#trans-rights

#trans-rights

In the column, OFI stated that it - alongside SNP national equalities convener Sadie Matthews - moved a resolution at the SNP's policy-making body, the National Council, earlier this month rejecting the Equality and Human Rights Commission's controversial proposals on access single-sex spaces made following the UK Supreme Court ruling in April, which decided the definition of 'sex' for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act refers to "biological sex" only.

The new section, which is currently only present on Google's Hindi support pages, reads: "If you'd like, you can change your Google Account email address that ends in gmail.com to a new email address that ends in gmail.com." When users change their email address, the old handle will reportedly become an 'alias' address, meaning that emails sent to the old address will automatically forward to the new one.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

We're here to discuss two bills coming up, HR 498 and HR 3492, Mitchell said. The two bills, introduced this week for a planned vote on Wednesday, both targeted gender-affirming healthcare for children the first time Congress has voted over national care bans and a major escalation of anti-trans rhetoric from conservative US lawmakers.

Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk's estranged daughter, responded after Musk and Gavin Newsom got into an online spat over trans rights. It started when America, a PAC founded by Elon Musk, shared a clip from a recent interview of Newsom's with the New York Times, where he said, "I want to see trans kids. I have a trans godson. There's no governor who has signed more pro-trans legislation than I have. No one has been a stronger advocate for the LGBTQ community."

In Japan, legal frameworks concerning sexual minorities, including transgender individuals, are insufficient, and societal discussions have not progressed. Without a clear vision for promoting understanding, gaining the understanding of students and parents requires a certain amount of time and careful dialogue.

Oklahoma University has placed a trans graduate instructor on leave after a student received a zero on a rambling essay that didn't follow instructions, called trans people demonic, and claimed gender roles are Biblically ordained and it's quickly become a flashpoint for right-wing media. Meanwhile, we explore the rising numbers of LGBTQ+ people planning an escape route from America in Trump's second term, and check in with the trans National Guard employee suing Trump over bathroom bans.

F**k the noise. Haters are gonna hate. Haters are just fans on a bad day. Just f*****g do you.

I resigned this spring as a Democratic district leader in Westchester. I had to, since my husband and I made the unusual decision to return to the city long before our kids fled the nestthe local schools weren't safe for our trans 11-year-old. But, more importantly, I resigned because I am as disappointed in the Democratic Party as I am disillusioned by our experience in a solidly blue suburb.

I've taken this step because I feel that I need to protect free speech.

"I really want to share that often trans people are vilified and demonised by politicians and the media generally. We're people, Like I said, I'm your average young woman. I'm having a blast with my friends. I'm super busy with classes. We're going to football games, basketball games. I am trans, but that's not all my life is. But that also doesn't mean I'm not proud to be trans."

"Not in our Name" is the title of a collective of cisgender women who have written an open letter calling out the media and politicians for disseminating anti-trans rhetoric. In collaboration with the Good Law Project, the letter has so far been signed by more than 61,500 cisgender women, including high-profile figures such as Beverley Knight, Kate Nash and Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer MP.

In a clip that went viral at the time, Croxall read the words "pregnant people" from the teleprompter before raising her eyebrows and going off-script to add: "women." "Pregnant people" is a gender-inclusive term that reflects the fact some non-binary people and trans men can carry children. The moment was picked up on by both trans allies and members of the gender-critical movement with Croxall being celebrated by Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who is well-known for her outspoken views on trans issues.

An artist has used the Harry Potter books to make portraits of transgender women who have been murdered. Artist Tai Ericson, who lives in the US state of Vermont, began deconstructing the books to create the artworks in protest at JK Rowling's views on trans people. The Human Rights Campaign tracked the deaths of at least 32 trans and gender-expansive people who were victims of violence in 2024.

In an open letter, TransActual and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance urged the public to signal their opposition to the trans-exclusionary provisions after the EHRC handed its amended code of practice to equalities minister Bridget Phillipson in September. The EHRC updated its code, which provides guidance on creating gendered facilities such as toilets or changing rooms, following a Supreme Court ruling that found that trans women are excluded from the legal definition of a "woman" for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.

The poll - which interviewed 4,027 people aged 16+ between 21 and 27 August 2025 - revealed there is no longer a majority of British citizens who feel 'pride' in their country, there are rising tension between those who are immigrants and British born, more people are feeling nostalgia for the past, many believe the country is changing too quickly and culture war issues are seen as a key dividing issue.

In a statement sent to complainants on Tuesday 1 July, the BBC said: "During a sequence about heatwaves, Martine Croxall was reading a script that directly quoted a report from The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. As the language wasn't clearly attributed, she used her editorial judgement to make a live ajustment. We're happy that this was duly accurate and impartial in line with the BBC's Editorial guidelines".