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  • Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8

    The overall goal of SOC-8 is to provide health care professionals (HCPs) with clinical guidance to assist TGD people in accessing safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves with the aim of optimizing their overall physical health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment. Rating: Transsupportive, World Professional Association of Transgender Health via International Journal…

  • Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to criminalise life-saving healthcare for trans kids

    Notoriously anti-LGBTQ+ congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene plans to introduce legislation that would criminalise vital gender-affirming care for trans youth. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, August 19, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

  • Transgender Women Endure Alleged Mob Attack at Home

    Five transgender women were attacked by a mob of up to 30 men at their home in Chughureti District, Tbilisi, early on May 29, LGBTQ+ rights groups reported yesterday. Rating: Transneutral, Civil.ge, May 30, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

  • Texas attorney general declares gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids ‘child abuse’

    Rating: Transneutral, Texas Newsroom, February 22, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas attorney general declares gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids ‘child abuse’ By Joseph Leahy | The Texas Newsroom Published February 22, 2022 at 1:35 PM CST Ken Paxton’s legal opinion issued Monday defines certain gender-affirming medical treatments for minors…

  • The war on gender: An unholy east-west crusade

    A powerful global network of ultraconservative groups is identified in the EU and its eastern fringe, including Georgia, working to undermine democracy and human rights. Rating: Transneutral, Al Jazeera, February 4, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

  • Women Are Adult Human Females: Why Trans Women Aren’t Women

    Kellie-Jay Keen (AKA Posie Parker) is a women’s rights campaigner and prominent critic of the trans rights movement (which she criticises because of the effect she believes it has on women). She is the founder of “Standing for Women” and appears regularly in the news and media, most recently in a heated interview with James…

  • CMDA Ethics Statement Transgender Identification

    A novel way of thinking about one’s body has entered into popular culture. “Transgender” individuals refer to their “gender” as a sexual identity that may be male or female, something in between, or neither. This self-identification differs from, and takes priority over, their biological sex as recognized in their chromosomal DNA and innate physical sexual…

  • Trans Activism UK’s Finalised Open Letter to the BBC

    The following version of Trans Activism UK’s Open Letter to the BBC, complete with signatories present at 8pm UK on Friday October 29th, is the version which will be sent in digital and physical formats to multiple members of staff at the BBC. Rating: Transsupportive, LauraKBuzz.com, October 29, 2021 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

  • Dave Chappelle and Free Speech: A Trans Woman’s View

    Today, I want to talk about the recent uproar over the new Dave Chappelle Netflix special that some people have described as transphobic. I then want to expand the discussion into the wider issue of trans issues and free speech, something that is close to my heart. Rating: Transsupportive, Medium, October 18, 2021 (PDF archive) (HTML…

  • Do trans athletes have an unfair advantage?

    Rating: Transneutral, Deutsche Welle, July 24, 2021 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Do trans athletes have an unfair advantage? Stephanie Burnett 07/24/2021July 24, 2021 The eligibility of trans athletes in major sporting events has come under close scrutiny as sports federations and politicians increasingly shape policies. The experts behind the…