trans women

Julie Torres (L) and Sam Rosales (R). Two trans women slain within a day of one another in Mexico. (Twitter)

Trans
Aug 21 2020

A trans woman was found murdered at home, her body wrapped in a sheet. Hours later, another was deliberately run over

International Gay Rugby slams proposed ban on trans women in sport

Trans
Jul 26 2020

World Rugby’s alleged plan to completely ban trans women dubbed ‘irrational’ and ‘lacking evidence’ by charity

Transgender people and their supporters gather in Parliament Square to protest against potential changes to the Gender Recognition Act on 04 July, 2020 in London, England. (Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

Trans
Jul 09 2020

Majority of women support trans people’s right to self-identify despite years of relentless transphobia, eye-opening polling finds

JK Rowling Stephen King

Trans
Jun 29 2020

JK Rowling deletes praise for Stephen King after he declares unequivocally that trans women are women

JK Rowling sexual assault - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Trans
Jun 11 2020

JK Rowling invokes history of sexual assault while peddling widely debunked myth about trans people in single-sex spaces

Thugs who burned trans woman alive charged with aggravated assault

Trans
Apr 10 2020

Thugs who poured petrol on a trans woman and burned her alive charged only with aggravated assault after ‘lacklustre’ investigation

Emergency services operator assumes all trans women are sex workers

Trans
Apr 10 2020

Emergency services operator repeatedly misgenders activist and assumes all trans women are sex workers in horrific call

A doctor explains why banning trans people from sport is unscientific

Trans
Apr 10 2020

This doctor is saying it louder for the people at the back – there’s no scientific reason for banning trans people from sport

Panama: Trans community alarmed by gendered coronavirus restrictions

Trans
Apr 06 2020

Transgender people in Panama alarmed by gender-based coronavirus quarantine rules

Cambridge: Transgender community let down by the closure of gay pubs

Trans
Mar 29 2020

In some non-coronavirus news, Cambridge’s transgender community are being let down by pub closures

Brazilian dancer is first trans 'godmother of the drummers' at Carnival

Trans
Mar 01 2020

Brazilian dancer makes history as first openly trans woman at Carnival to take the prestigious role of ‘godmother of the drummers’

Duncan Bannatyne has archaic views on trans people and changing rooms

Trans
Feb 25 2020

Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne wants to stop trans women using women’s changing rooms

Trans
Jan 25 2020

Russian court overturns conviction of trans woman jailed for sharing manga porn

Trans
Dec 23 2019

Ricky Gervais meekly declares ‘trans women are women’ after calls to be sacked from Golden Globes gig for ‘transphobia’