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The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling

Rating: Transphobic, Public Discourse, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is holding its annual leadership conference at its headquarters in Itasca, Illinois. One issue that won’t be on the agenda but will be on the minds of many members is how to treat gender…

August 2, 2023
Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration

Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration Anti-LGBTQ social media users are threatening to boycott the world’s second-largest coffee chain after a photo of one of its mobile cafe vans, which bore an illustration of a transgender person, began to circulate…

August 1, 2023
Trans men entering Miss Italy in protest demand apology amid ‘continuous transphobia’ across country

A group of trans men, who have entered the Miss Italy contest to protest its ban on trans women, say they want to “blow away the sand castle of biology [organisers have] been hanging on to”. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Trans men entering Miss Italy in protest…

July 27, 2023
All the ways queer icon Sinéad O’Connor proved she was a fearless LGBTQ+ ally

As tributes pour in for Irish singer and outspoken political activist Sinéad O’Connor, who died yesterday (26 July), aged 56, many are remembering her long-standing LGBTQ+ allyship. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary All the ways queer icon Sinéad O’Connor proved she was a fearless LGBTQ+ ally…

July 27, 2023
Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions

Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions The Associated PressTransgender swimmers will be included in new ‘open category’ trial for races Yahoo SportsSwimming Announces ‘Open’ Category For Transgender Athletes—Here Are The Other Major Sports With Restrictions Or Bans Forbes

July 25, 2023
MPs urge Rishi Sunak to ditch ‘unlawful’ plan to make schools out trans children

The government has been accused of “diminishing the lives of trans people” in controversial guidance that’s being prepared for schools. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

July 19, 2023
Argos and other leading UK retailers add ‘Mx’ to forms to include non-binary customers

A series of household names have responded to pressure from the LGBTQ+ campaign Include Mx by adding the gender-neutral title to customer forms in an effort to include non-binary customers. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

July 19, 2023
Labour MP says Tory government ‘vilifying trans people’ after draft policy leak

Draft policy that would stop trans civil servants using the toilets that match their gender identity has been condemned as dangerous and “completely unworkable” by Labour MP Kate Osborne. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 14, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

July 14, 2023
The internet’s obsession with non-binary people: Data shows explosion of good and bad content

Non-binary people are talked about constantly online, generally by people who aren’t themselves non-binary. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, July 14, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

July 14, 2023
Sarah Jane Baker

Sarah Jane Baker, Trans Rights Activist was arrested (12/07/23) after Monday’s tweet from the Home Secretary. Rating: Transsupportive, Medium, July 13, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive) (Video 3 archive)

July 13, 2023