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Warner Bros. quashed an unauthorized Joker movie. Inside the director's fight to save it

On the eve of the premiere of "The People's Joker," a parody origin story envisioning the Batman villain as a transgender woman trying to break into comedy, Vera Drew thought she was in the clear.

Los Angeles Times

More than a third of children don't feel represented in the books they read, study finds

The top traits least represented in children's books include being transgender, being physically disabled, and having alopecia, parents believe

Wales Online

Dubbed torture, ID policies leave transgender people sterile

Across the world, scores of countries still require transgender people to submit to sterilizing surgeries before their genders are legally recognized

The Independent UK

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Transgender influencer Nikita Dragun placed in men’s jail after arrest: ‘Extremely disturbing and dangerous’

The beauty YouTuber was arrested for misdemeanor disorderly conduct and felony battery of a law enforcement officer

The Independent UK

Fact check: Ad goes too far with claim that Joe Biden promotes surgery for trans teens

A radio ad targeting care for transgender youth began airing in cities around the country this fall — from Spanish-language stations in Corpus Christi, Texas, to sports talk shows in Tennessee to pop radio in Detroit. The ad, paid for by a political advocacy group founded by Stephen Miller, a…

Tribune News Service

A transgender beauty influencer was put in a men's jail after her arrest in Miami

The incarceration of trans woman Nikita Dragun in a men's jail is part of a much wider trend of transgender individuals being placed in jails and prisons that don't align with their gender identity.

WEKU

‘Rainbow wave’ of openly trans and LGBTQ candidates makes history in midterms wins

Openly transgender people won elections in unexpected areas across the U.S. in what one organization is calling a “rainbow wave.”

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Scottish plans to include transgender women in equality law tested in court

Judicial review begins over definition of ‘woman’ in 2018 law to improve gender balance on public boards

The Guardian - UK

The autism and gender dysphoria link

A new study reveals an overlap between the two conditions that could lead to understanding both better

Salon

Germany acknowledges difficulties for LGBT people in Qatar but no travel warning

The situation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Qatar is difficult, but Germany currently does not have a travel warning in place for the country, said a foreign ministry spokesperson in Berlin on Wednesday.

Reuters

Denver Archdiocese’s guidance to Catholic schools: Don’t enroll transgender students, treat gay parents differently

DENVER — The Archdiocese of Denver provides local Catholic schools with explicit written guidance on the handling of LGBTQ issues, including telling administrators they should not enroll or re-enroll transgender or gender non-conforming students, and that gay parents should be treated differently than heterosexual couples.

The Denver Post

‘There’s this inherent censorship’: how trans cinema has endured over time

In the 25th edition of the groundbreaking San Francisco transgender film festival, sidelined narratives take center stage

The Guardian - US

James Roesener is the first out trans man elected to a U.S. state legislature

James Roesener, 26, is the first openly trans man elected to a state legislature in U.S. history, per the LGBTQ Victory Fund. It says a record number of trans candidates ran in the 2022 midterms.

WEKU

'Disappointing': Labour MSP seeks to water down gender reform bill

A LABOUR MSP has proposed an amendment to the gender reform bill that “could make it harder” for people to legally change their gender than if…

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Tokyo launches new system to recognize LGBTQ couples

Tokyo launched a system Nov. 1 officially recognizing couples where at least one of the individuals is a sexual minority, giving them access to some of the same administrative services available to married couples. The system recognizes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) partnerships.

Tribune News Service

School board in Kansas bans trans students from preferred bathrooms, sports teams

After months of tense debate, the Gardner Edgerton school board in Kansas on Monday approved a policy prohibiting transgender children from using their preferred restrooms or participating on sports teams that align with their gender identity.

The Conversation

What are 'furries?' Debunking myths about kids identifying as animals, and litter boxes in schools

From abortion to book bans, critical race theory and transgender rights, much political rhetoric in the run-up to the mid-term elections in the United States has centered around “culture war” issues.

The Independent UK

US voters fret about democracy, polarization before election

American voters are fractured politically and culturally ahead of Election Day, and they are anxious about where their country is heading — on inflation, abortion, immigration, crime, and much more

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Wales Online

'My partner proposed after I came out as trans man and even chose my new name - Elvis'

Elvis Smith, formerly Elorah, had feared his partner would want to split up when he came out as a binary trans man

Al Jazeera

‘Urgency to run’: LGBTQ candidates make history in US midterms

At least 678 LGBTQ candidates running for state and federal posts, highest number ever in US history says report.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida medical boards vote to prohibit gender-affirming care for minors

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two state medical boards voted Friday to prohibit gender-affirming treatment for patients in Florida under the age of 18, despite warnings from some parents and practitioners that the ban will harm transgender youth.

The Independent UK

Florida to ban transgender health care treatments for minors

Transgender children in Florida will be barred from receiving hormones or undergoing surgeries to treat gender dysphoria, under a rule approved by state medical officials at the urging of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK

Teacher asks court to restore suit on trans student pronouns

The Supreme Court of Virginia has heard arguments in the case of a high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns

Wales Online

UK Transgender charity Mermaids call police after severe abuse and threats

According to charity CEO, Susie Green, 130 abusive calls were reported to the charity in less than a month

Axios

Politicians turn to medical boards to ban gender-affirming care

Red states have been looking beyond the legislative route to restrict trans youth's access to care.

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