (cis) Black man, George Floyd, was killed by four police officers, including one who knelt on his neck until he passed out. The actions of Black Lives Matter protesters across the US have resulted in charges being levelled against all four of the sacked police officers involved in Floyd’s death, including second degree murder and aiding and […]

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Judge Tells Idaho its Transphobic Birth Certificate Law is a Constitutional Violation

An Idaho federal judge has upheld a critical ruling that a proposed bill denying trans people the right to change their birth certificates is a constitutional violation. The bill, HB 509, would specifically prohibit changes to gender markers, claiming that “biological distinctions between male and female are a matter of scientific fact, and biological sex is an objectively defined category that has obvious, immutable, and distinguishable characteristics”. It also claims that changing someone’s biological sex on their birth certificate “impacts the health and safety of all individuals.” The bill was opposed by the LGBT+ advocacy group Lambda Legal, which filed a […]

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Black Trans Man Killed by Police in Florida’s Third Fatal Police Shooting in Two Months

Tony McDade, a Black trans man, was shot and killed by what is Florida’s third fatal police shooting in two months. On Wednesday (May 27), Tony McDade was shot and killed by a white police officer in Tallahassee, north Florida. Local news, which along with the Florida Police Department initially misgendered McDade, reported that he was a suspect in a fatal stabbing. Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell told reporters at a news briefing at the scene on Wednesday: “The suspect from that stabbing fled on foot, and a description was provided to responding officers. “The suspect description that was broadcast was a black [male, […]

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A Third of Trans and Non-binary Youth Attempted Suicide Last Year: Report States

A new study has revealed that nearly a third of trans and non-binary young people have attempted suicide in the past 12 months. More than 25,000 queer young people between the ages of 13 and 24 were surveyed for the peer-reviewed study by researchers at The Trevor Project, which has been published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Of the trans and non-binary youth  young people responding to the survey, 78.2 per cent said that they have experienced discrimination because of their gender identity. Trans and non-binary youth report depression, physical abuse and thoughts of suicide. Asked about their experiences over the past […]

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School District is Making Sure Trans Students will always be Referred to by Their Name and Pronouns

Trans students in Philadelphia have been assured that their correct name and pronouns will always be used, as the city’s school board moves to address issues thrown up by coronavirus. In Philadelphia, trans students already have the right to be addressed according to their wishes. After a landmark policy was passed in 2016, trans students in the state are also backed in using the bathroom and playing on the sports team that corresponds to their gender identity — whether or not they have their parents approval or have taken steps to medically transition. SPONSORED CONTENTWhat Really Happens When a Conjoined Twin Dies and […]

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