A rape crisis charity at the heart of a row over whether trans women can attend support sessions for women has announced it is launching a new service for women which will exclude transgender participants. In 2022 a woman known as “Sarah” told BBC News she was suing Brighton-based Survivors’ Network because she felt uncomfortable … Read more
In its biggest ruling of the term, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths, shielding similar laws in more than 20 other states. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, describes the three factions of justices in the 6-to-3 decision. … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, embarking on a personal post-mortem of the failures of his Democratic Party, suggested this week that the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports was “deeply unfair.” The comments by Mr. Newsom, who has backed L.G.B.T.Q. causes for decades and was one of the first American elected officials to officiate … Read more
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday taking steps to end gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teenagers under 19, directing agencies to take a variety of steps to curtail surgeries, hormone therapy and other regimens. The order continued to chip away at social protections for transgender and intersex people, coming one day after … Read more
Over six lakh aspirants had appeared in the preliminary test of the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission held in December 2023 and the main examination was held in February 2024. Photo: bpssc.bih.nic.in In a first, three transgenders qualified the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) exam to become police sub-inspectors. Earlier, following a Patna High … Read more
The University of Hyderabad. File photo | Photo Credit: THE HINDU The University of Hyderabad has set up a transgender committee and entrusted it to frame âThe Transgender Policyâ, after a recent incident on its campus exposed acts of hatred against transgender students on the campus. âThe university severely condemns the recent incident of hatred … Read more
A 25-year-old auto-driver Arekanti Veeresh from Kosigi in the district fell in love with a transgender person identified as Thikkaraju (Kumari) as he used to ferry several transgenders in Adoni in his vehicle. After dating for one year, they told their parents about their intention to get married, which parents of both of them refused. … Read more
Transgender is a fake state of mind, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) State general secretary P.M.A. Salam has said. He was speaking at the delegate session of the Kozhikode district conference of the party that began at Koyilandy near here on Saturday. Mr. Salam said gender neutrality, a ridiculous concept, would destroy social life and … Read more
The High Court rules the waiting times faced by four transgender people for treatment were lawful. Source link
India’s first transgender Judge Joyita Mondal has underlined the need for reservation in government jobs for her community members, saying their entry in segments like the police force and the Railways will change society’s outlook towards them and help in their advancement in life. Judge Mondal said her community also needs shelter homes in adequate … Read more