A family is asking for the murder of a Black trans woman to be investigated as a hate crime after she was shot dead on a Chicago street. Redd, 25, known to friends and family as Barbie, was pronounced dead at the scene after beiong shot multiple times in the back after a lone gunman […]
Valentina Petrillo, the first trans athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games, has defended her participation in Paris and hit back after Harry Potter author JK Rowling called her a ‘cheat’ on social media. Petrillo represented Italy in the women’s T12 200m and 400m sprint events for partially sighted athletes after undergoing hormone therapy and […]
Despite there being no evidence that a student has ever undergone gender-affirming surgery at a school in the United States, Donald Trump has repeated his claim that children are undergoing transition-related surgery during their school day. “Can you imagine you’re a parent and your son leaves the house and you say, ‘Jimmy, I love you […]
Will Ferrell has been praised for a new documentary with trans best friend Harper Steele, former head writer at Saturday Night Live. Three years ago, Will Ferrell was filming a movie when he received a most surprising email: his dear friend of nearly 30 years was coming out to him as a trans woman. That […]
Mermaids, the charity supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families, has thanked its supporters after a huge £52,000 was raised through its urgent appeal to help support trans youth to grow and thrive. Writing on social media, the charity said: “We did it. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, […]
Sutton United Football Club, which recently signed trans Scottish goalkeeper Blair Hamilton, has revealed their women’s team fixture against Ebbsfleet United on Sunday, September 1 was postponed because of concerns around the safety and wellbeing of their players. The club defended the addition of Hamilton and expressed “full support” for manager, Lucy Clark, who was […]
Roxanne Tickle, a trans woman from Australia, has won a discrimination case after she was banned from a women-only social media platform. A court found that Tickle had been discriminated against and ordered the owner of the social media app, Giggle for Girls, to pay $10,000 Australian dollars to Tickle, as well as costs. The […]
Vanity Williams, a 34-year-old Black trans woman, was shot and killed in Houston, Texas on August 3 – the 25th, at least, violent killing of a trans or gender fluid person in the US in 2024. Speaking to reporters, Vanity’s friends described her as someone who “would always makes you smile or laugh,” and who […]
The parents of Jason Pulman – a trans teenager who took his own life in Eastbourne in April 2022 – have called for more support for children and families awaiting care after a jury inquest found systemic failures by a range of services could have contributed to his death. Jason’s mother, Emily Pulman, said: “They […]
A man has been charged with attempted murder after an 18-year-old trans woman was stabbed in Southport. Just after 5.20pm on Saturday,. 27 July, emergency services were called to a report that the trans teenager had been stabbed inside a property. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment and is in a stable condition, […]
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