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Since early last month when Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami, a staunch religious party, proposed the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights amend the Transgender Protection Act of 2018, Pakistan's social and mainstream media swarmed with heated debate on the subject.

Bangkok Post

Federal judge curtails protections for LGBTQ workers, trans kids in response to Texas lawsuit

Ruling in a suit brought by Texas, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk vacated guidance on gender-affirming care for children and pronouns, dress and bathroom protections for LGBTQ workers.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge hands Texas a win in lawsuit over protections for gay, transgender workers

DALLAS — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that employment protections for gay and transgender workers do not extend to policies regarding dress codes, preferred pronouns or bathroom usage.

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British Rowing chair calls for “open” category for transgender athletes

World swimming bosses have introduced open categories after scientific research showed transgender women can still hold a big advantage over female competitors

Daily Mirror

Holyrood committee backs self-declaration for transgender people

Report on Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill supports removing need for psychiatric diagnosis

The Guardian - UK

‘Transphobic narratives fuelling hate’, charity claims, as recorded crimes soar

Hate crimes motivated by transgender identity rose by 56% in a year, according to police figures.

The Independent UK

Racist hate crimes pass 100,000 in England and Wales for first time

Disability, sexual-orientation and religious hate crimes all increased last year while anti-transgender crimes rose by 56%

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‘Transphobic narratives from politicians fuelling hate’ as recorded crimes soar

Home Office figures show that police-recorded hate crimes motivated by transgender identity have risen by 56% in a year.

The Independent UK

Number of racially motivated hate crimes reaches record high in England and Wales

Police forces in England and Wales recorded 109,843 racially motivated hate crimes in the year to March, a 19% increase on 2021.

Wales Online

Hate crimes reach record high as offences against transgender people double

Home Office report links rise in police-recorded transgender hate crimes to ‘discussions on social media’

The Independent UK

Man sentenced to probation, time served in Walk of Fame attack on transgender women

LOS ANGELES — A Compton man pleaded no contest last month to theft and assault charges in connection with a 2020 attack on a group of transgender women along the Hollywood Walk of Fame that sparked outrage in the city's LGBTQ community, authorities said.

Los Angeles Times

Transgender people often face homelessness. This is how April Young became a home owner

For three years, April Young couch surfed and worked minimum wage jobs after becoming homeless. After learning life skills at a refuge, she's bought a house of her own.

ABC News

Trailblazing Brazilian trans lawmakers face more conservative Congress

Erika Hilton, a 29-year-old Sao Paulo city council member, just made history as one of the first two transgender lawmakers elected this week to Brazil's Congress.

Reuters

British Rowing chief urges World Rowing to change its transgender policy

The chair of British Rowing has urged World Rowing to change its transgender policy ‘out of concern that there is a threat to hard-fought-for progress in women’s sport’

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The Independent UK

New study on transgender women could ‘inform sports policy’

Researchers said the findings of the small study could be considered when officials make decisions about participation in sport.

The Independent UK

Oklahoma governor urges action on anti-transgender medicine

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill prohibiting federal funding for transgender medical treatment for young people and urged the Legislature to adopt a statewide ban when it returns next year

The Independent UK

Garland is asked to probe threats to children’s hospitals

Three major medical associations are asking the U.S. attorney general to investigate and prosecute people who are threatening violence against children’s hospitals and physicians that provide gender-affirming health care

The Independent UK

Oklahoma sports 'biological sex affidavit' raises questions

Oklahoma has a new law that bans public elementary, middle school, high school and college athletes from competing on the sports teams of their gender identity if it is different from their sex assigned at birth

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The Independent UK

New law aims to make California haven for transgender youth

A new law aims to stop other states from punishing children who come to California for gender-affirming care

The Independent UK

Pakistan launches anti-harassment hotline for trans people

Pakistan has launched a special hotline for transgender people in an effort to protect their rights and save them from discrimination and harassment

Los Angeles Times

Newsom signs bill protecting transgender youths and families fleeing red-state policies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Again heralding California as a refuge from discriminatory policies in conservative states, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Thursday that aims to protect transgender youths and their families from bans against gender-affirming care.

The Independent UK

Transgender charity Mermaids being investigated over chest binders for children claims

The Charity Commission said it had received complaints concerning the supply of chest-binders to children without parental consent

The Independent UK

AOC rebukes anti-trans rant from GOP lawmaker during abortion rights hearing

Republican Andrew Clyde tried to ‘bully’ a physician by doubting that transgender people exist and can become pregnant

The Independent UK

Trump plotted transphobic response during 2016 debate prep, book reveals

Mr Trump reportedly expressed concern over whether a hypothetical transgender student had had bottom surgery when he prepared to debate Hillary Clinton in 2016

Texas Observer

A Party Built Entirely on Lies

From spreading election misinformation to investigating parents of transgender kids for abuse, the Texas GOP doesn't merit even a lone star.

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